Clément Roques


Clément-Émile Roques
Archbishop of Rennes
Roques between 1934 and 1940.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRennes
SeeRennes
Appointed11 May 1940
Term ended4 September 1964
PredecessorRené-Pierre Mignen
SuccessorPaul Gouyon
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1946-64)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Montauban (1929-34)
Archbishop of Aix (1934-40)
Orders
Ordination2 April 1904
by Louis-Eugène Francqueville
Consecration24 June 1929
by Pierre-Célestin Cézerac
Created cardinal18 February 1946
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Clément-Émile Roques

8 December 1880
Saint Pierre des Ports, Graulhet, French Third Republic
Died4 September 1964(1964-09-04) (aged 83)
Rennes, France
BuriedRennes Cathedral
MottoIn fide et lenitate
("In faith and sweetness")
Coat of arms
Styles of
Clément-Émile Roques
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeRennes

Clément-Émile Roques (8 December 18804 September 1964) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.