Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet
Bishop of Lille
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Lille
Term:1983 - 1998
Predecessor:Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand
Successor:Gérard Denis Auguste Defois
Ordination:22 October 1944
Consecration:13 December 1964
Birth Date:1922 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Chaumont, France
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Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet (8 April 1922 – 23 January 2013) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Vilnet was born in Chaumont and was ordained a priest on 22 October 1944. Vilnet was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint-Dié on 24 September 1964 and consecrated on 13 December 1964.

On 16 June 1968, Bishop Vilnet was involved in a serious automobile accident with another vehicle driven by future American presidential candidate Mitt Romney.[1]

Vilnet was appointed to the Diocese of Lille on 13 August 1983 and remained there until his retirement on 2 July 1998.

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  1. News: Survivors recall tragic car crash in France with Romney. The New York Times. 24 June 2007. Paulson. Michael.