François-Marie-Benjamin Richard

Servant of God

François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Servant of God; François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Cardinal; Archbishop of Paris
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Paris
Metropolis	Paris
See	Paris
Installed	8 July 1886
Term ended	28 January 1908
Predecessor	Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert
Successor	Léon-Adolphe Amette
Other post	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1889–1908)
Previous posts	Vicar-General of Nantes (1850–1869); Bishop of Belley (1871–1875); Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1875–1886); Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1875–1889);
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1844; by Denis Auguste Affre
Consecration	11 February 1872; by Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert
Created cardinal	24 May 1889; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	François-Marie-Benjamin Richard; 1 March 1819; Nantes, France
Died	28 January 1908 (aged 88); Paris, France
Buried	Notre Dame de Paris
Motto	Faites sur toutes choses que Dieu soyt le mieux aymé
Coat of arms

François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ ʁiʃaʁ dəla vɛʁɲ]; 1 March 1819 – 27 January 1908) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and served as the Archbishop of Paris.

His cause of beatification has commenced and he has the title of Servant of God.