| Bishop Ordinaries of France (192) | Age | Date of
Birth |
 Bishop Jacques Marie SĂ©bastien de Saint-Blanquat (100), Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France) | 100 | 1925.11.21 |
| Bishop Jacques Joseph Marie Despierre, Prado (97), Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne (France) | 97 | 1928.05.06 |
| Bishop Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume (96), Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié (France) | 96 | 1929.10.31 |
| Bishop Jean-Marie-Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (96), Bishop emeritus of Nice (France) | 96 | 1930.02.15 |
 Archbishop Émile Marcus, P.S.S. (95), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toulouse (France) | 95 | 1930.06.29 |
 Cardinal Paul Poupard (95), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture | 95 | 1930.08.30 |
| Archbishop GĂ©rard Denis Auguste Defois (95), Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Lille (France) | 95 | 1931.01.05 |
| Archbishop Hubert Barbier (93), Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France) | 93 | 1932.08.04 |
| Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères (93), Bishop emeritus of Bayonne (France) | 93 | 1932.11.21 |
| Bishop Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. (92), Bishop emeritus of Nantes (France) | 92 | 1933.11.20 |
| Bishop Lucien Fruchaud (91), Bishop emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (France) | 91 | 1934.10.23 |
| Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet (90), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Poitiers (France) | 90 | 1936.01.28 |
| Archbishop Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. (89), Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) | 89 | 1936.09.26 |
| Bishop Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (89), Bishop emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes (France) | 89 | 1936.12.04 |
| Bishop Guy Claude Bagnard (88), Bishop emeritus of Belley–Ars (France) | 88 | 1937.04.14 |
| Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (88), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier (France) | 88 | 1937.12.05 |
| Bishop Bernard Louis Marie Charrier (87), Bishop emeritus of Tulle (France) | 87 | 1938.08.04 |
| Bishop Philippe Jean-Marie Joseph Gueneley (87), Bishop emeritus of Langres (France) | 87 | 1938.11.09 |
 Bishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (87), Titular Bishop of Gauriana and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Reims (France) | 87 | 1939.03.08 |
| Bishop François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau (86), Bishop emeritus of Digne (France) | 86 | 1939.07.07 |
| Bishop François-Paul-Marie Maupu (86), Bishop emeritus of Verdun (France) | 86 | 1939.08.30 |
| Bishop Michel Pierre Marie MouĂŻsse (86), Bishop emeritus of PĂ©rigueux (France) | 86 | 1939.10.31 |
| Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny (86), Bishop emeritus of Blois (France) | 86 | 1939.11.23 |
| Archbishop Yves François Patenôtre (86), Archbishop emeritus of Sens (France) and Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Mission de France (France) | 86 | 1940.01.23 |
| Bishop Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert (86), Bishop emeritus of Belfort–Montbéliard (France) | 86 | 1940.01.26 |
| Archbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rouen (France) | 86 | 1940.02.07 |
| Archbishop André Dupuy (86), Titular Archbishop of Selsey | 86 | 1940.02.13 |
| Bishop François-Marie-Joseph Blondel (86), Bishop emeritus of Viviers (France) | 86 | 1940.03.24 |
| Bishop Claude Jean Pierre Dagens (85), Bishop emeritus of AngoulĂŞme (France) | 85 | 1940.05.20 |
| Bishop Gilbert Louis (85), Bishop emeritus of Châlons (France) | 85 | 1940.05.31 |
| Bishop Bernard Housset (85), Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle (France) | 85 | 1940.06.01 |
| Bishop Jean-Paul Mathieu (85), Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié (France) | 85 | 1940.08.23 |
| Bishop GĂ©rard Coliche (85), Titular Bishop of Alet and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lille (France) | 85 | 1940.11.17 |
| Bishop Jean-Michel Faure â–Ľ (84) | 84 | 1941 |
| Bishop GĂ©rard Antoine Daucourt (84), Bishop emeritus of Nanterre (France) | 84 | 1941.04.29 |
| Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. (84), Bishop emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France) | 84 | 1941.05.06 |
| Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (84), Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) | 84 | 1941.05.20 |
| Archbishop Jean-Michel di Falco LĂ©andri (84), Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Gap (France) | 84 | 1941.11.25 |
| Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Marseille (France) | 82 | 1943.05.01 |
| Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (82), Titular Archbishop of Galazia in Campania | 82 | 1943.05.14 |
| Archbishop Armand Maillard (82), Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France) | 82 | 1943.06.18 |
| Archbishop Thierry Romain Camille Jordan (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reims (France) | 82 | 1943.08.31 |
 Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (82), Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Angers (France) | 82 | 1943.11.22 |
| Bishop Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (81), Bishop emeritus of Arras (France) | 81 | 1944.09.06 |
| Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin, O. Cist. (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tours (France) | 81 | 1944.09.09 |
| Cardinal Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bordeaux (France) | 81 | 1944.09.26 |
 Archbishop Joël Mercier (81), Titular Archbishop of Rota and Secretary emeritus of Congregation for Clergy | 81 | 1945.01.05 |
| Archbishop Maurice Marcel Gardès (81), Archbishop emeritus of Auch (France) | 81 | 1945.02.04 |
| Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (81), Bishop emeritus of Bayeux (France) | 81 | 1945.03.01 |
| Archbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz (80), Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France) | 80 | 1945.12.17 |
| Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (80), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo | 80 | 1946.01.30 |
| Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier (80), Bishop emeritus of Versailles (France) | 80 | 1946.02.22 |
| Archbishop Robert Le Gall, O.S.B. (80), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toulouse (France) | 80 | 1946.02.26 |
| Bishop André Marceau (79), Bishop emeritus of Nice (France) | 79 | 1946.05.05 |
| Bishop Robert Léon Wattebled (79), Bishop emeritus of Nîmes (France) | 79 | 1946.06.05 |
| Bishop Bruno Grua (79), Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France) | 79 | 1946.06.18 |
| Bishop Marc Camille Michel Stenger (79), Bishop emeritus of Troyes (France) | 79 | 1946.08.27 |
| Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (79), Bishop emeritus of Nice (France) | 79 | 1946.11.02 |
| Archbishop Roland Minnerath (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dijon (France) | 79 | 1946.11.27 |
| Bishop Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau (79), Bishop emeritus of Annecy (France) | 79 | 1947.02.21 |
| Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (78), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier (France) | 78 | 1947.04.22 |
| Bishop Michel Léon Émile Santier (78), Bishop emeritus of Créteil (France) | 78 | 1947.05.20 |
| Bishop Jean-Louis-Henri-Maurice Papin (78), Bishop emeritus of Nancy (France) | 78 | 1947.09.14 |
| Bishop Bernard Ginoux (78), Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France) | 78 | 1947.10.14 |
| Archbishop Christophe Dufour (78), Archbishop emeritus of Aix (France) | 78 | 1947.12.03 |
| Bishop Christian Nourrichard (77), Bishop emeritus of Évreux (France) | 77 | 1948.05.24 |
| Archbishop Jean-Marie-Henri Legrez, O.P. (77), Archbishop emeritus of Albi (France) | 77 | 1948.05.29 |
| Bishop Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau (77), Bishop emeritus of Agen (France) | 77 | 1948.06.10 |
 Bishop Stanislas Lalanne (77), Pontifical Commissioner for Oratory of France (Oratorians of France) and Bishop emeritus of Pontoise (France) | 77 | 1948.08.03 |
| Bishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet (77), Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France) | 77 | 1948.11.18 |
| Bishop François Jacolin, M.D.P. (75), Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France) | 75 | 1950.04.25 |
| Bishop Alain Castet (75), Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France) | 75 | 1950.05.10 |
 Bishop Elie YĂ©ghia YĂ©ghiayan, I.C.P.B. (75), Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians | 75 | 1950.05.29 |
| Cardinal Philippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin (75), Cardinal-Priest of SS. TrinitĂ al Monte Pincio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lyon (France) | 75 | 1950.10.17 |
| Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel (75), Bishop emeritus of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and former Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites | 75 | 1951.01.06 |
| Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin (75), Bishop of Le Havre (France) | 75 | 1951.01.14 |
| Bishop Pascal Roland (75), Bishop of Belley–Ars (France) | 75 | 1951.01.14 |
| Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) and Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France) | 75 | 1951.03.23 |
 Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France) | 74 | 1951.09.07 |
| Bishop Jacques André Blaquart (74), Bishop of Orléans (France) | 74 | 1951.12.19 |
| Bishop Denis Moutel (74), Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (France) | 74 | 1952.01.06 |
| Bishop Jean Laffitte (74), Titular Bishop of Entrevaux and Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) | 74 | 1952.03.05 |
 Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals | 74 | 1952.03.07 |
| Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin (73), Bishop of Beauvais (France) | 73 | 1952.06.24 |
| Archbishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France) | 73 | 1952.07.14 |
| Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey (73), Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France) | 73 | 1952.09.21 |
| Bishop Laurent Dognin (73), Bishop of Quimper (France) | 73 | 1953.01.03 |
| Bishop Patrick Le Gal (73), Titular Bishop of Arisitum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France) | 73 | 1953.01.14 |
| Bishop Christian George Nicolas Kratz (73), Titular Bishop of Themisonium and Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France) | 73 | 1953.01.28 |
| Archbishop Pierre d’Ornellas (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France) | 72 | 1953.05.09 |
| Bishop Georges Colomb, M.E.P. (72), Bishop of La Rochelle (France) | 72 | 1953.06.15 |
| Archbishop Guy André Marie de Kérimel (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France) | 72 | 1953.08.07 |
| Archbishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) | 72 | 1953.10.28 |
| Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (72), Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) | 72 | 1954.02.23 |
| Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut (71), Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France) | 71 | 1954.07.03 |
| Archbishop Norbert José Henri Turini (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France) | 71 | 1954.08.30 |
| Bishop Benoît Rivière (71), Bishop of Autun (France) | 71 | 1954.09.14 |
| Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize (71), Bishop emeritus of Metz (France) | 71 | 1954.11.07 |
| Archbishop François Fonlupt (71), Archbishop of Avignon (France) | 71 | 1954.12.20 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Delmas (71), Bishop of Angers (France) | 71 | 1954.12.28 |
| Bishop Philippe Mousset (70), Bishop of PĂ©rigueux (France) | 70 | 1955.05.27 |
| Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich (70), Titular Archbishop of Sulci | 70 | 1955.06.15 |
| Bishop Jean-Paul Gusching (70), Bishop emeritus of Verdun (France) | 70 | 1955.06.25 |
| Bishop Michel Pansard (70), Bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France) | 70 | 1955.07.16 |
| Bishop Hervé Gosselin (69), Bishop of Angoulême (France) | 69 | 1956.04.16 |
| Archbishop Antoine Hérouard (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dijon (France), Delegate for the Shrine of Lourdes of Tarbes et Lourdes (France) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community | 69 | 1956.08.10 |
| Archbishop Philippe Ballot (69), Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France) | 69 | 1956.10.02 |
| Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne (69), Bishop of Grenoble–Vienne (France) | 69 | 1956.11.02 |
| Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (69), Bishop of Viviers (France) and Archbishop ad personam | 69 | 1957.02.26 |
| Archbishop Jean-Louis Balsa (69), Archbishop of Albi (France) | 69 | 1957.03.17 |
| Archbishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (69), Archbishop of Strasbourg (France) | 69 | 1957.04.02 |
| Bishop Marc Aillet (68), Bishop of Bayonne (France) | 68 | 1957.04.17 |
| Bishop Francis Victor Bestion (68), Bishop of Blois (France) | 68 | 1957.05.08 |
| Archbishop Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. (68), Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) | 68 | 1957.05.21 |
| Bishop Jean-Yves Nahmias (68), Bishop of Meaux (France) | 68 | 1957.09.06 |
| Bishop Philippe André Yves Marsset (68), Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France) | 68 | 1957.09.30 |
| Archbishop Dominique Lebrun (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) | 68 | 1957.10.10 |
| Archbishop JĂ©rĂ´me Daniel Beau (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers (France) | 68 | 1957.12.24 |
| Bishop Philippe Christory (68), Bishop of Chartres (France) | 68 | 1958.02.28 |
| Bishop Raymond Centène (68), Bishop of Vannes (France) | 68 | 1958.03.20 |
| Bishop Renauld Dupont de Dinechin (68), Bishop of Luçon (France) | 68 | 1958.03.25 |
| Bishop Luc Crepy, C.I.M. (67), Bishop of Versailles (France) | 67 | 1958.05.12 |
| Bishop Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu (67), Bishop of Aire et Dax (France) | 67 | 1958.07.25 |
| Archbishop François Kalist (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France) | 67 | 1958.10.30 |
| Cardinal Jean-Marc Noël Aveline (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France | 67 | 1958.12.26 |
| Bishop Thierry Marie Scherrer (67), Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France) | 67 | 1959.01.22 |
| Bishop Joseph de Metz-Noblat (67), Bishop of Verdun (France) | 67 | 1959.02.06 |
| Bishop Jean-Marie Le Vert (67), Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France) | 67 | 1959.04.09 |
| Bishop Hervé Gaschignard (66), Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France) | 66 | 1959.06.14 |
| Bishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (66), Titular Bishop of Senez and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France) | 66 | 1959.06.17 |
| Bishop Peter Karam (66), Titular Bishop of Arca in Phœnicia of the Maronites, Apostolic Administrator of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Bishop of Curia of the Maronites | 66 | 1959.09.05 |
| Bishop Bruno Feillet (66), Bishop of SĂ©ez (France) | 66 | 1959.11.16 |
| Archbishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer (66), Archbishop of Sens (France) | 66 | 1959.12.18 |
| Bishop Pierre-Yves Michel (66), Bishop of Nancy (France) | 66 | 1960.02.17 |
| Bishop Jacques Habert (65), Bishop of Bayeux–Lisieux (France) | 65 | 1960.05.02 |
| Bishop Benoît Bertrand (65), Bishop of Pontoise (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France | 65 | 1960.06.01 |
| Archbishop Laurent Le Boulc’h (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lille (France) | 65 | 1960.09.04 |
| Archbishop Olivier de Germay (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) | 65 | 1960.09.18 |
| Bishop Yves Le Saux (65), Bishop of Annecy (France) | 65 | 1960.12.24 |
| Bishop Alain Guellec (65), Bishop of Montauban (France) | 65 | 1961.01.16 |
| Archbishop Vincent Jordy (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France | 65 | 1961.01.20 |
| Bishop Grégoire Cador (65), Bishop of Coutances (France) | 65 | 1961.03.11 |
| Bishop Laurent Percerou (64), Bishop of Nantes (France) | 64 | 1961.09.11 |
| Bishop Marc Beaumont (64), Bishop of Moulins (France) | 64 | 1961.09.14 |
| Bishop Olivier de Cagny (64), Bishop of Évreux (France) | 64 | 1961.12.13 |
| Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) | 64 | 1962.01.30 |
| Bishop Denis Jachiet (63), Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France) | 63 | 1962.04.21 |
| Bishop Nicolas Brouwet (63), Bishop of Nîmes (France) | 63 | 1962.08.31 |
| Bishop Antoine de Romanet de Beaune (63), Military Ordinary of France (France) | 63 | 1962.10.25 |
| Bishop Jean Pelletier (63), Bishop of Mende (France) | 63 | 1963.03.09 |
| Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S. (62), Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France) | 62 | 1963.06.17 |
| Bishop GĂ©rard Le Stang (62), Bishop of Amiens (France) | 62 | 1963.06.28 |
| Bishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A. (62), Bishop of Pamiers (France) | 62 | 1963.09.30 |
| Bishop Olivier Leborgne (62), Bishop of Arras (France) | 62 | 1963.11.13 |
| Archbishop Sylvain Bataille (61), Archbishop of Bourges (France) | 61 | 1964.07.22 |
| Archbishop Vincent Dollmann (61), Archbishop of Cambrai (France) | 61 | 1964.08.19 |
| Archbishop Christian Delarbre (61), Archbishop of Aix (France) | 61 | 1964.09.05 |
| Bishop Yves Baumgarten (61), Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) | 61 | 1964.09.28 |
| Bishop Étienne Vetö, I.C.N. (61), Titular Bishop of Thérouanne and Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France) | 61 | 1964.11.28 |
| Bishop Jean-Philippe Nault, S.J.M.V. (61), Bishop of Nice (France) | 61 | 1965.04.13 |
| Bishop François Touvet (60), Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France) | 60 | 1965.05.13 |
| Bishop Xavier Malle (60), Bishop of Gap–Embrun (France) | 60 | 1965.09.14 |
| Bishop Didier Noblot (60), Bishop of Saint-Flour (France) | 60 | 1965.09.16 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Tois (60), Titular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France) | 60 | 1965.09.28 |
| Archbishop Thibault Verny (60), Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France) and President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors | 60 | 1965.11.07 |
| Bishop Matthieu Rougé (60), Bishop of Nanterre (France) | 60 | 1966.01.07 |
| Bishop Dominique Blanchet (60), Bishop of Créteil (France) and Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France) | 60 | 1966.02.15 |
| Bishop Pierre-Antoine Bozo (60), Coadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle (France) and Bishop emeritus of Limoges (France) | 60 | 1966.03.14 |
| Bishop Jean Bondu (59), Titular Bishop of Vaison and Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (France) | 59 | 1966.07.17 |
| Archbishop Bertrand Lacombe (59), Archbishop of Auch (France) | 59 | 1966.11.05 |
| Bishop Laurent Camiade (59), Bishop of Cahors (France) | 59 | 1966.11.22 |
| Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuillemin (59), Bishop of Le Mans (France) | 59 | 1967.01.21 |
| Bishop Franck Javary (59), Bishop of Châlons (France) | 59 | 1967.01.31 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Gobilliard (58), Bishop of Digne (France) | 58 | 1968.02.18 |
| Bishop Philippe Curbelié (57), Titular Bishop of Utica and Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | 57 | 1968.08.13 |
| Bishop François Gourdon (57), Bishop of Saint-Dié (France) | 57 | 1968.08.24 |
| Bishop Luc Meyer (57), Bishop of Rodez (France) | 57 | 1968.09.13 |
| Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. (57), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea and Bishop of Ajaccio (France) | 57 | 1968.11.23 |
| Bishop Jean-Luc Garin (56), Bishop of Saint-Claude (France) | 56 | 1969.10.27 |
| Bishop Alexandre de Bucy (55), Bishop of Agen (France) | 55 | 1970.08.11 |
| Bishop Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap. (54), Bishop of Tulle (France) | 54 | 1971.05.15 |
| Bishop Alexandre Joly (54), Bishop of Troyes (France) | 54 | 1971.10.09 |
| Bishop Guillaume Leschallier de Lisle (54), Titular Bishop of Pisita and Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux (France) | 54 | 1971.12.08 |
| Bishop Bruno Valentin (54), Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France) | 54 | 1972.01.22 |
| Bishop Gilles Reithinger, M.E.P. (53), Titular Bishop of Saint-Papoul and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France) | 53 | 1972.11.25 |
| Bishop-elect Benoît Aubert (52), Bishop of Limoges (France) | 52 | 1973.05.30 |
| Bishop François Durand (52), Bishop of Valence (France) | 52 | 1973.11.14 |
| Bishop Matthieu Dupont (52), Bishop of Laval (France) | 52 | 1973.12.11 |
| Bishop LoĂŻc Lagadec (51), Titular Bishop of Carpentras and Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France) | 51 | 1974.08.12 |
| Bishop Grégoire Drouot (50), Bishop of Nevers (France) | 50 | 1976.03.06 |
| Bishop Étienne Guillet (49), Bishop of Saint-Denis (France) | 49 | 1976.10.28 |
| Bishop Ihor Rantsya (48), Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France) | 48 | 1978.03.08 |
