Léon-Adolphe Amette
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Léon-Adolphe Cardinal Amette (born September 6, 1850 in Douville-sur-Andelle , France , † August 29, 1920 in Antony near Paris ) was Archbishop of Paris .
Life
After finishing school in Évreux, Léon-Adolphe Amette entered the seminary of Saint-Sulpice , where he studied philosophy and Catholic theology . In 1873 he received the sacrament of ordination and then became the personal secretary of the Bishop of Évreux . From 1889 to 1898 he headed the administration of the diocese in Évreux as vicar general . During the Sedis vacancy in 1890, he also ran the official business.
In 1898 he was appointed by Pope Leo XIII. appointed Bishop of Bayeux . He received his episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Rouen , Guillaume-Marie-Romain Cardinal Sourrieu ; Co- consecrators were François Sueur , Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Avignon | Avignon, and Philippe Meunier , Bishop of Évreux . In 1906 Amette became coadjutor archbishop of Paris and titular archbishop of Side . In 1908 he became Archbishop of Paris. Pope Pius X accepted him on November 27, 1911 as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Sabina in the college of cardinals . He participated in the 1914 conclave to elect Benedict XV. part.
Léon-Adolphe Amette died on August 29, 1920 and was buried in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.
literature
- Charles Cordonnier: Le Cardinal Amette, archevêque de Paris. 2 volumes. Paris 1949.
Web links
- Amette, Léon-Adolphe. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 15, 2016.
- Entry on Léon-Adolphe Amette on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 12, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| François Cardinal Richard de la Vergne |
Archbishop of Paris 1908–1920 |
Louis-Ernest Cardinal Dubois |
| Flavien Hugonin |
Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux 1898–1906 |
Thomas-Paul-Henri Lemonnier |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amette, Léon-Adolphe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amette, Cardinal Léon-Adolphe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Paris |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Douville-sur-Andelle , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1920 |
| Place of death | Antony near Paris |