Former Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban, Monsignor Roger Joseph Tort was born on September 22, 1918, in Montjoie en Couserans, Ariège, France. Frequenting the Minor Seminary of Pamiers between 1928 and 1935, upon finishing his studies there, he entered the Major Seminary, where he pursued his studies until 1938, when he enrolled in military service. Held as a prisoner of war in Germany from 1940 till 1945, back in France he entered the Institut Catholique of Toulouse and was ordained to the priesthood at 29 years of age on June 29, 1947, in Pamiers.
Named vicar of Saint Girons in 1948, he retained this post until 1951, when he was named professor of theology and morals at the Major Seminary of Pamiers. Curate of Sentein between 1956 and 1967, he was successively appointed archpriest of Pamiers.
At 51 years of age, Tort was named Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban by Pope Paul VI, succeeding Monsignor Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou. He received his episcopal consecration at Pamiers on October 18, 1970, from Bishop Henri Lugagne-Delpon, assisted by Archbishop Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud and the named Bishop Courrèges d'Ustou. He took possession of his see on the following November 8.
The unexpected death of Bishop Tort in Paris at 56 years of age on January 16, 1975, sparked worldwide controversy. The Bishop was due to attend a meeting of the French Episcopal Conference when he was found dead from a heart attack in the hallway of a hotel frequented by prostitutes in the Paris Rue St. Denis Area. Cardinal Marty, then Archbishop of Paris, ordered a special Church commission to look into the "exact circumstances" of Tort's demise. It resulted that the Bishop was on his way to visit an old friend of his, when stricken, he was admitted to the named hotel with the hope of having him resuscitated, but it was already too late. When found, Monsignor Tort was still wearing his Bishop's ring, and his pectoral cross, and his rosary was still in his pocket.
Bishop Tort's death refreshed another serious controversy aroused a few months before when Cardinal Jean Daniélou SJ., an internationally renowned Theologian, was found dead in the home of a striptease dancer. The circumstances of his death were very diversely interpreted. The Cardinal used to provide pastoral care to poor people and women of Paris slums. Stricken by a heart attack on the stairs of a brothel on 56, Rue Dulong, north of Boulevard des Batignolles, Paris 17e, he died minutes later, with various false allegations following soon after.
Following the celebration of a Requiem Mass at the Cathedral of Montauban, presided by Cardinal Louis-Jean Guyot, Archbishop of Toulouse, Bishop Tort was laid to rest in the bishop's crypt on January 23, 1975.
Named vicar of Saint Girons in 1948, he retained this post until 1951, when he was named professor of theology and morals at the Major Seminary of Pamiers. Curate of Sentein between 1956 and 1967, he was successively appointed archpriest of Pamiers.
At 51 years of age, Tort was named Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban by Pope Paul VI, succeeding Monsignor Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou. He received his episcopal consecration at Pamiers on October 18, 1970, from Bishop Henri Lugagne-Delpon, assisted by Archbishop Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud and the named Bishop Courrèges d'Ustou. He took possession of his see on the following November 8.
The unexpected death of Bishop Tort in Paris at 56 years of age on January 16, 1975, sparked worldwide controversy. The Bishop was due to attend a meeting of the French Episcopal Conference when he was found dead from a heart attack in the hallway of a hotel frequented by prostitutes in the Paris Rue St. Denis Area. Cardinal Marty, then Archbishop of Paris, ordered a special Church commission to look into the "exact circumstances" of Tort's demise. It resulted that the Bishop was on his way to visit an old friend of his, when stricken, he was admitted to the named hotel with the hope of having him resuscitated, but it was already too late. When found, Monsignor Tort was still wearing his Bishop's ring, and his pectoral cross, and his rosary was still in his pocket.
Bishop Tort's death refreshed another serious controversy aroused a few months before when Cardinal Jean Daniélou SJ., an internationally renowned Theologian, was found dead in the home of a striptease dancer. The circumstances of his death were very diversely interpreted. The Cardinal used to provide pastoral care to poor people and women of Paris slums. Stricken by a heart attack on the stairs of a brothel on 56, Rue Dulong, north of Boulevard des Batignolles, Paris 17e, he died minutes later, with various false allegations following soon after.
Following the celebration of a Requiem Mass at the Cathedral of Montauban, presided by Cardinal Louis-Jean Guyot, Archbishop of Toulouse, Bishop Tort was laid to rest in the bishop's crypt on January 23, 1975.
Former Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban, Monsignor Roger Joseph Tort was born on September 22, 1918, in Montjoie en Couserans, Ariège, France. Frequenting the Minor Seminary of Pamiers between 1928 and 1935, upon finishing his studies there, he entered the Major Seminary, where he pursued his studies until 1938, when he enrolled in military service. Held as a prisoner of war in Germany from 1940 till 1945, back in France he entered the Institut Catholique of Toulouse and was ordained to the priesthood at 29 years of age on June 29, 1947, in Pamiers.
Named vicar of Saint Girons in 1948, he retained this post until 1951, when he was named professor of theology and morals at the Major Seminary of Pamiers. Curate of Sentein between 1956 and 1967, he was successively appointed archpriest of Pamiers.
At 51 years of age, Tort was named Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban by Pope Paul VI, succeeding Monsignor Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou. He received his episcopal consecration at Pamiers on October 18, 1970, from Bishop Henri Lugagne-Delpon, assisted by Archbishop Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud and the named Bishop Courrèges d'Ustou. He took possession of his see on the following November 8.
The unexpected death of Bishop Tort in Paris at 56 years of age on January 16, 1975, sparked worldwide controversy. The Bishop was due to attend a meeting of the French Episcopal Conference when he was found dead from a heart attack in the hallway of a hotel frequented by prostitutes in the Paris Rue St. Denis Area. Cardinal Marty, then Archbishop of Paris, ordered a special Church commission to look into the "exact circumstances" of Tort's demise. It resulted that the Bishop was on his way to visit an old friend of his, when stricken, he was admitted to the named hotel with the hope of having him resuscitated, but it was already too late. When found, Monsignor Tort was still wearing his Bishop's ring, and his pectoral cross, and his rosary was still in his pocket.
Bishop Tort's death refreshed another serious controversy aroused a few months before when Cardinal Jean Daniélou SJ., an internationally renowned Theologian, was found dead in the home of a striptease dancer. The circumstances of his death were very diversely interpreted. The Cardinal used to provide pastoral care to poor people and women of Paris slums. Stricken by a heart attack on the stairs of a brothel on 56, Rue Dulong, north of Boulevard des Batignolles, Paris 17e, he died minutes later, with various false allegations following soon after.
Following the celebration of a Requiem Mass at the Cathedral of Montauban, presided by Cardinal Louis-Jean Guyot, Archbishop of Toulouse, Bishop Tort was laid to rest in the bishop's crypt on January 23, 1975.
Named vicar of Saint Girons in 1948, he retained this post until 1951, when he was named professor of theology and morals at the Major Seminary of Pamiers. Curate of Sentein between 1956 and 1967, he was successively appointed archpriest of Pamiers.
At 51 years of age, Tort was named Bishop of the Diocese of Montauban by Pope Paul VI, succeeding Monsignor Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou. He received his episcopal consecration at Pamiers on October 18, 1970, from Bishop Henri Lugagne-Delpon, assisted by Archbishop Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud and the named Bishop Courrèges d'Ustou. He took possession of his see on the following November 8.
The unexpected death of Bishop Tort in Paris at 56 years of age on January 16, 1975, sparked worldwide controversy. The Bishop was due to attend a meeting of the French Episcopal Conference when he was found dead from a heart attack in the hallway of a hotel frequented by prostitutes in the Paris Rue St. Denis Area. Cardinal Marty, then Archbishop of Paris, ordered a special Church commission to look into the "exact circumstances" of Tort's demise. It resulted that the Bishop was on his way to visit an old friend of his, when stricken, he was admitted to the named hotel with the hope of having him resuscitated, but it was already too late. When found, Monsignor Tort was still wearing his Bishop's ring, and his pectoral cross, and his rosary was still in his pocket.
Bishop Tort's death refreshed another serious controversy aroused a few months before when Cardinal Jean Daniélou SJ., an internationally renowned Theologian, was found dead in the home of a striptease dancer. The circumstances of his death were very diversely interpreted. The Cardinal used to provide pastoral care to poor people and women of Paris slums. Stricken by a heart attack on the stairs of a brothel on 56, Rue Dulong, north of Boulevard des Batignolles, Paris 17e, he died minutes later, with various false allegations following soon after.
Following the celebration of a Requiem Mass at the Cathedral of Montauban, presided by Cardinal Louis-Jean Guyot, Archbishop of Toulouse, Bishop Tort was laid to rest in the bishop's crypt on January 23, 1975.
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