Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus


Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus
Archbishop of Bordeaux
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bordeaux
In office30 July 1826 to 19 July 1836
PredecessorCharles-François d'Aviau Du Bois de Sanzay
SuccessorFrançois Donnet
Other post(s)Bishop of Montauban (1823–1826)
Bishop of Boston (1808–1823)
Orders
Ordination18 December 1790
Consecration1 November 1810
by John Carroll
Created cardinal1 February 1836
by Pope Gregory XVI
Personal details
Born
Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus

(1768-01-28)28 January 1768
Died19 July 1836(1836-07-19) (aged 68)
Bordeaux, France
DenominationRoman Catholic

Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus (also known as John Cheverus; 28 January 1768 – 19 July 1836) was a French-born Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Boston. He later served as Bishop of Montauban and Archbishop of Bordeaux, both in France. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1836.