Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose


Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
Archbishop of Rouen
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRouen
SeeRouen
Appointed18 March 1858
Term ended28 October 1883
PredecessorLouis-Marie-Edmont Blanquart de Bailleul
SuccessorLéon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1864-83)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1833
by Jean-François-Marie Le Pappe de Trévern
Consecration30 January 1848
by Antonio Francesco Orioli
Created cardinal11 December 1863
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose

30 May 1800
Died28 October 1883(1883-10-28) (aged 83)
Rouen, French Third Republic
BuriedRouen Cathedral
ParentsLouis Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
Sara Maria Schas
MottoFide ac virtute
Coat of armsHenri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose's coat of arms

Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose (30 May 1800 – 28 October 1883)[1] was a French Catholic and senator.[2][3] He was the last surviving cardinal to have been born in the 18th century.

  1. ^ Biographical Dictionary: Consistory of December 11, 1863 (XIV)
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1907). "Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ "Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand Cardinal de Bonnechose". Catholic Hierarchy.[permanent dead link]