Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas

Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas (1826–1894) was a French cardinal. He served as Bishop of La Rochelle (1867–1883) and Archbishop of Rouen (1883–1894).


Léon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
Archbishop of Rouen
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRouen
SeeRouen
Appointed24 March 1884
Term ended9 March 1894
PredecessorHenri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
SuccessorGuillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieau
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1893-94)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1850
Consecration15 May 1867
by Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot
Created cardinal16 January 1893
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameLéon-Benoît-Charles Thomas
Born30 May 1826
Paray-le-Monial, Autun, French Kingdom
Died9 March 1894(1894-03-09) (aged 67)
Rouen, French Third Republic
BuriedRouen Cathedral
Previous postBishop of La Rochelle (1867-84)
MottoNil forties nil dulcius

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