Georges Darboy

Servant of God

Georges Darboy
Archbishop of Paris
Georges Darboy in 1865.
SeeParis
InstalledJanuary 1863
Term endedMay 1871
PredecessorFrançois-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot
SuccessorJoseph Hippolyte Guibert
Orders
Ordination17 December 1836
Consecration30 November 1859
Personal details
Born(1813-01-16)16 January 1813
Died24 May 1871(1871-05-24) (aged 58)
Paris, France
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
NationalityFrench
Coat of armsGeorges Darboy's coat of arms

Georges Darboy (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ daʁbwa]; 16 January 1813 – 24 May 1871) was a French Catholic prelate who served as 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.