Joseph-Alfred Foulon

Joseph-Alfred Foulon (29 April 1823 – 23 January 1893) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.[1]

His Eminence

Joseph-Alfred Foulon
Archbishop of Lyon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLyon
SeeLyon
Appointed26 May 1887
Term ended23 January 1893
PredecessorLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot
SuccessorPierre-Hector Coullie
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1889-93)
Orders
Ordination18 December 1847
by Denis-Auguste Affre
Consecration1 May 1867
by Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie
Created cardinal24 May 1889
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Joseph-Alfred Foulon

29 April 1823
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died23 January 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 69)
Lyon, French Third Republic
BuriedLyon Cathedral
ParentsPierre Claude Foulon
Josephine Gabrielle Duchamp
Previous post(s)Bishop of Nancy (1867-82)
Archbishop of Besançon (1882-87)
Alma materSorbonne University
MottoIn multa patientia
Coat of armsJoseph-Alfred Foulon's coat of arms

Life

Foulon was born in Paris and studied in the Saint-Sulpice Seminary. He was ordained priest on 18 December 1847 in Paris, where he taught for twelve years in the minor seminary.

He was elected bishop of Nancy on 27 March 1867. He took part in the First Vatican Council. He was promoted to the Metropolitan See of Besançon on 30 March 1882, and transferred to the Metropolitan See of Lyon on 26 May 1887. Pope Leo XIII created him cardinal priest in the consistory of 24 May 1889 with the title of Sant'Eusebio.

Cardinal Foulon died on 23 January 1893 in Lyon. His funeral pronouncement was made on 16 March 1893 [2] and he was buried in Lyon Cathedral.

References
  1. Joseph-Alfred Cardinal Foulon
  2. "DECES : cardinal Joseph-Alfred Foulon - Recherche". archives.ladrome.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-18.

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