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Frédéric Rossignol, C.S.Sp. | |
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| Bishop of Tournai | |
| See | Tournai |
| Appointed | 6 October 2025 |
| Installed | 14 December 2025 |
| Predecessor | Guy Harpigny |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 December 2005 |
| Consecration | 14 December 2025 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1974 |
| Motto | Mirabilia fecit ("He has done marvelous deeds") |
Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp. (born 5 January 1974) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Tournai since 2025. Before his appointment as bishop, he worked first as a missionary in Vietnam and Bolivia, and later as the spiritual director of the Saint Paul the Apostle Pontifical Missionary College in Rome.
| Styles of Frédéric Rossignol | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Frédéric Pierre Rossignol was born in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium on 5 January 1974.[1] After having completing his secondary education and feeling a calling to the priesthood, he entered the major seminary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels in 1993, where he studied for three years, obtaining a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Louvain-la-Neuve. [2] Still being somewhat hesitant towards his calling, he then continued his studies at the UCLouvain, graduating with a master's degree in criminology.[1][2][3]
After graduation he worked a year as a volunteer in China with the Missions Etrangères in Paris. Following this experience he entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 2000, completing his novitiate in Portugal and making his temporary vows in 2001[2][4]. While in Portugal, he attended the Catholic University of Portugal in Porto, where he completed theological formation, graduating with a bachelor's degree in theology.[1][2][3]
Priesthood and missionary career
[edit]Rossignol professed his perpetual vows as a Spiritan in 2005, and was ordained to the priesthood in Gentinnes on 11 December 2005.[1][3] In 2007, he was sent to Vietnam, where he founded the countries' first Spiritan community. He also spent time in the Philippines and worked as a deputy parish priest in Bolivia for a year between 2018 and 2019. Between 2021 and 2023, Rossignol served as regional superior for the communities of his order in Vietnam and India.[2][4] In July of 2024, he was appointed spiritual director of Saint-Paul the Apostle Pontifical Missionary College in Rome, an institution that supports the formation of priests from missionary territories.[4]
Bishop of Tournai
[edit]On 6 October 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Rossignol as the 101st Bishop of Tournai, as successor of Guy Harpigny.[1] Rossignol himself was surprised by his own appointment, given that he spent most of the previous 26 years outside of the country in which his new diocese is located.[5] He will receive his episcopal consecration from Luc Terlinden, Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels on 14 December 2025 in Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai. As his episcopal motto, he chose Mirabilia fecit, after Psalm 97.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Rossignol is an authority on Asian culture and a lover of nature. He has a great affinity for the Focolare Movement.[3] He is also a polyglot, being fluent in French, English, and Portuguese, and conversant in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Italian.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Resignations and Appointments, 06.10.2025" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Delcorps, Vincent (6 October 2025). "Qui est Frédéric Rossignol, le prochain évêque de Tournai?". Cathobel (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Mgr. Frédéric Rossignol is de nieuwe bisschop van Doornik" (Press release) (in Dutch). Episcopal Conference of Belgium. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Fr. Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp., from the Province of Belgium, Appointed Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)". spiritanroma.org. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Lebailly, Marie (6 October 2025). "Rencontre entre Tournai et son nouvel évêque". Diocese de Tournai (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
External links
[edit]Catholic Hierarchy: Fr. Frédéric Pierre Rossignol
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