Joseph Duval

His Excellency
Joseph Marie Louis Duval
Archbishop of Rouen
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Archdiocese of Rouen
Predecessor André Louis Marie Pailler
Successor Jean-Charles Marie Descubes
Orders
Ordination 8 June 1952
Consecration 6 July 1974
by Paul Gouyon
Rank Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1928-10-11)11 October 1928
Chênex, France
Died 23 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 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.[1]

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

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