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An example of the d'Estouteville lineage

The episcopal lineage of Pope Clement VIII is an example of the d'Estouteville lineage.  It can be found on this page: 


The living bishops of the d'Estouteville line

The fifty-three living bishops of the d'Estouteville line as of January 9, 2017::

*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop of Tours
*Armand Maillard, Archbishop of Bourges
*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier
*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille
*Pierre Plateau, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges
*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges
*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop of Metz
*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Bishop emeritus of Quimper
*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons
*Michel Pansard, Bishop of Chartres
*Alain Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne
*Yves Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy
*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle
*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Mende
*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and Auxiliary of Lille
*Claude-Joseph Azéma, Titular Bishop of Murcona and Auxiliary of Montpellier
*Jacques David, Bishop emeritus of Evreux
*Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Versailles
*François-Mathurin Gourvès, Bishop emeritus of Vannes
*Edmond Abelé, Bishop emeritus of Digne
*Yves Bescond, Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitane and former Auxiliary of Meaux
*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran

*Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S., Archbishop emeritus of Visakhapatnam
*Michael Augustine, Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
*Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore
*Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly
*Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop of Triandrum of the Latins
*Antony Ananadarayar, Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
*Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop of Rabat
*Pierre Antoine Jean Bach, M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Tituli in Proconsulari and former Vicar
 Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos
*George Yod Phimphisan, C.Ss.R., Bishop emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
*Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand
*Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
*Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram
*Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur
*Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins
*Mathew Cheriannkunnel, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Kurnool
*Innayya Chinna Addagatla, Bishop of Srikakulam
*Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam
*Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop of Salem
*Edward Francis, Bishop of Sivagangai
*Peter Remigius, Bishop of Kottar
*Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop of Kuzhithurai
*Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund
*Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B., Bishop of Vellore
*Antonysamy Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam
*Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Dharamapuri
*Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop of Tanjore
*Antony Devotta, Bishop of Tiruchirapalli

* Paul Zinghtung Grawng, Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay
* Jean-Baptiste Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou
* Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diebougou
* Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C., Bishop, of Tarawa and Nauru