| Bishops of Metz (Roman Rite) |
 Archbishop Philippe Ballot (68)
(2022.07.23 â ...)
Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France)
Spes non confundit |
 Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuillemin (58)
(Apostolic Administrator 2021.08.13 â 2022.07.23)
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 Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize (70)
(2013.09.27 â 2021.08.13)
Bishop emeritus of Metz (France)
Vers JĂ©sus Christ dans la paix et la joie | Born: | 1954.11.07 (Soisy-sous-Montmorency, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1981.06.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2002.02.23 |
| Priest of Bourges (France) (1981.06.28 â 2001.12.11) Bishop of Valence (France) (2001.12.11 â 2013.09.27) Bishop of Metz (France) (2013.09.27 â 2021.08.13) |
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Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P.
(1987.08.04 â 2013.09.27) Caritate serviente felix | Born: | 1938.02.13 (Nancy, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1964.07.05 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1987.10.11 | | Died: | 2024.02.02 (Metz, France â 85) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1987.08.04 â 2013.09.27) |
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Bishop Paul Joseph Schmitt
(1958.11.30 â 1987) Stat crux | Born: | 1911.03.31 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1935.07.14 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1958.11.13 | | Died: | 1987.09.09 (â 76) |
| Titular Bishop of Centenaria (1958.07.05 â 1958.07.05) Coadjutor Bishop of Metz (France) ([1958.05.29] 1958.07.05 â 1958.11.30) Bishop of Metz (France) (1958.11.30 â 1987) Vice-President of Council of European Bishopsâ Conferences (1982 â 1983) |
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Bishop Joseph-Jean Heintz
(1938.03.04 â 1958.11.30) Pax in veritate et caritate | Born: | 1886.01.29 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1910.05.21 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1934.01.25 | | Died: | 1958.11.30 (â 72) |
| Bishop of Troyes (France) (1933.12.07 â 1938.03.04) Bishop of Metz (France) ([1938.02.15] 1938.03.04 â 1958.11.30) |
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Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pelt
(1919.08.01 â 1937.09.10) | Born: | 1863.04.06 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1886.12.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1919.09.29 | | Died: | 1937.09.10 (â 74) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1919.04.24] 1919.08.01 â 1937.09.10) |
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Bishop Charles-Henri-Jean-Willibrord Benzler, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(1901.09.21 â 1919.07.10) In verbo tuo | Born: | 1853.10.16 (Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1876.08.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1901.10.28 | | Died: | 1921.04.16 (â 67) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1901.09.08] 1901.09.21 â 1919.07.10) Titular Archbishop of Attalia (1919.07.31 â 1921.04.16) |
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Bishop François-Louis Fleck
(1886.08.18 â 1899.10.27) | Born: | 1824.02.08 (Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1848.06.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1881.07.25 | | Died: | 1899.10.27 (â 75) |
| Titular Bishop of Sion (1881.05.13 â 1886.08.18) Coadjutor Bishop of Metz (France) ([1880.12.10] 1881.05.13 â 1886.08.18) Bishop of Metz (France) (1886.08.18 â 1899.10.27) |
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Bishop Paul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges
(1843.01.27 â 1886.08.18) | Born: | 1804.11.11 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1828.12.12 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1843.03.05 | | Died: | 1886.08.18 (â 81) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1842.09.13] 1843.01.27 â 1886.08.18) |
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Bishop François-François Besson
(1823.11.24 â 1842.07.23) | Born: | 1756.09.12 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1779.12.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1824.02.23 | | Died: | 1842.07.23 (â 85) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1823.09.12] 1823.11.24 â 1842.07.23) |
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Bishop Gaspard-Jean-André Jauffret
(1806.08.26 â 1823.05.12) | Born: | 1759.12.13 (France) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1806.12.08 | | Died: | 1823.05.12 (â 63) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1806.07.15] 1806.08.26 â 1823.05.12) |
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Bishop Pierre-François Bienaymé
(1802.05.04 â 1806.02.09) | Born: | 1737.10.26 (France) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1802.05.09 | | Died: | 1806.02.09 (â 68) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) ([1802.04.11] 1802.05.04 â 1806.02.09) |
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Cardinal Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency
(1761.04.06 â 1801 deposed) | Born: | 1724.07.17 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1754.02.10 | | Created Cardinal: | 1789.03.30 | | Died: | 1808.06.17 (â 83) |
| Bishop of OrlĂ©ans (France) ([1753.11.07] 1754.01.14 â 1757.10.08) Bishop of Condom (France) ([1757.10.08] 1757.10.08 â 1760.08.21) Bishop of Metz (France) ([1760.08.21] 1761.04.06 â 1801 deposed) Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1789.03.30 â 1808.06.17) |
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Bishop Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon
(1734.02.15 â 1760.02.29) | Born: | 1695.09.20 (France) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1732.06.15 | | Died: | 1760.02.29 (â 64) |
| Bishop of Noyon (France) ([1731.07.26] 1732.05.07 â 1734.02.15) Bishop of Metz (France) ([1733.08.28] 1734.02.15 â 1760.02.29) |
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Bishop Henri Charles du Cambout de Coislin
(1697.05.26 â 1732.11.28) | Ordained Priest: | 1694.07.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1697.12.22 | | Died: | 1732.11.28 |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1697.05.26 â 1732.11.28) |
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Archbishop Georges dâAubusson de La Feuillade
(1669.06.03 â 1697.05.12) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1649.09.12 | | Died: | 1697.05.12 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Embrun (France) (1649.09.12 â 1669.06.03) Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France) (1669.06.03 â 1697.05.12) |
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Bishop-elect Wilhelm Egon von FĂŒrstenberg (later Cardinal)
(1663.09.28 â 1668) | Born: | 1629.12.02 (Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1683.05.01 | | Created Cardinal: | 1686.09.02 | | Died: | 1704.04.10 (â 74) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1663.09.28 â 1668) Bishop of Strasbourg (France) ([1682.06.08] 1683.01.11 â 1704.04.10) Coadjutor Archbishop of Köln (Germany) (1687 â 1688) Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1689.11.14 â 1704.04.10) |
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Bishop-elect François-Egon von FĂŒrstenberg (Franz Egon)
(1658 â 1663.01.19) | Born: | 1626.04.10 (Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1660.10.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1663.09.02 | | Died: | 1682.04.01 (â 55) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1658 â 1663.01.19) Bishop of Strasbourg (France) (1663.01.19 â 1682.04.01) |
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Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin
(1652 â 1658âŒ) Firmando firmior hĂŠret / Hinc ordo hinc copia rerum | Born: | 1602.07.14 (Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Created Cardinal: | 1641.12.16 | | Died: | 1661.03.09 (â 58) |
| Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1641.12.16 â 1661.03.09) Bishop of Metz (France) (1652 â 1658âŒ) Abbot nullius of Cluny (France) (1654 â 1661.03.09) |
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Bishop Ătienne de Puget
(Apostolic Administrator 1623.11.17 â 1628) |
Bishop Henri de Bourbon-Verneuil
(1612 â 1652) | Born: | 1601.11.03 | | Died: | 1682.05.28 (â 80) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1612 â 1652) |
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Cardinal Anne de PĂ©russe Escars de Givry, O.S.B. Clun.
(1608.09.10 â 1612.04.19) Abundantia diligentibus | Born: | 1546.03.29 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1585.05.01 | | Created Cardinal: | 1596.06.05 | | Died: | 1612.04.19 (â 66) |
| Bishop of Lisieux (France) (1584.10.01 â 1598) Coadjutor Bishop of Langres (France) (1603.03.03 â 1608.09.10) Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1604.06.14 â 1612.04.19) Bishop of Metz (France) (1608.09.10 â 1612.04.19) |
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Cardinal Charles de Lorraine-Vaudémont
(1578.07.18 â 1607.11.24) |
Cardinal Louis de Guise
(1568.10.05 â 1578.03.29) | Born: | 1527.10.21 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Created Cardinal: | 1553.12.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1571.04.01 | | Died: | 1578.03.29 (â 50) |
| Bishop of Troyes (France) (1545.05.11 â 1550.06.27) Bishop of Albi (France) (1550.06.27 â 1561.05.09) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Tommaso in Parione pro illa vice Deaconry (1555.07.17 â 1568.03.24) Metropolitan Archbishop of Sens (France) (1561.05.09 â 1562.12.16) Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1568.03.24 â 1578.03.29) Bishop of Metz (France) (1568.10.05 â 1578.03.29) |
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Bishop François Beaucaire de Péguillon
(1555.12.16 â 1568) | Born: | 1514.04.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1556.10.04 | | Died: | 1591.02.14 (â 76) |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1555.12.16 â 1568) |
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Cardinal Robert de Lenoncourt
(Apostolic Administrator 1551.04.22 â 1555.12.16) |
Cardinal Charles de Guise de Lorraine
(1550.05.18 â 1551.04.22) | Born: | 1524.02.17 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1545.02.08 | | Created Cardinal: | 1547.07.27 | | Died: | 1574.12.25 (â 50) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1538.02.06 â 1574.12.25) Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1547.11.04 â 1555.12.11) Coadjutor Bishop of Metz (France) (1547.11.16 â 1550.05.18) Abbot nullius of Cluny (France) (1550 â 1574.12.25) Bishop of Metz (France) (1550.05.18 â 1551.04.22) Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare (1555.12.11 â 1574.12.25) |
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Cardinal Jean de Lorraine
(1505.10.20 â 1550.05.10) | Born: | 1498.04.09 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Created Cardinal: | 1518.05.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | | | Died: | 1550.05.10 (â 52) |
| Coadjutor Bishop of Metz (France) ([1501.07.26] 1501.11.03 â 1505.10.20) Bishop of Metz (France) (1505.10.20 â 1550.05.10) Apostolic Administrator of Toul (France) (1517.10.19 â 1524.02.12) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Onofrio (1519.01.07 â 1550.05.10) Apostolic Administrator of Die (France) (1521.04.26 â 1522) Apostolic Administrator of Valence (France) (1521.04.26 â 1522) Apostolic Administrator of ThĂ©rouanne (France) (1522.01.07 â 1535.11.08) Apostolic Administrator of Verdun (France) (1523.12.09 â 1544.06.04) Apostolic Administrator of Luçon (France) (1523.12.14 â 1524.01.11) Apostolic Administrator of Narbonne (France) (1524.01.11 â 1550.05.10) Abbot nullius of Cluny (France) (1528 â 1550.05.10) Bishop of Toul (France) (1532 â 1537) Apostolic Administrator of Reims (France) (1532.11.16 â 1538.02.06) Apostolic Administrator of Albi (France) (1535.08.06 â 1550.05.10) Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1537.06.20 â 1539.10.29) Apostolic Administrator of Agen (France) (1538.05.24 â 1550.05.10) Bishop of Toul (France) (1542 â 1543) Apostolic Administrator of Nantes (France) (1542.08.18 â 1550.05.10) |
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Bishop Henri de Lorraine
(Apostolic Administrator 1501.07.26 â 1505.10.20) |
Bishop Henri de Lorraine
(1485.05.16 â 1501.07.26) | Born: | 1430 (France) | | Died: | 1505.10.20 (â 74) |
| Bishop of ThĂ©rouanne (France) (1456 â 1485.05.16) Bishop of Metz (France) (1485.05.16 â 1501.07.26) Apostolic Administrator of Metz (France) (1501.07.26 â 1505.10.20) |
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Bishop George de Bade
(1459 â 1484.02.11) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1459 â 1484.02.11) |
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Archbishop Jakob von Sierck
(Apostolic Administrator 1455.09.02 â 1456.05.28) |
Bishop Conrad Bayer de Boppard
(1416 â 1459.04.20) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1416 â 1459.04.20) |
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Bishop Raoul de Coucy
(1388 â 1415) |
Blessed Pseudocardinal Pierre de Luxembourg
(1384.02.10 â 1387.07.02) | Born: | 1369.07.20 (Ligny-en-Barrois, France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Created Cardinal: | 1384.04.15 | | Died: | 1387.07.02 (Villeneuve-lĂšs-Avignon, France â 17) | | Beatified: | 1527.04.09 | | Feast: | 07.02 |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (1384.02.10 â 1387.07.02) Pseudocardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (1384.04.15 â 1387.07.02âŒ) Cardinal. |
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Bishop Thierri Bayer de Boppard
(1365 â 1384.01.10) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1365 â 1384.01.10) |
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Archbishop Jean de Vienne
(1361 â 1365.08.13) |
Bishop Adhémar de Monteil
(1327 â 1361.05.12) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1327 â 1361.05.12) |
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Bishop Louis de Poitiers
(1324.04.03 â 1327) |
Bishop Louis de Poitiers
(1324.04.03 â 1327) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1324.04.03 â 1327) |
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Fr. Henri Dauphin
(1319.05.04 â 1325.08.25) Bishop of Passau (Germany) (1317.06.03 â 1319.05.04) Bishop of Metz (France) (1319.05.04 â 1325.08.25) |
Bishop Renaud de Bar
(1302 â 1316.05.04) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1302 â 1316.05.04) |
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Bishop Gérard de Rhéninghe
(1297 â 1302.06.30) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1297 â 1302.06.30) |
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Bishop Bouchard dâAvesnes
(1282 â 1296.11.29) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1282 â 1296.11.29) |
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Bishop Jean de Flandre
(1280 â 1282.10.31) Bishop of Metz (France) (1280 â 1282.10.31) Bishop of LiĂšge (Belgium) (1282.10.31 â 1292.10.14) |
Bishop Laurent de Lichtenberg
(1270 â 1279) Bishop of Metz (France) (1270 â 1279) |
Bishop Guillaume de TraĂźnel
(1264 â 1269.01.04) Bishop of Metz (France) (1264 â 1269.01.04) |
Bishop Philippe de Florange
(1261 â 1264) Bishop of Metz (France) (1261 â 1264) |
Bishop Jacques de Lorraine
(1239 â 1260.10.24) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1239 â 1260.10.24) |
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Bishop Jean dâApremont (Giovanni dâAspromonte)
(1224 â 1238.12.10) |
Bishop Conrad de Scharfenberg
(1212 â 1224.03.24) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1212 â 1224.03.24) |
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Bishop Bertram de Metz
(1180 â 1212.04.06) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1180 â 1212.04.06) |
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Bishop Thierry de Lorraine
(1173 â 1179) Bishop of Metz (France) (1173 â 1179) |
Mr. Frédéric de Pluvoise
(1171 â 1173 not possessed) Bishop of Metz (France) (1171 â 1173 not possessed) |
Mr. Thierry de Bar
(1163 â 1171.08.08 not possessed) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1163 â 1171.08.08 not possessed) |
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Cardinal Ătienne de Bar
(1120.01 â 1162.12.29) |
Bishop Théoger de Metz
(1118 â 1120.04.29) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1118 â 1120.04.29) |
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Bishop Adalbéron de Metz
(1104 â 1115) Bishop of Metz (France) (1104 â 1115) |
Bishop Poppon de Metz
(1090 â 1104) Bishop of Metz (France) (1090 â 1104) |
Fr. Bouchard de Metz
(1090 â 1090 not possessed) Bishop of Metz (France) (1090 â 1090 not possessed) |
Bishop Brunon de Calw
(1087 â 1089) Bishop of Metz (France) (1087 â 1089) |
Bishop Hermann de Metz
(1073 â 1090.05.06) | Bishop of Metz (France) (1073 â 1090.05.06) |
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Bishop Adalbéron de Metz
(1047 â 1072.11.13) Bishop of Metz (France) (1047 â 1072.11.13) |
Bishop Thierry de Luxembourg
(1006 â 1047.04.30) Bishop of Metz (France) (1006 â 1047.04.30) |
Blessed Bishop Adalbéron de Metz
(984.10.16 â 1005.12.14) | Bishop of Verdun (France) (983 â 984.10.16) Bishop of Metz (France) (984.10.16 â 1005.12.14) Bishop. |
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Bishop Angilram de Metz
(768 â 791) Bishop of Metz (France) (768 â 791) |
Saint Bishop Chrodegang de Metz
(742 â 766.03.06) | Died: | 766.03.06 | | Feast: | 03.06 |
| Bishop of Metz (France) (742 â 766.03.06) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop Sigebaud de Metz
(716 â 741) | Bishop of Metz (France) (716 â 741) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop FĂ©lix de Metz
(715 â 716) Bishop of Metz (France) (715 â 716) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Aptat de Metz
(707 â 715) Bishop of Metz (France) (707 â 715) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Abbon de Metz
(696 â 707) Bishop of Metz (France) (696 â 707) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Chlodulf de Metz
(656 â 696) | Bishop of Metz (France) (656 â 696) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop Goëri de Metz
(629 â 644) | Bishop of Metz (France) (629 â 644) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop Arnoul de Metz
(613 â 628) Bishop of Metz (France) (613 â 628) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Pappole de Metz
(610 â 611) Bishop of Metz (France) (610 â 611) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Arnoald de Metz
(602 â 610) | Bishop of Metz (France) (602 â 610) Bishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Urbice de Metz
(460? â ?) | Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France) (460? â ?) Archbishop. |
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Saint Bishop Auctor de Metz
(451? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (451? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Legonce de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Firmin de Metz
(400? â ?) | Bishop of Metz (France) (400? â ?) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop Adelphe de Metz
(? â ?) | Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop Ruf de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Bishop Sambace de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) |
Saint Bishop Siméon de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Victor de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Victor de Metz
(346? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (346? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Patient de Metz
(? â ?) | Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
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Saint Bishop FĂ©lix de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop CĂ©leste de Metz
(? â ?) Bishop of Metz (France) (? â ?) Bishop. |
Saint Bishop Clément de Metz
(280 â 300) | Bishop of Metz (France) (280 â 300) Bishop. |
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CathĂ©drale Saint-Ătienne, Metz, Moselle, Grand-Est 
Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Saint-Avold, Moselle, Grand-Est 
Basilique Saint-Vincent, Metz, Moselle, Grand-Est 
