Bernard César Augustin Barsi (4 August 1942 – 28 December 2022) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was the archbishop of Monaco from 2000 to 2020.
[1] After his ordination, he served as a vicar at the parish of Saint-Etienne de Tinée in Nice from 1969 until 1972.
He was appointed pastor of La Trinité parish, serving in that capacity from 1982 to 1991.
His principal consecrator was Jean Bonfils, S.M.A., Bishop of Nice, who was assisted by François Saint-Macary, the Archbishop of Rennes, and Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J., then the Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco.
[citation needed] Barsi officiated at the funeral of Prince Rainier III in April 2005,[4] and on 2 July 2011, he presided over the wedding of Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock.