Jean Marie Henri Legrez
Jean Legrez (born May 29, 1948 in Paris) is a French Dominican friar, Archbishop of Albi since February 2011.[1][2][3]
Early life
After following letters modern studies at the University of Nanterre, obtaining a degree course, he joined the Dominicans and followed studied literature and philosophy at the Strasbourg convent. He continued his training in Dominican convents of Paris and Toulouse obtaining a Master of Divinity. He was ordained a priest June 27, 1976.
After vicar in a parish dependent Toulouse Dominican convent, he participated in the foundation of two fraternities in the dioceses Aix and Avignon. In 1983 he became prior of the monastic brotherhood in Lyon and pastor of Saint Nizier parish (1983).
In 1996, he returned to the Dominicans and was appointed to the Saint-Lazare Convent of Marseille, which is the sub-prior from 1997 to 2001 and prior to 2005. During this period, he taught sacramental theology and liturgy at seminary of the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon from 1997 to 2005 and is the national chaplain CLER-Families from 1998 to 2001.
He was appointed bishop of Saint-Claude 22 August 2005 and focuses on 23 October by Bishop André Lacrampe, Archbishop of Besançon.
February 2, 2011 he transferred to the archiepiscopal seat Albi1. It is installed on the seat of Albi Sunday, April 3 by Archbishop Le Gall, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province.
Within the Bishops' Conference of France, is a member of the Commission for Consecrated Life since 2014.
Writtings
Le Credo expliqué, Éditions Artège, 2014, ISBN 978-2-36040-288-5
Political views
On January 9, 2008, he signed with the two other bishops of Franche-Comté a statement: inviting electors to vote at this "important moment in the democratic life" recalling the challenges of political life "concerns indeed the future, so no one is left behind, we live in communities where peace, justice and fraternity, we are committed to sustainable development the safeguarding of creation, solidarity " and encouraging those who "accept municipal offices, often increasingly heavy".[4] On the bill opening marriage to same-sex couples [change | modify the code] October 17, 2012, it says gay marriage is "the beginning of madness" in the weekly Le Journal d'Ici and believes that "denies the nature" by allowing such a right. It also considers preferable to use the words "contract or covenant" because "marriage is the union of a man and a woman in order to be fruitful." [5]