Armand-François Le Bourgeois

Armand-François Le Bourgeois (1911–2005) was bishop of Autun in central France from 1966 until his retirement in 1987. The last bishop of Autun to wear the pallium, he was prominent in ecumenical relations. He chaired an episcopal committee that decided to offer communion in Catholic Churches to Anglicans who found themselves out of reach of their own church in France.

Armand-François Le Bourgeois
Bishop of Autun
SeeDiocese of Autun
Appointed5 June 1966
Installed22 March 1966
Term ended31 July 1987
PredecessorLucien-Sidroine Lebrun
SuccessorRaymond Séguy
Orders
Ordination17 March 1934
Personal details
Born(1911-02-11)11 February 1911
Annecy, France
Died2 February 2005(2005-02-02) (aged 93)
Paris, France
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