Bishop Louis Van Hoeck, S.J. †

Deceased

Bishop of Ranchi

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Apr 1870		Born	Antwerpen, Belgium
1903²	32.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
20 Jul 1920	50.3	Appointed	Bishop of Patna, India
6 Mar 1921	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Patna, India
15 Feb 1928	57.8	Appointed	Bishop of Ranchi, India
30 Jun 1928	58.2	Installed	Bishop of Ranchi, India
30 Apr 1933	63.0	Died	Bishop of Ranchi, India

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

a priest for 30.3 years a bishop for 12.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Brizio Meuleman, S.J. † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Pierre Rossillon, M.S.F.S. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Louis Van Hoeck, S.J. † (1921) Archbishop Brizio Meuleman, S.J. †	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Ferdinand Périer, S.J. † Bishop Timothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. † Bishop Bernard James Sullivan, S.J. †

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1927
d: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1934
op/ob/c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1921, Number 15

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