Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu
Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu (born February 27, 1825 in Aspet , France , † June 16, 1899 in Rouen ) was Archbishop of Rouen and Cardinal .
Life
Sourrieu studied at the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Toulouse and received on 17 October 1847, the priestly ordination . After initially working in Toulouse, he later became chaplain of the Rocamadour shrine.
Pope Leo XIII. on September 25, 1882 confirmed Sourrieu's election as Bishop of Châlons . He was ordained bishop on November 30th of the same year by Pierre-Alfred Grimardias , Bishop of Cahors . Co- consecrators were Odon Thibaudier , Bishop of Soissons , and Pierre Henri Lamazou , Bishop of Limoges . On May 21, 1894, Sourrieu became Archbishop of Rouen.
In the consistory of April 19, 1897 Leo XIII took him. as Cardinal Priest of San Clemente to the College of Cardinals . Cardinal Sourrieu died in June 1899 and was buried in the Cathedral of Rouen.
Web links
- Sourrieu, Guillaume-Marie-Romain. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 11, 2016.
- Entry on Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Léon-Benoit-Charles Thomas |
Archbishop of Rouen 1894–1899 |
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sourrieu, Guillaume-Marie-Romain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Archbishop of Rouen and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aspet , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1899 |
| Place of death | Rouen |