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Olivier Jacques Marie Certain de Germay de Cirfontaine (born 18 September 1960) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been metropolitan archbishop of Lyon since December 2020. He served as bishop of Ajaccio from 2012–2020. Before taking up his clerical career, he served as a paratrooper in the French army.Metropolitan archbishop of Lyon
Pope Francis named him metropolitan archbishop of Lyon on 22 October 2020. He was installed there on 20 December 2020. He had not been mentioned as a candidate for Lyon and his appointment was unexpected.As archbishop of Lyon, de Germay holds the title of Primate of the Gauls.Given the cases of sexual abuse and his predecessor's trial and acquittal, de Germay said he was "arriving on tiptoe" in Lyon. Within the Bishops' Conference of France, he is a member of the Council for Movements and Associations of Faithful.
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