Frédéric Rossignol

Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp. (born 5 January 1974) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Tournai since 2025. Before his appointment as bishop, he worked first as a missionary in Vietnam and Bolivia, and later as the spiritual director of the Saint Paul the Apostle Pontifical Missionary College in Rome.

Biography

Early life Frédéric Pierre Rossignol was born in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium on 5 January 1974. After having completing his secondary education and feeling a calling to the priesthood, he entered the major seminary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels in 1993, where he studied for three years, obtaining a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Louvain-la-Neuve. Still being somewhat hesitant towards his calling, he then continued his studies at the UCLouvain, graduating with a master's degree in criminology.

After graduation he worked a year as a volunteer in China with the Missions Etrangères in Paris. Following this experience he entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 2000, completing his novitiate in Portugal and making his temporary vows in 2001 . While in Portugal, he attended the Catholic University of Portugal in Porto, where he completed theological formation, graduating with a bachelor's degree in theology. He was consecrated bishop by Luc Terlinden, Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels on 14 December 2025 in Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai. As his episcopal motto, he chose Mirabilia fecit, after Psalm 97.

Personal life Rossignol is an authority on Asian culture and a lover of nature. He has a great affinity for the Focolare Movement. He is also a polyglot, being fluent in French, English, and Portuguese, and conversant in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Italian.