Gilbert Aubry

Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) is a Réunionnais bishop, bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer. Aubry served as the bishop of the diocese, which is based in the city of Saint-Denis, Réunion, from his episcopal consecration on 2 May 1976 until his retirement on 19 July 2023.

A native of Réunion, Aubry entered the seminary of La Croix-Valmer, before continuing his training at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and another in theology. He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 August 1970. He was a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Conservation of the Church's Artistic and Historical Heritage, and also presided over the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 19 July 2023

Books

Rivages d'alizé, published en 1971, enhanced in 1975, re-released en 1980, UDIR. Sois peuple - Mystique marronnage, 1982, UDIR. Pour Dieu et pour l'Homme... Réunionnais, published in 1988, Océan Éditions. Poétique Mascarine, 1989, Éditions caribéennes. Cœur brûlant, 2000, Éditions Azalées. Lumière sur Rivière Noire, 2010, Éditions Azalées.

Discography

Créolie : une âme pour mon île, Auvidis, 1979.