Pierre Veuillot
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
He was ordained on 26 March 1939 in Paris. He 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. He succeeded as Archbishop of Paris on 1 December 1966. He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi by Pope Paul VI on 26 June 1967. He died suddenly of leukemia on 14 February 1968 at the age of 55, having been a cardinal for only 6 months.
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