Marcel Manoël

Marcel Manoël was the president of the National Council of the Reformed Church in France from his election in 2001 until his retirement in 2010.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in 1945 in Saint-Jean-du-Gard.[2] He is married to Christiane Manen, teacher. They have three children and five grandchildren. He studied theology in Montpellier, Lausanne and Geneva.

Ministry

Marcel Manoël was a pastor in Brazzaville and a teacher at the École pastorale du Congo (1968–1972).[2] Nominated pastor in Nancy (1972–1973), pastor in Bangui, Central African Republic (1973–1977). Pastor in Clermont-Ferrand (1977–1978). President of the Regional Council of the Reformed Church in France for Centre-Alpes-Rhône from 1988–1996. Pastor in Nîmes, Oratoire parish from 1996–2001. He was a member of the National Council of the Reformed Church in France from 1986–1990, co-president of the Comité mixte catholique-Protestant in France from 1992–1998 and is a current member of the central committee of the World Council of Churches (appointed 1998).

References

  1. ↑ "France: l'Eglise réformée en synode", Le Figaro, 11 May 2010, retrieved 2011-07-27
  2. 1 2 Apothéloz, Christian (2021-10-22). "Marcel Manoël". Communauté de Pomeyrol (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-31.


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