Victor-Félix Bernadou
French cardinal
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| Intro | French cardinal | ||
| Places | France | ||
| was | Priest | ||
| Work field | Religion | ||
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| Religion: | Catholic church | ||
| Birth | 25 June 1816, Castres, France | ||
| Death | 15 November 1891Sens, France (aged 75 years) | ||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||
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Victor-Félix Bernadou (25 June 1816 – 15 November 1891) was a French cardinal, since 1867 Archbishop of Sens.
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Born in Castres, he was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1840. By 7 April 1862 he was appointed bishop of Gap, received his episcopal consecration on 29 June 1862 from Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion, with bishops Louis-Antoine Pavy and Jean-Jacques Bardou serving as co-consecrators. He was promoted to metropolitan see of Sens on 12 July 1867, which he remained until death. He took part in First Vatican Council. On 7 July 1886 Pope Leo XIII created him Cardinal Priest.
He died in Sens, and was buried in Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens