Jean Verdier

Jean Cardinal Verdier PSS ( born February 19, 1864 in La -Croix- Barre, France, † April 9, 1940 in Paris) was Archbishop of Paris.

Life

Jean Verdier studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the seminary of Rodez and from 1886 the Society of Saint -Sulpice. In 1887 he received the sacrament of Holy Orders and was then a lecturer at the Department of Périgueux, which he headed as rain from 1898 to 1912. From 1912 to 1920 he was a faculty member and Superior of the Order of the seminar "The Carmes " in Paris. In 1923 he received the title of honorary canon of Paris. From 1926 to 1929 he led the fate of his order as Deputy High and Superior General. In 1929 he was first vicar-general of Paris and Apostolic prothonotary and appointed in the same year as Archbishop of Paris. He was also Apostolic prothonotary.

Pope Pius XI. took him on 16 December 1929 as cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Balbina in the College of Cardinals and donated to him on December 29 episcopal ordination. As papal legate he represented the Pope on numerous occasions both at home and abroad. He died on 9 April 1940 in Paris and was buried in the local Episcopal church. At his funeral a few high dignitaries of the Catholic Church were present, such as the two Cardinals Achille Liénart, who was later a long- time president of the French Episcopal Conference, and Arthur Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster.