Dominique Blanchet

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Dominique Blanchet, 2015

Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet IdP (born February 15, 1966 in Cholet , France ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard .

Life

Dominique Blanchet received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Angers on June 27, 1999 through Bishop Jean Orchampt .

Blanchet belongs to the secular institute Istituto del Prado . Until his appointment as bishop he was vicar general of the diocese of Angers.

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard on May 21, 2015 . The Archbishop of Besançon, Jean-Luc Bouilleret , donated him episcopal ordination on July 12th of the same year. Co- consecrators were his predecessor Claude Schockert and the Bishop of Angers, Emmanuel Delmas . In April 2019, Blanchet was elected Vice-President of the French Bishops' Conference.

Web links

Commons : Dominique Blanchet  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Rinuncia del Vescovo di Belfort-Montbéliard (Francia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 21, 2015, accessed May 21, 2015 (Italian).
  2. ^ French Bishops' Conference has a new chairman
personal data
SURNAME Blanchet, Dominique
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blanchet, Dominique Marie Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French clergyman, Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Cholet , France