Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
Pierre d’Ornellas. Archbishop of Rennes since 2007. He was born on May 9, 1953. He was ordained a priest on August 15, 1984. He was appointed bishop on July 4, 1997. He was consecrated bishop on October 10, 1997. Responsibility: Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Rennes. Member: Council of Christian Churches in France. Education: Theological training at the Studium de Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Venasque, the Faculty of Theology in Fribourg, and the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic Institute of Toulouse. Preparatory studies for engineering school at Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris; engineering studies at the *Hautes Études Industrielles* (HEI) school at the Catholic Institute of Lille. Ministries: Head of the working group for the *États Généraux* (National Convention) on Bioethics. Head of the "Bioethics" working group. Professor of theology at the Studium de Notre-Dame-de-Vie and chaplain at the Carpentras middle and high school (1985–1986). Private secretary to Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, Archbishop of Paris (1986–1991). Director of the Maison Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux in Brussels (1992–1995). Director of the Cathedral School of the Diocese of Paris (1995–2006). Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1997–2006). Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (2006–2007). Member of the Council for Christian Unity and Relations with Judaism (2022–2023). President of the Council for Christian Unity and Relations with Judaism (2023–2024). Episcopal motto: "Because of His great love."