Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse | |
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Chengdu | |
Province | Sichuan |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu |
Enthroned | April 11, 1946 |
Reign ended | 1983 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault |
Orders | |
Consecration | December 20, 1948 |
Personal details | |
Born | (June 6, 1860 Saint-Étienne, France |
Died | December 20, 1948 China |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Bishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (June 6, 1860 – December 20, 1948) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Chengdu, a post he held from 1946 until his death in 1948.
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]