Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes
Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas was born on 17 June 1963 in Montélimar, Drôme. In 1993 he obtained a diploma in civil and climate engineering at the University of Toulouse. From 1985 to 1990 he attended the Saint-Cyprien Seminary in Toulouse, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology. He was ordained a priest on 10 March 1991 for the archdiocese of Toulouse, and has been a priest of the Society of Saint-Sulpice since 6 June 1999. He has held the following positions: vicar of the parish of Saint-Gaudens (1991-1995); diocesan chaplain of the Eucharistic Youth Movement (1993-1998); parish priest of Labège et Escalquens (1995); head of the diocesan Service for Vocations (1997-2000); formator in the Saint-Cyprien Regional Seminary of Toulouse (1999-2010); member of the College of Consultors and the Presbyteral Council (1999-2013); head of the Regional Service for Vocations (2000-2013); member of the diocesan Service for the Formation of Priests (2006-2013); superior of the Saint-Cyprien Regional Seminary (2007-2013); and member of the National Council of Major Seminaries (2011-2013). Since 2013, he has been the Provincial Superior of France of the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice.