Alexandre Renard

Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard (7 June 1906, Avelin, Nord – 8 October 1983, Paris) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon. He was ordained on 12 July 1931 in Lille.


Alexandre Renard
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLyon
SeeLyon
Appointed28 May 1967
Term ended29 October 1981
PredecessorJean-Marie Villot
SuccessorAlbert Decourtray
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1976–83)
Orders
Ordination12 July 1931
Consecration19 October 1953
by Achille Liénart
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameAlexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard
Born7 June 1906
Avelin, French Third Republic
Died8 October 1983(1983-10-08) (aged 77)
Cliníque Saint-Jean de Dieu, Paris, France
BuriedLyon Cathedral
ParentsJules Constant Jacques Renard
Claire Victorine Delos
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Alma materLille Catholic University
MottoIn fidem ex fide
Coat of arms
Styles of
Alexandre Renard
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLyon

Life and career

He taught at Marcq College, Baraeul in 1933–1936, and then taught at the seminary of Haubourdin until 1938. He continued his teaching through the Second World War at the Catholic University of Lille until 1943, and also did pastoral work in the diocese of Lille until 1947.

On 19 August 1953 Pope Pius XII appointed Renard Bishop of Versailles, and on 28 May 1967 he was appointed to the metropolitan see of Lyon by Pope Paul VI. He was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio on 26 June 1967 by Pope Paul.

He took part in both conclaves of 1978 that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II. He retired as Archbishop at the age of 75. Cardinal Renard died 1983 after a surgery, at the age of 77.

References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Jean-Marie Villot
    Archbishop of Lyon
    28 May 1967 – 29 October 1981
    Succeeded by
    Albert Decourtray
    Preceded by
    Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin
    Bishop of Versailles
    1953–1967
    Succeeded by
    Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux
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