Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise)
Thibault Verny was born on November 7, 1965, in Paris. After obtaining a degree in Engineering Physics from the *École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de Paris*, he entered the Archdiocesan Seminary. Subsequently, he attended the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome and earned a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was ordained a priest on June 27, 1998, for the Archdiocese of Paris. On June 25, 2016, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Lamzella and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, receiving episcopal ordination on September 9 of that year. Within the French Bishops' Conference, he serves as President of the Council for the Prevention of and Fight against Pedophilia. Thibault Verny. Archbishop: Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Tarentaise, since 2023. Born November 7, 1965. Ordained priest June 27, 1998. Appointed bishop June 25, 2016. Consecrated bishop September 9, 2016. Responsibility. President: Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Education: *École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielle de Paris* (ESPCI). Physics Engineer. Paris Seminary. Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Pontifical French Seminary, Rome. Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology. Ministries: Study and research mission at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (1998–1999). Chaplain at Janson-de-Sailly (middle and high school) and Eugène-Delacroix (middle school), Paris (1999–2005). Pastor of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette parish, Paris (2005). Dean of the Magenta-La Fayette deanery, Paris (2007). Assistant to the diocesan office for priestly and religious vocations (2014). Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Paris (2016–2023). Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (2016–2023). Member of the Council for Christian Unity and Relations with Judaism (2017–2022). Permanent invitee to the Council for the Prevention of and Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse (2021–2022). President of the Council for the Prevention of and Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse (2022–2025). Member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (2022–2025). Episcopal motto: If you knew the gift of God (Jn 4:10).