Gérard Defois
Gérard Defois | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop emeritus of Lille | |
Dufois on 8 October 2006 | |
| See | Lille |
| Installed | 2 July 1998 |
| Term ended | 1 February 2008 |
| Predecessor | Jean Vilnet |
| Successor | Laurent Ulrich |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 October 1956 |
| Consecration | 6 October 1990 by Albert Decourtray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1931 Nueil-sur-Layon, France |
| Alma mater | Catholic Institute of Paris |
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (born 5 January 1931) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was the ordinary of a series of French dioceses from 1990 until his retirement in 2008. He was Archbishop of Sens-Auxerre from 1990 to 1995, Archbishop of Reims from 1995 to 1998, and finally of Bishop of Lille with the personal title of archbishop from 1998 to 2008. Before becoming a bishop he worked for the French Bishops Conference and held academic positions. He has published extensively.