Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente

Georges François Xavier Marie Cardinal Grente ( born May 5, 1872 in Percy, France; † 5 May 1959 Le Mans) was bishop of Le Mans.

Life

Georges François Xavier Marie Grente studied in Paris the subjects of Law, Catholic theology and philosophy. He received on 29 June 1895, the sacrament of Holy Orders, and then worked for eight years as a teacher at the junior seminary of Mortain.

From 1903 to 1916 he served as Rector of the Diocesan College of Saint- Lô, from 1916 to 1918 he was Superior of Saint Paul Institute in Cherbourg.

Pope Benedict XV. appointed him on 30 January 1918 Bishop of Le Mans. The bishop ordained Georges Grente on 17 April of the same year by the Archbishop of Rouen, Louis -Ernest Cardinal Dubois. Co-consecrators were the bishops Claude Bardel Sées and Joseph Guérard of Coutances ( -Avranches ).

Pope Pius XII. appointed Georges Grente in March 1943 as Archbishop ad personam, and took him on 12 January 1953 as a cardinal with the title church of San Bernardo alle Terme in the College of Cardinals to.

As part of the partnership between the diocese and the Archdiocese of Paderborn Grente 1957 was appointed Ehrendomherrn at Paderborn Cathedral.

Georges Cardinal Grente participated in the conclave of 1958.

He died on 5 May 1959 in Le Mans and was buried in the local cathedral.