Jean Hermil (24 September 1917 – 10 March 2006) was a French prelate of the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

bishop of Viviers from 1965 to 1992, following a year and a half as auxiliary bishop 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 ...

. Jean Hermil was born on 24 December 1917 in

Charolles Charolles (; Burgundian: ''Tsarolles'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Charolles part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. Geography Charolles is located ...

. He was ordained a priest on 5 July 1942 at

. On 15 May 1963,

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

appointed him auxiliary bishop of Autun and titular bishop of Marida. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 July from Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun, Bishop of Autun. On 14 December 1965, Pope John named him bishop of Viviers.

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

accepted his resignation on 15 October 1992. He died on 10 March 2006 in Viviers.

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1917 births 2006 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France Bishops of Viviers {{France-RC-bishop-stub