His Excellency Philippe Jourdan | |
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Bishop of Tallinn | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Appointed | 26 September 2024 |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (2005 – 2024) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 August 1988 by Cardinal Bernard Francis Law |
Consecration | 10 September 2005 by Peter Stephan Zurbriggen |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan August 30, 1960 |
Nationality | Estonian[1] |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan (born 30 August 1960) is a French-born Estonian Catholic prelate who has served as the first Bishop of Tallinn since 2024, after serving as Apostolic Administrator of Estonia from 2005 to 2024. He has lived and worked in Estonia since 1996 and became an Estonian citizen in 2005.