Joseph Duval
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Joseph Marie Louis Duval (October 11, 1928-May 23, 2009) was the French
Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen.
Born in Chênex
, Duval was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1953. On May 14, 1974, Pope Paul VI
appointed Duval auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes
, and he was ordained Bishop on July 6, 1974. On June 5, 1978, Pope Paul VI appointed Duval Coadjutor Archbishop of Rouen and, on May 6, 1981, he became the archbishop retiring on October 16, 2003.
Archbishop Duval was concerned about the activities of Bishop Jacques Gaillot
while archbishop.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen.
Born in Chênex
Chênex
Chênex is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, Duval was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1953. On May 14, 1974, Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
appointed Duval auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese is coextensive with the department of Ille et Vilaine...
, and he was ordained Bishop on July 6, 1974. On June 5, 1978, Pope Paul VI appointed Duval Coadjutor Archbishop of Rouen and, on May 6, 1981, he became the archbishop retiring on October 16, 2003.
Archbishop Duval was concerned about the activities of Bishop Jacques Gaillot
Jacques Gaillot
The Most Reverend Dr. Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Monseigneur Gaillot , Titular Bishop of Partenia, is a French Catholic clergyman and social activist. He was from 1982 to 1995 Bishop of Évreux in France...
while archbishop.