Pascal Delannoy
{{Short description|Bishop of St-Denis, France}}
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Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (born 2 April 1957) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who is the archbishop of Strasbourg. He was bishop of Saint-Denis from 2009 to 2024. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Lille from 2004 to 2009.
Biography
Delannoy was born on 2 April 1957 in Comines, in the Department of Nord, the son of Jacques Delannoy, the owner of a lumber yard, and Anne-Marie Carissimo.{{cite web|url=http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/conference-des-eveques-de-france/eveques/eveque.html?evequeID=49|access-date = 29 February 2024|work=Conférence des évêques de France|title=Mgr Pascal Delannoy|language=fr}} He attended the Institute Saint-Jude in Armentières and the Lycée Saint Paul. He earned a master's degree in economics at the Catholic University of Lille. He then worked as an accountant for four years. Delannoy then entered the Seminary of Lille to prepare for the priesthood. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lille by Bishop Gérard Defois on 4 June 1989.
For twelve years Delannoy served in a parish in Roubaix, one of the poorest cities in France.{{cite news |access-date = 15 May 2025 | url =https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/qui-est-pascal-delannoy-le-nouvel-archeveque-de-strasbourg-2931879.html | publisher = France3 | title = Qui est Pascal Delannoy, le nouvel archevêque de Strasbourg?| date = 28 February 2024 | language = fr | first = Flavien | last = Gagnepain}} Beginning in 1991 he took on other roles. He was responsible for diocesan activities in independent sites from 1991 to 1999. In 1997 was also named dean of the urban district of Roubaix and of Bailleul. In 1999 he was appointed episcopal vicar of French Flanders, and in 2003 was given additional responsibility as dean of Houtland.
Delannoy was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Lille and titular bishop of Usinaza by Pope John Paul II on 30 June 2004.{{cite press release | language = it|url =https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2004/06/30/0331/01103.html | date = 30 June 2004 |title= Rinunce e Nomine, 30.06.2004|publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 29 February 2024 }} He received his episcopal consecration on 12 September from Bishop Defois.
On 10 March 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Saint Denis.{{cite press release | publisher = Holy See Press Office | access-date = 14 May 2025 | date = 10 March 2009 | language = it | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 10.03.2009 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2009/03/10/0155/00373.html }} He was installed there on 10 May.
On 28 February 2024, Pope Francis named him archbishop of Strasbourg,{{cite press release | language = it | access-date = 28 February 2024 | date = 28 February 2024 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/02/28/0172/00360.html | publisher = Holy See Press Office | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 28.02.2024}} a year after Archbishop Luc Revel had been forced to submit his resignation after a Vatican investigation of his management of the Archdiocese. Delannoy was installed there on 21 April.{{cite web | website = Archdiocese of Strasbourg | access-date = 14 May 2025 | url =https://www.alsace.catholique.fr/le-diocese/les-eveques/ | language = fr | title = Les évêques: Mgr Pascal Delannoy| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241208003412/https://www.alsace.catholique.fr/le-diocese/les-eveques/#mgr-delannoy| archive-date= 8 December 2024}}
In the Bishops' Conference of France, Delannoy serves as president of the Episcopal Commissions on Finances and on Economic, Social and Legal Affairs. He was vice president of the CEF from 2013 to 2019.
See also
References
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Category:21st-century French Roman Catholic bishops
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Category:People from Comines, Nord