Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay
Bishop Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten, Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France, has been Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay since 2022. He was born on 28 September 1964. He was ordained a priest on 27 June 2004, appointed bishop on 16 February 2022, and consecrated bishop on 27 March 2022. He is president of the Council for Resources and Means. His formation included a master's degree in economic sciences at the University of Lyon, the Seminary of Paray-le-Monial, and Saint-Irénée Seminary of Lyon. His ministries included vicar in Saint-Paul en Roannais Parish from 2004 to 2005; pastor of Notre-Dame des Coteaux du Levant Parish, Balbigny, from 2005 to 2012; accompanier of the chaplaincy of Roanne Hospital from 2009 to 2012; pastor of Sacré-Coeur Parish, Lyon 3ème, from 2012 to 2014; territorial episcopal vicar for Lyon Est from 2012 to 2019; vicar general of the Archdiocese of Lyon and moderator of the curia from 2014 to 2020; administrator of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc and Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours parishes from 2016 to 2017; administrator then pastor of the parishes of Nord-Roannais from 2020 to 2022; and member of the financial council from 2023 to 2024. His episcopal motto is Fermes dans la foi.