What is Jean Orchampt?
[[File:Monseigneur Orchampt.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt''' (9 December 1923 – 21 August 2021) was a French [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Until his death, he was the oldest living bishop from France. Orchampt was born in [[Vesoul]], [[France]]. He became a priest in 1948. Orchampt became auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier|Archdiocese of Montpellier]] in 1971. Orchampt was made bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers|Diocese of Angers]] on 5 July 1974 and retired in 2000. Orchampt died on 21 August 2021 at the age of 97.<ref>[https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/l-ancien-eveque-d-angers-monseigneur-jean-orchampt-est-decede-47ec2860-03ed-11ec-be5b-0c913f624818 L’ancien évêque d’Angers Monseigneur Jean Orchampt est décédé]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orchampt, Jean Pierre Marie}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:French Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:People from Angers]] {{bio-stub}}