Georges-Hilaire Dupont,

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(16 November 1919 – 29 January 2020) was a French

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. Dupont was born in Virey, France in November 1919. He was ordained a priest on 9 May 1943 for Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Dupont was appointed to the Diocese of Pala on 16 January 1964 and consecrated on 1 May 1964. He resigned from the diocese on 28 June 1975. Dupont died in January 2020 at the age of 100.Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. Mgr Georges Dupont, doyen des évêques de France, s'est éteint à 100 ans
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