Léon-Adolphe Amette
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His Eminence Léon-Adolphe Amette | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Paris |
Installed | 28 January 1908 |
Term ended | 29 August 1920 |
Predecessor | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard |
Successor | Louis-Ernest Dubois |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 December 1873 |
Consecration | 25 January 1899 |
Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pius X |
Rank | Cardinal |
Personal details | |
Born | Douville France | 6 September 1850
Died | 29 August 1920 Paris France | (aged 69)
Buried | Notre Dame de Paris |
Nationality | French |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bayeux (1898–1906) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906–1908) |
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Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Paris |
Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal, and was archbishop of Paris 1908–1920.
He was created cardinal in 1911 (cardinal priest, title of S. Sabina), and participated in the 1914 conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.
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