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Why the Vatican launches an apostolic inquiry in the diocese of Toulon

2023-02-07T14:38:42.479Z


Announced jointly on Tuesday February 7 by the nunciature and the diocese, an “apostolic visit” is aimed at the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, of which Mgr Dominique Rey is in charge.


Under Roman observation for several years, the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon will enter a new phase in this month of February 2023. An "

apostolic visitation

" was decreed by the Vatican and officially announced this Tuesday, February 7 to finish there see clearly on the controversial ecclesial management of this French diocese, however flourishing and under the leadership, since May 2000, of Mgr Dominique Rey, 70 years old.

Read alsoThe appalling decision of the Vatican towards the diocese of Toulon

An “

apostolic visitation

” is not a simple audit.

It is decided by the Roman authority of the dicastery of bishops "

by mandate of Pope Francis

", specifies the apostolic nunciature of Paris.

It is led by two experienced bishops, appointed by the Holy See, in this case, Mgr Joël Mercier, 78 years old, French, former secretary of the congregation for the clergy and by Mgr Antoine Hérouard, 66 years old, archbishop of Dijon.

They will audition who they want in the diocese from February 13, for two weeks, then during a last week before…

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Source: lefigaro

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