Armand-Jean Cardinal du Plessis de Richelieu †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Luçon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Sep 1585		Born	Paris
1605	19.3	Selected	Bishop of Luçon, France
18 Dec 1606	21.3	Confirmed	Bishop of Luçon, France
17 Apr 1607	21.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Luçon, France
5 Sep 1622	37.0	Elevated to Cardinal
29 Apr 1624	38.6	Resigned	Bishop of Luçon, France
4 Dec 1642	57.2	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

Consistory - 1622: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1623: Unable to Participate

a bishop for 35.6 years
a cardinal for 20.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Anne Cardinal d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Armand-Jean Cardinal du Plessis de Richelieu † (1607)
Anne Cardinal d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Richard Smith †

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