Appointment of bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

Resignation of auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Appointment of bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S., until now provincial superior of France of the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice, as bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas was born on 17 June 1963 in Montélimar, Drôme. In 1993 he obtained a diploma in civil and climate engineering at the University of Toulouse. From 1985 to 1990 he attended the Saint-Cyprien Seminary in Toulouse, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology.

He was ordained a priest on 10 March 1991 for the archdiocese of Toulouse, and has been a priest of the Society of Saint-Sulpice since 6 June 1999.

He has held the following positions: vicar of the parish of Saint-Gaudens (1991-1995); diocesan chaplain of the Eucharistic Youth Movement (1993-1998); parish priest of Labège et Escalquens (1995); head of the diocesan Service for Vocations (1997-2000); formator in the Saint-Cyprien Regional Seminary of Toulouse (1999-2010); member of the College of Consultors and the Presbyteral Council (1999-2013); head of the Regional Service for Vocations (2000-2013); member of the diocesan Service for the Formation of Priests (2006-2013); superior of the Saint-Cyprien Regional Seminary (2007-2013); and member of the National Council of Major Seminaries (2011-2013).

Since 2013, he has been the Provincial Superior of France of the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice.

Resignation of auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, U.S.A.

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Brooklyn, United States of America, presented by Bishop Paul R. Sanchez.