Louis-Joseph Maurin

Louis-Joseph Maurin (15 February 1859 – 16 November 1936) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.

His Eminence Louis-Joseph Maurin
Archbishop of Lyon
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lyon
See	Lyon
Appointed	1 December 1916
Installed	25 January 1917
Term ended	16 November 1936
Predecessor	Hector-Irénée Sévin
Successor	Pierre-Marie Gerlier
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio (1916–36)
Orders
Ordination	8 April 1882
Consecration	24 October 1911 by Paulin-Pierre Andrieu
Created cardinal	4 December 1916 by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Louis-Joseph Maurin
Born	15 February 1859 La Ciotat, Second French Empire
Died	16 November 1936 (aged 77) Lyon, French Third Republic
Buried	Lyon Cathedral
Previous post	Bishop of Grenoble (1911–16) Apostolic Administrator of Langres (1918–19)
Motto	Cor Unum et anima una

Styles of Louis-Joseph Maurin
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lyon

Biography

Maurin was ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1882 in Rome. He did pastoral work in the diocese of Marseille from 1882 until 1911. On 1 September 1911 Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Grenoble, being consecrated by Pierre Andrieu in October of that year.

He remained in Grenoble until Pope Benedict XV appointed him Archbishop of Lyon on 1 December 1916. Three days later he was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio. Cardinal Maurin voted in the conclave of 1922 that elected Pope Pius XI.

He died in office on 16 November 1936.

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