Pierre Guérin de Tencin


Pierre Guérin de Tencin
Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon
Primate of the Gauls
Cardinal Pierre Paul Guérin de Tencin by Hyacinthe Rigaud
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLyon
Appointed17 September 1740
Term ended2 March 1758
PredecessorCharles-François de Chateauneuf de Rochebonne
SuccessorAntoine de Montazet
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Embrun
(1724–40)
Orders
Consecration2 July 1724
by Pope Benedict XIII
Created cardinal23 February 1739
by Pope Clement XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born22 August 1680
Died2 March 1758 (aged 77)
Lyon, Kingdom of France
BuriedLyon Cathedral

Pierre-Paul Guérin de Tencin (22 August 1679 2 March 1758) was a French ecclesiastic and statesman, who was archbishop of Embrun and Lyon and cardinal. His sister was Claudine Guérin de Tencin.