Léon-Adolphe Amette
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Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.
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Quick Facts His Eminence, Church ...
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 |
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Ordination | 20 December 1873 |
Consecration | 25 January 1899 |
Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pius X |
Rank | Cardinal |
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Born | (1850-09-06)6 September 1850 |
Died | 29 August 1920(1920-08-29) (aged 69) Paris, France |
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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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Paris |
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He was made a cardinal in 1911 with the rank of cardinal priest and the title of S. Sabina. He participated in the 1914 papal conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.