Bishops' Conference of France
Conférence des évêques de France | |
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| Abbreviation | CEF |
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| Predecessor | Assembly of Cardinals and Archbishops of France |
| Formation | 1966 |
| Type | Episcopal conference |
| Purpose | To support the ministry of bishops |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°50′57″N 2°18′41″E / 48.8493°N 2.31136°ECoordinates: 48°50′57″N 2°18′41″E / 48.8493°N 2.31136°E |
Region served | France |
President | Archbishop Georges Pontier |
Main organ | Conference |
| Website | cef |
The Bishops' Conference of France (French: Conférence des évêques de France) (CEF) is the national episcopal conference of the bishops of the Catholic Church in France.[1]
Presidents[]
Presidents of the Assembly of Cardinals and Archbishops of France (1945–1966):
- 1945 – 1948: Emmanuel Suhard, Cardinal Archbishop of Paris
- 1948 – 1964: Achille Liénart, Cardinal Bishop of Lille
- 1964 – 1966: Maurice Feltin, Cardinal Archbishop of Paris
Presidents of the conference:
- 1966 – 1969: Maurice Feltin, Cardinal Archbishop of Paris
- 1969 – 1975: François Marty, Cardinal Archbishop of Paris
- 1975 – 1981: Roger Etchegaray, Cardinal Archbishop of Marseille
- 1981 – 1987: Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet, Bishop of Lille
- 1987 – 1990: Albert Decourtray, Cardinal Archbishop of Lyon
- 1990 – 1996: Joseph Duval, Archbishop of Rouen
- 1996 – 2001: Louis-Marie Billé, Cardinal Archbishop of Lyon
- 2001 – 2007: Jean-Pierre Ricard, Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux
- 2007 – 2013: André Vingt-Trois, Cardinal Archbishop of Paris
- 2013 – 2019: Georges Pontier, Archbishop of Marseille
- (2019–present) Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims[2]
Sex Abuse Resolution[]
On November 9, 2019, the large majority of the 120 Bishops who are members of Conference of French Bishops approved a resolution agreeing that every French Catholic Bishop would pay compensation for abuse which took place in the French Catholic Church.[3][4] The size of the payouts was later be determined in April 2020.[3] In June 2020, the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE), which was set up by the bishops in June 2019,[5][6] concluded that 3,000 children in France were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and officials since 1950 and that there was an average of 40 victims per year.[7][8]
See also[]
- Catholic Church in France
- List of Bishops in France
References[]
- ^ "Links to Episcopal Conferences". CNA Catholic News Agency. CNA. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Monseigneur de Moulins-Beaufort, un nouveau chef de file pour l'Église de France". Le Figaro (in French). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.france24.com/en/20191109-french-bishops-approve-payouts-for-sex-abuse-victims
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/11/09/world/europe/09reuters-france-religion.html
- ^ "Commission into French church sex abuse claims opens". France 24. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Commission into clerical sex abuse in France opens". 2019-06-03. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ https://www.newsweek.com/least-3000-children-were-victims-sex-abuse-french-catholic-church-1511499
- ^ https://catholic-sf.org/news/french-investigation-abuse-of-minors-in-church-tops-3-000-victims-over-70-years
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
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