Jean Hermil was Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 bishop of Viviers, France

France

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He was ordained a priest on July 5, 1942 at Autun

Autun

Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. It was founded during the early Roman Empire as Augustodunum. Autun marks the easternmost extent of the Umayyad campaign in Europe.-Early history:...

. He was appointed auxiliary bishop there on May 15, 1963, and simultaneously appointed titular bishop of Marida

Marida

Marida is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its last bishop was Jean Hermil. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Osroene, under the metropolitan of Edessa. It likely represents the now-suppressed bishopric formerly seated at Mardin, Turkey....

, with formal ordination on July 2 – being the last holder of that office. On December 14, 1965, he was appointed bishop of Viviers, a position he held until retirement on October 15, 1992.