Pierre Andrieu

For the French painter, see Pierre Andrieu (artist).

Styles of Pierre Andrieu

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bordeaux et Bazes

Pierre-Paulin Andrieu (7 December 1849 – 15 February 1935) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and archbishop of Bordeaux et Bazes.

He was educated at the Seminary of Toulouse in Toulouse, France. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1874. He worked as a priest doing pastoral work from 1874 for a year. He was chosen by Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez, the Archbishop of Toulouse, to be his secretary until 1880.

Episcopate

Pope Leo XIII appointed him Bishop of Marseille on 18 April 1901, being consecrated that July.

Cardinalate

Bishop Andrieu was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio in the consistory of 16 December 1907 by Pope Pius X. He was appointed to the metropolitan see of Bordeaux on 2 January 1909. He took part in the conclaves of 1914 and 1922, that elected Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI, respectively. As Archbishop he issued the first condemnation of the French hierarchy against L'Action Française in 1926.

He died on 15 February 1935 in Bordeaux, aged 85.

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Robert	Bishop of Marseille 18 April 1901–2 January 1909	Succeeded by Joseph-Marie Fabre
Preceded by Victor Lecot	Archbishop of Bordeaux 2 January 1909–15 February 1935	Succeeded by Maurice Feltin

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 94669552 ISNI: 0000 0001 1689 4043 SUDOC: 080518192 BNF: cb118369576 (data)

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