Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg

Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg (30 September 1842—22 September 1921) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1916.

His Eminence Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
Archbishop of Rennes
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Rennes
See	Rennes
Appointed	6 August 1906
Term ended	22 September 1921
Predecessor	Joseph-Guillaume Labouré
Successor	Alexis-Armand Charost
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1916-21)
Orders
Ordination	22 December 1866
Consecration	16 April 1893 by Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières
Created cardinal	4 December 1916 by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
Born	30 September 1842 Loguivy-Plougras, French Kingdom
Died	22 September 1921 (aged 78) Rennes, French Third Republic
Buried	Rennes Cathedral
Previous post	Bishop of Moulins (1893-1906)
Motto	Per Matrem ad cor Filii
Coat of arms

Styles of Auguste Dubourg
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Rennes

Biography

Auguste Dubourg was born in Loguivy-Plougras, and studied at the seminary in Saint-Brieuc before being ordained to the priesthood on 22 December 1866. He then taught at the Minor Seminary of Saint-Brieuc, and served as secretary of the episcopal curia, vicar general, and vicar capitular of Saint-Brieuc.

On 19 January 1893, Dubourg was appointed Bishop of Moulins by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 April from Bishop Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières, with Bishops François-Marie Trégaro and Etienne-Marie Potron, OFM, serving as co-consecrators, in Saint-Brieuc Cathedral.

Dubourg was later promoted to Archbishop of Rennes on 6 August 1906. Pope Benedict XV created him Cardinal Priest of S. Balbina in the consistory of 4 December 1916.

The Cardinal died in Rennes, at age 79. He is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Rennes.

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