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 | |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu |
| Installed | April 11, 1946 |
| Term 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 |
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]
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