Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J. †

Deceased

Bishop of Raiganj

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
31 Jan 1916		Born	Paikpara
21 Nov 1948	32.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
8 Aug 1962	46.5	Appointed	Bishop of Dumka, India
7 Oct 1962	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Dumka, India
8 Jun 1978	62.3	Appointed	Bishop of Raiganj, India
29 Jan 1986	69.9	Died	Bishop of Raiganj, India

MicroData Summary for Leo Tigga:
Bishop Leo Tigga S.J. (born 31 Jan 1916, died 29 Jan 1986) Bishop of Raiganj

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 37.1 years
a bishop for 23.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Michele Gonzi †
Archbishop of Malta
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Pius Kerketta, S.J. †
Archbishop of Ranchi
Bishop Stanislaus Tigga †
Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Michele Gonzi † (1924)
Archbishop of Malta
Bishop Mauro Caruana, O.S.B. † (1915)
Bishop of Malta
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † (1900)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872)
Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}
Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galleffi † (1819)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
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 †
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Francis Ekka † (1968)
Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo (1978)

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1962, Number 168

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