Joseph-Alfred Foulon

His Eminence Joseph-Alfred Foulon
Archbishop of Lyon
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lyon
See	Lyon
Appointed	26 May 1887
Term ended	23 January 1893
Predecessor	Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot
Successor	Pierre-Hector Coullie
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1889-93)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nancy (1867-82) Archbishop of Besançon (1882-87)
Orders
Ordination	18 December 1847 by Denis-Auguste Affre
Consecration	1 May 1867 by Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie
Created cardinal	24 May 1889 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Joseph-Alfred Foulon 29 April 1823 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	23 January 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 69) Lyon, French Third Republic
Buried	Lyon Cathedral
Parents	Pierre Claude Foulon Josephine Gabrielle Duchamp
Alma mater	Sorbonne University
Motto	In multa patientia
Coat of arms

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

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 and he was buried in Lyon Cathedral.

External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal ^{[self-published]}