- Paul Marie André Richaud
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See=Bordeaux|Paul-Marie-André Richaud (
April 16 ,1887 —February 5 ,1968 ) was a French Cardinal of theRoman Catholic Church . He served asArchbishop of Bordeaux from 1950 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.Biography
Paul Richaud was born in
Versailles , and there attended the major seminary before going toRome to study at thePontifical Gregorian University . Ordained to the priesthood onJune 28 ,1913 , he then finished his studies in 1915. Richaud did pastoral work in Versailles until 1931, when he became its Vicar General and Vice-Assistant General of the FrenchCatholic Action .On
December 19 ,1933 , Richaud was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles and Titular Bishop of "Irenopolis in Isauria" byPope Pius XI . He received his episcopal consecration onJanuary 25 ,1934 from Bishop Benjamin Roland-Gosselin, with BishopsPierre-Marie Gerlier and Georges Louis. Richaud was later namedBishop of Laval onJuly 27 ,1938 , andArchbishop of Bordeaux onFebruary 10 ,1950 .Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal Priest of "Santi Quirico e Giulitta " in theconsistory ofDecember 15 ,1958 . During his tenure atBordeaux , Richaud expanded parochial schools and gave thelaity a more prominent role [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837900,00.html Milestones]February 16 ,1968 ] . He attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave that selectedPope Paul VI .The Cardinal died from a
liver ailment [Ibid.] in Bordeaux, at age 80. He is buried inBordeaux Cathedral .Trivia
*He greatly encouraged
Scouting in France [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937728-3,00.html The New Cardinals]December 22 ,1958 ] .
*His cardinalatial church of "Santi Quirico e Giulitta " remained vacant for almost 40 years after his death until CardinalSean Brady was created cardinal in 2007.References
External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-r.htm#Richaud Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brichaud.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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