Alexandre-Charles Renard
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Alexandre-Charles Cardinal Renard (born June 7, 1906 in Avelin , France , † October 8, 1983 in Paris ) was Archbishop of Lyon and Primate of France.
Life
Alexandre Renard studied in Lille the subjects philosophy and Catholic theology . He received on 12 July 1931, the sacrament of the priesthood and worked after completing further studies on 1933 as a lecturer in Baraeul , Haubourdin and Lille. During his time as a university professor in Lille, he was also active as a parish chaplain from 1938 to 1947.
In 1953 Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Versailles . He was ordained bishop on October 19, 1953 by Achille Cardinal Liénart , co-consecrators were Bishop Stanislas Courbe, titular bishop of Castoria and Bishop Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, titular bishop Bishop of Myrina. Alexandre-Charles Renard attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 . Pope Paul VI appointed him on May 28, 1967 Archbishop of Lyon and took him a month later than cardinal priest with the pro hac vice to title Church gathered Title Diakonie San Francesco di Paola ai Monti in the College of Cardinals on. In 1976 he changed his cardinal title to the titular church Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio . Alexandre-Charles Renard resigned the leadership of the Archdiocese of Lyon in 1981 due to reasons of age and illness. He died in Paris on October 8, 1983 and was buried in Lyon Cathedral.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Benjamin Roland-Gosselin |
Bishop of Versailles 1953-1967 |
Louis Simonneaux |
| Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot |
Archbishop of Lyon 1967–1981 |
Albert Cardinal Decourtray |
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| SURNAME | Renard, Alexandre-Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Renard, Alexandre-Charles Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Lyon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Avelin , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1983 |
| Place of death | Paris |