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Bishops of Versailles

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The native bishops of Versailles

* Thierry Jordan, archbishop of

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, bishop of Coutances et Avranches * Olivier de Berranger, bishop of Saint-Denis * Pascal Roland, bishop of Moulins * Albert Malbois, bishop emeritus of Évry

References

Sources

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External links

* * Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24.
Official site of the diocese

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1801 establishments in France