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Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg

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Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
Archbishop of Rennes
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Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Rennes
See Rennes
Appointed 6 August 1906
Term ended 22 September 1921
Predecessor Joseph-Guillaume Labouré
Successor Alexis-Armand Charost
Other post Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1916-21)
Previous post Bishop of Moulins (1893-1906)
Orders
Ordination 22 December 1866
Consecration 16 April 1893
by Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières
Created cardinal 4 December 1916
by Pope Benedict XV
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
1 October 1842
Loguivy-Plougras, French Kingdom
Died 22 September 1921 (aged 78)
Rennes, French Third Republic
Buried Rennes Cathedral
Motto Per Matrem ad cor Filii

Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg (1 October 1842—22 September 1921)[1] was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1916.

Biography

Auguste Dubourg was born in Loguivy-Plougrasto two inn-keepers[2] and studied at the seminary in Saint-Brieuc before being ordained to the priesthood on 22 December 1866. He then taught at the Minor Seminary of Saint-Brieuc,[3] and served as secretary of the episcopal curia, vicar general, and vicar capitular of Saint-Brieuc.

On 19 January 1893, Dubourg was appointed Bishop of Moulins by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 April from Bishop Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières, with Bishops François-Marie Trégaro and Etienne-Marie Potron, OFM, serving as co-consecrators, in Saint-Brieuc Cathedral.

Dubourg was later promoted to Archbishop of Rennes on 6 August 1906.[3] Pope Benedict XV created him Cardinal Priest of S. Balbina in the consistory of 4 December 1916.[2]

The Cardinal died in Rennes, at age 79. He is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Rennes.[2]

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