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Achille Liénart

Achille Liénart

French chaplain
Achille Liénart was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lille from 1928 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930. Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1884, Lille, France
Died: February 15, 1973 (age 89 years), Lille, France
Consecration: 8 December 1928; by Charles-Albert-Joseph Lecomte
Created cardinal: 30 June 1930; by Pope Pius XI
Ordination: 29 June 1907; by Léon-Adolphe Amette
Other post(s): Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (1930-73)