Guillaume-René Meignan
Guillaume-René Meignan | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Tours | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Tours |
| Appointed | 24 March 1894 |
| Installed | 27 May 1894 |
| Term ended | 20 January 1896 |
| Predecessor | Charles-Théodore Colet |
| Successor | René-François Renou |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1893-96) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 June 1840 |
| Consecration | 1 May 1865 by Henri Louis Charles Maret |
| Created cardinal | 16 January 1893 by Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guillaume-René Meignan 12 April 1817 |
| Died | 20 January 1896 (aged 78) Tours, French Third Republic |
| Parents | Jean Baptiste Meignan Françoise Julie Rabeau |
| Alma mater | La Sapienza |
| Motto | Pax in caritate |
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Guillaume-René Meignan (12 April 1817 at Chauvigné, France – 20 January 1896 at Tours) was a French Catholic apologist and scriptural exegete, Archbishop of Tours and cardinal.