Archbishop Michael Francis Howley †

Deceased

Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Sep 1843		Born
6 Jun 1868	24.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
4 Dec 1885	42.1	Appointed	Prefect of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada
29 Apr 1892	48.5	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada
29 Apr 1892	48.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Amastris
24 Jun 1892	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Amastris
5 Jan 1895	51.2	Appointed	Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
8 Feb 1904	60.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
15 Oct 1914³	71.0	Died	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Michael Francis Howley
(VIAF: 9382721; WikiData: Q6830400)
Archbishop Michael Francis Howley (born 25 Sep 1843, died 15 Oct 1914) Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland

Event Place
Birth Place St. John's, Newfoundland, Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Ordained Priest San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop St. John the Baptist, Cathedral, St. John's, Newfoundland, Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Death Place St. John's, Newfoundland, Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Buried Place (Original) Belvedere, Cemetery, Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland

a priest for 46.3 years
a bishop for 22.3 years

Ordained Priest by:
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro †
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Thomas Joseph Power †
Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ronald MacDonald †
Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Bishop James Charles McDonald †
Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Thomas Joseph Power † (1870)
Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Paul Cardinal Cullen † (1850)
Archbishop of Dublin
Castruccio Cardinal Castracane degli Antelminelli † (1844)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Pope Gregory XVI (1831)
(Bartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. †)
Bartolomeo Cardinal Pacca † (1786)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Giovanni Carlo Cardinal Boschi † (1760)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop John March † (1906)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Neil McNeil † (1895)
Bishop Michael Fintan Power † (1911)

Event	Place
Birth Place	St. John's, Newfoundland, Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Ordained Priest	San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop	St. John the Baptist, Cathedral, St. John's, Newfoundland, Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Death Place	St. John's, Newfoundland, Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland
Buried Place (Original)	Belvedere, Cemetery, Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 93, and Page 322
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1892, Number 35
b: Dictionnaire Biographique des Évèques Catholiques du Canada, Page 601, and Page 602

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