Laurent Percerou

Laurent Percerou (born 11 September 1961) is a French bishop of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Moulins from 2013 to 2020. He was named Bishop of Nantes on 11 August 2020.

Bishop Laurent Percerou was born on 11 September 1961 in Dreux, France. He studied history at the University of Tours and the seminary des Carmes in Paris. He studied philosophy and theology at the Institut Catholique de Paris, earning a licentiate in biblical and systematic theology. He also studied canon law at the University of Salamanca, Spain. He was ordained a priest of the Chartres on 14 June 1992. He was consecrated a bishop on 14 April.