Background
Barbarin, Philippe Xavier Ignace Cardinal was born on October 17, 1950 in Rabat, Morocco.
Barbarin, Philippe Xavier Ignace Cardinal was born on October 17, 1950 in Rabat, Morocco.
Doctor of Philosophy, Sorbonne University.
Ordained priest Diocese of Creteil, France, 1977, pastoral assignments France, 1977—1994. Professor theology Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 1994—1998. Ordained bishop, 1998.
Bishop Diocese of Moulins, France, 1998—2002. Archbishop Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France, since 2002. Elevated to cardinal, 2003.
Cardinal-priest Steamship. Trinita al Monte Pincio, since 2003.