Pierre-Hector Coullié (14 March 1829 – 12 September 1912) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1893 to 1912. He was previously Bishop of Orléans from 1878 to 1893 and was made a cardinal in 1897.
Pierre-Hector Coullié | |
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| Archbishop of Lyon | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lyon |
| See | Lyon |
| Appointed | 15 June 1893 |
| Term ended | 12 September 1912 |
| Predecessor | Joseph-Alfred Foulon |
| Successor | Hector-Irénée Sévin |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1898–1912) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 December 1854 |
| Consecration | 19 November 1876 by Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert |
| Created cardinal | 19 April 1897 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre-Hector Coullié 14 March 1829 |
| Died | 12 September 1912 (aged 83) Lyon, French Third Republic |
| Buried | Lyon Cathedral |
| Parents | Pierre Marie Coullié Nicole Lepant |
| Motto | Obedientia et dilectio |
| Styles of Pierre-Hector Coullié | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lyon |
Early life and priesthood
editPierre-Hector Coullié was born in Paris, France. He was educated at Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs and the Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris.[1]
He was ordained on 23 December 1854.[2] After his ordination he served in the Archdiocese of Paris as professor of its minor seminary; vicar at Ste-Marguerite, St-Eustache, and Notre Dame des Victoires churches from 1854 until 1876.[citation needed]
Episcopate
editHe was appointed as titular bishop of Sidonia and appointed coadjutor bishop of Orléans on 29 September 1876. He succeeded to the see of Orléans on 11 October 1878. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Lyon on 15 June 1893.[3]
During the 1896 Congress of the Christian Democrats in Lyon, he spoke against the meeting due to agenda items which he saw as anti-Semitic; the items did not appear in the following year’s Congress.[4]
Cardinalate
editHe was created Cardinal-Priest in the consistory of April 19, 1897; received red hat and title of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio, March 24, 1898. He also participated in the conclave of 1903.[5]
Death. September 12, 1912, Lyon. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Lyon.[5]
References
edit- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (11 July 2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4766-2155-5.
- ^ Nantes Bibliotheque website, Auteur Pierre Hector Coullié (1829-1912)
- ^ Traces Ecrites website, Pierre-Hector Coullié
- ^ Museum of the Diocese of Lyon website, Pierre Hector Coullié, 1829-1912
- ^ a b Florida International University, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), Consistory of April 19, 1897
