Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux
Bishop Emeritus of Versailles
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Versailles
Term:1967–1988
Predecessor:Alexandre Renard
Successor:Jean-Charles Thomas
Ordination:10 March 1946
Consecration:26 November 1967
Consecrated By:Mgr Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon
Birth Date:19 January 1916
Birth Place:Servon-sur-Vilaine, France
Coat Of Arms:Blason_Mgr_Louis_Simonneaux.svg

Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux (19 January 1916  - 22 January 2009) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and was one of the oldest living bishops and one of oldest French bishops at the time of his death.

Biography

Simonneaux was born in Servon-sur-Vilaine, France and was ordained a priest on 10 March 1946. He was appointed to the Diocese of Versailles on 30 September 1967 and ordained bishop on 26 November 1967. He remained bishop of Versailles until 4 June 1988.

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