Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, OCD (5 March 1930 – 3 July 2014) was a French Catholic

Discalced Carmelite The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...

bishop and theologian. He served as

Bishop of Meaux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Meldensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Meaux'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suff ...

and was an international authority on the life and writings of

Thérèse of Lisieux Thérèse of Lisieux (french: Thérèse de Lisieux ), born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (), was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelit ...

Biography

Born in

Tournan-en-Brie Tournan-en-Brie (, literally ''Tournan in Brie''), or simply Tournan, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the Paris metropolitan area. History In the fourteenth ce ...

, he was ordained a priest on 17 March 1963 and made his religious profession into the order of Discalced Carmelites on 3 October 1968. He was named Bishop of

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

, 27 August 1986, consecrated on 19 October 1986 by the archbishop of Paris, cardinal

Jean-Marie Lustiger Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger (; 17 September 1926 – 5 August 2007) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was made a cardinal in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. His life ...

. A few months later, 7 May 1987, he was named auxiliary bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux in residence at

Lisieux Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland. Name The name of the town derives from the ...

. He remained in this post until 1 July 2005 at which time he retired having reached the age limit. At first a specialist in the writings of

Georges Bernanos Louis Émile Clément Georges Bernanos (; 20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. A Catholic with monarchist leanings, he was critical of elitist thought and was opposed to what he identified as defe ...

, he subsequently devoted his attention to the personality and writings of Thérèse of Lisieux. Amongst his many editorial works, he notably participated in the centenary Edition of the works of Thérèse. Gaucher died on 3 July 2014 at the age of 84.

Publications

* Gaucher, Guy.'' The Story of a Life: St. Thérèse of Lisieux.'' San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987. Over copies in US libraries, according t
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**Review, ''Catholic Historical Review,'' Apr., 1989, vol. 75, no. 2, p. 304-305 *Gaucher, Guy. John and Thérèse: ''Flames of Love : the Influence of St. John of the Cross in the Life and Writings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.'' Staten Island, N.Y.: Alba House, 1999. *Thérèse, Guy Gaucher, and Aletheia Kane.'' The Prayers of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: The Act of Oblation.'' Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1997. *Gaucher, Guy. ''The Passion of Thérèse of Lisieux: 4 April - 30 September 1897''. New York: Crossroad, 1990.

References

1930 births 2014 deaths People from Tournan-en-Brie Bishops of Meaux {{France-bishop-stub