Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic bishop
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Place of Birth: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse
- Bishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (June 6, 1860 – December 20, 1948) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Chengdu, China, 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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