Vingt-Trois had recently been in poor health and had now fallen asleep peacefully. Vingt-Trois headed the French capital's bishopric from 2005 to 2017.
Vingt-Trois was one of the most prominent church representatives in France, was considered the foster son of his predecessor, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926-2007) and headed the French Bishops' Conference from 2007 to 2013. He spent almost his entire career in the capital.
Born in Paris on 7 November 1942, Vingt-Trois also attended school and seminary there. He was ordained a priest in 1969, worked in Parisian parishes and in the banlieue, was Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop.
After six years as Archbishop of Tours, Pope John Paul II entrusted Vingt-Trois with the episcopal see of Paris in 2005, one of the most important in the Catholic world church. He became a cardinal in 2007.
Presidential office made a faux pas with names
Vingt-Trois was convinced that the Church could not remain on the sidelines in a French society characterised by secularism and increasing secularisation; it had to try to convince non-believers and doubters in a dialogue.
Vingt-Trois repeatedly commented on political issues, such as embryo research, abortion and asylum policy. One of his specialisms was the topic of family. He spoke out on abortion, marriage, surrogate motherhood and euthanasia and wrote several books.
Not only the abuse scandals in the French church, but also the Paris terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015 occurred during his term of office.
Vingt-Trois called for more social integration to prevent radicalisation.
In 2017, he fell ill with a protracted nerve inflammation, Guillain-Barre syndrome; the recovery phase lasted several months.
At the end of 2017, Pope Francis accepted Vingt-Trois' request to resign due to his age. Currently, 131 of the 249 cardinals of the universal church are eligible to vote in a possible conclave.
France's presidential office initially stumbled over the unusual name of the Paris archbishop: André Armand Vingt-Trois, which translates as "Andreas Hermann Twenty-Three".
It spelt the name in Roman numerals "Cardinal XXIII" in a video clip.
But after this first faux pas, there were no more problems; Vingt-Trois always remained Vingt-Trois.