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His Eminence
Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
Archbishop of Rouen
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRouen
SeeRouen
Appointed24 March 1884
Term ended9 March 1894
PredecessorHenri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
SuccessorGuillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieau
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1893-94)
Previous post(s)Bishop of La Rochelle (1867-84)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1850
Consecration15 May 1867
by Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot
Created cardinal16 January 1893
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornLéon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
30 May 1826
Paray-le-Monial, Autun, French Kingdom
Died9 March 1894(1894-03-09) (aged 67)
Rouen, French Third Republic
BuriedRouen Cathedral
MottoNil forties nil dulcius
Coat of armsLéon-Benoît-Charles Thomas's coat of arms

Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas (1826–1894) was a French cardinal.

He studied in Paris and Rome and earned a doctorate in theology in 1856.

He served as Bishop of La Rochelle (1867–1883) and Archbishop of Rouen (1883–1894).

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.

References

  1. ^ Florida International University, Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church website, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), Consistory of January 16, 1893 (XVIII)
  2. New Advent website, Archdiocese of Rouen
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