Géry Leuliet
Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet (12 January 1910 – 1 January 2015) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and at the time of his death, was the oldest bishop of the Catholic Church, at 104 years of age.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Amiens | |
| Diocese | Amiens |
| See | Amiens |
| Appointed | 14 February 1963 |
| Term ended | 15 January 1985 |
| Predecessor | René-Louis-Marie Stourm |
| Successor | François Jacques Bussini |
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| Ordination | 8 July 1933 |
| Consecration | 9 May 1963 by Gérard-Maurice Eugène Huyghe |
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| Born | 12 January 1910 Richebourg-l'Avoué, France |
| Died | 1 January 2015 (aged 104) Arras, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Leuliet was born in France and was ordained to the priesthood on July 8, 1933, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras. He was appointed Bishop of Amiens on February 14, 1963 and received his episcopal consecration on May 9, 1963. Leuliet retired as the bishop's dean in France on January 15, 1985 and turned 100 on January 12, 2010. Upon the death of Nguyen Van Thien on May 13, 2012, he became the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop.[1] He died 11 days before his 105th birthday on 1 January 2015.[2]
Notes
- Mgr Gery Leuliet, doyen de l'épiscopat mondial, La Croix, May 15, 2012
- Décès de Mgr Géry Leuliet, doyen de l’épiscopat mondial, January 2, 2015
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