Pierre Veuillot
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His Eminence Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Paris |
| Installed | 1 December 1966 |
| Term ended | 14 February 1968 |
| Predecessor | Maurice Feltin |
| Successor | François Marty |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites |
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| Ordination | 26 March 1939 |
| Consecration | 1 July 1959 by Maurice Feltin |
| Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal |
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| Born | 5 January 1913 |
| Died | 14 February 1968 (aged 55) Paris France |
| Buried | Notre Dame de Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Angers (1959-1961) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1961-1966) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Paris |
Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot (5 January 1913 – 14 February 1968) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris.
Life
Ordained on 26 March 1939 in Paris, Veuillot served as a member of the parochial clergy until 1942, when he went to work in the Vatican Secretariat of State. In 1959 Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Angers. He remained in Angers until 12 June 1961, when he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris with the titular see of Constantia in Thracia. On 1 December 1966 he became Archbishop of Paris, and on 26 June of the following year Pope Paul VI made him Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi as well. He died of leukemia on 14 February 1968 at the age of 55, having been a cardinal for only 6 months.
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