Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy
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Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy (July 23, 1920 – August 9, 2011) was a French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Hardy was born in Nantes, France and was ordained a priest on March 31, 1945. Hardy was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Beauvais on April 13, 1985 and was ordained bishop on May 12, 1985. Hardy remained with the Diocese of Beauvais until his retirement on May 13, 1995.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Hardy was born in Nantes, France and was ordained a priest on March 31, 1945. Hardy was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Beauvais on April 13, 1985 and was ordained bishop on May 12, 1985. Hardy remained with the Diocese of Beauvais until his retirement on May 13, 1995.
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Diocese of Beauvais (French)