About Alexis Lépicier
Lived 1863 – 1936 (aged 73). Alexis Lépicier was a French catholic priest, catholic theologian and catholic bishop.
Episcopate He was appointed titular Archbishop of Tarsus on 22 May 1924. He was appointed as Apostolic Visitor to the East Indies dioceses dependent on the Congregation for the Propagation of Faith on 11 June 1924, as well as serving as Apostolic Visitor to Abyssinia and Eritrea in 1927.
Cardinal He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna in the consistory of 19 December 1927 by Pope Pius XI. He was then appointed as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Religious in 1928. He resigned the prefecture on the last day of 1935. He died in 1936.
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Who was Alexis Lépicier?
Catholic cardinal (1863-1936)
When was Alexis Lépicier born?
Alexis Lépicier was born on 28 February 1863 in France.
When did Alexis Lépicier die?
Alexis Lépicier died on 20 May 1936 in Rome.
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Alexis Lépicier was a catholic priest, catholic theologian and catholic bishop.
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Alexis Lépicier was French.
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