Archbishop Jorge de Austria †

Deceased

Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1504¹		Born
9 Apr 1526	22.2	Appointed	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
29 Nov 1538	34.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
12 Jan 1539	35.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
8 Apr 1539	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
23 Feb 1541	37.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Liège, Belgium
16 Aug 1544	40.6	Succeeded	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
5 May 1557	53.3	Died	Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Jorge de Austria
(VIAF: 74667947; WikiData: Q552986)
Archbishop Jorge de Austria (born 1504, died 5 May 1557) Bishop of Liège

Event Place
Birth Place Gent
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Valencia, Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain

a priest for 18.3 years
a bishop for 18.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Francisco Estaña (Stania) †
Titular Bishop of Christopolis
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. †
Titular Bishop of Tarsus
Bishop Luis Cabeza de Vaca †
Bishop of Palencia

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Francisco Estaña (Stania) † (1535)
Titular Bishop of Christopolis
Bishop Pedro de Ponte, O.SS.T. †
Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia

Event	Place
Birth Place	Gent
Ordained Bishop	Cathedral, Valencia, Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain

Source(s):

b/c2+: Episcopologio Español, Volume 1,500, Page 50, Number 266
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 141, and Page 325
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 222
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1539, Number 4
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 69, Number 5,429
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Number 7,219
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 97, Number 8,265

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a priest for 18.3 years a bishop for 18.0 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Francisco Estaña (Stania) † Titular Bishop of Christopolis Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Miguel Maiques Pérez, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Tarsus Bishop Luis Cabeza de Vaca † Bishop of Palencia
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Francisco Estaña (Stania) † (1535) Titular Bishop of Christopolis Bishop Pedro de Ponte, O.SS.T. † Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia