François-Désiré Mathieu


François-Désiré Mathieu
Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse
Mathieu as depicted in a 1908 portrait.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseToulouse
SeeToulouse
Appointed25 June 1896
Term ended27 November 1899
PredecessorFlorian-Jules-Félix Desprez
SuccessorJean-Augustin Germain
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1899-1908)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination30 May 1863
Consecration20 March 1893
by Guillaume-René Meignan
Created cardinal19 June 1899
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
François-Désiré Mathieu

27 May 1839
Died26 October 1908(1908-10-26) (aged 69)
London, England, United Kingdom
ParentsFrançois Mathieu
Felicité George
MottoObesse nemini prodesse omnibus
Coat of arms

François-Désiré Mathieu (27 May 1839, Einville-au-Jard, Meurthe-et-Moselle – 26 October 1908, London) was a French Bishop and Cardinal.