Jean Baptiste Bouille
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Jean Baptiste Bouille [1]
a French prelate, was born at Pichauzet, in Auvergne, June 11, 1759. Before the Revolution he was almoner of the queen. During the Revolution he went to Germany, then to Martinique, where he was rector of a parish. On his return to France he became ordinary almoner of the duchess of Angouleme. Appointed bishop of Poitiers in 1819, he applied himself with zeal to the administration of his diocese. He died Jan. 14, 1842. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
