Jean-Paul James


Jean-Paul James
Archbishop of Bordeaux
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBordeaux
SeeBordeaux
Appointed14 November 2019
Installed26 January 2020
PredecessorJean-Pierre Bernard Ricard
Previous post(s)Bishop of Beauvais (2003-09)
Bishop of Nantes (2009-19)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1985
Consecration6 April 2003
by François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary
Personal details
Born
Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James

(1952-07-14) 14 July 1952 (age 72)
Alma materInstitut National de Sciences Economiques
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoNos sumus servi tui quia Iesu
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Jean-Paul James (born 14 July 1952) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Archbishop of Bordeaux in November 2019 after serving from 2003 to 2009 as Bishop of Beauvais and from 2009 to 2019 as Bishop of Nantes.