Victor Lécot
Victor Lucien Sulpice Cardinal Lécot (born January 8, 1831 in Montescourt-Lizerolles , France , † December 19, 1908 in Chambéry ) was Archbishop of Bordeaux .
Life
Victor Lécot, a farmer's son, attended the small seminar in Noyon and, after completing his baccalaureate (1849), taught natural sciences there. In 1852 he entered the great seminary in Beauvais and in February 1855 moved to Saint-Sulpice, Paris.
He was ordained a priest on June 24, 1855 and worked as a professor of philosophy at the seminary of Noyon . In 1869 he became vicar at the Cathedral of Beauvais and in 1872 pastor in St. Antoine de Compiègne .
In March 1886 by the government as Bishop of Dijon determined, it was on June 22, 1886 präkonisiert and received on July 11, 1886. Bishop Joseph Maxence Péronne the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were François de Forges , auxiliary bishop emeritus in the diocese of Rennes , and François Douboin , former vicar apostolic of Senégambia . He was enthroned on August 11 of the same year. Important highlights of his tenure were the reorganization of the Semaine religieuse in 1886, the establishment of a work of the vocation in 1887, the reorganization of church conferences, the publication of a new catechism 1887–1888, new capitular statutes in 1887 and guidelines for the establishment of free schools in 1888. He also left the cathedral restore and led pilgrimages to St. Benignus , the diocesan saint buried in the crypt .
On June 4, 1890, he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux. He earned special services through his social commitment, for example through the creation of workers' kitchens and his advocacy for the working class . At the same time he was considered very loyal to the Pope. On June 12, 1893 Pope Leo XIII took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Pudenziana in the College of Cardinals .
Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot died on December 19, 1908 in Chambéry on the way back from a trip to Rome.
Web links
- Lecot, Victor-Lucien-Sulpice. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 28, 2016.
- Entry on Victor Lécot on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 28, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert |
Archbishop of Bordeaux 1890–1908 |
Pierre-Paulin Cardinal Andrieu |
| Jean-Pierre-Bernard Castillon |
Bishop of Dijon 1886–1890 |
Frédéric-Henri Oury |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lécot, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lécot, Victor-Lucien-Sulpice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montescourt-Lizerolles , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1908 |
| Place of death | Chambery |