Gérard Gobaille (died 12 September 1494,
Melun
Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of the Seine-et-Ma ...
) was a French bishop.
Life
He was born in
Soissons
Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital o ...
to a silk merchant. He became a bachelor of law in 1455 and in 1463 became canon and treasurer of
Soissons Cathedral
Soissons Cathedral (French: ''Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais'') is a Gothic basilica church in Soissons, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin. The construction of the south transept was begun about ...
. He was elected advocate to the
Parliament of Paris
The Parliament of Paris (french: Parlement de Paris) was the oldest ''parlement'' in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 14th century. It was fixed in Paris by Philip IV of France in 1302. The Parliament of Paris would hold sessions inside the ...
in 1488 and was elected
bishop of Paris and canon of the cathedral on 8 August 1492 after six votes, against the wishes of
Charles VIII of France - however, his election was never confirmed by the pope.
[Honoré Jean P. Fisquet, ''La France pontificale'', 1864, p.343] He is buried in
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
.
References
1494 deaths
Bishops of Paris
15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops
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