Louis Bouyer
The Reverend Fr Louis Bouyer | |
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| Born | 17 February 1913 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 October 2004 (aged 91) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Priest, scholar |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church (formerly Lutheran) |
Congregations served | Oratory of Jesus |
Louis Bouyer CO (17 February 1913 – 22 October 2004) was a French Catholic priest and former Lutheran minister who was received into the Catholic Church in 1939. During his religious career he was an influential theological thinker, especially in the fields of history, liturgy and spirituality, and as peritus helped shape the vision of the Second Vatican Council. He was a member of the Oratory of Jesus.
Along with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and others, he was a co-founder of the international review Communio. He was chosen by the pope to be part of a team to initiate the International Theological Commission in 1969.