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Bishop Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
24 May 1901Born
9 Aug 192524.2Ordained PriestPriest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
13 Jan 194341.6AppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
13 Jan 194341.6AppointedTitular Bishop of Aezani
25 Mar 194341.8Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Aezani
17 May 194543.9SucceededBishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
29 Jan 196866.6ResignedBishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
29 Jan 196866.6AppointedTitular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena
18 Feb 197169.7ResignedTitular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena
27 Aug 197776.2DiedBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

MicroData Summary for Jean Gay
(VIAF: 56651466; WikiData: Q16027367)
Bishop Jean Gay C.S.Sp. (born , died ) Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBourg-en-Bresse, Diocese of Belley, France
Ordained BishopSainte Thérèse d`Auteuil, Chapel, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France
Death PlaceLyon, Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France

  • a priest for 52.0 years
  • a bishop for 34.4 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • c2+: LC
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1943, Number 13

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