Gabriel Piroird

Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Institute of Prado (5 October 1932 –

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

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]
Church Roman Catholic
In this office Bishop Peroird served until his retirement on
Church
November 21, 2008,[1] and returned to France, where he died on
April 3, 2019.[2] See Roman Catholic
Diocese of
Constantine
References
Appointed 25 March 1983
1. "Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado" (htt In office 1983 – 2008
p://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpiroird.html).
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 9 April Predecessor Jean Scotto
2019. Successor Paul Desfarges
2. "Décès du « père Gaby », évêque émérite de Constantine" Orders
(https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Catholicisme/Monde/De
ces-pere-Gaby-eveque-emerite-Constantine-2019-04-08-1 Ordination June 27, 1964
201014221?from_univers=lacroix). La Croix (in French). Consecration June 3, 1983
Retrieved 9 April 2019. by Jean Scotto
Personal details
External links Birth name Gabriel Jules
Catholic-Hierarchy (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bisho Joseph Piroird
p/bpiroird.html) [self-published] Born October 5, 1932
Lyons, France
 Died April 3, 2019
(aged 86)
Écully, France

Catholic Church titles

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

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