Gilbert Aubry
His Excellency Gilbert Aubry | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion |
| Predecessor | Georges-Henri Guibert |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 August 1970 |
| Consecration | 2 May 1976 by Georges-Henri Guibert Retired 19 July 2023 |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1942 |
| Nationality | French |
| Coat of arms |  |
Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) was a Réunionnais bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese 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.[1]
A native of Réunion, Aubry was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 August 1970.[1] He was appointed the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion just five years later, on 20 November 1975.[1] His consecration as bishop took place on 2 May 1976, when he was just 34 years old.[1] He retired on 19 July 2023 (https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baubryg.html)
Books
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Créolie : une âme pour mon île, Auvidis, 1979.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry, Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
| Province of Besançon | |
|---|---|
| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
| See also | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
 | This biographical article related to Réunion is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Roman Catholic bishop from Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Louis, Réunion
- Bishops from Réunion
- Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI
- 20th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
- 21st-century French Roman Catholic bishops
- People from Réunion stubs
- African Roman Catholic bishop stubs
- Singers from Réunion
- Roman Catholic bishops of Port Victoria