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His Excellency Georges Gilson
Archbishop Emeritus of Sens and Auxerre
Mgr Georges Gilson, Archbishop Emeritus of Sens-Auxerre, Prelate Emeritus of Mission of France, "pardonneur" of Pardon de la Clarté in 2009
Archdiocese	Sens and Auxerre
Appointed	2 August 1996
Term ended	31 December 2004
Predecessor	Gérard Defois
Successor	Yves Patenôtre
Other post(s)	Prelate Mission de France at Pontigny (1996–2004)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris and Titular Bishop of Benda (1976–1981) Bishop of Le Mans (1981–1996)
Orders
Ordination	20 April 1957 by Émile-Arsène Blanchet
Consecration	9 October 1976 by François Marty
Personal details
Born	(1929-05-30)30 May 1929 Paris, France
Died	27 November 2024(2024-11-27) (aged 95)

Georges Robert Edmond Gilson (30 May 1929 – 27 November 2024) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.^[1]

Biography

Gilson was ordained a priest in 1957. In 1974, he was appointed vicar general of the Archdiocese of Paris.^[2] Since 1976, he served as auxiliary bishop to Cardinal Marty of Paris.

On the appointment of Cardinal Lustiger as Archbishop of Paris, Gilson was rapidly appointed to the see of Le Mans (1981). From 1996 to 2004 he served as Archbishop of Sens-Auxerre (the see lost its metropolitan functions in 2002) and simultaneously as Prelate to the Mission de France (Pontigny). He retired on 31 December 2004.

Gilson died on 27 November 2024, at the age of 95.^[3]

^ "Archbishop Georges Edmond Robert Gilson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ Biography on the website of the Archdiocese of Sens-Auxerre
^ "Mgr Georges Gilson, ancien évêque de Sens et Auxerre est mort". La Croix. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gérard Defois	Archbishop of Sens and Auxerre 1996–2004	Succeeded by Yves Patenôtre
Preceded by André Jean René Lacrampe	Prelate of Mission de France at Pontigny 1996–2004	Succeeded by Yves Patenôtre
Preceded by Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix	Bishop of Le Mans 1981–1996	Succeeded by Jacques Maurice Faivre
Preceded by James Edward McManus	Titular Bishop of Benda 1976–1981	Succeeded by Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus
Preceded by —	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris 1976–1981	Succeeded by —

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