1. Maurice Feltin was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Maurice Feltin
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Maurice Feltin served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
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Maurice Feltin then did pastoral work in Besancon until 1914, at which time he was made an officer in the French Army during World War I For his work, he was awarded the Croix-de-Guerre, the Medaille militaire, and the Legion d'honneur.
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On 19 December 1927, Feltin was appointed Bishop of Troyes by Pope Pius XI.
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Maurice Feltin received his episcopal consecration on 11 March 1928 from Cardinal Henri-Charles-Joseph Binet, with Bishops Paul-Jules-Narcisse Remond and Jean-Marcel Rodie serving as co-consecrators.
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Maurice Feltin was promoted to Archbishop of Sens on 16 August 1932, and was later named Archbishop of Bordeaux on 16 December 1935.
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Maurice Feltin was created Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Pace by Pope Pius XII in the consistory of 12 January 1953.
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Maurice Feltin was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1958 papal conclave and the 1963 papal conclave.
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Maurice Feltin accused people who spread such information with undermining national unity and insulting the honor of the army.
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Maurice Feltin attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.
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Maurice Feltin resigned as Paris' archbishop on 21 December 1966.
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Maurice Feltin died in Thiais, outside Paris, at age 92, and was buried in Notre Dame Cathedral.