Léon-Adolphe Amette
French Catholic cardinal (1850–1920)
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Léon-Adolphe Amette (French: [leɔ̃ adɔlf amɛt]; 6 September 1850 – 29 August 1920) was a French Catholic cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.
Léon-Adolphe Amette | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris | |
_(cropped).jpg) Cardinal Amette in 1913 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Paris |
| Installed | 28 January 1908 |
| Term ended | 29 August 1920 |
| Predecessor | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard |
| Successor | Louis-Ernest Dubois |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Bayeux (1898–1906) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906–1908) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1873 by Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert |
| Consecration | 25 January 1899 by Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu |
Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1850 |
| Died | 29 August 1920 (aged 69) |
| Buried | Notre-Dame de Paris |
| Motto | Vivere Christus Est |
Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Paris |
He was made a cardinal in 1911 with the rank of Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina. He participated in the 1914 papal conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.
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