René-François Régnier

French catholic cardinal
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench catholic cardinal
PlacesFrance
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Birth17 July 1794, Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire, France
Death3 January 1881Cambrai, France (aged 86 years)
Star signCancer
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour 
The details

Biography

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

Biography

Cardinal Rengnier was born on rFrance at Saint-Quentin-les Beaurepaire in the region of Cambrai, France . His parents were François Régnier and Renée PérigoisHe was ordained priest on 22 December 1818, later he as consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Angoulême by his predecessor Cardinal Pierre Giraud on 22 July 1842, and later succeeded him as the Rchbishop of the Archdiocese of 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 after the wake held at his Metropolitan See, was buried at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cambrai.

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