Léon Aimé Taverdet Explained

Type:Bishop
Léon Aimé Taverde, F.M.C
Bishop of the Diocese of Langres (emeritus)
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres
Term:1981 - 1999
Predecessor:Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz
Successor:Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley
Ordination:25 September 1955
Birth Date:17 July 1923
Birth Place:Avanne, France
Death Place:Brienon-sur-Armançon, France
Previous Post:Prelate

Léon Aimé Taverde, F.M.C (17 July 1923 – 8 August 2013), was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was born in Avanne, France, and was ordained a priest on 25 September 1955. He was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Langres on 14 October 1981 and was ordained bishop on 29 November 1981. He retired on 16 December 1999 as bishop of the Langres Diocese.[1]

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  1. Web site: Décès de MGR Tavardet, évêque émérite de Langres . fr . Death of Mgr Tavardet, bishop emeritus of Langres. Église Catholique en France . 8 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812044133/http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/actualites-et-evenements/actualites/deces-de-mgr-tavardet-eveque-emerite-de-langres--17000.html . 12 August 2013 . dead .