Jean Laborie
Jean Laborie | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | November 16, 1919 |
| Died | June 25, 1996 (aged 76) |
| Religion | Christian |
Jean Laborie (16 November 1919–25 June 1996) was a French bishop of an independent Catholic church.
Biography
[edit]Jean Laborie was born on 16 November 1919, and by his own account he spent his early life doing menial labouring jobs with no involvement in religion.[1][2] In his forties he quickly discovered a vocation for religious life outside of the official Roman Catholic Church.[3] The date of when he was ordained as a priest is controversial, with some claiming he was first ordained by Irénée Poncelin d'Eschevannes 30 October 1965, but the anniversary of his ordination gave the date 13 May 1965 (which may be a symbolic reference to some apparitions of the Virgin Mary.[2] Other sources say he was consecrated as an episcopal bishop on 2 October 1966 by Jean Pierre Danyel, a bishop of the Sainte Église Celtique.[3][2]
Other sources he was re-consecrated conditionally on 20 August 1968 by Louis Jean Stanislaus Canivet.[2][3] He was re-consecrated conditionally a second time on 8 February 1977 by Traditionalist Catholic Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngo Dinh Thuc, who had already consecrated several other controversial figures.[3][4] He tried to have his movement recognized by the Holy See, but was consistently rejected.[4] Another church was built, which was inaugurated on 22 May 1983.[4]
Bernard Vignot described him as an "affable man", whose reputation was spread far beyond his region due to his service to others. However his practice was not without controversy. He had some scandals involving funds, and had ordained Luc Jouret to the priesthood. This was controversial following Jouret's orchestrations of the Solar Temple cult mass suicides in 1994.[4]
Laborie died 25 June 1996.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jarvis 2019, p. 103.
- ^ a b c d e Vignot 2001, p. 147.
- ^ a b c d Jarvis 2019, pp. 102–104.
- ^ a b c d Vignot 2001, p. 148.
- Sources
- Jarvis, Edward (2018). Sede Vacante: The Life and Legacy of Archbishop Thuc. Berkeley: The Apocryphile Press. ISBN 978-1-949643-02-2. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Vignot, Bernard (2001). "LABORIE Jean". In Chantin, Jean-Pierre (ed.). Les Marges du christianisme: « Sectes », dissidences, ésotérisme. Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine (in French). Paris: Éditions Beauchesne. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-2-7010-1418-0.
Further reading
[edit]- Luz, Frédéric (1995). Le Soufre et l'Encens: enquête sur les eglises parallèles et les évêques dissidents. Claire Vigne. ISBN 9782841930210. Retrieved 4 May 2020.