Jean-Marie Lustiger


Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Paris
Lustiger outside Notre Dame Cathedral, 15 August 1988
SeeParis
Installed31 January 1981
Term ended11 February 2005 (retired)
PredecessorFrançois Marty
SuccessorAndré Vingt-Trois
Other post(s)Bishop of Orléans (1979-1981)
Orders
Ordination17 April 1954
by Bishop Émile-Arsène Blanchet
Consecration8 December 1979
by Cardinal François Marty
Created cardinal2 February 1983
by John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Aron Lustiger

(1926-09-17)17 September 1926
Paris, France
Died5 August 2007(2007-08-05) (aged 80)
Paris, France
BuriedCathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCharles and Gisèle Lustiger

Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi lystiʒe] ; 17 September 1926 – 5 August 2007) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was made a cardinal in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. His life is depicted in the 2013 film Le métis de Dieu (The Jewish Cardinal).