Dominique Rey

Dominique Marie Jean Rey (born 21 September 1952) is the Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon in the province of Marseille in southern France. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community,[1] and he is considered one of the more conservative French bishops.[2] He also frequently celebrates Tridentine Mass.[3] This has brought him under pressure from the Vatican in its campaign to suppress the Tridentine rite along with the theology associated with it. He is been criticized for ordaining priests who had failed qualifications in their home countries and then losing track of them, as well as for his lack of action against sex abusers in his diocese.[4]

This article is about the French bishop. For the Canadian artist, see Dominique Rey (artist).
His Excellency

Dominique Marie Jean Rey

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

Biography

Rey was born in Saint-Étienne on 21 September 1952. He served as curé of Ste. Trinité church in Paris from 1995 to 2000.[1]

On 16 May 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon.[1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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][lower-alpha 2]

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.[2][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]

Notes
  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]

Distinctions

References
  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.05.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Des séminaristes pour la forme extraordinaire". 16 July 2013.
  4. "Messe en latin et évangélisation : Dominique Rey, l'évêque réac qui embarrasse le Vatican". 31 July 2023.
  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. MGR. DOMINIQUE REY BISHOP OF FRÉJUS-TOULON IS MADE PRELATE GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER
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