Jotton had been a collaborator of Cardinal Albert Decourtray (1985–1994), Archbishop of Lyon (1981–1994). Bishop Joatton was president of the Comité épiscopal des migrations of the French Episcopal Conference (CEF) until 1994, and a signatory of its report, Un peuple en devenir: l'Église et les migrants, in 1995.
"Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023. A native of Soissons, Bataille had been Rector of the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome from 2009 to 2014. He was then Vicar-general of the diocese of Beauvais (2014–2016). Mathilde Montagnon, "Sylvain Bataille, nommé évêque de Saint-Étienne,"(in French), Ici, par France Bleu et France 3 Mercredi 18 mai 2016 à 14:17; retrieved: 3 August 2024.
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Lebrun was named Archbishop of Rouen on 10 July 2015. "Rinunce e nomine" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
"Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023. A native of Soissons, Bataille had been Rector of the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome from 2009 to 2014. He was then Vicar-general of the diocese of Beauvais (2014–2016). Mathilde Montagnon, "Sylvain Bataille, nommé évêque de Saint-Étienne,"(in French), Ici, par France Bleu et France 3 Mercredi 18 mai 2016 à 14:17; retrieved: 3 August 2024.
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Christus Dominus,, § 22: "... a fitting revision of diocesan boundaries be undertaken prudently and as soon as possible. This can be done by dividing dismembering or uniting them, or by changing their boundaries, or by determining a better place for the episcopal see or, finally, especially in the case of dioceses having larger cities, by providing them with a new internal organization."
