Gilbert Aubry

Catholic bishop

His Excellency Gilbert Aubry
Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
Predecessor	Georges-Henri Guibert
Orders
Ordination	23 August 1970
Consecration	2 May 1976 by Georges-Henri Guibert Retired 19 July 2023
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1942-05-10) 10 May 1942 (age 82) Saint-Louis, France
Nationality	French
Coat of arms

Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) was a Réunionnais bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer. Aubry served as the bishop of the diocese, which is based in the city of Saint-Denis, Réunion, from his episcopal consecration on 2 May 1976 until his retirement on 19 July 2023.^[1]

A native of Réunion, Aubry was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 August 1970.^[1] He was appointed the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion just five years later, on 20 November 1975.^[1] His consecration as bishop took place on 2 May 1976, when he was just 34 years old.^[1] He retired on 19 July 2023 (https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baubryg.html)

Books

Rivages d'alizé, published en 1971, enhanced in 1975, re-released en 1980, UDIR.
Sois peuple - Mystique marronnage, 1982, UDIR.
Pour Dieu et pour l'Homme... Réunionnais, published in 1988, Océan Éditions.
Poétique Mascarine, 1989, Éditions caribéennes.
Cœur brûlant, 2000, Éditions Azalées.
Lumière sur Rivière Noire, 2010, Éditions Azalées.