See Archdiocese of Rouen | Ordination 8 June 1952 Name Joseph Duval | |
Predecessor Andre Louis Marie Pailler Successor Jean-Charles Marie Descubes Consecration 6 July 1974by Paul Gouyon | ||
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 June 8, 1953. On May 14, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Duval auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, and he was consecrated 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.
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