Robert Joseph Coffy (24 October 1920 – 15 July 1995) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Marseille.


Robert-Joseph Coffy
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMarseille
SeeMarseille
Appointed13 April 1985
Term ended22 April 1995
PredecessorRoger Etchegaray
SuccessorBernard Panafieu
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort (1991–95)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1944
Consecration23 April 1967
by Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage
Created cardinal28 June 1991
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Robert-Joseph Coffy

24 October 1920
Died15 July 1995(1995-07-15) (aged 74)
Saint-Zacharie, France
BuriedMarseille Cathedral
MottoSint unum
Coat of arms
Styles of
Robert Coffy
Reference styleSon Éminence
Spoken styleVôtre Éminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeMarseille

Early life and education

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Coffy was born on 24 October 1920 in Le Biot.[1] His father was a carpenter.[1] He entered the Seminary in Lyon and was ordained to the priesthood 28 October 1944. He carried out pastoral work in Annecy for a year in 1946. He taught as a faculty member where he had been taught in 1948. In the diocese of Annecy he was transferred to be a faculty member of its major seminary from 1949 to 1952, becoming its rector in 1952.

Episcopate

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He was appointed as Bishop of Gap by Pope Paul VI in 1967. He was appointed to the metropolitan see of Albi on 15 June 1974. He was transferred to the archdiocese of Marseille by Pope John Paul II on 13 April 1985.

Cardinalate

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Archbishop Coffy was created Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort in the consistory of 28 June 1991. He resigned the government of the archdiocese in 1995, dying shortly afterward.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tincq, Henri (18 July 1995). "Le cardinal Robert Coffy: Un théologien discret, mais estimé". Le Monde (in French). ISSN 0395-2037. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Marseille
13 April 1985 – 22 April 1995
Succeeded by