Louis Luçon
Louis-Henri-Joseph Cardinal Luçon (born October 28, 1842 in Maulévrier , France , † May 28, 1930 in Reims ) was a French clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Reims .
Life
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon completed his theological and philosophical studies in Angers with doctorates in Catholic theology and canon law . He received on 23 December 1865, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a chaplain in Angers and Rome . From 1883 to 1887 he was archpriest in Cholet .
In 1887 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Belley . The episcopal ordination donated him on February 8, 1888, the Bishop of Angers , Charles Émile Freppel ; Co-consecrators were François Grolleau, Bishop of Évreux , and Jules François Lecoq , Bishop of Nantes .
In 1906 Pope Pius X. Louis Luçon transferred the leadership of the Archdiocese of Reims, on December 16, 1907 he accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria Nuova in the College of Cardinals . In both 1914 and 1922 , Cardinal Louis Luçon attended the conclave . During the First World War , Cardinal Luçon gained widespread fame when he demonstratively stayed in Reims in anticipation of the destruction of his cathedral .
Louis Cardinal Luçon represented the Pope at several celebrations as papal legate . He died on May 28, 1930 in Reims and was buried in the cathedral there.
Apostolic succession
The Apostolic Succession from Cardinal Luçon is documented up to Cardinal Scipione Rebiba :
- Bishop Charles-Émile Freppel
- Cardinal François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet
- Bishop Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson
- Cardinal Gustav Maximilian von Croÿ
- Archbishop Jean-Charles de Coucy
- Cardinal Antonio Dugnani
- Cardinal Carlo Rezzonico
- Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani
- Clement XIII.
- Benedict XIV.
- Benedict XIII.
- Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni
- Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna
- Cardinal Luigi Caetani
- Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi
- Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale
- Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio , OP
- Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santorio
- Cardinal Scipione Rebiba
literature
- André Chapeau, Fernand Combaluzier: Épiscopologe français des temps modern, 1592–1973. Paris 1974, pp. 395-396.
- Hartmut Lohmann: Lucon, Louis-Henri-Joseph. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 308-310.
Web links
- Luçon, Louis-Henri-Joseph. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 5, 2016.
- Entry on Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 5, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Benoît-Marie Langénieux |
Archbishop of Reims 1906–1930 |
Emmanuel Cardinal Suhard |
| Pierre-Jean-Joseph Soubiranne |
Bishop of Belley 1887–1906 |
François-Auguste Labeuche |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luçon, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luçon, Cardinal Louis-Henri-Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Reims |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maulévrier , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1930 |
| Place of death | Reims |