Jacques Gaillot
French bishop (1935–2023)
Jacques Gaillot (
pronunciation (help·info); 11 September 1935 – 12 April 2023);[1] generally known in French as Monseigneur Gaillot) was a French Catholic clergyman and social activist. He was Bishop of Évreux in France from 1982 to 1995. In 1995, Pope John Paul II removed him as head of his diocese.
His Excellency Jacques Gaillot | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Parthenia | |
 Jacques Gaillot (2007) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Partenia |
| In office | 1995–2023 |
| Predecessor | José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán |
| Successor | Vacant |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 March 1961 |
| Consecration | 20 June 1982 by Léon Aimé Taverdet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1935 Saint-Dizier, France |
| Died | 12 April 2023 (aged 87) Paris, France |
| Previous post | Bishop of Évreux |
He is known as the The Red Cleric.[2] He was born in Saint-Dizier, Champagne. Gaillot died on 12 April 2023, at the age of 87.[3]
References
change- ↑ Jacques Gaillot, ancien évêque et figure contestataire de l’épiscopat, est mort (in French)
- ↑ Reuters.French Against Vatican Sacking of "Red Cleric" Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine 17 January 1995
- ↑ Lesegratain, Claire (12 April 2023). "Mort de Jacques Gaillot, « l'évêque rebelle »". La Croix. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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