Joseph-Alfred Foulon


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

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