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His Eminence
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris
Cardinal Amette in 1913
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseParis
Installed28 January 1908
Term ended29 August 1920
PredecessorFrançois-Marie-Benjamin Richard
SuccessorLouis-Ernest Dubois
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bayeux (1898–1906)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906–1908)
Orders
Ordination20 December 1873
Consecration25 January 1899
Created cardinal27 November 1911
by Pius X
RankCardinal
Personal details
Born(1850-09-06)6 September 1850
Douville, France
Died29 August 1920(1920-08-29) (aged 69)
Paris, France
BuriedNotre-Dame de Paris
NationalityFrench
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Styles of
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeParis

Leon Adolphe Amette (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ adɔlf amɛt]; 6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.

He was made a cardinal in 1911 with the rank of cardinal priest and the title of S. Sabina. He participated in the 1914 papal conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.

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Preceded byFrançois-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne Archbishop of Paris
1908–1920 		Succeeded byLouis-Ernest Dubois
Archbishops of Paris
During the
ancien régime
After the
French Revolution
(1779)
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