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Cardinal Aveline elected president of French bishops’ conference

April 04, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille has been elected president of the French bishops’ conference.

Pope Francis named him a cardinal in 2022, bypassing the new archbishop of Paris, and favored Marseille with a one-day apostolic journey in 2023.

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