Georges Colomb (bishop)

Georges Colomb
Bishop of La Rochelle
DioceseLa Rochelle
Appointed9 March 2016
PredecessorBernard Housset
Previous postSuperior General of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (2010–16)
Orders
Ordination13 September 1987
by Jean Dardel
Consecration5 May 2016
by André Vingt-Trois
Personal details
Born (1953-06-15) 15 June 1953
Saint-Anthème, France
Coat of arms

Georges Colomb (born 15 June 1953) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of La Rochelle since 2016. Since June 2023, he has continued to hold that title though suspended from exercising his authority as a diocesan bishop as he contests a charge of attempted rape.

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