Joseph Duval
- May 23, 2009
- 80 years
About Joseph Duval
Joseph Duval, 80, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Rouen (1981–2004).
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|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.
Archbishop Duval was concerned about the activities of Bishop Jacques Gaillot while archbishop.
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