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

Bishop of Poitiers The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Pictaviensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Poitiers'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of Poitiers. The ...

since 1994 and archbishop of the same episcopal see 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

Vicar General A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ...

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