Éric Aumonier

Éric Aumonier (born 22 February 1946) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Bishop of Versailles from 2001 to 2020. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Paris for four years.

Biography He was born in Paris on 22 February 1947, one of his parents' three sons. He earned a licenciate in philosophy and a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University while living at the French Seminary in Rome. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Paris on 2 July 1971. He was consecrated a bishop on 11 October of that year He led a diocesan synod in 2010. Within the French Episcopal Conference he was a member of the commission for ordained ministry and the laity in service to the Church. Aumonier said he had submitted his resignation a few weeks earlier than his 75th birthday as required because he lacked "sufficient energy" to continue as bishop.