Jean-Luc Schneider

Jean-Luc Schneider is the Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. He succeeded Wilhelm Leber on 19 May 2013 to become the ninth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. Jean-Luc Schneider is the first Frenchman to lead the New Apostolic Church.

Early life

Jean-Luc Schneider was born into a New Apostolic family on 18 September 1959, the eldest of three children. In 1983, he married his wife Pascale and they have two daughters.
He and his wife live in a part of metropolitan Strasbourg, North-Eastern France.
As a young man, he studied at a management school. He was employed by a French gas company after the completion of his military service in 1982. After working in various capacities within the company, he was later appointed as manager in the Strategy and Finance department.

Ministerial timeline

Sub-deacon - 10 January 1980
Priest - 24 November 1985
Evangelist - 17 September 1989
Shepherd - 1 January 1993
District Elder - 14 November 1993
Apostle and District Apostle Helper - 22 June 2003
District Apostle - 26 September 2004
Chief Apostle Helper - 27 May 2012
Chief Apostle - 19 May 2013

As a District Elder, he was placed in charge of youth care for France. As a District Apostle, he was responsible for France, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tahiti and New Caledonia.