Robert Marie Gay
Robert Marie Gay, M.Afr. (22 January 1927 – 29 June 2016) was a Canadian-born Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate. He was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale from 1996 to 2003.[1]
Biography
He was born in Ottawa, Canada on 1927. He joined a missionary congregation of the Missionaries of Africa and made a solemn profession and on 30 January 1954 was ordained as priest. He was appointed as the Bishop by the Holy See on 11 January 1996. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 9 March 1996. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala. Bishop Gay retired on 15 March 2003.[2] Bishop Gay died in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on 29 June 2016.
References
- ↑ Diocese of Kabale
- ↑ Bishop Robert Marie Gay, M. Afr.. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-07-02.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Barnabas R. Halem ’Imana |
Diocese of Kabale 1996–2003 |
Succeeded by Callistus Rubaramira |
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