Désiré-Joseph Mercier Cleric

Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (21 November 1851 – 23 January 1926) was a Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907.Mercier is noted for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of 1914–1918.

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Désiré-Joseph Mercier
Alias (AKA)Mercier Desiré-Félicien-François-Joseph; Mercier Desiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Cardinal
Birth dateNovember 21, 1851
Birth place
Belgium , Braine-l'Alleud
Date of deathJanuary 23, 1926
Place of death
Belgium , Brussels

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External resources

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmercierd.html
  2. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-m.htm#Mercier
  3. http://www.zum.de/psm/1wk/ww1/mercier.php3