Robert Picard de La Vacquerie

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Robert Picard de La Vacquerie
Bishop of Orléans
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Orléans
In officeAugust 27, 1951 – May 23, 1963
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Amida (1963–1969)
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Doara (1946–1951)
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1921
ConsecrationOctober 9, 1946
by Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
Personal details
BornJuly 22, 1893
Charenton-le-Pont, France
DiedMarch 17, 1969(1969-03-17) (aged 75)
Orléans, France

Robert Picard de La Vacquerie (July 22, 1893 – March 17, 1969) was a French Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of Orléans from 1951 to 1963.

Biography

Robert Picard de La Vacquerie was ordained a priest on June 29, 1921, and was first incardinated in the Archdiocese of Paris.[1] In 1924, he was inducted into the Society of the History of Paris and the Île-de-France (French: Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France).[2]

He was appointed the Titular Bishop of Doara on July 16, 1946, and was consecrated a bishop on October 9, 1946, with Cardinal Emmanuel Célestin Suhard acting as the principal consecrator.[3] He then became the chaplain to the troops of the French-occupied zone of Germany and Austria between 1946 and 1951.[1]

On August 27, 1951, he was named Bishop of Orléans.[3] From 1952 to 1960, he was the bishop protector of the French Sports Federation (French: Fédération sportive de France)[4] "responsible for monitoring the activities [of the FSF] and encouraging the FSF apostolate."[5]

He was a Conciliar Father at the first session of the Second Vatican Council, from October 11 to December 8, 1962.

Picard La Vacquerie resigned as Bishop of Orléans on May 23, 1963, and was appointed the Titular Archbishop of Amida on the same day.[6]

He died on March 17, 1969, in Orléans, France, at the age of 75.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Notice de personne: Picard de La Vacquerie, Robert (1893-1969)" [Personal note: Picard de La Vacquerie, Robert (1893-1969)]. BnF Catalogue Général (in French). January 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France (SHPIF) - Pierrefitte-Sur-Seine cedex". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Institut rattaché à l’École nationale des chartes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. (July 19, 2018). "Archbishop Robert Picard de la Vacquerie". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Jouaret 1999, p. 165
  5. ^ Jouaret 1999, p. 260
  6. ^ "Picard de La Vacquerie Robert". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (in French). Institut rattaché à l’École nationale des chartes. August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

Bibliography

  • Chapeau, André; Combaluzier, Fernand (1977). "Picard de La Vacquerie (Robert)". Épiscopologe francais des temps modernes (1592-1973) [French Episcopology of Modern Times] (in French). Paris: Letouzey et Ané.
  • Jouaret, Jean-Marie (1999). Petite histoire partielle et partiale de la Fédération sportive et culturelle de France (1948-1998) [Brief and Partial History of the Sports and Cultural Federation of France] (in French) (1 ed.). Paris: Deja-Glmc. ISBN 2-952838-70-4.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Bishop of Doara
1946–1951 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Orléans
1951–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Archbishop of Amida
1963–1969 		Succeeded by