Sister Nathalie Becquart | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
Religion | Catholic |
Nationality | French |
Education | HEC Paris, Boston College |
Known for | Among first women consultors to a Holy See general secretariat |
Organization | |
Institute | Congregation of Xavières |
Senior posting | |
Awards | BBC 100 Women (2022)[1] |
Previous post | Director of French Catholic National Service for the Evangelization of Young People and for Vocations |
Present post | Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops |
Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ (born 1969) is a French Catholic religious sister who has served as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops since 2021. She is the first woman to hold such a position and the first to have voting rights in the Synod. She is a member of the Congregation of Xavières.
Becquart was appointed a consultor to the Synod of Bishops in 2019 and named one of its undersecretaries in 2021. From 2008 to 2018, she oversaw the National Service for the Evangelization of Young People and for Vocations (SNEJV) within the Bishops' Conference of France.