René Séjourné

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René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné (born May 20, 1930 in Aviré , Maine-et-Loire , France ; † June 1, 2018 in Angers ) was a French clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Saint-Flour .

Life

René Séjourné, from a family with six children from a village near Segré , entered the seminary of the diocese of Angers . After studying philosophy and theology as well as studying canon law in Rome, he received on October 7, 1955 from Pope Pius XII. even ordination . Initially he was a school chaplain in Angers, but returned to the Vatican State Secretariat in Rome in 1967 and was responsible for the Francophone department. Among other things, he wrote the speeches and letters of Pope Paul VI. and John Paul II in French.

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Labicum on June 17, 1987, as well as rector of the National Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, and ordained him episcopal on September 5 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Jean Orchampt , Bishop of Angers .

On September 13, 1990, John Paul II called him Bishop of Saint-Flour . On January 16, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bruno Grua: Décès de Monseigneur René Séjourné, prédécesseur de notre évêque, Monseigneur B.Grua. Paroisse Saint Louis d'Hauterive entre Doire et Authre, June 1, 2018, accessed June 3, 2018 (French).
  2. ^ Robert Benoit: Angers. Monseigneur Séjourné, ancien secrétaire du pape, est mort. In: Ouest-France . June 3, 2018, accessed June 4, 2018 (French).
predecessor Office successor
Jean Cuminal Bishop of Saint-Flour
1990–2006 		Bruno Grua
personal data
SURNAME Séjourné, René
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Séjourné, René Pierre Louis Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Flour
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Aviré
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 2018
Place of death Angers