François-Xavier Dumortier
| François-Xavier Dumortier, S.J. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 November 1948 Levroux, Indre, France |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ordained | 1982 |
Offices held |
Superior of the French province of the Society of Jesus 2003–2009 — Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University (Since 1 September 2010) |
François-Xavier Dumortier, S.J. (born 4 November 1948) is a French Roman Catholic priest. Since 1 September 2010 he has been rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, though on March 21, 2016 it was announced that on the following September 1, he will be succeeded in that position by Nuno da Silva Gonçalves.[1]
Biography
François-Xavier Dumortier was born on 4 November 1948 in Levroux, France, and entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 25.[2] He was ordained as a priest in 1982, and made his final vows as a Jesuit in 1990.[3]
Dumortier was a philosophy professor for twenty years; he taught in particular at the Centre Sèvres, the Jesuit faculty of philosophy and theology in France. He was rector of that faculty from 1997 to 2003. Afterwards, Dumortier was superior of the French province of the Society of Jesus until 2009.[2]
On 27 April 2010, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Rev. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., would be succeeded by Father Dumortier as the next rector of the university. The appointment took effect on 1 September 2010.[2]
On Saturday, 14 March 2015, Pope Francis named Father Dumortier to serve as a Consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Nominato il nuovo rettore della Gregoriana: Nuno da Silva Gonçalves" (in Italian). Turin: La Stampa. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Rector Appointed for Gregorian University". Zenit. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ↑ "François-Xavier Dumortier, nuevo rector de la Universidad Pontificia Gregoriana (Roma)" (in Spanish). Ecclesia Digital. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/14/0190/00423.html
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F03%2F14%2F0190%2F00423.html
External links
- Interview with Fr. Dumortier (French)
| Preceded by Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J. |
Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University 2010 – September 2016 |
Succeeded by Nuno da Silva Gonçalves, S.J. |