Paul-Augustin Lecœur
Paul-Augustin Lecœur (born March 13, 1848 in Rouen , † March 18, 1942 in Saint-Flour , Cantal department ) was a French clergyman and from 1906 until his death, Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Flour .
Life
Paul-Augustin Lecœur took part in the Franco-German War as a nurse in 1870 and was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Rouen on July 21, 1872 . He was Professor and Superior at the Saint-Lambert Institute in his hometown of Rouen.
Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Saint-Flour on July 13, 1906. He was ordained episcopate on August 8 of the same year by Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet , Archbishop of Rouen. Co- consecrators were Claude Bardel , Bishop of Sées , and Philippe Meunier , Bishop of Évreux . Due to the separation between church and state in France in 1905, Lecœur was expelled from his residence in the year of his appointment, and the seminary was also closed in December 1906. It was not until May 1913 that the seminarians were able to return there.
Lecœur was a Knight of the Legion of Honor and died in his episcopal city five days after his 94th birthday.
Web links
- Entry on Paul-Augustin Lecœur on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography on the website of the diocese of Saint-Flour
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marie-François Lamouroux |
Bishop of Saint-Flour 1906–1942 |
Henri Pinson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lecœur, Paul-Augustin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Bishop of Saint-Flour |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rouen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1942 |
| Place of death | Saint-Flour , Cantal department |