Church Roman Catholic Church See Diocese of Lille | In office 1983 - 1998 Ordination 22 October 1944 | |
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Predecessor Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand Successor Gerard Denis Auguste Defois Name Jean-Felix-Albert-Marie Vilnet | ||
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet (8 April 1922 – 23 January 2013) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vilnet was born in Chaumont and was ordained a priest on 22 October 1944. Vilnet was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint-Dié on 24 September 1964 and consecrated on 13 December 1964.
On 16 June 1968, Bishop Vilnet was involved in a serious automobile accident with another vehicle driven by future American presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Vilnet was appointed to the Diocese of Lille on 13 August 1983 and remained there until his retirement on 2 July 1998.
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