Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
| His Eminence Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas | |
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| Archbishop of Rouen | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Rouen |
| See | Rouen |
| Appointed | 24 March 1884 |
| Term ended | 9 March 1894 |
| Predecessor | Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose |
| Successor | Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieau |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1893-94) |
| Previous post | Bishop of La Rochelle (1867-84) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1850 |
| Consecration | 15 May 1867 by Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot |
| Created cardinal | 16 January 1893 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas 30 May 1826 Paray-le-Monial, Autun, French Kingdom |
| Died | 9 March 1894 (aged 67) Rouen, French Third Republic |
| Buried | Rouen Cathedral |
| Motto | Nil forties nil dulcius |
Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas (1826–1894) was a French cardinal.[1]
He studied in Paris and Rome and earned a doctorate in theology in 1856.[1]
He served as Bishop of La Rochelle (1867–1883) and Archbishop of Rouen (1883–1894).[2]
He died in 1894 and was buried in the chapel of Sainte-Marguerite in Rouen; bombings during WWII damaged his tomb, and his remains were transferred to the crypt of the archbishops in the chapel of the Sainte-Vierge.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Florida International University, Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church website, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), Consistory of January 16, 1893 (XVIII)
- Back to citation New Advent website, Archdiocese of Rouen