Guillaume Viole (died 1568) was a French

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bishop. He was the Bishop of Paris from 1564 to 1568. In 1564,

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named Guillaume Viole Bishop of Paris to replace Eustache du Bellay who resigned in 1563. He was consecrated as a

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on March 18, 1565. He died on May 4, 1568 and was burried in the choir of Notre-Dame de Paris.

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1568 deaths Bishops of Paris Year of birth unknown Burials at Notre-Dame de Paris {{France-RC-bishop-stub