Bishop Jordan Ballsieper, O.S.B. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Bengal

Titular Bishop of Thennesus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Nov 1835		Born	Elberfeld, Germany
15 Aug 1859	23.7	Professed	Member of Order of Saint Benedict
13 Oct 1864	28.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
2 Jul 1867	31.6	Solemn Professed	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
5 Apr 1878	42.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India
5 Apr 1878	42.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Thennesus
12 May 1878	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Thennesus
Apr 1886³	50.3	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India
1 Mar 1890	54.3	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Bengal, India

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

a priest for 25.4 years
a bishop for 11.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
- Serafino Cardinal Vannutelli †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jordan Ballsieper, O.S.B. † (1878)
Serafino Cardinal Vannutelli † (1869)
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Father Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna (Jr.) † (1762)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 544
b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1885

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