The Prado spiritual family and the Diocese of Lyon invite you to (re)discover the figure of Bishop Alfred Ancel (1898–1984), auxiliary bishop of Lyon from 1947 to 1973. Don’t miss the exhibition « A bishop of Lyon in his time »at the Basilica of Saint Bonaventure (7, Place des Cordeliers – Lyon 2th).
The exhibition, organised as part of the Alfred Ancel Year, will be open to the public from Saturday 14 September 2024 to Thursday 31 October 2024 inclusive.
By scanning the QR code in the bottom right-hand corner of each panel, you can find out even more about the different stages of Bishop Alfred Ancel’s life.
If you are unable to visit in person, you can click on the «details» links or on the images of the display panels below. The «START THE VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE ALFRED ANCEL EXHIBITION» button at the bottom of the page will also take you from one display panel to the next as you browse.
- Timeline – Bibliography, details ;
- Childhood, youth and war, details ;
- In Rome, whilst a brilliant seminarian, he discovered Antoine Chevrier, details ;
- Theologian and professor of philosophy, details ;
- Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, details ;
- Superior General of the Prado, details ;
- An active participant in the Second Vatican Council, details ;
- The Pradosian family, details ;
- O, become saints, details ;
- A challenging dialogue with the French Communist Party, details ;
- Alfred Ancel and young people in difficulty, details ;
- Supporting migrants, details ;
- End-of-life care, details.
See also:
- Alfred Ancel, a worker at Gerland, click here.
- Some memories of Bishop Alfred ANCEL, an employee of Etablissements T. DAVID from 1954 to 1959 (Interview conducted by Pierre David in 1984, following the death of Monsignor Ancel, with his father, François David, the director of the company that had taken him on in late 1954), click here.
- Alfred Ancel and the worker-priests (by Francis Gayral, a retired worker-priest from Le Prado and the Diocese of Albi), click here.
The official opening of the exhibition which took place Saturday 14 September at 5 pm was followed at 6 pm by a lecture “Father Ancel’s Pastoral Charity“ proposed by Father Antonio BRAVO, former Superior General of the Secular Institute of the Priests of the Prado. To read his speech, click here.
There are also many other events on offer as part of the Alfred Ancel Year, find out more.