René Stourm (Bishop)
René-Louis-Marie Stourm (born March 13, 1904 in Paris ; † November 3, 1990 ) was Archbishop of Sens .
Life
René Stourm was ordained a priest on June 29, 1928 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on January 19, 1951 Bishop of Amiens . He was ordained bishop on April 2 of the same year by the later Cardinal Maurice Feltin , Archbishop of Paris . Co - consecrators were Stanislas Courbe , Auxiliary Bishop in Paris, and Jean-Julien Weber , Bishop of Strasbourg . On October 27, 1962, a few weeks before the beginning of the Second Vatican Council , Pope John XXIII appointed him . Archbishop of Sens. As such, Stourm took part in the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.
Pope Paul VI accepted his early resignation on June 28, 1977.
Web links
- Entry on René Stourm on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 21, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Lamy |
Archbishop of Sens 1962–1977 |
Eugène-Marie Ernoult |
| Albert Droulers |
Bishop of Amiens 1951–1962 |
Géry Leuliet |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stourm, René |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stourm, René-Louis-Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Archbishop of Sens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd November 1990 |