Georges Darboy
Georges Darboy (16 January 1813 – 24 May 1871) was a French Catholic priest, later bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown.
The Most Reverend Georges Darboy | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Paris | |
Georges Darboy in 1865. | |
| See | Paris |
| Installed | January 1863 |
| Term ended | May 1871 |
| Predecessor | François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot |
| Successor | Joseph Hippolyte Guibert |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1836 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1859 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1813 Fayl-Billot, Haute-Marne, France |
| Died | 24 May 1871 (aged 58) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality | French |
| Coat of arms | |
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