His Eminence Gaspard Mermillod | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva | |
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| See | Lausanne and Geneva |
| Installed | 15 March 1883 |
| Term ended | 11 March 1891 |
| Predecessor | Christophore Cosandey |
| Successor | Joseph Déruaz |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva (25 September 1864 - 15 March 1883) Titular Bishop of Hebron (25 September 1864 - 15 March 1883) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo (23 June 1890 - 23 February 1892) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 June 1847 |
| Consecration | 25 September 1864 |
| Created cardinal | 23 June 1890 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gaspard Mermillod 22 September 1824 |
| Died | 23 February 1892 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Styles of Gaspard Mermillod | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland (Emeritus) |
Gaspard Mermillod (22 September 1824 – 23 February 1892) was a Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite a lengthy investiture conflict with the Calvinist Canton of Geneva, he served as Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva from 1883 to 1891, having previously served as Titular Bishop of Hebron. He was made a cardinal in 1890.
He made major contributions to Catholic social teaching which helped lay the groundwork for Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum novarum.[1]