His Eminence René-François Régnier
Archbishop of Cambrai
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Cambrai
See	Cambrai
Appointed	30 September 1850
Term ended	3 January 1881
Predecessor	Pierre Giraud
Successor	Alfred Duquesnayt
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1874-81)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Angoulême (1842-50)
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1818
Consecration	22 July 1842 by Denis-Auguste Affre
Created cardinal	22 December 1873 by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	René-François Régnier 17 July 1794 Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire, French First Republic
Died	3 January 1881 (1881-01-04) (aged 86) Cambrai, French Third Republic
Buried	Cambrai Cathedral
Parents	François Régnier Renée Périgois
Motto	Caritas Christi urget nos

René-François Régnier (French pronunciation: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ʁeɲe]; 17 July 1794 – 3 January 1881, Rome) was a French cardinal.^[1]

Cardinal Rengnier was born on 17 July 1794^[2] at Saint-Quentin-les Beaurepaire in the region of Cambrai, France. His parents were François Régnier and Renée Périgois. He was ordained a priest on 22 December 1818. He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Angoulême by his predecessor Cardinal Pierre Giraud on 22 July 1842, and succeeded him as archbishop of the Cambrai on 30 September 1850.

Pope Pius IX created him as the Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità dei Monti on 22 December 1873. He died on 3 January 1881 and was buried at the Cathedral of Cambrai.^{[citation needed]}

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Angoulême

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