Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau (January 10, 1924 – April 26, 2018) was a French

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of the

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. Plateau was born in

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and ordained a priest on June 28, 1947. Plateau was appointed auxiliary bishop to the

Archdiocese of Rennes The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo''; br, Arc'heskopti Roazhon, Dol ha Sant-Maloù) is a dioces ...

as well as Titular bishop of Gunela on February 2, 1979, and was consecrated on April 22, 1979. Plateau was appointed to the

Archdiocese of Bourges The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Ch ...

on April 8, 1984, from which he retired on April 25, 2000. As Archbishop he welcomed the

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to the archdiocese.

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(French) 1924 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in France Archbishops of Bourges People from Ille-et-Vilaine {{France-RC-bishop-stub