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.
Bishops consecrated by Géry Leuliet as principal consecrator
Jean Cuminal
8 March 1975
Joseph Wicquart
11 October 1966
Paul-Marie Guillaume
9 December 1984
Leuliet was born in France and was ordained to the priesthood on 8 July 1933 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras. He was appointed Bishop of Amiens on February 14, 1963 and received his episcopal consecration on 9 May 1963. Leuliet retired as the bishop's dean in France on 15 January 1985. Upon the death of Nguyen Van Thien on 13 May 2012 he became the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop.[1] He died at age 104 on 1 January 2015.[2]
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^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
géry, leuliet, géry, jacques, charles, leuliet, january, 1910, january, 2015, french, prelate, roman, catholic, church, time, death, oldest, bishop, catholic, church, years, excellency, most, reverendgéry, jacques, charles, leulietbishop, emeritus, amiensdioce. Gery 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 ReverendGery Jacques Charles LeulietBishop Emeritus of AmiensDioceseAmiensSeeAmiensAppointed14 February 1963Term ended15 January 1985PredecessorRene Louis Marie StourmSuccessorFrancois Jacques BussiniOrdersOrdination8 July 1933Consecration9 May 1963by Gerard Maurice Eugene HuyghePersonal detailsBorn 1910 01 12 12 January 1910Richebourg l Avoue FranceDied1 January 2015 2015 01 01 aged 104 Arras FranceNationalityFrenchDenominationRoman CatholicCoat of armsOrdination history of Gery LeulietHistoryPriestly ordinationOrdained byGerard Maurice Eugene HuygheDate8 July 1933Episcopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorRene Louis Marie StourmCo consecratorsVictor Jean PerrinDate9 May 1963Episcopal successionBishops consecrated by Gery Leuliet as principal consecratorJean Cuminal8 March 1975Joseph Wicquart11 October 1966Paul Marie Guillaume9 December 1984Leuliet was born in France and was ordained to the priesthood on 8 July 1933 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras He was appointed Bishop of Amiens on February 14 1963 and received his episcopal consecration on 9 May 1963 Leuliet retired as the bishop s dean in France on 15 January 1985 Upon the death of Nguyen Van Thien on 13 May 2012 he became the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop 1 He died at age 104 on 1 January 2015 2 Notes edit Mgr Gery Leuliet doyen de l episcopat mondial La Croix May 15 2012 Deces de Mgr Gery Leuliet doyen de l episcopat mondial January 2 2015External links editCatholic Hierarchy Diocese Site Archived 2008 05 27 at the Wayback Machine French nbsp This article about a French Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gery Leuliet amp oldid 1213788819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
