Pascal Delannoy
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Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (2 April 1957 - ) is the current Bishop of Saint Denis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles, and the Archdiocese of Paris. As of 2011, the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.Bishop...

 since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
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 on 10 March 2009. He had formally served as Auxiliary of Lille
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in 1913 as the Diocese of Lille, the archdiocese encompasses the arrondissements of Dunkerque and Lille, within the department of Nord in the Region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais...

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Delannoy was born in Comines
Comines
Comines is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.-Geography:The town of Comines is located at the Franco-Belgian border, and is split into two parts: Comines and Comines , part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton....

 in the Archdiocese of Lille. He studied secondary nell'Institution Saint Jude of Armentières, undertook graduate studies in economics
Economics
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 at the Catholic University of Lille, ending with a "maîtrise". He has practiced accounting for four years, then entered the Major Seminary of Lille, where he followed all his training for the priesthood.

He was ordained priest on 4 June 1989 for the diocese of Lille.

He held the following Ministerial appointments: Vice-parish priest of Saint-Baptiste in Roubaix and Saint-Paul to Hem, responsible for movements in the deanery of apostolic-Roubaix Center (1989–1991), head of pastoral environments for independent zone Roubaix (1991–1997), Dean of Center-Roubaix (1997–1999). From 1999 to 2004 was Episcopal Vicar of the area of Flandres, and at the same time Dean of Bailleul and then, since 2003, Dean dell'Houtland. In the French Bishops' Conference is the President of the Episcopal Commission of the Council Financial and Economic Affairs, social and legal.

He was appointed titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...

 of Usinaza and appointed Auxiliary bishop of Lille by Pope John Paul II
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 on 30 June 2004, was consecrated 12 September of that year.

On 10 March 2009 Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
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 appointed him Bishop of Saint Denis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles, and the Archdiocese of Paris. As of 2011, the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.Bishop...

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