Yvonne Reungoat
Yvonne Reungoat | |
|---|---|
 Yvonne Reungoat with , Superior General of the Salesians Don Bosco. | |
| Title | President of the Union of Major Superiors of Italy |
| Personal | |
| Born | 14 January 1945 Plouénan, France |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Lyon |
| Known for | First non-Italian Super General of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco |
| Institute | Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
| Senior posting | |
| Present post | Member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life |
Yvonne Reungoat F.M.A (born 14 January 1945[1]) is a French nun and one of the few high-ranking women in the Roman Curia.
Biography[]
Sister Reungoat was born in Plouénan, North-West of France on 14 January 1945. She studied Salesian religious life when she was admitted to the Paris Postulancy in 1963.[1] She entered into religious service on 5 August 1965.[1]
She earned a degree in History and Geography form the University of Lyon and became a school teacher in Lyon for 11 years. Between 1996 and 2008 she was member of the General Chapter and in 2002 was elected Vicary General of this institute.[2]
Appointments and honours[]
Reungoat is one of the first seven women appointed members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since 8 July 2019, when was appointed by Pope Francis.[3][4] She is also the 9th and first non-Italian Superior General of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco since 2008.[5]
On 5 April 2018, she was elected president of the Union of Major Superiors of Italy in its 65th National Assembly.[6]
In January 2021, Reungoat she was appointed Officer of the Légion d’Honneur.[7] She had previously been awarded the Medal of Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mother General • Istituto Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice". Istituto Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ MOTHER YVONNE REUNGOAT
- ^ Gagliarducci, Andrea (8 July 2019). "Papa Francesco, sette donne tra i membri della Congregazione dei religiosi" (in Italian). ACI Stampa. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 08.07.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Madre Yvonne Reungoat (2008)
- ^ MADRE YVONNE REUNGOAT, PRESIDENTA DE LA USMI (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Italy - Honor for Mother Yvonne Reungoat". www.infoans.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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