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Achille Liénart (French: [aʃil ljenaʁ]; 7 February 1884—15 February 1973) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lille from 1928 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930.
Achille Cardinal Liénart † Deceased Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
Achille Liénart, né le 7 février 1884 à Lille et mort le 15 février 1973 dans la même ville, communément désigné sous le titre cardinal Liénart, a été évêque de Lille pendant quarante ans. Une telle longévité est assez rare dans l'histoire de l' Église.
Cardinal, bishop of Lille, France; b. Lille (Nord), France, Feb. 7, 1884; d. Lille, Feb. 15, 1973. He studied at the College of St. Joseph in Lille and the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris, where he was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1907.
Feb 16, 1973 · LILLE, France, Feb. 15—Achille Cardinal Liénart, the Bishop of Lille for 40 years and a forceful champion of progressive Roman Catholic Church movements, died at his home here today after a long...
Achille Liénart ( French: [ aʃil ljenaʁ]; 7 February 1884 — 15 February 1973) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lille from 1928 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930.
by Cardinal Achille Liénart. It’s contended that Liénart was a Freemason, an enemy of the Church, and, therefore, he could not have had the sufficient intention required to validly confer the priestly and episcopal orders on Lefebvre; or, at the very least, his intention should be doubted. These claims and doubts arise from
