Paul Gouyon

Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon (24 October 1910 – 26 September 2000) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

After serving in the French Army during World War II from 1939 to 1940, he began pastoral work in Bordeaux, serving as pastor of Montussan and of Beychac (1940–1944), chaplain of the lycée Michel-Montaigne (1944–1951), and vicar general of the archdiocese.

On 6 August 1957, Gouyon was appointed Bishop of Bayonne by Pope Pius XII.

Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo in via Gallia in the consistory of 28 April 1969.

Cardinal Gouyon died in Bordeaux at age 89 and was buried in the cemetery of the Mother House of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Saint-Pern.