Hervé Jean Robert Giraud

Hervé Jean Robert Giraud, is a French Catholic prelate, and the current archbishop of Sens.

Early life

He was born February 26, 1957 in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Ordained Priest 24 September 1985 and was Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon between 2003 and 2007.[1] [2] He was Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons from November 2007 and full Bishop of Soissons since February 2008.

Episcopal career

Within the Conference of Bishops of France, he was elected in 2005 president of the Commission for the ordained and the laity in ecclesial mission. November 8, 2008, he was re-elected president of the commission for a term of three years.[3] In 2011, he became president of the Council for communication[4]

When named a bishop he was the youngest French bishop. Bishop Hervé Giraud was also the first French Bishop to have a social network, Twitter, account under the name @mgrgiraud. He has also published a book "Twitthomélies".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Diocese of Soissons at GCatholic.org.
  2. ↑ Diocese of Soissons at Catholic heirachy.org.
  3. ↑ Diocese Web page.
  4. ↑ Diocese Web page.
  5. ↑ Stéphanie Le Bars, « Les « tweet-homélies » de Mgr Giraud, évêque de Soissons », Le Monde no 20816, daté du 24 décembre 2011, p. 11.
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