Gérard Gobaille

Gérard Gobaille (died 12 September 1494, Melun) was a French bishop.

Life

He was born in Soissons[1] to a silk merchant. He became a bachelor of law in 1455[2] and in 1463 became canon and treasurer of Soissons Cathedral.[3] He was elected advocate to the Parliament of Paris in 1488 and was elected bishop of Paris and canon of the cathedral on 8 August 1492 after six votes, against the wishes of Charles VIII of France - however, his election was never confirmed by the pope.[4] He is buried in Notre Dame Cathedral.

References

  1. ↑ Jules Caron, Histoire populaire de Chauny, 1878, p.135
  2. ↑ Véronique Julerot, Y a ung grant desordre: élections épiscopales et schismes, Publications de la Sorbonne, 2006, p.80
  3. ↑ Jean François M. Lequeux, Antiquités religieuses du diocèse de Soissons et Laon, 1859, p.19
  4. ↑ Honoré Jean P. Fisquet, La France pontificale, 1864, p.343
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