Gregory Michael Aymond is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He became the fourteenth Archbishop of New Orleans on June 12, 2009. He had previously served as Bishop of Austin from 2001 to 2009, as Coadjutor Bishop of Austin from 2000 to 2001, and as Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans from 1997 to 2000.
The oldest of three children, Gregory Aymond was born in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended St. James Major Elementary School, and evacuated New Orleans with his family by skiff after Hurricane Betsy in 1965. After graduating from Cor Jesu High School in 1967, he studied at St. Joseph Seminary College near Covington until 1971. He then attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, from where he obtained his Master of Divinity degree in 1975. He then furthered his studies at the Institute for Ministry at Loyola University.
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