René-François Régnier Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
René-François Régnier
Archbishop of Cambrai
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Cambrai
See:Cambrai
Appointed:30 September 1850
Term End:3 January 1881
Predecessor:Pierre Giraud
Successor:Alfred Duquesnayt
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1874-81)
Ordination:19 December 1818
Consecration:22 July 1842
Consecrated By:Denis-Auguste Affre
Cardinal:22 December 1873
Created Cardinal By:Pope Pius IX
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:René-François Régnier
Birth Date:17 July 1794
Birth Place:Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire, French First Republic
Death Place:Cambrai, French Third Republic
Buried:Cambrai Cathedral
Parents:François Régnier
Renée Périgois
Previous Post:Bishop of Angoulême (1842-50)
Motto:Caritas Christi urget nos

René-François Régnier (17 July 1794  - 3 January 1881, Rome) was a French cardinal.[1]

Biography

Cardinal Rengnier was born on 17 July 1794[2] at Saint-Quentin-les Beaurepaire in the region of Cambrai, France. His parents were François Régnier and Renée Périgois. He was ordained a priest on 22 December 1818. He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Angoulême by his predecessor Cardinal Pierre Giraud on 22 July 1842, and succeeded him as archbishop of the Cambrai on 30 September 1850.

Pope Pius IX created him as the Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità dei Monti on 22 December 1873. He died on 3 January 1881 and was buried at the Cathedral of Cambrai.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Martin . F. . The Statesman's Year-Book . 2016 . Springer . 9780230253063 . 302 . 16 November 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Regnier, René-François. Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Salvador Miranda.