Alexandre Renard

His Eminence Alexandre Renard
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lyon
See	Lyon
Appointed	28 May 1967
Term ended	29 October 1981
Predecessor	Jean-Marie Villot
Successor	Albert Decourtray
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1976–83)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Versailles (1953–67) Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti "pro hac vice" (1967–76)
Orders
Ordination	12 July 1931
Consecration	19 October 1953 by Achille Liénart
Created cardinal	26 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard 7 June 1906 Avelin, French Third Republic
Died	8 October 1983(1983-10-08) (aged 77) Cliníque Saint-Jean de Dieu, Paris, France
Buried	Lyon Cathedral
Parents	Jules Constant Jacques Renard Claire Victorine Delos
Alma mater	Lille Catholic University
Motto	In fidem ex fide
Coat of arms

Styles of Alexandre Renard
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lyon

Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard (7 June 1906, Avelin, Nord – 8 October 1983, Paris) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon. He was ordained on 12 July 1931 in Lille.

Life and career

He taught at Marcq College, Baraeul in 1933–1936, and then taught at the seminary of Haubourdin until 1938. He continued his teaching through the Second World War at the Catholic University of Lille until 1943, and also did pastoral work in the diocese of Lille until 1947.

On 19 August 1953 Pope Pius XII appointed Renard Bishop of Versailles, and on 28 May 1967 he was appointed to the metropolitan see of Lyon by Pope Paul VI. He was created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio on 26 June 1967 by Pope Paul.

He took part in both conclaves of 1978 that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II. He retired as Archbishop at the age of 75. Cardinal Renard died 1983 after a surgery, at the age of 77.

External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church