Gillet was born on 8 July 1929 in
Rome, and was educated at the
Almo Collegio Capranica. He was ordained on 19 September 1953. On 1 January 1990, he was chosen by
Pope John Paul II as prelate secretary of the
vicariate of Rome. He was also secretary general of the Roman diocesan synod, held between 1992 and 1993. On 7 December 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary
bishop of Albano and titular bishop of
Germa in Galatia. On 6 January 1994, he received episcopal ordination, in
St. Peter's Basilica in the
Vatican, by the laying on of hands of the pontiff, co-consecrating the archbishops
Giovanni Battista Re and
Josip Uhač. On 22 February 2005, the same pontiff accepted his resignation, presented upon reaching the age limit, from the office of auxiliary bishop of Albano. Gillet died on 5 January 2026, at the age of 96. == References ==