Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert
Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert (born November 15, 1812 in Cerisy-la-Forêt , Manche , † August 15, 1889 in Gap ) was a French archbishop and cardinal .
Life
Aimé Guilbert received his training in the seminary of Coutances and was ordained a priest on December 17, 1836 . First he was professor of rhetoric in the small seminary of Coutances, then in Munéville. He became director of the seminary of Mortain and in 1853 founder and director of the seminary of Valognes . In 1855 he also became a pastor there .
In 1867 he was called Bishop of Gap and received on November 10 of the same year in the Church of Saint-Malo de Valognes by François-Augustin Delamare , Archbishop of Auch , with the assistance of Jean-Pierre Bravard , Bishop of Coutances and Flavien Hugonin , Bishop of Bayeux , the episcopal ordination .
In 1877 he was appointed officer of the Legion of Honor and in 1879 he became Bishop of Amiens . On August 9, 1893 he was raised to Archbishop of Bordeaux and on May 24, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. created as a cardinal priest. However, he died on the way to Rome before he could receive a cardinal's hat and title . He was buried in the Bordeaux Cathedral.
coat of arms
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His coat of arms is a croix de sable , wreathed with leaves and with a gold monogram of Christ in the center. His motto was: Crux Spes (“The cross is hope”).
Succession
He was the main consecrator of:
- Archbishop Frédéric-Henri Oury (1885)
- Bishop Prosper-Amable Berthet (1889)
literature
- La Semaine religieuse du Diocèse de Tulle. No. 24, June 16, 1883, p. 280.
- Raymond Darricaud: La vie intellectuelle des archevêques de Bordeaux et de leur clergé au cours du XIXe siècle. In: Revue de l'Église de France 1967, vol. 53, 150: 5-33, online , pp. 12-16.
Web links
- Guilbert, Aimé-Victor-François. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 28, 2017.
- Entry on Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 28, 2017.
- Descriptif du tombeau du cardinal Guilbert en la Métropole St-André de Bordeaux sur la base Palissy
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet |
Archbishop of Bordeaux 1883–1889 |
Victor Lécot |
| Louis-Désiré-César Bataille |
Bishop of Amiens 1879–1883 |
Pierre Henri Lamazou |
| Victor-Félix Bernadou |
Bishop of Gap 1867–1879 |
Marie-Ludovic Roche |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guilbert, Aimé-Victor-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French archbishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cerisy-la-Forêt , Manche |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1889 |
| Place of death | Gap |