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Louis-Jean Guyot

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His Eminence
Louis-Jean Guyot
Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse
Jean-Louis Guyot as Bishop of Coutances
Jean-Louis Guyot as Bishop of Coutances
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Toulouse
Installed 1966
Term ended 16 November 1978
Predecessor Jules-Géraud Saliège
Successor André Charles Collini
Other post Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura
Previous post Bishop of Coutances (1950–1966)
Orders
Ordination 29 June 1932
Consecration 4 May 1949
Created cardinal 5 Mar 1973
by Paul VI
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born 7 July 1905
Bordeaux France
Died 1 August 1988 (aged 83)
Bordeaux France
Buried Toulouse Cathedral

Louis-Jean Guyot (7 July 1905 in Bordeaux in France – 1 August 1988 in Bordeaux) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and archbishop of Toulouse in 1966–1978.

In 1935 Guyot obtained a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum with a dissertation entitled L'incorporation au Christ par les sacrements d'après la doctrine de st. Thomas.[1]

He was made cardinal in 1973 by Pope Paul VI, named the cardinal-priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura.[2]

He took part in the August 1978 Conclave which elected Pope John Paul I, and in the October 1978 Conclave which elected Pope John Paul II.

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