Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet
Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet  | |
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| Archbishop of Bordeaux | |
Donnet circa 1880.  | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | 
| Archdiocese | Bordeaux | 
| See | Bordeaux | 
| Appointed | 19 May 1837 | 
| Term ended | 23 December 1882 | 
| Predecessor | Jean-Louis Anne-Magdalen Lefebvre de Cheverus | 
| Successor | Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert | 
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1853–82) | 
| Previous post(s) | 
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 March 1819 | 
| Consecration | 31 May 1835 by Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Count of Forbin-Janson  | 
| Created cardinal | 15 March 1852 by Pope Pius IX  | 
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet 16 November 1795  | 
| Died | 23 December 1882 (aged 87) Bordeaux, French Third Republic  | 
| Buried | Bordeaux Cathedral | 
| Parents | François Donnet Madeleine Reynaud  | 
| Motto | Ad fortiter finem suaviter Omnia | 
| Styles of Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet  | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence | 
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | 
| Informal style | Cardinal | 
| See | Bordeaux | 
Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa oɡyst dɔnɛ]; 16 November 1795 – 23 December 1882) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bordeaux from 1837 until his death. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1852.