Léon-Raymond Soulier Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Léon-Raymond Soulier
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges
Term:1988–2000
Predecessor:Henri Gufflet
Successor:Christophe Dufour
Ordination:7 September 1947
Consecration:12 September 1971
Consecrated By:René Boudon
Rank:Bishop
Birth Date:13 January 1924
Birth Place:Le Malzieu-Ville, France
Death Place:Chirac, Charente, France
Previous Post:Bishop of Pamiers (1971-1987)
Nationality:French

Léon-Raymond Soulier (13 January 1924 – 25 December 2016) was a French Prelate of the Catholic Church. Soulier was born in Le Malzieu-Ville. He was ordained a priest on 28 June 1947. Soulier was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Pamiers on 22 June 1971 and consecrated on 12 September 1971. Soulier was appointed Coadjutor Bishop to the Diocese of Limoges on 9 July 1987 and succeeded Henri Gufflet on 13 July 1988. Soulier retired from the Diocese of Limoges on 24 October 2000.

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