About Georges Gilson
Lived 1929 – 2024 (aged 95). Georges Gilson was a French catholic priest, catholic deacon, archbishop and catholic bishop.
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. 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.
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Roman Catholic archbishop
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Georges Gilson was born on 30 May 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Georges Gilson died on 27 November 2024 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Georges Gilson was a catholic priest, catholic deacon, archbishop and catholic bishop.
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