Anne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre

Anne Antoine Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre (1 January 1749–21 February 1830) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was made a cardinal by Pope Pius VII in 1822.

His Eminence

Anne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre
Archbishop of Toulouse
Portrait circa 1830.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseToulouse
SeeToulouse
Appointed28 August 1820
Term ended21 February 1830
PredecessorFrançois de Bovet
SuccessorPaul-Thérèse-David d'Astros
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1823-30)
Orders
Consecration14 April 1782
by Alexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord
Created cardinal2 December 1822
by Pope Pius VII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameAnne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre
Born1 January 1749
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died21 February 1830(1830-02-21) (aged 81)
Toulouse, French Kingdom
BuriedToulouse Cathedral
ParentsCharles Henry Jules
Marie Anne Julie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Previous postBishop of Chalons-sur-Marne (1782-1801)
Alma materSorbonne University

Life

He became Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne in 1782. He was consecrated as bishop on 14 April 1782. He resigned as ordered by Pope Pius VII. He was a member of the states-general in 1789.

He took refuge in Brussels and Holland, while both his parents were guillotined in Paris. After the return of the Louis XVIII to the French throne, he was named a Peer of France and named to the new Diocese of Châlons–that of Châlons-sur-Marne was lost in the reorganization of that year–in 1817 but failure of the National Assembly to ratify the new Concordat between France and the Papacy.

He was named Archbishop of Toulouse on 28 August 1820 and a cardinal on 2 December 1822. He participated in the papal conclaves of 1823 and 1829.

He died in Toulouse on 21 February 1830.[1][2]

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi V (1667-1730). VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 155. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. Jean, Armand (1891). Les évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801 (in French). A. Picard. p. 321. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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