Éric de Moulins-Beaufort
Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018. He was elected president of the Bishops' Conference of France in 2019.
Éric de Moulins-Beaufort was born on 30 January 1962 in Landau in der Pfalz, Germany.[1] Descended from a noble family, his full name is Éric Marie de Moulins d'Amieu de Beaufort.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1991.[1]
Pope Benedict XVI named him auxiliary bishop of Paris and titular bishop of Cresima on 21 May 2008.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 5 September from André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris.
On 18 August 2018, Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Reims,[2] and he was installed there on 28 October.
He was elected president of the Bishops' Conference of France on 3 April 2019.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e nomine, 21.05.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.08.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "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.