Hector Sévin
Hector-Irénée Sévin | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lyon |
| See | Lyon |
| Appointed | 2 December 1912 |
| Term ended | 4 May 1916 |
| Predecessor | Pierre-Hector Coullié |
| Successor | Louis-Joseph Maurin |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1914–16) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne (1908–12) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 June 1876 by Jean-Joseph Marchal |
| Consecration | 5 April 1908 by Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon |
| Created cardinal | 25 May 1914 by Pope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hector-Irénée Sevin 22 March 1852 |
| Died | 4 May 1916 (aged 64) Lyon, French Third Republic |
| Motto | Dona mihi populum meum |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Hector Sévin | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lyon |
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Hector Sévin (22 March 1852 – 4 May 1916) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1912 to 1916. He was made a cardinal in 1914.
Hector Sévin was born in Simandre, France to farmers Claude and Rosalee Sévin. He was educated at the Seminary of Belley and he received the diaconate on 22 May 1875.