Félix Guillibert

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Félix Guillibert (born November 1, 1842 in Aix-en-Provence , † May 31, 1926 in Fréjus ) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop .

life and career

The priest

Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste-Félix Guillibert came from a family of lawyers in Aix. After attending the seminaries in Aix and Paris Saint-Sulpice , he was ordained a priest in 1865. Then he was secretary to Archbishop Georges Chalandon (1804–1873). In 1874 he took over the parish of Martigues and in 1877 the Catholic high school in Aix, where he had Charles Maurras and Henri Bremond as students.

Vicar General in Aix and Bishop in Fréjus

In 1886 Archbishop Xavier Gouthe-Soulard (1819–1900) made him his vicar general . In 1892 he was proposed for the bishopric of Clermont-Ferrand , but failed because of the political unpopularity of Gouthe-Soulard. After the separation of church and state on December 9, 1905, he was appointed Bishop of Fréjus by Pius X in 1906 (after his predecessor died on June 17, 1905). He solemnly entered Fréjus on March 15, 1906, but had to leave his episcopal see on December 19 of the same year for an apartment in today's street Jean Jaurès No. 133. During his twenty years in office he adjusted to the new regime, in which the priests were no longer paid by the state, and created structures that worked for over half a century. The diocese history praises him as a particularly capable shepherd and administrator. He died in 1926 at the age of 83 and was buried in the Cathedral of Fréjus .

Motto and honors

Guillibert's episcopal motto was: Magnificetur Dominus (Praise be to the Lord!). He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor .

Works

literature

  • Louis Porte: Histoire du diocèse de Fréjus-Toulon . Editions du Lau 2017, pp. 155–171.
  • Dictionnaire des évêques de France au XXe siècle . Cerf, Paris 2010.

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personal data
SURNAME Guillibert, Felix
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guillibert, Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste-Félix (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Aix-en-Provence
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1926
Place of death Fréjus