Pierre-Marie Carré

His Excellency
Pierre-Marie Carré
Archbishop of Montpellier
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Montpellier
See Archdiocese of Montpellier
Predecessor Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau
Orders
Ordination 7 September 1974
Consecration 8 October 2000
by Emile Marcus
Personal details
Born (1947-04-22) 22 April 1947
Serques, France
Nationality French
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Pierre-Marie Carré (born 22 April 1947 in Serques, France) is a French Bishop of the Catholic Church.

He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 September 1974. On 8 October 2000 he was consecrated Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Albi by Pope John Paul II. On 14 May 2010 he was appointed coadjutor Archbishop to the Archdiocese of Montpellier by Pope Benedict XVI. On 3 June 2011 he succeeded to the Archbishophric.[1]

In 2011, he was appointed the Secretary of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to the new evangelisation, which took place in 2012.[2]

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