Episcopate
Ricard was named titular bishop of Pulcheriopoli and appointed auxiliary bishop of Grenoble on 17 April 1993, being consecrated on 6 June 1993 at the cathedral of Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Marseille, by Robert Coffy, Cardinal Archbishop of Marseille. In July 1996 he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Montpellier, and succeeded in September that year, becoming Bishop of Montpellier. He became Vice-President of the Bishops' Conference (France), on 9 November 1999 and participated in the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, held in Vatican City, 30 September-27 October 2001. He was elected President of the Conference of Bishops of France, on 6 November 2001. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Bordeaux et Bazes, on 21 December 2001. He attended the 11th General Ordinary Assembly of the World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, 2–23 October 2005.
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