Gilbert Aubry

Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (born 10 May 1942 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) was a Réunionnais bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer. Aubry served as the bishop of the diocese, which is based in the city of Saint-Denis, Réunion, from his episcopal consecration on 2 May 1976 until his retirement on 19 July 2023.

A native of Réunion, Aubry was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 August 1970. He was appointed the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion just five years later, on 20 November 1975. His consecration as bishop took place on 2 May 1976, when he was just 34 years old. He retired on 19 July 2023 (https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baubryg.html)

Books

 * Rivages d'alizé, published en 1971, enhanced in 1975, re-released en 1980, UDIR.
 * Sois peuple - Mystique marronnage, 1982, UDIR.
 * Pour Dieu et pour l'Homme... Réunionnais, published in 1988, Océan Éditions.
 * Poétique Mascarine, 1989, Éditions caribéennes.
 * Cœur brûlant, 2000, Éditions Azalées.
 * Lumière sur Rivière Noire, 2010, Éditions Azalées.

Discography

 * Créolie : une âme pour mon île, Auvidis, 1979.