Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan]

Titular Archbishop of Aenus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Oct 1880		Born	Houthem-lès-Comines, Belgium
1899	18.2	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
16 Jul 1905	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
21 Mar 1938	57.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Suiyüan [Hohot], China
21 Mar 1938	57.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Araxa
18 Oct 1938	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Araxa
11 Apr 1946	65.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
19 Aug 1951	70.8	Resigned	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
19 Aug 1951	70.8	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Aenus
6 Jun 1971	90.6	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 65.9 years
a bishop for 32.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. †
Bishop Joseph Fan Heng-nfan †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. † (1938)
Bishop Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. † (1932)
Bishop Louis Van Dyck, C.I.C.M. † (1916)
Bishop Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. † (1897)
Bishop Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. † (1890)
Bishop Théodore-Herman Rutjes, C.I.C.M. † (1884)
Bishop Jacques Bax, C.I.C.M. † (1875)
Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. † (1845)
Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi † (1841)
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)
Veríssimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †
Archbishop Francis Wang Xue-ming (Hsueh-ming) †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Ching Ping) †
Bishop Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †
Archbishop Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †
Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1938, Number 82

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