Gabriel Malzaire
{{Short description|Catholic bishop}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Gabriel Malzaire
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}}
| bishop_of = Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries
| image = New Archbishop of Castries.jpg
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| see = Castries
| appointed = 11 February 2022
| enthroned = 24 April 2022
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| predecessor = Robert Rivas, O.P.
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| ordination = 28 July 1985
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| consecration = 4 October 2002
| consecrated_by = Kelvin Edward Felix
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|10|4}}
| birth_place = Mon Repos, Saint Lucia
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| religion = Roman Catholic
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| motto = All I want is to know Jesus Christ
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{{Infobox bishop styles
| name = Gabriel Malzaire
| dipstyle = The Most Reverend
| offstyle = Your Excellency
| relstyle = Archbishop
| See = Castries
| image = Coat of arms of Gabriel Malzaire (Castries).svg
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Gabriel Malzaire {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} (born 4 October 1957 in Mon Repos, Saint Lucia) is a Saint Lucian clergyman and Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries. He was ordained in 1985 and was appointed bishop in 2002. While he had previously opposed efforts to repeal laws against homosexuality Roseau, in 2021 he changed course and began to support efforts to repeal them. On 11 February 2022, he was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries, to be installed on 24 April.{{Cite news |title=Bishop Gabriel Malzaire of Roseau set to return to his homeland as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries, St Lucia |work=Dominica News Online |date=11 February 2022 |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/homepage-carousel/bishop-gabriel-malzaire-of-roseau-set-to-return-to-his-homeland-as-the-new-metropolitan-archbishop-of-castries-st-lucia/ |access-date=11 February 2022}}
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for "services to Community Development."{{cite web |title=Birthday Honours List 2023 - Saint Lucia |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64088/supplement/B61 |website=The London Gazette |access-date=17 June 2023}}
References
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| url = https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/bishop-gabriel-malzaires-2020-independence-message/
| title = Bishop Gabriel Malzaire's 2020 Independence Message
| date = November 3, 2020
| website = Dominica News Online
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{{Cite web |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmalzaire.html |title=Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire |publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |access-date=11 February 2022}}
| url = https://76crimes.com/2021/01/27/catholic-bishop-reverses-himself-favors-dominicas-anti-gay-laws/
| title = Catholic bishop reverses himself, favors Dominica's anti-gay laws
| date = January 27, 2021
| website = Erasing 76 Crimes
}}
| url = https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/bishop-reverses-course-supports-lgbtq-criminalization-laws-dominica
| title = Bishop reverses course, supports LGBTQ criminalization laws in Dominica
| date = January 26, 2021
| website = National Catholic Reporter
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Category:People from Micoud Quarter
Category:Saint Lucian Roman Catholic archbishops
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Roseau
Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Castries
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops