Mgr Mermillod
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His Eminence Gaspard Mermillod |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva | |
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| See | Lausanne and Geneva |
| Installed | March 15, 1883 |
| Term ended | March 11, 1891 |
| Predecessor | Christophore Cosandey |
| Successor | Joseph Déruaz |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva (September 25, 1864 - March 15, 1883) Titular Bishop of Hebron (September 25, 1864 - March 15, 1883) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo (June 23, 1890 - February 23, 1892) |
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| Ordination | June 24, 1847 |
| Consecration | September 25, 1864 |
| Created Cardinal | June 23, 1890 |
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| Birth name | Gaspard Mermillod |
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September 22, 1824 Carouge, Switzerland |
| Died | February 23, 1892 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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Styles of Gaspard Mermillod |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland (Emeritus) |
Gaspard Mermillod (22 September 1824 – 23 February 1892) was a Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva from 1883 to 1891, having previously served as Titular Bishop of Hebron. He was created a cardinal in 1890.
Gaspard Mermillod was born on September 22, 1824, in Carouge, Switzerland. He was the eldest of six children of Jacques Mermillod and Mermillod (née Mégard) Mermillod, both born of farming families of a neighboring village of Bardonnex. His parents operated an inn and a bakery. Gaspard attended the minor Seminary of Saint-Louis du Mont (1837-1841) at Chambéry, France and studied philosophy and theology at the Jesuit Collège Saint-Michel (1841-1847) at Fribourg, Switzerland.
In June 1847, Gaspard was ordained to the priesthood and was appointed curate in Geneva, where he established two periodicals: L'observateur Catholique and Les Annales Catholiques. In 1857, he became a parish priest and at the same time, Vicar-General of the Bishop of Lausanne for the canton of Geneva. The Church of Notre-Dame in Geneva was built by him from 1851 to 1859.
Gaspard was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne and Geneva and Titular Bishop of Hebron, by Pope Pius IX, on September 22, 1864. He received his episcopal consecration on the September 25, 1864. He was especially active for Catholic education, founding with Blessed Fr. Louis Brisson and Saint Léonie Aviat the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales at Troyes, for the protection of poor working girls. On October 30, 1868, Leonie with one of her former boarding school companions, received the habit of this new congregation from Bishop Mermillod.
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