Garnier de Rochefort
Garnier de Rochefort, a 12th-century French cleric, was Abbot of :fr:Abbaye d'Auberive|Auberive, Abbot of Clairvaux, and finally Bishop of Langres.Biography
Garnier de Rochefort was descended from the noble family of Rochefort-sur-Brévon. He first became a monk at the :fr:Abbaye de Longuay|Abbey of Longuay, then Abbot of Auberive around 1175. In 1180, he became a prior, then in 1186 Abbot of Clairvaux. In 1193, on the death of, he was elected Bishop of Langres.
Charged in Rome with profligate overspending by :fr:Hilduin de Vendeuvre|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.
