Nicolas Lhernould

Nicolas Lhernould was born on 23 March 1975 in Courbevoie, on the outskirts of Paris.[1] He attended the Lycée Sainte-Marie in Neuilly and made his first trip to Tunisia as part of group of young teachers.[2] He obtained a licentiate in sociology from the University of Paris-Nanterre in 1995 and a master's degree in econometrics in 1996, and then a degree in social sciences from the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan in 1997.[1][2] He then taught mathematics in Tunisia for two years.[2]

In 1999, he entered the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome representing the Archdiocese of Tunis. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Tunis on 22 May 2004. He completed his theological studies, he obtained, a bachelor's degree in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 2003 and a licenciate in sciences and patristic theology at the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in 2006, writing a study of the sermons of Fulgentius of Ruspe.[1]

In Tunisia, he was pastor of Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia in the southern part of the country from 2005 to 2012. He was pastor of Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc in Tunis and vicar general of the diocese from 2012 to 2019. From 2009 to 2014 he was President of the Association of "Center of Studies of Carthage".[1]

In July 2019 he was appointed to a five-year term as national director for Tunisia of the Pontifical Mission Societies.[3]

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Constantine on 9 December 2019.[1] The nomination makes him the youngest French bishop.[2]

• "P. Nicolas Lhernould: en Tunisie, servir l'espérance". Chrétiens de la Méditerranée (Interview) (in French). 14 November 2015.
• "Algérie: Mgr Nicolas Lhernould a été nommé évêque de Constantine". RCF (Interview) (in French). 9 December 2019.