Pierre-Hector Coullié

His Eminence

Pierre-Hector Coullié
Archbishop of Lyon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLyon
SeeLyon
Appointed15 June 1893
Term ended12 September 1912
PredecessorJoseph-Alfred Foulon
SuccessorHector-Irénée Sévin
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1898–1912)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination23 December 1854
Consecration19 November 1876
by Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert
Created cardinal19 April 1897
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Pierre-Hector Coullié

14 March 1829
Paris, French Kingdom
Died12 September 1912(1912-09-12) (aged 83)
Lyon, French Third Republic
BuriedLyon Cathedral
ParentsPierre Marie Coullié
Nicole Lepant
MottoObedientia et dilectio
Coat of arms
Styles of
Pierre-Hector Coullié
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLyon

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.

Early life and priesthood

Pierre-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

He 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

He 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nantes Bibliotheque website, Auteur Pierre Hector Coullié (1829-1912)
  3. ^ Traces Ecrites website, Pierre-Hector Coullié
  4. ^ Museum of the Diocese of Lyon website, Pierre Hector Coullié, 1829-1912
  5. ^ 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


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Lyon
14 June 1893 – 12 September 1912 		Succeeded by