Denis Jachiet
French Catholic bishop (born 1962)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Denis Jachiet (born 21 April 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard since 2021. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Paris from 2016 to 2021.
- Auxiliary bishop of Paris (2016–2021)
- Apostolic administrator of Saint-Dié (2022–2023)
Denis Jachiet | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard | |
| |
| Appointed | 2 October 2021 |
| Installed | 14 November 2021 |
| Predecessor | Dominique Blanchet |
| Previous posts |
|
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1996 |
| Consecration | 9 September 2016 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1962 Paris, France |
Biography
Denis Jachiet was born in Paris on 21 April 1962.[1] He graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie in Paris and earned a doctorate in organic chemistry from the Paris VI University.[2] He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles as a research scientist. He entered the seminary in Paris in 1990 and studied at the cathedral school there. He was ordained priest for the diocese of Paris on 29 June 1996.[1] He continued his studies at the Institut d'études théologiques in Brussels in 1996/97, where he obtained his licentiate in theology.[2]
He served as vicar of the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Grace de Passy and chaplain of the college and high school of Saint-Jean de Passy from 1997 to 2000; formator of the Seminary of Paris and teacher at the cathedral school from 2000 to 2014; head of the Maison Saint-Roch of the Seminary of Paris from 2000 to 2010; delegate for priestly and religious vocations from 2002 to 2009; member of the Priests Council from 2005 to 2016; director of the Maison Saint-Augustin at the Seminary of Paris from 2009 to 2010; parish priest of Saint-Séverin and Saint-Nicolas and head of the Maison Saint-Séverin of the Seminary of Paris from 2010 to 2014; diocesan chaplain of the Scouts unitaires de France for 2013/2014; and vicar general and titular canon of the Cathedral of Paris from 2014 to 2016.[3][2]
On 25 June 2016 Pope Francis appointed Jachiet auxiliary bishop of Paris anc titular bishop of Tigisis in Numidia.[3] He received his episcopal ordination on 9 September.[1]
On 2 October 2021, he was appointed bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard.[1] He was installed there on 14 November.
He served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Saint-Dié from September 2022 to February 2023.[4][5]