Originally published at National Catholic Register
As coadjutor, Bishop Touvet is serving alongside Bishop Dominique Rey, who has led the French diocese since 2000.
The Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in the south of France will ordain six men to the transitional diaconate on Dec. 1, ending a Vatican suspension on diocesan ordinations to the priesthood or diaconate that has lasted over two years.
Ordinations were halted by the Vatican in June 2022 following a fraternal visit to the diocese by Archbishop (now Cardinal) Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.
The ordinations of six seminarians from the traditionalist community Missionaries of Divine Mercy will take place in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin in Lorgues, according to an Oct. 21 announcement from Bishop François Touvet.
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Touvet a coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in November 2023, putting him in charge of religious communities and of the training of priests and seminarians.
As coadjutor, Bishop Touvet is serving alongside Bishop Dominique Rey, who has led the French diocese since 2000. Bishop Touvet will succeed Bishop Rey upon Rey’s 75th birthday.
Bishop Touvet said this week the Dec. 1 ordinations “are the fruit of a trusting and peaceful dialogue maintained with the superior of the community [of
