Émile Bougaud, born Edme Louis Victor Bougaud was a French Catholic priest, known as a writer and preacher.
Education
He studied theology at Dijon and Paris, was ordained priest by Monseigneur Affre in 1846, was professor of church history at the Seminary of Dijon (1846-1851), and then chaplain of the Convent of the Visitation in the same city (1851-1861).
Career
He became Bishop of Laval. He was an influential writer, aiming to reconcile his contemporaries with Catholic teaching. He received his classical education at Autun, where his professor of rhetoric was the Abbé Pitra.
In 1861 he accepted the position of Vicar-General to Bishop Dupanloup at Orléans.
In 1886 he was appointed Bishop of Laval.