Louis Henri Marie Ferrand
Louis Henri Marie Ferrand (born January 1, 1906 in Loches ; † May 9, 2003 ) was Archbishop of Tours .
Life
Ferrand was ordained a priest on September 1, 1929 by the Archbishop of Tours Albert Nègre .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on January 11, 1954 Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne . The new Archbishop of Tours, Louis-Joseph Gaillard , donated him episcopal ordination on February 24 of the same year ; Co - consecrators were Gabriel-Marie Garrone , Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse , and Auguste-Léon-Alexis Cesbron , Bishop of Annecy .
On April 17, 1956, the Pope appointed him Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus and Coadjutor Archbishop of Tours. After Louis-Joseph Gaillard's death, he succeeded him on October 28, 1956 as Archbishop of Tours. He attended every session of the Second Vatican Council . On September 9, 1980, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on Louis Henri Marie Ferrand on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 28, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Joseph Gaillard |
Archbishop of Tours 1956–1980 |
Jean Marcel Honoré |
| Frédéric Duc |
Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 1954–1956 |
Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrand, Louis Henri Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrand, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Archbishop of Tours |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loches |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 2003 |