Bishop George Witham †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England

Titular Bishop of Marcopolis

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 May 1655		Born	Cliffe Hall, Yorkshire
12 Aug 1702	47.2	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain
12 Aug 1702	47.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Marcopolis
15 Apr 1703	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Marcopolis
6 Apr 1716	60.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
16 Apr 1725	69.9	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain

a bishop for 22.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Marcantonio Cardinal Barbarigo †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop George Witham † (1703)
Marcantonio Cardinal Barbarigo † (1678)
St. Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Cardinal Barbarigo † (1657)
Marcantonio Cardinal Bragadin † (1629)
Antonio (Marcello) Cardinal Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (1625)
Laudivio Cardinal Zacchia † (1605)
Pietro Cardinal Aldobrandini † (1604)
Pope Ippolito Aldobrandini (Sr.) † (1592)
Alfonso Cardinal Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (1564)
Francesco Cardinal Pisani † (1527)
Pope Alessandro Farnese † (1519)
Pope Giovanni de’ Medici † (1513)
Raffaele Cardinal Sansone Riario † (1504)
Pope Giuliano della Rovere † (1481)
Pope Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (1471)
Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †

Source(s):

ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 152, Additions/Corrections (front)
bd/ob/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 153, Additions/Corrections (front)

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