About Joseph Duval
Lived 1928 – 2009 (aged 80). Joseph Duval was a French catholic priest, catholic bishop and university teacher.
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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Who was Joseph Duval?
Catholic archbishop (1928–2009)
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Joseph Duval was born on 11 October 1928 in Chênex.
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Joseph Duval died on 23 May 2009 in Saint-Jorioz.
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Joseph Duval was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and university teacher.
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Joseph Duval was French.
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