François-Xavier Dumortier
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François-Xavier Dumortier, S.J.
(born 4 November 1948) is a French
Roman Catholic priest
. Since 1 September 2010 he has been rector
of the Pontifical Gregorian University
in Rome
.
, France
, and entered the Society of Jesus
at the age of 25. He was ordained as a priest in 1982, and made his final vows as a Jesuit in 1990.
Dumortier was a philosophy professor for twenty years; he taught in particular at the Centre Sèvres
, the Jesuit faculty of philosophy and theology in France. He was rector of that faculty from 1997 to 2003. Afterwards, Dumortier was superior of the French province of the Society of Jesus until 2009.
On 27 April 2010, Pope Benedict XVI
announced that the rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Gianfranco Ghirlanda
, S.J., would be succeeded by Dumortier as the next rector of the university. The appointment took effect on 1 September 2010.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(born 4 November 1948) is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Roman Catholic priest
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
. Since 1 September 2010 he has been rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Biography
François-Xavier Dumortier was born on 4 November 1948 in LevrouxLevroux
Levroux is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
at the age of 25. He was ordained as a priest in 1982, and made his final vows as a Jesuit in 1990.
Dumortier was a philosophy professor for twenty years; he taught in particular at the Centre Sèvres
Centre Sèvres
The Centre Sèvres - Facultés jésuites de Paris is a university-level institution established in 1974 in Paris that focuses on the study of theology and philosophy...
, the Jesuit faculty of philosophy and theology in France. He was rector of that faculty from 1997 to 2003. Afterwards, Dumortier was superior of the French province of the Society of Jesus until 2009.
On 27 April 2010, Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
announced that the rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Gianfranco Ghirlanda
Gianfranco Ghirlanda
Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J. is an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the former rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.-Biography:Gianfranco Ghirlanda was born on 5 July 1942 in Rome....
, S.J., would be succeeded by Dumortier as the next rector of the university. The appointment took effect on 1 September 2010.