Installed April 11, 1946 Died December 20, 1948, China Predecessor None Consecration December 20, 1948 | Nationality French Province Sichuan Denomination Roman Catholicism Term ended 1983 | |
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Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu Successor Henri-Marie-Ernest-Desire Pinault Name Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse | ||
Bishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (June 6, 1860 – December 20, 1948) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Chengdu, a post he held from 1946 until his death in 1948.
Rouchouse was born in the city Saint-Étienne in eastern France. He received his ordination on June 30, 1895 as a Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères. On January 28, 1916 he received the dual appointments of Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan and Titular Bishop of Aegeae. On April 11, 1946 he was appointed Bishop of Chengdu, a position he held until his death on December 20, 1948. Bishop Rouchouse was succeeded as Bishop of Chengdu by Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault.
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