14 Facts About Luc Ravel

Luc Ravel was bishop of the Diocese of the French Armed Forces from 2009 to 2017.

Luc Ravel was born the fourth child in a family of three girls and four boys.

Luc Ravel graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and studied to become an engineer at the IFP School.

Luc Ravel studied philosophy and theology at the Abbey Saint-Pierre in the commune of Champagne, in the Ardeche department in southern France, and at the University of Poitiers.

Luc Ravel made his solemn profession as a Canon Regular of St Victor on 7 December 1985 and was ordained a priest on 25 June 1988.

Luc Ravel was then prior at the Church of Saint-Charles at Porrentruy, in Jura, Switzerland, at Montbron, and at the Tardoire and Bandiat deanery in Charente.

Luc Ravel returned to the Abbey of Saint-Pierre where he was master of novices from 1996 to 2007 and subprior from 2003 to 2009.

Luc Ravel founded Notre-Dame de l'Ecoute, a movement for single and celibate people.

Luc Ravel was appointed bishop of the Diocese of the French Armed Forces by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 October 2009.

Luc Ravel received his episcopal consecration in Notre Dame Cathedral on 29 November 2009 from Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois.

Luc Ravel was elected a member of the Doctrinal Commission of the Bishops' Conference of France in 2011.

Luc Ravel was appointed Archbishop of Strasbourg on 18 February 2017.

Luc Ravel was the only French bishop to support French President Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 election and skipped the annual chrism Mass to attend a Macron rally.

Luc Ravel supported the work of the Missionaries of Divine Mercy to evangelize Muslims, a controversial approach in contrast to interfaith dialog.