Jacques Gaillot
Jacques Gaillot (
pronunciation (info • help); 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
- ↑ 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. https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Mort-Jacques-Gaillot-leveque-rebelle-2023-04-12-1201263165. Retrieved 12 April 2023.