19 September 2025
Bishop Georges Colomb of La Rochelle is under investigation for attempted rape in 2013. The accusations relate to his time as superior of the Missions Etrangères de Paris. He denies the allegations made by an adult man.
Colomb withdrew from office for the duration of the ongoing prosecutor's investigation. Since 2023, Bishop François Jacolin of Luçon has also administered the neighboring diocese of La Rochelle.
Monsignor Pierre-Antoine Bozo, the new coadjutor bishop, has been the bishop of Limoges since 2017.
On October 19, he will assume his new role in La Rochelle while Monsignor Colomb remains on leave.
Sacrament of Confirmation in the Roman Rite
Monsignor Bozo studied law at the University of Caen Normandy before pursuing dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1988 to 1995.
He was ordained a priest in July 1994 and received episcopal consecration in September 2017.
In June 2020, during the Covid lockdown, Bishop Bozo noted that the government allowed chocolate shops to open while banning religious services.
In June 2018, Bishop Bozo conferred confirmations in the Roman Rite at a chapel of the Institute of Christ the King.
In June 2024, Monsignor Bozo ordained priests for the neo-conservative Community of Saint Martin.
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