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In the case of the [[Concordat]] dioceses of [[Strasbourg]] and [[Metz]] it has remained the [[French President]] who, after consultations with the Vatican, makes the appointments of diocesan bishops, which are published in the ''[[Journal officiel de la République Française]]''.
The Briand-Cerretti agreement came after the forced retirement of the
Among the many consequences of this agreement was the reluctance to appoint ordinaries likely to call into question the spoliations and expropriations that the French church underwent between 1790 and 1905. The veto has been rarely used but its existence induces caution in [[nunciature]] circles when proposing candidates. Disagreements are known from time to time to occur, as mentioned by the former ambassador to the Vatican, Jean Guégenou, on France-Culture on 13 July 2009. The system also indirectly ensures that, almost without exception, [[French citizens]] alone are employed in Catholic administration and schools in France.
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