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Died. Paul Cardinal Richaud, 80, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bordeaux since 1950; of a liver ailment; in Bordeaux. Convinced that an active church is a strong one, Richaud supported France's Catholic Action campaign, expanded parochial schools, and reorganized apostolic duties to give laymen more voice. He was the eighth cardinal to die in the past eight months...
Paul Marie A. Richaud, 71, was born in Versailles, and in 1938 became Bishop of Laval, near Rennes. A zealous promoter of Catholic Action and the French boy scout movement, he was named Bishop of Bordeaux in 1950, appropriately is noted in that wine-producing region for his fine cellar...
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