Appointment of bishop of Limoges, France

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Benoît Aubert, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Paris, until now parish priest of Dourdan in the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes, as bishop of Limoges, France.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Benoît Aubert was born on 30 May 1973 in Porto-Vecchio in Corsica. After graduating in engineering, he studied philosophy and theology at the Paris Seminary and joined the Fraternité Missionnaire des Prêtres pour la Ville.

He was ordained a priest on 24 June 2006, and incardinated in the archdiocese.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Villemomble (2006-2010) and Aubervilliers (2010-2019), in the diocese of Saint-Denis; episcopal vicar for the pastoral care of young adults and delegate of the ecclesiastical province for the Mission étudiante (2019-2022); rector of Saint-Joseph des Carmes in Paris (2019-2021); special secretary to the Archbishop of Paris (2021-2022); and to date, parish priest in solidum, vicar forane and head of the pastoral sector of Dourdan, in the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes (since 2022).