Georges Lagrange
Georges Lagrange (born November 23, 1929 in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne , † December 11, 2014 ) was Bishop of Gap .
Life
Georges Lagrange entered the great seminary of Belley. After studying philosophy and theology at the University of Lyon, he was ordained a priest on June 29, 1955 . He was vicar in Bourg-en-Bresse and chaplain of Catholic Action. In 1964 he was part of the action Fidei donum for the rural Catholic action in Algeria and from 1966 to 1972 he worked for the action in France. In 1972 he became pastor of Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat, Saint-Sulpice and Curtafond in his home diocese of Belley-Ars . From 1983 to 1986 he was again active as a Fidei donum priest in Dakar, Senegal. In 1986 he took over the parish in Montluel.
Pope John Paul II appointed Lagrange Bishop of Gap on July 11, 1988. The Archbishop of Dakar Hyacinthe Cardinal Thiandoum donated him episcopal ordination on September 18, 1988 ; Co- consecrators were Bernard Panafieu , Archbishop of Aix , and Guy Claude Bagnard , Bishop of Belley-Ars. In 1999 his announcement of traditionalist positions caused a sensation within the diocese. Bernard Panafieu, now Archbishop of Marseille , then carried out a canonical visit on behalf of the Vatican to rectify the situation.
On November 18, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted his premature, health-related resignation. Then he retired again to the diocese of Belley-Ars. Georges Lagrange died on December 11, 2014 at the age of 85 and was buried four days later in his birthplace, Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.
Publications
- Baptisez-les! , France-Empire Paris 1981, together with Robert Pannet and Antoine Reneaume
- Verbe de Dieu et langage humain , Association sacerdotale "Lumen gentium", Paris 1984
- Le prêtre, "un homme qui tient la place de Dieu" , Association sacerdotale "Lumen gentium", Paris 1989
- Espoir et espérance. Les chrétiens de Russie , Association sacerdotale "Lumen gentium", Paris 1993
- Problèmes doctrinaux d'actualité , Association sacerdotale "Lumen gentium", Paris 1994
- Les journées fraternelles de l'ASLG , Association sacerdotale "Lumen gentium", Paris 1995
- Religion, culture, foi , Laval et Nantes Siloë, 1997, together with Cardinal Paul Poupard
- Je crois , Paroi-services Recloses 1998
- Gloire au Père par le Fils dans l'Esprit saint: la vie chrétienne, vie trinitaire et eucharistique , Éd. de Paris 2001
Web links
- Entry on Georges Lagrange on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 17, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mgr Georges Lagrange, ancien évêque de Gap, est décédé. (No longer available online.) In: lemedia05.com. December 11, 2014, archived from the original on December 13, 2014 ; Retrieved December 12, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy |
Bishop of Gap 1988-2003 |
Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lagrange, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Gap |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2014 |