Bernard Jarre (or Garves) (died 1328) was a French Cardinal in the period of the

Avignon papacy The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon – at the time within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire; now part of France – rather than in Rome. The situation a ...

Biography

He was born at

Sainte-Livrade Sainte-Livrade (; oc, Senta Liurada) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Bernard Jarre Bernard Jarre (or Garves) (died 1328) was a French Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal in the period ...

in the diocese of Agen and was a relative of

Pope Clement V Pope Clement V ( la, Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his de ...

. From 1307 he is attested as archdeacon of

Coutances Coutances () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. History Capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town was given the name of ''Constantia'' in 298 during the reign of Roman emperor Constantius Chloru ...

. On 19 December 1310 Clement V appointed him cardinal-deacon of S. Agata; he was one of at least seven relatives of this pope promoted by him to the cardinalate. He participated in the

papal conclave, 1314-1316 The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

. New Pope John XXII promoted him to the rank of cardinal-priest of S. Clemente on 18 December 1316. He died at Avignon.

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Bernard de Garves
14th-century French cardinals Cardinal-nephews 1328 deaths Year of birth unknown {{France-reli-bio-stub