Pierre Andrieu

Pierre-Paulin Andrieu (7 December 1849 – 15 February 1935) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and archbishop of Bordeaux et Bazes.

For the French painter, see Pierre Andrieu (artist).

His Eminence Pierre-Paulin Andrieu
Archbishop of Bordeaux
The then-bishop pictured on 21 January 1907.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Bordeaux
See	Bordeaux
Appointed	2 January 1909
Term ended	15 February 1935
Predecessor	Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot
Successor	Maurice Feltin
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1907-35)
Orders
Ordination	30 May 1874 by Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez
Consecration	25 July 1901 by Jean-Augustin Germain
Created cardinal	16 December 1907 by Pope Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Pierre-Paulin Andrieu
Born	7 December 1849 Seysses, Toulouse, French Second Republic
Died	15 February 1935(1935-02-15) (aged 85) Bordeaux, French Third Republic
Buried	Bordeaux Cathedral
Parents	Joseph Andrieu Jeanne Marie Sancholle
Previous post	Bishop of Marseille (1901-09)
Motto	In pax tua virtute
Coat of arms

Styles of Pierre Andrieu
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bordeaux et Bazes

He was educated at the Seminary of Toulouse in Toulouse, France. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1874. He worked as a priest doing pastoral work from 1874 for a year. He was chosen by Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez, the Archbishop of Toulouse, to be his secretary until 1880.

Episcopate

Pope Leo XIII appointed Andrieu Bishop of Marseille on 18 April 1901. He was consecrated on 25 July 1901 in the Cathedral of Toulouse.

Cardinalate

Bishop Andrieu was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio in the consistory of 16 December 1907 by Pope Pius X. He was appointed to the metropolitan see of Bordeaux on 2 January 1909. He took part in the conclaves of 1914 which elected Pope Benedict XV, and of 1922, which elected Pope Pius XI. As Archbishop he issued the first condemnation of a member of the French hierarchy against L'Action Française in 1926.

He died on 15 February 1935 in Bordeaux, aged 85.

References

Sources

• Bräuer, Martin (27 February 2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-3-11-026947-5.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Robert	Bishop of Marseille 18 April 1901–2 January 1909	Succeeded by Joseph-Marie Fabre
Preceded by Victor Lecot	Archbishop of Bordeaux 2 January 1909–15 February 1935	Succeeded by Maurice Feltin
Records
Preceded by Franz Ehrle S.J.	Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 31 March 1934 - 15 February 1935	Succeeded by Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte