(59) 1. RICHARD DE LA VERGNE, François-Marie-Benjamin (1819-1908)
Birth. March 1, 1819, Nantes, France.
Education. Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris.
Priesthood. Ordained, December 21, 1844. In the diocese of Nantes, pastoral work, 1845-1849; secretary to the bishop, 1849-1850; vicar general, 1850-1869.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Belley, December 22, 1871. Consecrated, February 11, 1872, church of the dames du Sacré-Coeur, Paris, by Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert, archbishop of Paris, assisted by Pierre de Langalerie, archbishop of Auch, and by Félix Fournier, bishop of Nantes. Promoted to the titular see of Larissa and appointed coadjutor, with right of succession, of Paris, July 5, 1875; keeping the apostolic administration of Belley. Succeeded to the metropolitan see of Paris, July 8, 1887.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Via, December 30, 1889. Participated in the conclave of 1903, which elected Pope Pius X.
Death. January 28, 1908, Paris. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. Transferred to the basilica of the Sacred Heart, Montmartre, Paris, July 3, 1925.
Bibliography. Chapeau, O.S.B. André and Fernand Combaluzier, C.M. Épiscopologe français des temps modernes, 1592-1973. Paris : Letouzey et Ané, 1974, p. 465-466; Clément, Maurice. Vie du Cardinal Richard, archevêque de Paris. Paris : J. de Gigord, 1923; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VIII (1846-1903). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1979, pp. 34, 51, 144, 34 and 441.
Links. Biography, in English; his biography, in German; and his photograph by Petit Pierre.
(60) 2. FOULON, Joseph-Alfred (1823-1893)
Birth. April 29, 1823, Paris, France.
Education. Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris.
Priesthood. Ordained, December 18, 1847, Paris. For twelve years professor of humanistic literature and rhetoric in Paris; rector of the Minor Seminary of Paris, 1861-1867.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Nancy et Toul, March 27, 1867. Consecrated, May 1, 1867, church of Saint-Eustache, Paris, by Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie, archbishop of Algiers, assisted by Jean-Baptiste Landriot, archbishop of Reims, and by Charles Place, bishop of Marseille. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Besançon, March 30, 1882. Transferred to the metropolitan and primatial see of Lyon, May 26, 1887.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the title of S. Eusebio, December 30, 1889.
Death. January 23, 1893, Lyon. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Lyon.
Bibliography. Chapeau, O.S.B. André and Fernand Combaluzier, C.M. Épiscopologe français des temps modernes, 1592-1973. Paris : Letouzey et Ané, 1974, p. 301-302.
(61) 3. GUILBERT, Aimé-Victor-François (1812-1889)
Birth. November 15, 1812, Cerisy-la-Forêt, diocese of Coutances, France.
Education. Major Seminary of Coutances, Coutances (theology).
Priesthood. Ordained, December 17, 1836. In diocese of Coutances, for many years, professor of rhetoric in its minor seminary; pastor of Valognes for twelve years.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Gap, September 20, 1867. Consecrated, November 10, 1867, church of Saint-Malo, Valognes, by François-Augustine Delamare, archbishop of Auch, assisted by Jean-Pierre Bravard, bishop of Coutances, and by Flavien Hugonin, bishop of Bayeux. Transferred to the see of Amiens, September 22, 1879. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Bordeaux, August 9, 1883.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1889; died before receiving the red hat and the title.
Death. August 16, 1889, Gap. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Bordeaux.
Bibliography. Chapeau, O.S.B. André and Fernand Combaluzier, C.M. Épiscopologe français des temps modernes, 1592-1973. Paris : Letouzey et Ané, 1974, p. 331-332.
(62) 4. GOOSSENS, Pierre-Lambert (1827-1906)
Birth. July 18, 1827, Perk, archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium.
Education. (No information found).
Priesthood. Ordained, December 21, 1850, Mechelen. In Mechelen, professor of pedagogy in its seminary, 1851-1858; vice-pastor of its cathedral; secretary of the archbishop and of the archdiocese; honorary canon, 1860. Domestic prelate of His Holiness, August 20, 1880.
Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Abdera and named coadjutor, with right of succession, of Namur, June 1, 1883. Consecrated, June 24, 1883, Malines, by Jean-Joseph Faict, bishop of Bruges, assisted by Victor Joseph Doutreloux, bishop of Liège, and by Victor Jean Joseph Marie Van den Branden de Reeth, titular bishop of Eritrea, auxiliary of Mechelen. Succeeded to the see of Namur, July 16, 1883. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Mechelen, March 24, 1884.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the title of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, May 27, 1889. Participated in the conclave of 1903, which elected Pope Pius X.
Death. January 25, 1906, Mechelen. Exposed and buried in Perk.
Links. Biography, in English.
(63) 5. SCHÖNBORN, Franziskus von Paula (1844-1899)
Birth. January 24, 1844, Prague, Bohemia. Received the sacrament of confirmation, June 10, 1859.
Education. University of Prague, Prague (law); University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck (theology); Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (doctorate in theology, 1875). Received the insignias of the clerical character, October 14, 1870; minor orders, March 25, 1872; subdiaconate, August 7, 1873; diaconate, August 10, 1873.
Priesthood. Ordained, August 12, 1873. Pastoral work in the country for four years; vice-rector of the Seminary of Prague, 1879; rector, 1882, and director of the convictus puerorum. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Ceské Budejovice, September 28, 1883. Consecrated, November 18, 1883, Prague, by Cardinal Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg, archbishop of Prague. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, December 9, 1884. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Prague, July 27, 1885.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the title of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, December 30, 1889. Decorated with the grand cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan, 1889.
Death. June 25, 1899, Falkenau. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Prague.
Links. Prelates of the Schönborn Family, in English; and portrait and biographical data, in Czech.
(64) 6. APOLLONI, Achille (1823-1893)
Birth. May 13, 1823, Anagni.
Education. (No information found).
Priesthood. Ordained, 1850. Apostolic delegate in Rieti, 1854-1858. Apostolic delegate in Macerata, 1859-1860. Vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, December 3, 1884.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Cesareo in Palatio, May 27, 1889.
Death. April 3, 1893, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria in Via and buried, temporarily, in Campo Verano cemetery, Rome.
(65) 7. RUGGIERO, Gaetano de (1816-1896)
Birth. January 12, 1816, Naples.
Education. (No information found).
Sacred orders. Ordained (no information found). Regent of the Apostolic Chancery, 1877-1889. Econmous and secretary of the S.C. of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter's, April 18, 1885 until 1889.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of May 24, 1889; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Maria in Cosemdin, May 27, 1889. Executor of the papal bull of Benedict XIV concerning the Shrine of Assisi, August 6, 1889. Prefect of the Economy of the S.C. of Propaganda Fide and general president of the Chamber of Despoilments, October 3, 1889. Secretary of Apostolic Briefs, June 25, 1894. Grand chancellor of the Pontifical Equestrian Orders.
Death. October 9, 1896, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Andrea della Valle and buried in the chapel of the Vatican chapter, Campo Verano cemetery, Rome.
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