Yves Le Saux (born 1960) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was

bishop of Le Mans The Catholic Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cenomanensis''; French: ''Diocèse du Mans'') is a Catholic diocese of France. The diocese is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo but had previously been suffrag ...

from 2009 to 2022. He has been appointed

bishop of Annecy The Roman Catholic Diocese of Annecy (Latin: ''Dioecesis Anneciensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Annecy'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Saint-Gingolph VS, a town in the Swiss canton of Valais, is also part ...

. He is a member of the

Emmanuel Community The Emmanuel Community is a Catholic association of the faithful of pontifical right, founded in 1972 by Pierre Goursat and Martine Lafitte-Catta, starting from a prayer group belonging to the Catholic charismatic renewal. History The Emmanuel ...

Biography

Yves Le Saux was born on 24 December 1960 in

Hennebont Hennebont (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the ''Ville Close'' ...

in Brittany. After completing his classical studies, he attended the

Institut Catholique de Paris The Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), known in English as the Catholic University of Paris (and in Latin as ''Universitas catholica Parisiensis''), is a private university located in Paris, France. History: 1875–present The Institut Catholiq ...

for a year and then entered the Seminary of Autun as a member of the

. He studied philosophy and theology at the Institut d'Etudes Théologiques (IET) in Brussels, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in theology. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Autun on 22 June 1986. He has held pastoral positions in the diocese as well as offices of the Community. He was chaplain at the shrines of

Paray-le-Monial Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Paray-le-Monial part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. It is nicknamed the "city of the Sacred Heart ...

and superior of the chaplains from 1992 to 1997; participated in creating the Ecole Internationale de Formation à l'Evangélisation (EIFE) of Paray-le-Monial between 1986 and 1992; Autun's episcopal delegate for the Pastoral Care of the Family from 1995 to 1997; and led the preparatory year for the Emmanuel Community at the Maison Saint-Joseph in Namur, Belgium, from 1997 to 2002. From 2002 to 2008 he was responsible for priests, deacons and seminarians of the same community. On 21 November 2008,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...

named him Bishop of Le Mans. He received his episcopal consecration on 25 January 2009. On 27 June 2022,

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

named him bishop of Annecy. Within the Conference of French Bishops, Le Saux is president of the editorial committee of KTO-Television, a member of the episcopal commission for consecrated life, and a permanent guest of its council for communication.

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