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Bishop Amiel-François Bessière †

Deceased

Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone)

Events

a priest for 31.3 years a bishop for 6.5 years

Principal Consecrator: Bishop Christophe-Louis Légasse † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac, M. Afr. † Bishop Alexandre Piquemal †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Amiel-François Bessière † (1917) Bishop Christophe-Louis Légasse † (1916) Pierre-Paulin Cardinal Andrieu † (1901) Archbishop Jean-Augustin Germain † (1897) Bishop Félix-Auguste Béguinot † (1896) Jean-Pierre Cardinal Boyer † (1878) Archbishop Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (1847) Bishop Giovanni Domenico Rizzolati, O.F.M. † (1840) Bishop Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. † (1817) Bishop Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (1806) Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (1783) Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (1773) João Cosme Cardinal da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (1746) Tomás Cardinal de Almeida † (1707) Nuno Cardinal da Cunha e Ataíde † (1706) Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (1694) Archbishop João de Sousa † (1684) Verissimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

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