Jean du Bellay

His Eminence Jean du Bellay
Cardinal-Bishop
Church	Santa Cecilia in Trastevere San Pietro in Vincoli San Crisogono
Diocese	Paris (1532–1560)
See	Albano (1550–1553) Tusculum (1553) Porto (1553–1555) Ostia (1555–1560)
Orders
Created cardinal	21 May 1535 by Pope Paul III
Personal details
Born	1492 Souday, Anjou, France
Died	16 February 1560 (aged 67–68) Rome, Papal States
Buried	Sma. Trinità dei Monti
Nationality	French
Residence	Paris
Parents	Louis du Bellay Marguerite de la Tour-Landry
Occupation	Diplomat
Education	Licenciate in Canon and Civil Law
Alma mater	Sorbonne (?)

Jean du Bellay (1492^[1] – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, a member of the Conseil privé (privy council) of King Francis I from 1530, and bishop of Paris from 1532. He became Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1555.