Pierre Raffin

{{Short description|French Roman Catholic bishop (1938–2024)}}

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Pierre Raffin

| honorific-suffix = O.P.

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| title = Bishop Emeritus of Metz

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| appointed = 4 August 1987

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| term_end = 27 September 2013

| predecessor = Paul Joseph Schmitt

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| successor = Jean-Christophe Lagleize

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| ordination = 5 July 1964

| ordained_by = Alexandre Renard

| consecration = 11 October 1987

| consecrated_by = Charles Amarin Brand

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1938|02|13}}

| birth_place = Nancy, France

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| motto = CARITATE SERVIENTE FELIX

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Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin (13 February 1938 – 2 February 2024) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Nancy, Raffin was professed as a friar of the Dominican Order in 1957, becoming a deacon in 1963. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He was appointed bishop of Metz in 1987, serving until his retirement in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/braffin.html|title=Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|accessdate=2 February 2024}}

Raffin died in Metz on 2 February 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite web|url=https://www.lasemaine.fr/pierre-raffin-eveque-de-metz-pendant-26-ans-est-decede/|title=Pierre Raffin, évêque de Metz pendant 26 ans, est décédé|access-date=2 February 2024|date=2 February 2024|lang=fr|work=La Semaine}}