Dominique Rey
Dominique Marie Jean Rey is the Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon in the province of Marseille in southern France. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community, and he is considered one of the more conservative French bishops.Biography
He served as curé of Ste. Trinité church in Paris from 1995 to 2000.
On 16 May 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon. He received his episcopal consecration on 17 September 2000.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to participate in the synod on evangelisation in October 2012.
He is the author of a book that argues that being a Catholic and a Freemason are incompatible.
In June 2013, he organized a four-day conference on sacred liturgy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
On 6 February 2014, Pope Francis named him a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
In August 2015, breaking with the policy of the Conference of French Bishops, he invited Marion Maréchal-Le Pen a prominent National Front member of the French parliament, to participate on a panel of politicians in his diocese. Rey defended the invitation: "The FN is a party like any other on the political chessboard. You have to be realistic, don't cover your eyes and ears!"
Within the Bishop's Conference of France he is a member of the episcopal finance commission.Distinctions
