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.
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- Name
- Gilbert Aubry
- Born
- 10 May 1942
- Birthplace
- Saint-Louis, France
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- poet · catholic priest · bishop
- Education
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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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.
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Gilbert Aubry (born 1942) is a French bishop, Catholic bishop and catholic priest, among other activities. The bishop was born Guillaume Marie-Jean Gilbert Aubry in Saint-Louis.
Gilbert Aubry studied at Pontifical Gregorian University. The bishop held the position of diocesan bishop.
Languages used include French. Gilbert Aubry received Commander of the Legion of Honour and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
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He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 August 1970. Before being appointed the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, just five years later, on 20 November 1975, by Pope Paul VI. His consecration as bishop took place on 2 May 1976, when he was just 34 years old, which made him the youngest French bishop at that time. His tenure was marked by two cases of pedophilia involving priests from the diocese, during which he testified. 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
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• Type — Bishop • Honorific Prefix — His Excellency • Name — Gilbert Aubry • Title — Bishop emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion • Church — Roman Catholic Church • See — Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion • Appointed — 20 November 1975 • Term Start — 2 May 1976 • Term End — 19 July 2023 • Predecessor — Georges-Henri Guibert • Successor — Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng • Ordination — 23 August 1970 • Consecration — 2 May 1976 • Consecrated By — Georges-Henri Guibert • Rank — Bishop • Born — 10 May 1942 • Birthplace — Saint-Louis, France
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The authorities additionally record the heading Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Catholic Church.
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Life and career
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1942
Gilbert Aubry born at Saint-Louis.
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• 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.
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- 1.Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry, Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion. Catholic Hierarchy.
- 2.https://www.bienpublic.com/actualite/2012/04/28/un-pretre-seropositif-condamne-pour-des-viols
- 3.https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/la-cour-criminelle-de-la-reunion-condamne-le-pere-ibrahim-a-douze-ans-de-reclusion-criminelle-1273144.html
- 4.https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baubryg.html
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