Bishop François Steinmetz, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dahomey

Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Jan 1868		Born	Morschwiler, France
13 Jul 1890	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
20 May 1906	38.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin
20 May 1906	38.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum
28 Oct 1906	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum
12 Nov 1934	66.8	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin
29 Mar 1952	84.2	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dahomey, Benin

a priest for 61.7 years
a bishop for 45.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Pierre-Hector Cardinal Coullié (Couillié) †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Paul Pellet, S.M.A. †
Bishop François-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop François Steinmetz, S.M.A. † (1906)
Pierre-Hector Cardinal Coullié (Couillié) † (1876)
Joseph Hippolyte Cardinal Guibert, O.M.I. † (1842)
Bishop St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (1832)
Father Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna † (1762)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
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 Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. †
Bishop Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. †
Bishop Ferdinand Terrien, S.M.A. †

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