Hippolyte Simon

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Hippolyte Simon (25 February 1944 – 25 August 2020) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop. He was Bishop of Clermont from 1996 to 2002 before becoming Archbishop, serving until 2016.

He was Vice-President of the Bishops' Conference of France from 2007 to 2013. He was born in Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley, France.

Simon died on 25 August 2020 in Caen, France at the age of 76.[1]

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  1. "Hippolyte Simon, évêque et archevêque de Clermont-Ferrand pendant vingt ans, est décédé à 76 ans". La Montagne (in French). 25 August 2020.