Joseph-Marie Sardou
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Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J.
Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests. It was founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David in 1852....

 (October 25, 1922 – September 19, 2009) was a French
France
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 Roman Catholic archbishop.

Ordained to the priesthood on May 12, 1949, Sardou was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco
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, by Pope John Paul II
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 on May 31, 1985, and was ordained a bishop on September 30, 1985. Archbishop Sardou retired on May 16, 2000, and died on September 19, 2009. His successor was Bernard Barsi.
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