Jacques Benoit-Gonnin

Jacques Benoit-Gonnin (born 24 June 1952) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Beauvais since 2010. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community.

Biography Jacques Benoit-Gonnin was born on 24 June 1952 in Thoiry in the diocese of Belley-Ars. After secondary school, he obtained a license in public law from the Regional Administration Institute of Lyon. From 1973 to 1980 he worked on the staff of the Ministry of Infrastructure. He completed his theological studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris and studied canon law at the Institut Catholique de Lyon. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Paris on 29 June 1985. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 May 2010.

Within the Bishop's Conference of France he is a member of the council for catholic education.