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Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Burundi

Titular Bishop of Theveste


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
21 Mar 1854Born
4 Oct 187521.5EnteredMember of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
15 Sep 187824.4Ordained PriestPriest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
4 Dec 188935.7AppointedVicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda
4 Dec 188935.7AppointedTitular Bishop of Theveste
25 May 189036.1Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Theveste
13 Jul 189440.3AppointedVicar Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}, Tanzania
12 Dec 191258.7AppointedVicar Apostolic of Kivu, Burundi
25 Oct 192066.5ResignedVicar Apostolic of Kivu, Burundi
6 Jan 193176.7DiedVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Burundi

MicroData Summary for Jean-Joseph Hirth
(VIAF: 54459220; WikiData: Q10862317)
Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth M. Afr. (born , died ) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu

EventPlace
Birth PlaceSpechbach-le-Bas, France
Ordained PriestN.-D. d'Afrique, Basilica, Alger, Archdiocese of Alger, Algeria
Ordained BishopBukumbi, Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania
Death PlaceKabgayi

  • a priest for 52.3 years
  • a bishop for 40.6 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • b: LC
  • b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 538
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1890, Number 32
  • b: Biographie Coloniale Belge, Tome 5, Column 428, to Column 446

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