Jules-Géraud Saliège

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Jules-Géraud Saliège (February 24, 1870—November 5, 1956) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.

Biography

Born in Crouzy-Haut, Saint-Flour, Jules-Géraud Saliège studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris before being ordained to the priesthood on September 21, 1895. He then taught at the minor seminary in Pleaux until 1903, and at the seminary in Saint-Flour from 1903 to 1907, when he was named its rector. He was made an honorary canon of the cathedral chapter of Saint-Flour on September 14, 1905, before becoming an honorary vicar general on March 31, 1918. During World War I, he served as a military chaplain.

On October 29, 1925, Saliège was appointed Bishop of Gap by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on January 26, 1926, from Bishop Paul-Augustine Lecoeur, with Bishops Benjamin Roland-Gosselin and Hippolyte de La Celle serving as co-consecrators, in Saint-Flour Cathedral. Saliège was later named Archbishop of Toulouse on December 17, 1928.

During the Nazi occupation of France, he was outspoken in attacking the German treatment of Jews and conscription of Frenchmen [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,797770-3,00.html The Roads to Rome] January 7, 1946] . For his criticism on the Nazi's and Vichy's anti-Jewish policies Liege was praised by the Vatican Newspaper. [ [http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0015.html Rychlak, Ronald. "Goldhagen v. Pius XII", "The French Bishops" subsection.] ] Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal Priest of "S. Pudenziana" in the consistory of February 18, 1946. In 1950, the Cardinal excommunicated a priest within his archdiocese for rejecting the dogma of the Assumption of Mary [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866055-1,00.html Heretic] January 31, 1955] . He also encouraged the Christianization of society [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,794300,00.html The Vineyard] March 1, 1948] .

Saliège died in Toulouse, at age 86. He is buried in Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Toulouse.

References

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsaliege.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-s.htm#Saliege Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]