Léon-Adolphe Amette

His Eminence Léon-Adolphe Amette
Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris
Cardinal Amette in 1913
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Paris
Installed	28 January 1908
Term ended	29 August 1920
Predecessor	François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Successor	Louis-Ernest Dubois
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1873
Consecration	25 January 1899
Created Cardinal	27 November 1911 by Pius X
Rank	Cardinal
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1850 Douville France
Died	August 29, 1920 (aged 69) Paris France
Buried	Notre Dame de Paris
Nationality	French
Previous post	Bishop of Bayeux (1898-1906) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906-1908)
Coat of arms

Cardinal Amette

Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Paris

Leon Adolphe Amette (September 6, 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – August 29, 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal, and was archbishop of Paris 1908–1920.

He was created cardinal in 1911 (cardinal priest, title of S. Sabina), and participated in the 1914 conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.

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