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Antoine de Rochebrune

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Antoine de Rochebrune
Antoine de Rochebrune in 2013
BornFebruary 18, 1964
Floirac, Gironde, France
Alma materGrenoble Institute of Technology
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
OccupationPrelate
Parent(s)Pierre de Rochebrune
Monique de Béjarry

Antoine de Rochebrune (born February 18, 1964) is a French Roman Catholic priest. He is the vicar, or representative, of Opus Dei in France since 1999.

Since 2020, he is the vicar of Opus Dei in Canada.

Early life

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Antoine de Rochebrune was born on February 18, 1964, in Floirac, Grenoble, France.[1] His father was Pierre de Rochebrune and his mother, Monique de Béjarry.[1]

De Rochebrune graduated from the Grenoble Institute of Technology, where he became an engineer in mechanical engineering in 1986.[1] He went on to receive a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the same institution four years later, in 1990.[1] He earned a second doctorate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in 1996.[1] His PhD thesis was called Le munus sanctificandi des évêques selon Lumen gentium 26.[2]

Career

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De Rochebrune worked as a mechanical engineer for Merlin Gérin (now Schneider Electric) from 1987 to 1990.[1]

De Rochebrune was ordained as an Opus Dei priest on September 15, 1996, in Rome.[1] He was a youth almoner in Paris from 1996 to 1999.[1] He was appointed as a chaplain on March 6, 2006.[1] He has served as the vicar, or representative, of Opus Dei in France since 1999.[3]

De Rochebrune published a book about the Opus Dei in 2016.[4][5][6]

He is the vicar of Opus Dei in Canada since 2020.[7]

Works

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  • de Rochebrune, Antoine; Legrand, Philippe (2016). Opus Dei : confidences inédites : entretiens avec Monseigneur de Rochebrune. Paris: Cherche midi. ISBN 9782749148915. OCLC 959661150.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Présentation du Vicaire pour la France". Opus Dei. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Le munus sanctificandi des évêques selon Lumen gentium 26. OCLC 52605173. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ "Mgr Antoine de Rochebrune". Eglise catholique de France. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "UN LIVRE TENTE DE LEVER LE VOILE SUR L'OPUS DEI". France Soir. October 11, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Jeudy, Bruno (October 26, 2016). "Le livre de la semaine : "Opus Dei. Confidences inédites"". Paris Match. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Un ouvrage tente de dissiper le mystère qui entoure l'Opus Dei". La Croix. October 11, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Marc Chatanay nommé nouveau vicaire régional de l'Opus dei pour la France".