# Bernard Ducrot — Death Comes for the Archbishop character guide

> Bernard Ducrot in Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bernard, young Bernard

**First appearance:** 0032-ii-a-letter-from-leavenworth

## Who they are

A young French seminarian who travels to New Mexico.

## In the story

### [Death Comes for the Archbishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/death-comes-for-the-archbishop)

Bernard, a young French priest, is present at Latour's deathbed and cares for him in his final days.

### [Book IX: Death Comes for the Archbishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/book-ix-death-comes-for-the-archbishop)

A young seminarian who becomes like a son to Latour, assisting him in his final years.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/i)

A young seminarian who arrives in New Mexico in 1885 and becomes like a son to Father Latour, sharing his reflections and cherishing his reminiscences.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/ii)

Young Bernard drives the Bishop to Santa Fe and waits with him at sunset to view the Cathedral.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/iv)

Attends to the Bishop, shaving him and reading aloud.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as someone Latour can see clearly, but not central to the chapter.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as one of the minor characters who comes into the Bishop's room and asks him questions.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/vii)

The Bishop's French architect, accompanying him on a pack trip to Arizona.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/death_comes_for_the_archbishop_se/chapters/viii)

Kneels beside the bed, trying to understand the Bishop's murmurs.

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