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Bishop James Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
1737²Born
1770²33.0Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Observant Friars Minor
17 May 178447.3AppointedPrefect of Newfoundland, Canada
23 Dec 179558.9SelectedVicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada
23 Dec 179558.9AppointedTitular Bishop of Nilopolis
5 Jan 179659.0AppointedTitular Bishop of Thyatira
22 Jan 179659.0ConfirmedVicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada
22 Jan 179659.0AppointedVicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
21 Sep 179659.7Ordained BishopVicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada
1 Jan 180770.0ResignedVicar Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada
1 Jan 180770.0ResignedVicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
1 Apr 181174.2DiedVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland, Canada

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for James Louis O’Donel
(VIAF: 65438518; WikiData: Q6138242)
Bishop James Louis O’Donel O.F.M. Obs. (born 1737, died ) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Newfoundland

EventPlace
Birth PlaceKnocklofty, Ireland
Ordained BishopQuébec, Diocese of Québec
Death PlaceWaterford
Buried Place (Original)St. Mary's, Chapel, Irishtown

  • a priest for 41.2 years
  • a bishop for 14.5 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 406, and Page 454
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1796, Number 21
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 30, Number 1,677

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