Bishop of Amiens
Msgr. Gérard Le Stang was born on 28 June 1963 in Plougonvelin, Finisterre, in the diocese of Quimper. After his secondary studies he attended the faculty of medicine of the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, and initiated his formation to the priesthood in the interdiocesan seminary of Vannes. He was ordained a priest on 17 June 1990, and incardinated in the diocese of Quimper. He completed his formation at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, obtaining a licentiate in dogmatic theology in 1994. He is a member of the Prêtres du Coeur de Jésus Secular Institute, of the Cor Unum spiritual family. He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint-Louis in Brest (1990-1992); parish vicar of the cathedral of Quimper, chaplain of public instruction for Quimper-Centre and professor of the interdiocesan seminary of Vannes (1994-1996); Diocesan Chaplain of the Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes (1994-1999); Formator of the Inter-Diocesan Seminary of Vannes (1996-1999); Formator (1999-2003) and Rector of the Inter-Diocesan Seminary of Rennes (2003-2009); General Secretary of the National Council of Major Seminaries (2006-2009); vicar general of Quimper, diocesan delegate for the pastoral care of vocations, the diaconate, missionary cooperation and formation (2009-2013); administrator of the Quimper-Rive-Gauche parish unit (2012-2013); adjunct general secretary of the French Episcopal Conference (2013-2016); parish priest in solidum and moderator of the parish unit Notre-Dame du Folgoët, Côte-des-Légendes, Cœeur-des-Abers, Plouguerneau and Vallons-de-l'Aber-Benoît (2016-2017). Since 2017 he has been Parish Priest of Notre-Dame du Folgoët-Abers- Côte-des-Légendes and since 2020 general secretary of the presbyteral council.