Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne (29 July 1919 – 29 November 2009) was a French

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of the

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. Duchênet was born in Moussey,

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and was ordained a priest on 14 July 1946. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Metz as well as Titular bishop of Tela on 18 September 1971 and ordained bishop on 11 December 1971. Duchênet was appointed Bishop of the

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on 10 June 1975 and retired from diocese on 1 December 1994.

External links

Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne's profile at Catholic Hierarchy.org
1919 births 2009 deaths Bishops of Metz 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France {{france-RC-bishop-stub