Pierre-Marie Gerlier
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His Eminence Pierre-Marie Paul Gerlier |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Lyon |
| Installed | 1937 |
| Term ended | 17 January 1965 |
| Predecessor | Louis-Joseph Maurin |
| Successor | Jean-Marie Villot |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio |
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| Ordination | 29 July 1921 |
| Consecration | 2 July 1929 |
| Created Cardinal | 13 December 1937 by Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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January 14, 1880 Versailles France |
| Died | January 17, 1965 (aged 85) Lyon France |
| Nationality | French |
| Previous post | Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (1929-1937) |
| Motto | Ad Jesum per Mariam |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lyon |
Pierre-Marie Gerlier (January 14, 1880 – January 17, 1965) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1937 until his death, was Primate of Gaul and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937.
Pierre-Marie Gerlier was born in Versailles, and was a lawyer before deciding to pursue an ecclesiastical career. Indeed, after attending the University of Bordeaux, he studied at the seminary in Issy for late vocations. Gerlier studied at the seminary in Fribourg before serving as an officer of the French Army in World War I, during which he was wounded and captured. Ordained to the priesthood on July 29, 1921, he then did pastoral work in Paris, where he was also the archdiocesan Director of Catholic Works.
On May 14, 1929, Gerlier was appointed Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 2 from Cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois, with Bishops Benjamin Roland-Gosselin and Maurice Dubourg serving as co-consecrators, in Notre Dame Cathedral. Gerlier was named Archbishop of Lyon on July 30, 1937, and was created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Trinità al Monte Pincio by Pope Pius in the consistory of December 13 of that same year. As Lyon's archbishop, he held the honorary title of Primate of Gaul. From 1945 to 1948, he served as Vice-President of the French Episcopal Conference.
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