Pierre-Hector Coullié was a Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 of the Roman Catholic Church

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 and was former Archbishop of Lyon.

Pierre-Hector Coullié was born in Paris

Paris

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, France

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. He was educated at the Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Paris

Paris

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Priesthood

He was ordained on 23 December 1854. After his ordaination he served in the Archdiocese of Paris as professor

Professor

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 of its minor seminary

Minor seminary

A minor seminary is a secondary boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming priests. They are generally Roman Catholic institutions, and designed to prepare boys both academically and spiritually for vocations to the priesthood...

; vicar at Ste-Marguerite, St-Eustache, and Notre Dame des Victoires churches from 1854 until 1876.

Episcopate

He was appointed as titular bishop

Titular bishop

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 of Sidonia and appointed coadjutor bishop

Coadjutor bishop

A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...

 of Orléans

Orléans

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 on 29 September 1876. He succeeded to the see of Orléans on 11 October 1878. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Lyon

Lyon

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 on 15 June 1893.

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. Participated in the conclave of 1903.

Death. September 12, 1912, Lyon. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Lyon.