Hector Sévin
Bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne (1908–12) | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Dona mihi populum meum |
| Styles of Hector Sévin | ||
|---|---|---|
Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Lyon | |
Hector Sévin (22 March 1852 – 4 May 1916) was a
Archbishop of Lyon.[1]
Hector Sévin was born in
diaconate
on 22 May 1875.
Priesthood
He was ordained on 7 June 1876. He served as subdirector of the institute for the deaf and mute in
ecclesiastical history at the Seminary of Belley from 1876 until 1889 and was its rector from 1889 to 1891. He was the Vicar general of the diocese
of Belley in 1904.
Episcopate
He was appointed as
metropolitan see of Lyon
on 12 December 1912.
Cardinalate
He was created Cardinal-Priest of conclave of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV.
He died in 1916 of peritonitis.[2]
References
- ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Cardinals of the 20th Century". cardinals.fiu.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Consistory of May 25, 1914". cardinals.fiu.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
