18 Jun 1920 Appointed Bishop of Lille) Alfred Flocard (16 Dec 1920 Appointed – 3 Mar 1938 Died) Louis-Paul Rastouil (21 Oct 1938 Appointed – 7 Apr 1966 Died) Henri Gufflet † (7 Apr 1966 Succeeded – 13 Jul 1988 Retired) Léon-Raymond Soulier (13 Jul 1988 Succeeded – 24 Oct 2000 Retired – 25 December 2016 Died) Christophe Dufour (24 Oct 2000 Appointed – 20 May 2008 Appointed Bishop of Aix en Provence) François Michel Pierre Kalist (17 May 2009 – 20 Sept 2016 Appointed Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand) Pierre-Antoine Bozo (10 April 2017 Appointed – ) Pilgrimages and Feasts In 994, when the district was devastated by a plague (mal des ardents''), the epidemic ceased immediately after a procession ordered by Bishop Hilduin on the Mont de la Joie, which overlooks the city. The Church of Limoges celebrates this event on 12 November. The principal pilgrimages of the diocese are those of: Saint Valéric at Saint-Vaury (6th century); Our Lady of Sauvagnac at Saint-Léger-la-Montagne (12th century); Notre-Dame-du-Pont, near Saint-Junien (14th century), twice visited by Louis XI; Notre-Dame d'Arliquet, at Aixe-sur-Vienne (end of the 16th century); Notre-Dame-des-Places, at Crozant (since 1664). See also Catholic Church in France References Bibliography Studies Reference works pp. 548–549. (Use with caution; obsolete) p. 301. (in Latin) p. 175. p. 219. External links Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L'Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016-12-24. Haute-Vienne Roman Catholic dioceses in France