Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
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| See | Rennes |
Auguste-René-Marie Cardinal Dubourg (September 30, 1842—September 22, 1921) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1916.
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Auguste Dubourg was born in Loguivy-Plougras, and studied at the seminary in Saint-Brieuc before being ordained to the priesthood on December 22, 1866. He then taught at the Minor Seminary of Saint-Brieuc, and served as secretary of the episcopal curia, vicar general, and vicar capitular of Saint-Brieuc.
On January 19, 1893, Dubourg was appointed Bishop of Moulins by Pope Leo XIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 16 from Bishop Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières, with Bishops François-Marie Trégaro and Etienne-Marie Potron, OFM, serving as co-consecrators, in Saint-Brieuc Cathedral.
Dubourg was later promoted to Archbishop of Rennes on August 6, 1906. Pope Benedict XV created him Cardinal Priest of S. Balbina in the consistory of December 4, 1916.
The Cardinal died in Rennes, at age 79. He is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Rennes.
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| Preceded by Pierre-Simon-Louis-Marie de Dreux-Brézé |
Bishop of Moulins 1893–1906 |
Succeeded by Emile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey |
| Preceded by Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré |
Archbishop of Rennes 1906–1921 |
Succeeded by Alexis-Armand Charost |
