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Joseph Duval

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His Excellency

Joseph Marie Louis Duval
Archbishop emeritus of Rouen
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Rouen
PredecessorAndré Louis Marie Pailler
SuccessorJean-Charles Marie Descubes
Orders
Ordination8 June 1952
Consecration6 July 1974
by Paul Gouyon
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1928-10-11)11 October 1928
Died23 May 2009(2009-05-23) (aged 80)
Saint-Jorioz, France

Joseph Marie Louis Duval (11 October 1928 – 23 May 2009) was the French Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen.

Born in Chênex, Duval was ordained to the priesthood on 8 June 1953. On 14 May 1974 Pope Paul VI appointed Duval auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, and he was consecrated on 6 July 1974. On 5 June 1978 Pope Paul VI appointed Duval Coadjutor Archbishop of Rouen and, on 6 May 1981, he became the archbishop. He retired on 16 October 2003.[1]

Archbishop Duval was concerned about the activities of Bishop Jacques Gaillot while archbishop.[2]

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  1. ^ "Archbishop Joseph Marie Louis Duval". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)