François Charles Garnier (7 April 1944 – 15 August 2018) was a French

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

archbishop. Garnier was born in

Beaune Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and a major ...

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He served as coadjutor bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luçon The Diocese of Luçon (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lucionensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Luçon'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its seat is the cathedral of Nôtre-Dame in the commune of Luçon. The diocese comprises the dep ...

, France from 1990 to 1991. He then served as the bishop of the diocese from 1991 to 2000. He then served as archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai The Archdiocese of Cambrai (; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Cambrai'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Dou ...

, France, from 2000 until his death from leukemia. He received the Legion of Honour in 2003.

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1944 births 2018 deaths Archbishops of Cambrai Bishops of Luçon People from Beaune {{france-RC-bishop-stub