About René-François Régnier
Lived 1794 – 1881 (aged 86). René-François Régnier was a French catholic priest and catholic bishop.
René-François Régnier (; 17 July 1794 – 3 January 1881, Rome) was a French cardinal.
Biography
Cardinal Rengnier was born on 17 July 1794 at Saint-Quentin-les Beaurepaire in the region of Cambrai, France. His parents were François Régnier and Renée Périgois. He was ordained a priest on 22 December 1818. He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Angoulême by his predecessor Cardinal Pierre Giraud on 22 July 1842, and succeeded him as archbishop of the Cambrai on 30 September 1850.
Pope Pius IX created him as the Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità dei Monti on 22 December 1873. He died on 3 January 1881 and was buried at the Cathedral of Cambrai.
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