François-Virgile Dubillard

François-Virgile Dubillard (16 February 1845 in Soye near Besançon. France 1 December 1914 in Chambéry) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and Archbishop of Chambéry 19071914.


François-Virgile Dubillard
Archbishop of Chambéry
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseChambéry
SeeChambéry
Appointed16 December 1907
Term ended1 December 1914
PredecessorGustave-Adolphe de Pélacot
SuccessorDominique Castellan
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1911-14)
Orders
Ordination5 September 1869
Consecration24 February 1900
by Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit
Created cardinal27 November 1911
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameFrançois-Virgile Dubillard
Born16 February 1845
Soye, Besançon, French Kingdom
Died1 December 1914(1914-12-01) (aged 69)
Chambéry, French Third Republic
BuriedChambéry Cathedral
Previous postBishop of Quimper (1899-1907)
MottoDeus adjuva me

He was made cardinal in 1911 by Pope Pius X. He was too ill to take part in the 1914 conclave.

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