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Marius Maziers

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His Excellency

Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers
Archbishop of Bordeaux
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Bordeaux
In office1968–1989
PredecessorPaul-Marie-André Richaud
SuccessorPierre Étienne Louis Eyt
Previous post(s)Bishop
Orders
Ordination9 October 1938
Personal details
Born(1915-03-01)1 March 1915
Siran, France
Died14 August 2008(2008-08-14) (aged 93)
Mauriac, France

Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers (1 March 1915 – 14 August 2008) was a French Bishop of the Catholic Church.

Marius Maziers was born in Siran, France, raised in the Roman Catholic faith and was ordained a priest on 9 October 1938. On 17 December 1959, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia and auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Lyon and was consecrated on 25 February 1960. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Bordeaux and Titular Bishop of Zica. He succeeded to the post of Archbishop of Bordeaux with the death of his predecessor on 6 February 1968 and served until his retirement on 31 May 1989.

Archbishop Maziers died on 14 August 2008 at the age of 93.

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