Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet

French cardinal

Titular Bishop of Rhosus (1835–37)
Coadjutor Bishop of Nancy (1835–37)

MottoAd fortiter finem suaviter Omnia

Styles of Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bordeaux

Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet (16 November 1795 in Bourg-Argental, Loire – 23 December 1882^[1]) was a French cardinal and Archbishop of Bordeaux (carrying with his colleague of Bourges the title of Primate of Aquitaine).

Life

His ecclesiastical province corresponded broadly with the Roman Aquitania Secunda (including Poitiers) but also included the French Antilles. Donnet argued forcefully for the canonisation of Christopher Columbus. Earlier he had been titular bishop of Rhosus^[2] appointed to the diocese of Nancy and Toul. A major figure in Napoleon III's Liberal Empire period he was renowned for his energy, e.g. in publishing and in the restoration of churches in his diocese of Bordeaux (including Bazas though without that title).^[3] Donnet was named cardinal by pope Pius IX in 1852 and participated in the conclave of 1878. Eleven volumes of his pastoral instructions, sermons and writings were posthumously published.

References

^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary: Pope Pius IX (1846-1878); Consistory of March 15, 1852 (V)". Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
^ "Cardinals Created by Pius IX (1846-52)".
^ Ferdinand-François-Auguste Donnet - Catholic Encyclopedia article