Henri Brincard
Henri Marie Raoul Brincard CRSA (born November 18, 1939 in Savennières , † November 14, 2014 in Caluire-et-Cuire ) was a French religious and bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay .
Life
Henri Brincard spent his youth in England and Paris. He studied at the École nationale des chartes , one of the French elite universities of the Grande école , and joined the order of the Augustinian Canons in Windesheim-Saint-Victor. He studied theology and philosophy at the Carmelite Seminary and the Catholic University of Friborg , Switzerland, and was ordained a priest on August 23, 1975 . He was a professor at the religious college in the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Rhône Champagne in Burgundy and at La Grande Chartreuse , the mother monastery of the Carthusian Order and with the community of St. John in Rimont.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay on August 8, 1988. The Archbishop of Bourges , Pierre Plateau , ordained him episcopal on October 2nd of the same year; Co- consecrators were Louis Cornet , Bishop of Meaux , and Claude Feidt , Bishop of Chambéry .
As bishop, he accompanied the establishment of the Center national des archives de l'Église de France from 2000 to 2011 . Until 2012 he was also responsible for coordinating pastoral care on the Camino de Santiago in France and Spain. From 2007 to 2013 he was bishop responsible for the AOM - Association des Œuvres Mariales, France . From 2001 to 2012 he was President of the Association des Directeurs et Directrices de l'Enseignement Chrétien (ADDEC) . He was Commissioner in 2011/12 and 2013 and since 2013 the Pontifical Delegate for the Congregation of Les sœurs contemplatives de Saint-Jean
In 2000 he published the book Marie et l'Eglise dans la lumière du Jubilé de l'an 2000 .
Honors
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (2005)
Web links
- Entry on Henri Brincard on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 14, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Décès de Mgr Brincard , French.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Cornet |
Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay 1988–2014 |
Luc Crépy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brincard, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brincard, Henri Marie Raoul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Augustinian canon, Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savennières |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 2014 |
| Place of death | Caluire-et-Cuire ( Rhône ) |