Alain Paul Lebeaupin

Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin (2 March 1945 – 24 June 2021) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1979 and was the Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union from 2012 to 2020.

Lebeaupin was born in Paris on 2 March 1945 and was ordained a priest on 28 June 1975 for the Diocese of Nice after studying at the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome.

Lebeaupin then worked in Rome in the offices of the Secretariat of State and served at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE - OSCE) from 1989 to 1998.

On 27 March 1996, Archbishop Lebeaupin was named chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature to the European Union as well.

[6] Having turned 75 years of age in March 2020, Lebeaupin tendered his resignation as required under 1983 Code of Canon Law which Pope Francis accepted on 16 November 2020.

Alain Paul Lebeaupin