Background
GARRONE, Higher Education Cardinal Gabriel Marie was born on October 12, 1901 in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. Son of Jean Garrone and Josephine Mathieu.
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Higher Education Cardinal Gabriel Marie GARRONE
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Institute Notre-Dame de la Villette, University de Grenoble and Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Rome.
Career
Ordained priest 1925. Professor, Grand Seminary, Chambery 1945. Archbishop Coadjutor, Toulouse 1947.
Archbishop, Toulouse and Narbonne, Primate of Narbonne 1956-1966.
Vice President Permanent Council of Plenary Assembly of French episcopate 1964-1966. Pro-Prefect, Congregation of Seminaries and of Universities, Rome 1966-1967.
Prefect, Congregation for Catholic Edue. 1968-1980; President Comite de Presidence pour les rapports de l"Eglise avec la Culture since 1980.
Crown Cardinal by Pope Paul VI 1967.
Grand Croix Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, Croix de guerre (1939-1945).
