Léon-Adolphe Amette
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| His Eminence Léon-Adolphe Amette |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris | |
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Cardinal Amette in 1913
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Paris |
| Installed | 28 January 1908 |
| Term ended | 29 August 1920 |
| Predecessor | François-Marie-Benjamin Richard |
| Successor | Louis-Ernest Dubois |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina |
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| Ordination | 20 December 1873 |
| Consecration | 25 January 1899 |
| Created Cardinal | 27 November 1911 by Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal |
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| Born | 6 September 1850 Douville France |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris France |
| Buried | Notre Dame de Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Previous post | Bishop of Bayeux (1898–1906) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906–1908) |
| Coat of arms | Léon-Adolphe Amette's coat of arms |
| Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Paris |
Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal, and was archbishop of Paris 1908–1920.
He was created cardinal in 1911 (cardinal priest, title of S. Sabina), and participated in the 1914 conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Paris 1908–1920 |
Succeeded by Louis-Ernest Dubois |
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