Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand

Paul Émile Joseph Bertramd (11 July 1925 – 27 July 2022) was a French Roman Catholic prelate.

His Excellency Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand
Bishop Emeritus of Mende
Archdiocese	Montpellier
Diocese	Mende
Appointed	14 September 1989
Term ended	16 October 2001
Predecessor	Roger Lucien Meindre
Successor	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon and Titular Bishop of Tagaria (1975–1989)
Orders
Ordination	10 October 1948
Consecration	14 September 1975 by Alexandre Renard
Personal details
Born	(1925-07-11)11 July 1925 La Louptière-Thénard, France
Died	27 July 2022(2022-07-27) (aged 97) Mende, France

Bertrand was born in France and was ordained to the priesthood in 1948. He served as the titular bishop of Tagaria and the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Lyon, France, from 1975 to 1989 and as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende from 1989 until his retirement in 2001.^[1]