Georges Perron

{{Short description|French priest and theologian (1925–2021)}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend

| honorific-suffix = OFMCap

| name = Georges Perron

| title = Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti

| image =

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| caption =

| see = Djibouti

| term = 1992–2001

| predecessor = Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon

| successor = Giorgio Bertin

| ordination = June 29, 1951

| ordinated_by =

| consecration = March 14, 1993

| consecrated_by = Jean Cuminal

| rank = Bishop

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chemillé, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|6|1925|1|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Angers, France

| religion = Roman Catholic

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Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron {{post-nominals|post-noms=OFMCap}} (12 January 1925 – 6 May 2021) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Djibouti from 1992 until his retirement in 2001.

Georges Perron was born on January 12, 1925,{{Cite web|title=Mgr Georges Perron|url=https://eglise.catholique.fr/guide-eglise-catholique-france/personne/mgr-georges-perron/|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Église catholique en France|language=fr-FR}} as the second in a family of six children.{{Cite web|title=Georges Perron, missionnaire en Ethiopie et à Djibouti - Frères Capucins Province de France|url=http://www.freres-capucins.fr/Georges-Perron-missionnaire-en.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.freres-capucins.fr}} He entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, did his profession in 1945{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bishop Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bperron.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-23|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|publisher=David M. Cheney}} and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951 in the Nantes Cathedral. In 1955, he turned as a missionary to Ethiopia.[http://www.freres-capucins.fr/Georges-Perron-missionnaire-en.html Georges Perron, missionaire en Ethiopie et à Djibouti] (in French)

Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Djibouti in Africa on November 21, 1992. On March 14, 1993, Perron was consecrated a bishop. He was bishop of Djibouti until his retirement age on March 13, 2001. After his retirement, he returned to France.[https://catholicchurch-holyland.com/?p=10588 Georges Perron] on catholicchurch-holyland.com He died in Angers, France on 6 May 2021.