François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot
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François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot (1795-1862) was a French Catholic Archbishop of Paris
, from 1857 to 1862, and Cardinal
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He was bishop of Orléans in 1839, and archbishop of Tours in 1843.
He died on December 29, 1862, in Paris and was exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral.
Archbishop of Paris
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on...
, from 1857 to 1862, and Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
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He was bishop of Orléans in 1839, and archbishop of Tours in 1843.
He died on December 29, 1862, in Paris and was exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral.