François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot

François- Nicolas- Madeleine Morlot ( born December 28, 1795 in Langres, † December 29, 1862 in Paris) was Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Paris.

He received his education at the college of his native city of Langres and the Grand Séminaire of Dijon. On May 27, 1820, he was ordained a priest. About the way as Vicar General he came into the local cathedral chapter. On March 10, 1839, he was appointed by the French king Louis -Philippe Bishop of Orléans, and on 18 August of the same year was consecrated by the Bishop of Nancy Charles -Auguste -Marie -Joseph Forbin Janson in Paris. In 1842 he became Archbishop of Tours. On March 7, 1853, he was appointed by the Pope to the Cardinal. As titular church, he was assigned to the Basilica of Santi Nereo e Achilleo in Rome. After the murder of Archbishop Paris Sibour he was determined on 24 January 1857, his successor. The inauguration took place in March / April of the same year. After his death in 1862 he was buried in the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral.