Gabriel Piroird

Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Institute of Prado (5 October 1932 – 3 April 2019) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fourteenth Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine from 25 March 1983 until his retirement on 21 November 2008.

Gabriel Piroird, Institute of Prado
Bishop of the Diocese of Constantine
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine
Appointed	25 March 1983
In office	1983 – 2008
Predecessor	Jean Scotto
Successor	Paul Desfarges
Orders
Ordination	June 27, 1964
Consecration	June 3, 1983 by Jean Scotto
Personal details
Birth name	Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird
Born	(1932-10-05)October 5, 1932 Lyons, France
Died	April 3, 2019(2019-04-03) (aged 86) Écully, France

Biography

Bishop Piroird was born in southern France and as a young person joined a secular institute of the Institute of the Priests of Prado, founded by Blessed Antoine Chevrier, where he was ordained a priest on June 27, 1964,[1] after completing his philosophical and theological education.

Fr. Piroird worked as a missionary in Algeria from 1968, after encountering Algerian emigrants in his native Lyons. Upon his arrival, he served as pastor of Bejaia, in Kabylie, and as engineer in the direction of hydraulics of the wilayah (prefecture).[2]

On March 25, 1983, after retirement of his predecessor, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on June 3, 1983.[2] The principal consecrator was Bishop Jean Scotto with other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

In this office Bishop Peroird served until his retirement on November 21, 2008,[1] and returned to France, where he died on April 3, 2019.[2]

References

1. "Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
2. "Décès du « père Gaby », évêque émérite de Constantine". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Jean Scotto	Diocesan Bishop of Constantine 1983–2008	Succeeded by Paul Desfarges