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Dominique Rey

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His Excellency

Dominique Marie Jean Rey

Comm. l'Emm.
Bishop emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon
Rey in 2013
Appointed16 May 2000
Installed17 September 2000
Term ended7 January 2025
PredecessorJoseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec
SuccessorFrançois Touvet
Orders
Ordination23 June 1984
Consecration17 September 2000
by Jean-Marie Lustiger
Personal details
Born (1952-09-21) 21 September 1952 (age 72)
Saint-Étienne, France
NationalityFrench
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoDoux et humble de Cœur
Coat of armsDominique Marie Jean Rey's coat of arms

Dominique Marie Jean Rey (born 21 September 1952) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon from 2000 to 2025. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community, and he is considered one of the more conservative French bishops.[1] He also frequently celebrates Tridentine Mass.[2] He has been criticized for ordaining priests who have failed to qualify for the priesthood in their home countries, failing to supervise religious communities he has established, and for inadequate action against sex abusers in his diocese.[3]

Biography

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Rey was born in Saint-Étienne on 21 September 1952. He served as curé of Ste. Trinité church in Paris from 1995 to 2000.[4]

On 16 May 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on 17 September 2000 from Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger.

On 18 September 2012, Bishop Rey was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to participate in the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[5][6]

He is the author of a book that argues that being a Catholic and a Freemason[a] are incompatible.

In June 2013, he organized a four-day conference on sacred liturgy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.[7][b]

On 6 February 2014, Pope Francis named him a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Laity.[9]

In August 2015, breaking with the policy of the Conference of French Bishops, he invited Marion Maréchal-Le Pen a prominent National Front member of the French parliament, to participate on a panel of politicians in his diocese.[1][10] Rey defended the invitation: "The FN is a party like any other on the political chessboard. You have to be realistic, don't cover your eyes and ears!"[11]

Within the Bishop's Conference of France he is a member of the episcopal finance commission.[12]

An apostolic visitation of the diocese, ordered by the Dicastery for Bishops was announced on 7 February 2023,[13][c] and the investigators arrived on 13 February: Antoine Hérouard,[d] Archbishop of Dijon, assisted by Joël Mercier, secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy, and a Curial official since 2002.[15] The visitation concluded on 10 March after conducting 110 interviews and reviewing 600 written submissions. Its report expressed particular concern about how communities with questionable pasts were welcomed and about the conduct of missions to convert Muslims.[16]

On 21 November 2023, Pope Francis named Bishop François Touvet to serve as coadjutor bishop of Fréjus-Toulon and assigned him much of the authority Rey would normally have continued to exercise even when assisted by a coadjutor: "the special powers of the diocesan government in the areas of administration, management of the clergy, training of seminarians and priests, support of institutes of consecrated life, societies of apostolic life, and associations of the faithful".[17][18][19][e] Rey welcomed him and said he was delighted Pope Francis had accepted his proposal that a coadjutor be appointed.[21][22] Rey had a private audience with Pope Francis on 22 December.[23]

Within the Bishop's Conference of France Rey was a member of the episcopal finance commission from 2017 to 2023.[24]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 7 January 2025,[25] after asking Rey to submit it late in 2024.[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ The nature of Continental Freemasonry in France differ significantly from those mainly operating in the English-speaking world, so called Regular Freemasonry.
  2. ^ The monk Rey tasked with managing the conference described its overarching theme: "We hope to give further impetus to the “new liturgical movement,” something that has spread throughout the Church in recent years and which encompasses a desire to implement the liturgical reforms called for by the Second Vatican Council more faithfully as well as an openness to the riches of the pre-conciliar liturgy. Both of these have much to give in sustaining our Christian life and mission today, and both have their rightful place in the life of the Church. At the conference we will celebrate solemn Mass and Vespers in both forms."[8]
  3. ^ The visitation was announced on 7 February 2023 by the Apostolic Nunciature to France.[14]
  4. ^ Hérouard was secretary of the French Bishops Conference, then rector of the French seminary in Rome from 2014 to 2017. He had been auxiliary bishop of Lille from 2017 to 2022, when he became archbishop of Dijon.
  5. ^ Upon Touvet's arrival, the Vatican authorized ordinations, which had been suspended, to proceed once more.[20]

Distinctions

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bartolone choqué par la présence de Marion Maréchal-Le Pen à une réunion catholique" (in French). Public Sénat. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Des séminaristes pour la forme extraordinaire". 16 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Messe en latin et évangélisation: Dominique Rey, l'évêque réac qui embarrasse le Vatican". La Libération (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.05.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Names of Synod Fathers Released By The Holy See". Zenit. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Translator". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  7. ^ "The Bishop's Role in Liturgical Reform". Zenit. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ^ Pentin, Edward (11 April 2013). "Getting to the Bottom of Liturgical Reform". Zenit. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.02.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Monseigneur Rey, l'évêque qui flirte avec le FN". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "France: L'invitation par le diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon de Marion Maréchal-Le Pen fait le buzz". Portail Catholique Suisse (in French). 27 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Mgr Dominique Rey". Église catholique en France. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  13. ^ Tadié, Solène (10 February 2023). "Why Has the Vatican Ordered an Apostolic Visitation of the Diocese of Toulon?". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Communiqué de la nonciature apostolique en France". Église Catholique de France (Press release) (in French). 7 February 2023.
  15. ^ Sauvaget, Bernadette (13 February 2023). "L'évêque Dominique Rey sur un siège éjectable dans le diocèse du Var?". Libération (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2023. Rey ... est adulé par la droite religieuse,... un supporteur de la Manif pour tous, des camps «virilistes» Optimum ou encore des sessions Courage, proches des thérapies de conversion.
  16. ^ de Rauglaudre, Timothée (5 June 2023). "Mgr Rey, l'évêque dans le viseur du Vatican". Les Jours (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Mgr François Touvet nommé évêque coadjuteur du diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon". Église catholique en France (in French). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ^ Henning, Christophe (21 November 2023). "Mgr François Touvet nommé évêque coadjuteur à Toulon". La Croix (in French). Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 21.11.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ^ "François Touvet annonce que les ordinations auront bien lieu dans le diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon". La Vie (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  21. ^ Rey, Dominique (21 November 2023). "Mgr Dominique Rey, évêque de Fréjus-Toulon : «J'accueille la décision du pape François sans aucune amertume»". Le Figaro (Interview). Interviewed by Jean-Marie Guénois. Retrieved 3 January 2024. Je me réjouis que le pape ait retenu cette proposition.
  22. ^ Tanguy, Kevin; Pinard Legry, Agnès (24 November 2023). "Bishop of troubled French diocese welcomes Pope's pick for eventual successor". Aleteia. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Le Udienze, 22.12.2023" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Mgr Dominique Rey". Église catholique en France. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.01.2025" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  26. ^ Heneghan, Tom (7 January 2025). "Bishop resigns from troubled French diocese at papal request". The Tablet. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Décret du 13 mai 2005 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Mgr. Dominique Rey Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon is made Prelate Grand Cross of the Order". Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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