Pascal Wintzer

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The Most Reverend

Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer
Archbishop of Sens
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Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Sens
Appointed6 August 2024
Predecessor Hervé Giraud
Orders
Ordination27 June 1987
by  Joseph Duval
Consecration19 May 2007
by  Albert Rouet
Personal details
Born (1959-12-18) 18 December 1959 (age 64)
Nationality French
DenominationCatholic
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Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer (born 18 December 1959) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been named archbishop of Sens. He was the archbishop of Poitiers from 2012 to 2024, after serving as apostolic administrator there for a year and as an auxiliary bishop from 2007 to 2011.

He was, at the time he took each rank, the youngest bishop and the youngest archbishop in France. [1]

Biography

Wintzer was born on 18 December 1959 in Rouen. After elementary and classical studies at the Saint-Évode Choir School attached to Rouen Cathedral and at the Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Institute, he studied for a year at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rouen-Mont-Saint-Aignan. Beginning in 1979 he studied at the seminary of Paray-le-Monial and the Saint-Sulpice Seminary of Issy-les-Moulineaux. He earned his licentiate in theology from the Faculty of Theology of the Institut Catholique de Paris. He was ordained a priest in Rouen on 27 June 1987 [2] by Archbishop Joseph Duval. [3]

He was deputy parish priest at Le Mesnil-Esnard (1987-1989); parish priest of Saint-André in Mont-Saint-Aignan and chaplain of the public high schools of Rouen (1989-1996); and spiritual director and teacher of theology at the Saint Sulpice Seminary of Issy-les-Moulineaux (1996-1999), while also teaching in 1998–99 in the Institute of Religious Studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris. He was then vicar general of Rouen and archdeacon of the Rouen Nord area (1999-2004); episcopal vicar for Rouen and Elbeuf, and parish priest of Rouen Cathedral. He was responsible for the diocesan Vocations Service from 1996 to 2005. From April 2006 to April 2007 he was vicar general again. He has been a member of the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Rouen since 2004. [2]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him auxiliary bishop of Poitiers and titular bishop of Rusadir on 2 April 2007. [2] He received his episcopal consecration on 19 May 2007 [4] from Albert Rouet, Archbishop of Poitiers. The co-consecrators were the archbishop of Rouen Jean-Charles Descubes and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Duval of Rouen. [3] Within the French Episcopal Conference he became president of the Faith and Culture Observatory, [4] a position he continues to hold in 2024. [5]

When Descubes retired on 12 February 2011, Wintzer was appointed the apostolic administrator of Poitiers. He was appointed the archbishop of Poitiers on 13 January 2012. [4]

In March 2019, he became the first from the French Catholic hierarchy to support the idea of ordaining married men. Wintzer explained that ordaining married men would help the clergy to bring them back to "ordinary humanity", and saw it as a helpful tool in combating sexual abuse that exists among the parts of the Catholic clergy.[ citation needed ]

On 6 August 2024, Pope Francis transferred him to the Archdiocese of Sens. [5] His installation there is scheduled for 6 October. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Monseigneur Pascal Wintzer: l'Archevêque de Poitiers qui veut réformer le clergé face aux crimes pédophiles" (in French). Radio France. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Archbishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.01.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Resignations and Appointments, 06.08.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Qui est le nouvel archevêque de Sens, Mgr Pascal Wintzer?" (in French). RCF Radio. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.


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