Georges Gilson Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Georges Gilson
Archbishop Emeritus of Sens and Auxerre
Archdiocese:Sens and Auxerre
Appointed:2 August 1996
Term End:31 December 2004
Predecessor:Gérard Defois
Successor:Yves Patenôtre
Other Post:Prelate Mission de France at Pontigny (1996–2004)
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Paris and Titular Bishop of Benda (1976–1981)
Bishop of Le Mans (1981–1996)
Ordination:20 April 1957
Ordained By:Émile-Arsène Blanchet
Consecration:9 October 1976
Consecrated By:François Marty
Birth Date:1929 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Paris, France

Georges Robert Edmond Gilson (30 May 1929 – 27 November 2024) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.

Biography

Gilson was ordained a priest in 1957. In 1974, he was appointed vicar general of the Archdiocese of Paris.[1] 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.yonne.catholique.fr/diocese-de-sens-auxerre/carte-didentite-du-diocese/histoire-du-diocese/monseigneur-georges-gilson Biography
  2. News: Mgr Georges Gilson, ancien évêque de Sens et Auxerre est mort . 27 November 2024 . La Croix . 27 November 2024.