- Alexandre Renard
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cardinal name=Alexandre Cardinal Renard
dipstyle=His Eminence
offstyle=Your Eminence
See=Lyon|Alexandre Charles Albert Joseph Renard (
7 June 1906 -8 October 1983 ) was aRoman Catholic Cardinal andArchbishop of Lyon . He was ordained onJuly 12 1931 inLille .He taught at
Marcq College ,Baraeul from 1933-1936, when he then taught at theseminary of Haubourdin until 1938. He continued his teaching through theSecond World War at theCatholic University of Lille until 1943, and also did pastoral work in thediocese of Lille until 1947.On
19 August 1953 Pope Pius XII appointed RenardBishop of Versailles , and on28 May 1967 he was appointed to themetropolitan see ofLyon byPope Paul VI . He was createdCardinal Priest of "SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio " onJune 26 1967 by Pope Paul.He took part in both conclaves of 1978 that elected
Pope John Paul I andPope John Paul II . He retired as Archbishop at the age of 75.
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