Gustave Augustin Rouxel

Most Reverend
Gustave A. Rouxel
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
Church Catholic Church
See Titular See of Curium
Appointed February 10, 1899
In office April 9, 1899 - March 16, 1908
Orders
Ordination November 4, 1863
Consecration April 9, 1899
by Placide Louis Chapelle
Personal details
Born February 2, 1840
Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Died March 16, 1908(1908-03-16) (aged 68)
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gustave Augustin Rouxel (February 2, 1840 – March 16, 1908) was a French-born bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1899-1908.

Biography

Born in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Gustave Rouxel was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on November 4, 1863. On February 10, 1899 Pope Leo XIII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Curium and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Placide Chapelle on April 9, 1899. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Thomas Heslin of Natchez and Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón of San Luis Potosí (Mexico). He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death on March 16, 1908 at the age of 68.[1][2] He is buried in the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France in New Orleans.[3]

References

  1. "Bishop Gustave Augustin Rouxel". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. "Bishop Gustave Augustin Rouxel". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
1899–1908
Succeeded by



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