Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Bishop Léonce Bridoux, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania

Titular Bishop of Utica


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
15 Jan 1852Born
24 Oct 187422.7Ordained PriestPriest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
1883²30.9AppointedVicar General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
1886²33.9ResignedVicar General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
15 Jun 188836.4AppointedVicar Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania
15 Jun 188836.4AppointedTitular Bishop of Utica
8 Jul 188836.4Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Utica
20 Oct 189038.7DiedVicar Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Léonce Bridoux
(VIAF: 266426809; WikiData: Q11220186)
Bishop Léonce Bridoux M. Afr. (born , died ) Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika

EventPlace
Birth PlaceHenin-Liétard, France
Ordained BishopN.D. de Sion, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France
Death PlaceKibanga

  • a priest for 15.9 years
  • a bishop for 2.2 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • c2+: LC
  • b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 577
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1888, Number 39
  • b: Biographie Coloniale Belge, Tome 2, Column 95, to Column 100

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_b, v3.3.5, 31 Dec 2023; Data: 25 Feb 2024