Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam

Titular Bishop of Arabissus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Aug 1882		Born	Kottaipalayam
23 Dec 1911	29.4	Ordained Priest	Priest
24 Feb 1931	48.6	Appointed	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
29 Jun 1931	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
20 Sep 1954	72.1	Resigned	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
20 Sep 1954	72.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Arabissus
27 Apr 1973	90.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India

a priest for 61.3 years
a bishop for 41.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. †
Bishop Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa † (1931)
Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. † (1930)
Archbishop Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel, M.E.P. † (1909)
Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. † (1899)
Archbishop Joseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. † (1883)
Archbishop François-Jean-Marie Laouënan, M.E.P. † (1868)
Bishop Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. † (1845)
Bishop Clément Bonnand, M.E.P. † (1833)
Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P. † (1811)
Bishop Pietro Antonio Raimundo de San Giuseppe Roviglia, O.C.D. † (1808)
Bishop Pietro Ramazzini, O.C.D. † (1795)
Bishop Luigi Maria di Gesu Pianazzi, O.C.D. † (1785)
Bishop Pierre Brigot, M.E.P. † (1757)
Bishop Juan de La Fuente Yepes † (1754)
Archbishop Pedro José Manuel (Pedro de la Trinidad) Martínez de Arizala, O.F.M. † (1745)
Archbishop Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque † (1725)
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 †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Oubagaraswami Bernadotte †
Archbishop Venmani S. Selvanather †

Source(s):

d: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1974
c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1939
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1931, Number 33

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