Albert Jean-Marie Rouet (born 28 January 1936) was the

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since 1994 and

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of the same

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since 2002. According to the

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(VIS), he resigned for reasons of age on Saturday, February 12, 2011, having reached the age limit of 75 at which all bishops are invited to submit their letter of resignation to the Pope. He served earlier as

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for Paris. He is considered to be a leader in the liberal wing of the French bishops.

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Biography at Archdiocese of Poitiers
1936 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France Bishops of Poitiers {{france-RC-bishop-stub