Raymond Bouchex
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Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex (January 25, 1927 – May 9, 2010) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon
, France
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Ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1950, Bouchex was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix on February 23, 1972 and was ordained bishop on March 19, 1972. On April 25, 1978, Bouchex was appointed archbishop of the Avignon Archdiocese retiring on June 21, 2002.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the territory embraced by the department of Vaucluse, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
, France
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...
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Ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1950, Bouchex was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix on February 23, 1972 and was ordained bishop on March 19, 1972. On April 25, 1978, Bouchex was appointed archbishop of the Avignon Archdiocese retiring on June 21, 2002.