Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet

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).

His Eminence

Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet
Archbishop of Bordeaux
Donnet circa 1880.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBordeaux
SeeBordeaux
Appointed19 May 1837
Term ended23 December 1882
PredecessorJean-Louis Anne-Magdalen Lefebvre de Cheverus
SuccessorAimé-Victor-François Guilbert
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1853–82)
Orders
Ordination7 March 1819
Consecration31 May 1835
by Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson
Created cardinal15 March 1852
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameFerdinand-François-Auguste Donnet
Born16 November 1795
Bourg-Argental, French First Republic
Died23 December 1882(1882-12-23) (aged 87)
Bordeaux, French Third Republic
BuriedBordeaux Cathedral
ParentsFrançois Donnet
Madeleine Reynaud
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MottoAd fortiter finem suaviter Omnia
Styles of
Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBordeaux
Cardinal Donnet.

Life

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
  1. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary: Pope Pius IX (1846-1878); Consistory of March 15, 1852 (V)
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/cardP09-1.htm#1027
  3. Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet - Catholic Encyclopedia article
Records
Preceded by
Prospero Caterini		 Oldest living Member of the Sacred College
3 January 1881 – 28 October 1881		 Succeeded by
John Henry Newman, C.O.


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