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Régis de Cacqueray-Valménier, also known by the name Father Joseph of Avallon (O.F.M. Cap.), is a French Traditionalist Catholic priest. He was born the 30th July 1967 in Avallon and was ordained by Licinio Rangel in 1992; afterwards, he was appointed the Superior General of the District of France from 2002 to 2014 for the Society of Saint Pius X, founded by Marcel Lefebvre. In 2014, he quit the SSPX to join the Capuchins of Morgon, a traditionalist Capuchin Order. Since 2018, he has been one of the chaplains for the institute, Civitas.

Biography
He is from a family of nine children, and part of the minor nobility of Normandy.

In 2002, he was appointed as the District Superior of France for the SSPX. In September 2005, for various reasons he removed Father Philippe Laguérie from the SSPX.

During his time as Superior General for the SSPX, he was engaged in many activities; notably leading prayers before the French National Assembly in opposition to homosexual marriage, accompanied by the association Civitas.

On the 15th August 2014, Régis de Cacqueray quitted the SSPX to enter into the Order of the Capuchins of Morgon, in Villié-Morgon, department of Rhône.

Since Summer 2018, he has also been one of the chaplains of Civitas and a columnist for their magazine.