Émile Le Camus
Émile-Paul-Angel Constant Le Camus (born August 24, 1839 in Paraza , † September 29, 1906 in Malvisade near Castelnaudary ; also Émile Le Camus ) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian and bishop of La Rochelle .
Life
He attended school in Carcassonne and then studied at the seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris . In 1861 he traveled to Rome and was awarded a Dr. theol doctorate . The ordination received Le Camus on 20 December 1862 in Carcassonne.
He proved to be an eloquent preacher and was invited to give fasting sermons in Avignon in 1867. For this he was made an honorary canon. The Bishop of Constantine in Algeria, Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases , chose him as his council theologian at the First Vatican Council . In 1875 he became deputy director of the Dominican School in Sorèze Abbey and shortly afterwards director of the newly founded St. Francis de Sales School in Castelnaudary. He stayed that way until 1887 and then devoted himself exclusively to studying the New Testament . In 1888 he made his first trip to the Middle East , which was followed by several more. In 1897 he was elected canon of Carcassonne Cathedral . Le Camus was considered a biblical scholar with a liberal tendency.
On April 5, 1901, Émile Le Camus was appointed Bishop of La Rochelle. He was ordained bishop on July 2nd of the same year by Cardinal Lécot , Archbishop of Bordeaux, Victor-Lucien-Sulpice ; Co- consecrators were Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot , Archbishop of Albi , and Pierre-Eugène Rougerie , Bishop of Pamiers .
Immediately after his episcopal ordination, Le Camus began fundamentally reforming the training in biblical exegesis at the La Rochelle seminary . But very soon the secular legislation of France, in particular the law on the separation of church and state of 1905, gave him great trouble. He spoke out openly in favor of this regulation, which was considered unheard of for a bishop at the time.
Émile Le Camus died unexpectedly in September 1906.
Publications (selection)
- La Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. 3 volumes. 6th edition 1901 (translated into English, German, and Italian).
- Voyages aux Sept Eglises de l'Apocalypse.
- Notre Voyage aux Pays Bibliques. 3 volumes. 1889-1890.
- L'Œuvre des Apôtres. 3 volumes. 1905
- Les Enfants de Nazareth.
- Vraie et Fausse Exégese.
- Lettre sur la Formation Ecclésiastique des Séminaristes.
- Lettre réglant la reorganization des études ecclésiastiques.
- Mémoire addressé â MM. Les députés membres de la Commission des Congrégations. In: Bulletin Trimestriel des Anciens Eleves de St-Sulpice No. XLIII, November 15, 1906, pp. 450-454.
literature
- Francis XE Albert: Emile-Paul-Constant-Ange Le Camus . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 9, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1910.
Web links
- Émile Le Camus. In: Les évêques de La Rochelle. Diocese of La Rochelle , archived from the original on August 8, 2007 (French).
- Entry on Émile Le Camus on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 4, 2020.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| François-Joseph-Edwin Bonnefoy |
Bishop of La Rochelle 1901–1906 |
Jean-Auguste Eyssautier |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Camus, Émile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Le Camus, Émile-Paul-Angel Constant (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian, and Bishop of La Rochelle |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paraza |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1906 |
| Place of death | Malvisade at Castelnaudary |