Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouart

His Eminence Jean-François-Joseph Rochechouart de Foudoas
Cardinal, Bishop of Laon Peer of France
Cardinal Rochechouart by Pompeo Batoni, 1762, Saint Louis Art Museum
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Laon
In office	1741-1777
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio
Orders
Consecration	15 October 1741 by Nicolas II de Saulx-Tavannes
Created cardinal	23 November 1761 by Pope Clement XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1708-01-27)27 January 1708 Toulouse, France
Died	20 March 1777(1777-03-20) (aged 69) Paris, France
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of Rouen

Jean-François-Joseph Rochechouart de Foudoas (27 January 1708 – 20 March 1777) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal.

Born in Toulouse, he was educated in the University of Paris, where he achieved licentiate in theology. After having been ordained priest he became vicar general of the archdiocese of Rouen for seven years. Elected bishop of Laon on 18 September 1741 he was also French ambassador to the Holy See from 1758 to 1762.

Pope Clement XIII created him cardinal priest in the consistory of 23 November 1761 with the title of Sant'Eusebio. He participated in the Papal conclave of 1769, but not that of 1774-1775.

Rochechouart died in 1777 in Paris.

External links

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