Yves Le Saux

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Yves Le Saux (born 1960) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Le Mans from 2009 to 2022. He has been appointed bishop of Annecy. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community.

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Biography

Yves Le Saux was born on 24 December 1960 in Hennebont in Brittany. After completing his classical studies, he attended the Institut Catholique de Paris for a year and then entered the Seminary of Autun as a member of the Emmanuel Community. He studied philosophy and theology at the Institut d'Etudes Théologiques (IET) [lower-alpha 1] in Brussels, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in theology. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Autun on 22 June 1986. [3]

He has held pastoral positions in the diocese as well as offices of the Community. He was chaplain at the shrines of Paray-le-Monial and superior of the chaplains from 1992 to 1997; participated in creating the Ecole Internationale de Formation à l'Evangélisation (EIFE) of Paray-le-Monial between 1986 and 1992; Autun's episcopal delegate for the Pastoral Care of the Family from 1995 to 1997; and led the preparatory year for the Emmanuel Community at the Maison Saint-Joseph in Namur, Belgium, from 1997 to 2002. From 2002 to 2008 he was responsible for priests, deacons and seminarians of the same community. [3]

On 21 November 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Le Mans. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on 25 January 2009. [4]

On 27 June 2022, Pope Francis named him bishop of Annecy. [4]

Within the Conference of French Bishops, Le Saux is president of the editorial committee of KTO-Television, a member of the episcopal commission for consecrated life, and a permanent guest of its council for communication. [5]

Notes

  1. The IET was founded in 1968 and closed in 2019. [1] [2]

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