Florian Desprez
Florian Desprez | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse | |
Statue of Desprez kneeling at prayer, Toulouse Cathedral | |
| Church | Catholic |
| See | Toulouse |
| Installed | 16 September 1859 |
| Term ended | 21 January 1895 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Marie Mioland |
| Successor | François-Désiré Mathieu |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1829 by Louis Belmas |
| Consecration | 5 January 1851 by René-François Régnier |
| Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julien Florian Félix Desprez 14 April 1807 Marseille, France |
| Died | 21 January 1895 (aged 87) Toulouse |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | Spes Nostra Firma |
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Julien Florian Félix Desprez, who used the name Florian Desprez (14 April 1807 – 21 January 1895) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church, who became a bishop in 1850, first in Réunion from 1850 to 1857 and then in Limoges until 1859. He spent 36 years of his ecclesiastical career as archbishop of Toulouse from 1859 to 1895. He was made a cardinal in 1879.