Garnier de Rochefort

Garnier de Rochefort, a 12th-century French cleric, was Abbot of Auberive (1175–1180), Abbot of Clairvaux (1186–1193), and finally Bishop of Langres (1193–1199).

Biography
Garnier de Rochefort was descended from the noble family of Rochefort-sur-Brévon. He first became a monk at the Longuay Abbey, then Abbot of Auberive around 1175. In 1180, he became a prior, then in 1186 Abbot of Clairvaux. In 1193, on the death of Manassès de Bar, he was elected Bishop of Langres.

Charged in Rome with profligate overspending by Hilduin de Vendeuvre, he was suspended by Pope Innocent III.

He then made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On his return, he resigned and retired to Clairvaux Abbey until his death, which likely occurred in 1225 (though certain 19th-century historians say 1200).