Georges Robert Edmond Gilson (30 May 1929 – 27 November 2024) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.[1]
His Excellency Georges Gilson | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Sens and Auxerre | |
 Mgr Georges Gilson, Archbishop Emeritus of Sens-Auxerre, Prelate Emeritus of Mission of France, "pardonneur" of Pardon de la Clarté in 2009 | |
| Archdiocese | Sens and Auxerre |
| Appointed | 2 August 1996 |
| Term ended | 31 December 2004 |
| Predecessor | Gérard Defois |
| Successor | Yves Patenôtre |
| Other post(s) | Prelate Mission de France at Pontigny (1996–2004) |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Paris and Titular Bishop of Benda (1976–1981) Bishop of Le Mans (1981–1996) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 April 1957 by Émile-Arsène Blanchet |
| Consecration | 9 October 1976 by François Marty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1929 |
| Died | 27 November 2024 (aged 95) |
Biography
editGilson was ordained a priest in 1957. In 1974, he was appointed vicar general of the Archdiocese of Paris.[2] Since 1976, he served as auxiliary bishop to Cardinal Marty of Paris.
On the appointment of Cardinal Lustiger as Archbishop of Paris, Gilson was rapidly appointed to the see of Le Mans (1981). From 1996 to 2004 he served as Archbishop of Sens-Auxerre (the see lost its metropolitan functions in 2002) and simultaneously as Prelate to the Mission de France (Pontigny). He retired on 31 December 2004.
Gilson died on 27 November 2024, at the age of 95.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Archbishop Georges Edmond Robert Gilson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Biography on the website of the Archdiocese of Sens-Auxerre
- ^ "Mgr Georges Gilson, ancien évêque de Sens et Auxerre est mort". La Croix. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
 | This article about a French Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |