Jean Marie Balland

His Eminence
Jean Balland
Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Archdiocese of Lyon
Orders
Ordination 3 September 1961
Consecration 12 December 1982
Created Cardinal 21 February 1998
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1934-07-26)26 July 1934
Bué, France
Died 1 March 1998(1998-03-01) (aged 63)
Lyon, France
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Styles of
Jean Marie Balland
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Lyon

Jean Marie Julien Balland (26 July 1934 in Bué, Cher, France – 1 March 1998 in Lyon) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.

Early life

He entered the seminary and later attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he earned a licentiate in philosophy in 1956, and in theology. He later attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where he graduated with doctorates in philosophy and theology. He was ordained on 3 September 1961.

After his ordination he was a faculty member of the seminary where he was ordained from 1962–1968. He was transferred, teaching at Tours from 1967–1973.

Episcopate

Pope John Paul II appointed him as Bishop of Dijon on 6 November 1982. He was transferred to the Metropolitan see of Reims in 1988. He was appointed as the Archbishop of Lyon on 27 May 1995. Archbishop Balland was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest in the consistory of 21 February 1998 with the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli.

He died in 1998, eight days after becoming a cardinal.

References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Jacques Eugène Louis Ménager
    Archbishop of Reims
    1988–1995
    Succeeded by
    Gérard Denis Auguste Defois
    Preceded by
    Albert Decourtray
    Archbishop of Lyon
    27 May 1995 – 1 March 1998
    Succeeded by
    Louis-Marie Billé
    Preceded by
    Leo Joseph Suenens
    Cardinal-Priest of the San Pietro in Vincoli
    21/02 – 1/03/1998
    Succeeded by
    Louis-Marie Billé


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