Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet (16 November 1795 in Bourg-Argental, Loire – 23 December 1882[1]) was a French cardinal and Archbishop of Bordeaux (carrying with his colleague of Bourges the title of Primate of Aquitaine).
Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet | |
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| Archbishop of Bordeaux | |
 Donnet circa 1880. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Bordeaux |
| See | Bordeaux |
| Appointed | 19 May 1837 |
| Term ended | 23 December 1882 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Louis Anne-Magdalen Lefebvre de Cheverus |
| Successor | Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1853–82) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 March 1819 |
| Consecration | 31 May 1835 by Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Count of Forbin-Janson |
| Created cardinal | 15 March 1852 by Pope Pius IX |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet 16 November 1795 |
| Died | 23 December 1882 (aged 87) Bordeaux, French Third Republic |
| Buried | Bordeaux Cathedral |
| Parents | François Donnet Madeleine Reynaud |
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| Motto | Ad fortiter finem suaviter Omnia |
| Styles of Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Bordeaux |
Life edit
His ecclesiastical province corresponded broadly with the Roman Aquitania Secunda (including Poitiers) but also included the French Antilles. Donnet argued forcefully for the canonisation of Christopher Columbus. Earlier he had been titular bishop of Rhosus[2] appointed to the diocese of Nancy and Toul. A major figure in Napoleon III's Liberal Empire period he was renowned for his energy, e.g. in publishing and in the restoration of churches in his diocese of Bordeaux (including Bazas though without that title).[3] Donnet was named cardinal by pope Pius IX in 1852 and participated in the conclave of 1878. Eleven volumes of his pastoral instructions, sermons and writings were posthumously published.
References edit
- ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary: Pope Pius IX (1846-1878); Consistory of March 15, 1852 (V)". Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ "Cardinals Created by Pius IX (1846-52)".
- ^ Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet - Catholic Encyclopedia article
