Jean-Pierre Boyer (27 July 1829 – 16 December 1896) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was

Bishop of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman ...

from 1879 to 1893 and

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from 1893 until his death. He was made a

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in 1895.

Biography

Jean-Pierre Boyer was born on 27 July 1827 in

Paray-le-Monial Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Paray-le-Monial part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. It is nicknamed the "city of the Sacred Heart" an ...

, the son of a carpenter. After studying at the Major Seminary of

Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

, he was ordained a priest of the

Diocese of Autun The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...

on 23 December 1854 by . First a vicar in Autun, he followed his parents to Aix-en-Provence and became the private secretary of the archbishop of Aix. He was then professor of

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, superior of the major seminary, and rector of the theological faculty of

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. Boyer was appointed

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of the Diocese of Clermont on 12 June 1878 and on the following 15 July named

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of Euroea. He received his episcopal consecration in Aix-en-Provence on 24 August 1878 from

Théodore-Augustin Forcade Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1816–1885) was a French Roman Catholic archbishop. Early life Théodore-Augustin Forcade was born on March 2, 1816, in Versailles near Paris.

, Archbishop of Aix. His coat of arms paid tribute to his family with carpenter's planes, rough beams, and daisies. He succeeded as bishop of Clermont on the death of on 24 December 1879. Over his objections, Boyer was appointed by a decree of the President of the Republic on 26 November 1892 to lead the Archdiocese of Bourges. He persisted in his refusal until the

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intervened and he accepted the assignment. He was therefore transferred on 19 January 1893 and installed on 14 March.

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

made him a cardinal on 29 November 1895. He received the regalia of his office in Paris on 11 December from

Félix Faure Félix François Faure (; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was the President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Se ...

, president of France. Pope Leo granted him the title of cardinal priest of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti on 25 June 1896. He died in

Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

on 16 December 1896 at the age of 67 and was buried in the

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there.

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