Léon-Adolphe Amette

French Catholic cardinal

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His Eminence Léon-Adolphe Amette
Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris
Cardinal Amette in 1913
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Paris
Installed	28 January 1908
Term ended	29 August 1920
Predecessor	François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Successor	Louis-Ernest Dubois
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1873
Consecration	25 January 1899
Created cardinal	27 November 1911 by Pius X
Rank	Cardinal
Personal details
Born	(1850-09-06)6 September 1850 Douville, France
Died	29 August 1920(1920-08-29) (aged 69) Paris, France
Buried	Notre Dame de Paris
Nationality	French
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bayeux (1898–1906) Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris (1906–1908)
Coat of arms

Styles of Léon-Adolphe Amette

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Paris

Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.

He was made a cardinal in 1911 with the rank of cardinal priest and the title of S. Sabina. He participated in the 1914 papal conclave which elected Pope Benedict XV. He consecrated the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.