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28 November 2006
Housset named La Rochelle (-Saintes) Bishop
Bishop Bernard Housset was named Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Georges Paul Pontier was named Archbishop of Marseille in May 2006. Bishop Housset had been serving as Bishop of Montauban.
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