Alexis Billiet
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Alexis Billiet (born February 28, 1783 in Les Chapelles , † April 30, 1873 in Chambéry ) was Archbishop of Chambéry and cardinal .
Life
Alexis Billiet studied literature, philosophy, theology and physics in Chambéry and was ordained a priest on May 23, 1807 . He later became professor and superior of the Chambéry seminary . Eventually he became Vicar General of the Archdiocese.
Pope Leo XII. appointed Billiet Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne on December 19, 1825 . The episcopal ordination donated to him on March 19, 1826 François-Marie Bigex , the then Archbishop of Chambéry; Co -consecrators were Claude-François de Thiollaz , Bishop of Annecy , and Pierre-Joseph Rey , Bishop of Pinerolo . On April 27, 1840 Billiet became Archbishop of Chambéry. During the Second Empire under Napoleon III. he became a senator. He also became president of the Académie de Savoie , of which he was later honorary president.
In the consistory of September 27, 1861 Pope Pius IX took him . as cardinal priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio into the College of Cardinals . Cardinal Billiet died in 1873 at the age of 90 and was buried in the Cathedral of Chambéry.
Web links
- Billiet, Alexis. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 19, 2014.
- Entry for Alexis Billiet on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Martinet |
Archbishop of Chambéry 1840–187 |
Pierre-Anastase Pichenot 3 |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Billiet, Alexis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Archbishop of Chambéry and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1783 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Les Chapelles |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1873 |
| Place of death | Chambery |