Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu
| His Eminence Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon | |
| File:MgrMathieu.jpg | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Besançon |
| See | Besançon |
| Appointed | 30 September 1834 |
| Term ended | 9 July 1875 |
| Predecessor | Louis-Guillaume-Valentin DuBourg |
| Successor | Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1852-75) |
| Previous post | Bishop of Langres (1832-34) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 June 1822 |
| Consecration | 20 February 1833 by Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen |
| Created cardinal | 30 September 1850 by Pope Pius IX |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu 20 January 1796 Paris, French First Republic |
| Died | 9 July 1875 (aged 79) Besançon, French Third Republic |
Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu (1796–1875) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and archbishop of Besançon.
Life
Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu was born on 20 January 1796 in Paris, where his father was a commission agent in the silk trade. Jacques-Marie's brother became a distinguished captain in the Franch Navy. Jacques-Marie studied law and worked for a solicitor, managing property for the Montmorency family.
In 1819, Mathieu entered Saint-Sulpice Seminary[1] and was ordained a priest on 1 June 1822. In 1823, he was appointed secretary to Charles-Louis Salmon de Chatellier, bishop of Evreux, who named him vicar-general and superior of the diocesan seminary. He was made a titular canon of Paris in 1828 and promoter of the Legal Office of the archdiocese of Paris in 1829.[2]
He was elected bishop of Langres on 17 December 1832. On 10 February 1833 he was consecrated in the Carmelite Church on the Rue de Vaugirard in Paris, by Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen assisted by Bishops Pierre-Marie Cottret and Marie-Joseph de Prilly.[3]
On 30 September 1834 he assumed the metropolitan see of Besançon, where he remained until his death. On 30 September 1850 Pope Pius IX elevated him to cardinal; in 1852 he became Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite.
As a member of the senate he was a zealous defender of the rights of the Church, and, in spite of the interdict of the government, he published the papal encyclical of 8 December 1864. He participated in the deliberations of Vatican Council I.
He died on 9 July 1875 in Besançon.
Mathieu is the author of "Devoirs Du Sacerdoce ou Traité de la Dignité, de la Perfection, des Obligations... du Prêtre Catholique",[4] and an "Office of the Mass and Vespers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Latin and in French..." ( 1874 )[5]
References
- Back to citation "Saint-Sulpice and the Solitude of Issy", Sanctuaire Basile Moreau
- Back to citation Miranda, Salvador. "MATHIEU, Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire", Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Florida International University
- Back to citation The Rambler, Volume 9, 1852, p. 254
- Back to citation "Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Cardinal Mathieu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Back to citation "Jacques Marie Adrien Césaire Mathieu (1796-1875)", Bibliothèque nationale de France
External links
- Profile, catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed 4 May 2020.