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.

Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse
Chengdu
ProvinceSichuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu
InstalledApril 11, 1946
Term ended1983
PredecessorNone
SuccessorHenri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault
Orders
ConsecrationDecember 20, 1948
Personal details
Born(June 6, 1860
Saint-Étienne, France
DiedDecember 20, 1948
China
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholicism

Rouchouse was born in the city Saint-Étienne in eastern France.[1] He received his ordination on June 30, 1895, as a priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères.[1] On January 28, 1916, he received the dual appointments of Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan and Titular Bishop of Aegeae.[1] On April 11, 1946, he was appointed Bishop of Chengdu, a position he held until his death on December 20, 1948.[1] Bishop Rouchouse was succeeded as Bishop of Chengdu by Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault.[1]

Notes

  1. "Bishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved May 28, 2009.


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