Gabriel-Marie Garrone

Gabriel-Marie Garrone , born with Aix-the-Baths on October 12th, 1901 and died in Rome on January 15th, 1994 is man of the church, bishop, then archbishop and cardinal.

Biography

After studies with the college of the Villette, the University of Grenoble and the Gregorian University in Rome, it was ordered priest in Rome on April 11th, 1925. Graduate of studies of philosophy, doctor of philosophy scholastic and theology, it was appointed professor with the college of the Villette in October 1925 then to the Great Seminar of Chambéry, the following year.

Captain of reserve to 97e RIA, it was mobilized in 1939 and was made captive. On its return, in 1945, it was named higher of the Large-Seminar.

Ordered bishop of Chambéry on June 24th, 1947, it assisted the cardinal Jules-Géraud Saliège with Toulouse before succeeding to him in 1956 (archbishop of Toulouse). It took an active part in the Concile Vatican II (1962-1965) and it occupied the vice-presidency of the Conférence of the bishops of France of 1964 to 1966.

In 1966, it had to direct to Rome the Congregation of the seminars and universities, then the Congrégation for catholic education. He played a big role in the reform of the clerical studies. In 1966, it is named titular archbishop of Turres in Numidie. Created cardinal by the pope Paul VI on June 26th, 1967, it took part in the conclaves which élirent Jean-Paul Ier then Jean-Paul II.

There resigned in 1980, while remaining in charge of the relationship between the Holy See and the Culture: he was the first president of the pontifical Conseil of the culture of 1982 to 1988. Its writings were crowned by the French Academy in 1974.

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