Diocese Amiens Coat of arms Ordination July 8, 1933 See Amiens Name Gery Leuliet Consecration May 9, 1963 | Nationality French Role Prelate Appointed February 14, 1963 Denomination Roman Catholic Successor Francois Bussini Term ended January 15, 1985 | |
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Predecessor Rene-Louis-Marie Stourm Born 12 January 1910
Richebourg-l\'Avoue, France ( 1910-01-12 ) Died January 1, 2015, Arras, France | ||
Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet (12 January 1910 – 1 January 2015) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and at the time of his death, was the oldest bishop of the Catholic Church, at 104 years of age.
Leuliet was born in France and was ordained to the priesthood on July 8, 1933, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras. He was appointed Bishop of Amiens on February 14, 1963 and received his episcopal consecration on May 9, 1963. Leuliet retired as the bishop's dean in France on January 15, 1985 and turned 100 on January 12, 2010. Upon the death of Nguyen Van Thien on May 13, 2012, he became the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop. He died 11 days before his 105th birthday on 1 January 2015.
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