Nathalie Becquart

Sister
Nathalie Becquart
In Versailles, 2015
Personal
Born1969 (age 54–55)
ReligionCatholic
NationalityFrench
EducationHEC Paris, Boston College
Known forAmong first women consultors to a Holy See general secretariat
Organization
InstituteCongregation of Xavières
Senior posting
AwardsBBC 100 Women (2022)[1]
Previous postDirector of French Catholic National Service for the Evangelization of Young People and for Vocations
Present postUndersecretary 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.

  1. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.