Pierre Raffin

Styles of
**Pierre Raffin**
Styles of; Pierre Raffin
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency

Pierre Raffin

O.P.
His Excellency; Pierre Raffin; O.P.
Bishop Emeritus of Metz
Appointed	4 August 1987
Term ended	27 September 2013
Predecessor	Paul Joseph Schmitt
Successor	Jean-Christophe Lagleize
Orders
Ordination	5 July 1964; by Alexandre Renard
Consecration	11 October 1987; by Charles Amarin Brand
Personal details
Born	13 February 1938; Nancy, France
Died	2 February 2024 (aged 85); Metz, France
Motto	CARITATE SERVIENTE FELIX
Coat of arms

Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin (13 February 1938 – 2 February 2024) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Born in Nancy, Raffin was professed as a friar of the Dominican Order in 1957, becoming a deacon in 1963. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He was appointed bishop of Metz in 1987, serving until his retirement in 2013.^[1]

Raffin died in Metz on 2 February 2024, at the age of 85.^[2]

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