Joseph-Alfred Foulon
{{Short description|French Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
|type = Cardinal
|honorific_prefix = His Eminence
|name = Joseph-Alfred Foulon
|image = Mgr Foulon .jpg
|title = Archbishop of Lyon
|church = Roman Catholic Church
|archdiocese = Lyon
|see = Lyon
|appointed = 26 May 1887
|term_end = 23 January 1893
|predecessor = Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot
|successor = Pierre-Hector Coullie
|other_post = Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1889-93)
|ordination = 18 December 1847
|ordained_by = Denis-Auguste Affre
|consecration = 1 May 1867
|consecrated_by = Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie
|cardinal = 24 May 1889
|created_cardinal_by = Pope Leo XIII
|rank = Cardinal-Priest
|birth_name = Joseph-Alfred Foulon
|birth_date = 29 April 1823
|birth_place = Paris, Kingdom of France
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1893|01|23|1823|04|29}}
|death_place = Lyon, French Third Republic
|buried = Lyon Cathedral
|parents = Pierre Claude Foulon
Josephine Gabrielle Duchamp
|previous_post = Bishop of Nancy (1867-82)
Archbishop of Besançon (1882-87)
|alma_mater = Sorbonne University
|motto = In multa patientia
|coat_of_arms = BlasonFoulon.png }}
Joseph-Alfred Foulon (29 April 1823 – 23 January 1893) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfoul.html Joseph-Alfred Cardinal Foulon]
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 {{Cite web |title=DECES : cardinal Joseph-Alfred Foulon - Recherche |url=https://archives.ladrome.fr/search/results?target=controlledAccessSubject&keyword=DECES%20%3A%20cardinal%20Joseph-Alfred%20Foulon&sort=referencecode_dsc |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=archives.ladrome.fr |language=fr}} and he was buried in Lyon Cathedral.
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External links
- [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1889-ii.htm#Foulon The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfoul.html Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal] Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources
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before=Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie |
title=Bishop of Nancy|
after=Charles-François Turinaz |
years=27 March 1867 – 30 March 1882}}|
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before=Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier |
title=Archbishop of Besançon|
after=Arthur-Xavier Ducellier |
years=30 March 1882 – 26 May 1887}}
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before=Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot |
title=Archbishop of Lyon|
after=Pierre-Hector Coullie |
years=26 May 1887 – 23 January 1893}}
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Category:19th-century French cardinals
Category:Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII