Georges Darboy
Servant of God Georges Darboy | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Paris | |
Georges Darboy in 1865. | |
| See | Paris |
| Installed | January 1863 |
| Term ended | May 1871 |
| Predecessor | François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot |
| Successor | Joseph Hippolyte Guibert |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1836 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1859 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1813 Fayl-Billot, Haute-Marne, France |
| Died | 24 May 1871 (aged 58) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality | French |
| Coat of arms | |
Georges Darboy (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ daʁbwa]; 16 January 1813 – 24 May 1871) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nancy then Archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown.