Maurice Feltin

Maurice Feltin
Archbishop Emeritus of Paris
See	Paris (Emeritus)
Enthroned	15 August 1949—21 December 1966
Predecessor	Emmanuel Suhard
Successor	Pierre Veuillot
Other posts	Previously Archishop of Bordeaux
Orders
Created Cardinal	12 January 1953
Personal details
Born	15 May 1883 Delle, Besançon, France
Died	27 September 1975 Thiais, Paris, France

Styles of Maurice Feltin
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Paris (Emeritus)

Maurice Feltin (15 May 1883 – 27 September 1975) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Biography

Born in Delle, Territoire-de-Belfort, Maurice Feltin studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris before being ordained a priest on 3 July 1909. He then did pastoral work in Besançon until 1914, at which time he was made an officer in the French Army during World War I. For his work, he was awarded with the Croix-de-Guerre, the Médaille militaire, and the Légion d'honneur.

On 19 December 1927, Feltin was appointed Bishop of Troyes by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on 11 March 1928 from Cardinal Henri-Charles-Joseph Binet, with Bishops Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond and Jean-Marcel Rodié serving as co-consecrators. Feltin was promoted to Archbishop of Sens on 16 August 1932, and was later named Archbishop of Bordeaux on 16 December 1935. On 15 August 1949, he became the twenty-third Archbishop of Paris.

The French prelate was created Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Pace by Pope Pius XII in the consistory of 12 January 1953. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1958 papal conclave, and he attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. After voting in the 1963 papal conclave, Feltin served as President of the French Episcopal Conference from 1964 to 1969, and resigned as Paris' archbishop on 21 December 1966.

He died in Thiais, outside Paris, at age 92, and was buried in Notre Dame Cathedral.

Trivia

• Feltin condemned the legend of Santa Claus, claiming that it debased the "Christian significance of Christmas".^[1]
• In 1959, Feltin requested of the Holy Office that the Worker-Priest movement be revived, albeit under strict controls; his request, however, was denied.^[2]
• In 1963, Feltin denied Édith Piaf a religious funeral due to her "controversial" life.^[3]

References

1. ^ Time Magazine. Death to Santa Claus 7 January 1952
2. ^ Time Magazine. End of the Worker-Priests 28 September 1959
3. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (8 November 2003). "The love of a poet". The Guardian. http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1079383,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Laurent-Marie-Etienne Monnier	Bishop of Troyes 1927–1932	Succeeded by Joseph-Jean Heintz
Preceded by Jean-Victor-Emile Chesnelong	Archbishop of Sens 1932–1935	Succeeded by Frédéric Lamy
Preceded by Pierre Andrieu	Archbishop of Bordeaux 1935—1949	Succeeded by Paul-Marie-André Richaud
Preceded by Emmanuel Célestin Suhard	Archbishop of Paris 1949–1966	Succeeded by Pierre Veuillot
Preceded by First	International President of Pax Christi 1950–1965	Succeeded by Bernard Alfrink
Preceded by Achille Liénart	President of the French Episcopal Conference 1964–1969	Succeeded by François Marty

Persondata
Name	Feltin, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	15 May 1883
Place of birth	Delle, Besançon, France
Date of death	27 September 1975
Place of death	Thiais, Paris, France