Hector-Irénée Sévin
Hector-Irénée Sévin (born March 22, 1852 in Simandre , France , † May 4, 1916 in Lyon ) was a French clergyman and Archbishop of Lyon and Primate of France .
Life
Hector-Irénée Sévin received his theological and philosophical training at the seminary of Belley and was ordained a priest on June 7, 1876 . During his diaconate and early months of his priesthood he worked in an institute for the deaf and dumb .
From 1876 to 1891 he taught dogmatics , biblical theology and church history at the seminary of Belley in Bourg, which he headed from 1889 as Regens . From 1891 to 1908, Hector-Irénée Sévin was the director of all educational institutions in the diocese of Belley. At times he was vicar general in the administration of the diocese of Belley.
1908 appointed him Pope Pius X to the Bishop of Chalons . The episcopal ordination received Hector-Irenee Sévin by Louis-Henri Cardinal Luçon . In 1912 the Pope made him head of the Archdiocese of Lyon, and two years later he accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio in the College of Cardinals . Hector-Irénée Sévin died on May 4, 1916 in Lyon and was buried in the local cathedral .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty |
Bishop of Châlons 1908–1912 |
Joseph-Marie Tissier |
| Pierre-Hector Cardinal Coullié |
Archbishop of Lyon 1912–1916 |
Louis-Joseph Cardinal Maurin |
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| SURNAME | Sévin, Hector-Irénée |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman and Archbishop of Lyon and Primate of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simandre , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1916 |
| Place of death | Lyon |