French Episcopal Conference

The French Bishops 'Conference ( French : Conférence des Evêques de France ) emerged from the former assembly of the cardinals and archbishops of France (1945–1966) and has been the permanent bishops' conference of all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in France since 1966 . She is a member of the Council of the European Bishops 'Conferences (CCEE) and is represented in the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE).

France

Task

The French Bishops' Conference defines its main focus and focus on the encounter in faith , on the education of children and young people, on family coexistence and on life in Christian community. It deals with questions about society and promotes solidarity with the churches of the world.

Working basis

The French Bishops' Conference was founded based on the ordinances of the Second Vatican Council . It is an episcopal conference and gathering of all French bishops and has set itself the apostolic task of preserving the churches. She wants to align her tasks and methods with the given time and serve the well-being of the faithful. Their working basis is anchored in the Codex Iuris Canonici (CIC) of 1983, in which the modalities and functions of the Bishops' Conferences are laid down. The episcopal assembly is not an intermediate instance of the French episcopate to the Holy See .

organization

Bureau

• president
  • Éric de Moulins-Beaufort , Archbishop of Reims
• 1st Vice President
  • Dominique Blanchet , Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard
• 2nd Vice President
  • Olivier Leborgne , Bishop of Amiens
• Secretary General
  • Father Antoine Herouard

Permanent advice

The “Permanent Council” consists of the President, the two Vice-Presidents and five other elected members from the College of Bishops. He prepares the meetings of the bishops' conference and is responsible for the execution of the plenary assemblies . The council meets in June and September.

Committee

The Committee for Studies and Projects was set up in 2005 and meets on the eve of the general assembly. It oversees ongoing work and projects, determines the duration of the meetings and monitors the financing arrangements.

Episcopal Commissions

• Theology Commission
• Commission on Liturgy and sacramental pastoral care
• Catechesis Commission
• Commission for priests and lay people in missions
• Consecrated Life Commission ( religious orders )
• General Missionary Commission
• Commission for the Mission in France
• Finance Commission

Councils of the Episcopal Conference

The Bishops' Conference established the following councils, made up of elected bishops, experts and elected lay people:

• Council for Canonical Questions
• Advice for family and social issues
• Advice on movements and associations of followers
• Council for child and youth pastoral care
• Council for Economic, Social and Legal Affairs
• Council for Unity of Faith and Relations with Judaism
• Council for Solidarity

Members

Members of the French Bishops' Conference are all incumbent diocesan bishops from metropolitan France and the overseas departments as well as French cardinals emeritus living in France . Bishops from French overseas territories with a different status are not members, but are invited to the plenary assembly without voting rights.

• → Main article : List of French dioceses

President

• Emmanuel Cardinal Suhard , Archbishop of Paris (1945–1948)
• Achille Cardinal Liénart , Bishop of Lille (1948–1964)
• Maurice Cardinal Feltin , Archbishop of Paris (1964–1969)
• François Cardinal Marty , Archbishop of Paris (1969–1975)
• Roger Cardinal Etchegaray , Archbishop of Marseille (1975–1981)
• Jean Vilnet , Bishop of Saint-Dié and later of Lille (1981–1987)
• Albert Cardinal Decourtray , Archbishop of Lyon (1987–1990)
• Joseph Duval , Archbishop of Rouen (1990–1997)
• Louis-Marie Billé , Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and later of Lyon (1997-2001)
• Jean-Pierre Cardinal Ricard , Archbishop Bordeaux (2001-2007)
• André Cardinal Vingt-Trois , Archbishop of Paris (2007-2013)
• Georges Pontier , Archbishop of Marseille (2013-2019)
• Éric de Moulins-Beaufort , Archbishop of Reims (since 2019)

Web links

• Website Conférence des Evêques de France, CEF (French Bishops' Conference) , French

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église catholique en France: Conférence des évêques de France ( “La Conférence des évêques de France - ou Conference épiscopale - est constituée de l'ensemble des cardinaux et évêques en activité exerçant leur charge pastorale en France métropolitaine et dans les départements -mer (DOM), ainsi que des cardinaux français en retraite résidant en France. " )
2. ↑ Société internationale de droit et de canonique legislations religieuses comparées: L'Année canonique , Volume 48, Paris 2006, p 264
3. ↑ French Bishops' Conference has new chairman , kathisch.de , accessed on November 27, 2019