Archbishop Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Dec 1889		Born
8 Dec 1921	31.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
2 Jan 1936	46.0	Appointed	Bishop of Trichinopoly, India
15 Mar 1936	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Trichinopoly, India
8 Jan 1938	48.0	Appointed	Bishop of Madura, India
19 Sep 1953	63.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Madurai, India
13 Apr 1967	77.2	Retired	Archbishop of Madurai, India
13 Apr 1967	77.2	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada
25 Jul 1976	86.5	Resigned	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada
5 Dec 1985	95.9	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

MicroData Summary
Jean Pierre Leonard
Archbishop Jean Pierre Leonard S.J.
(born 29 Dec 1889, died 5 Dec 1985)
Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai

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

Event Place
Birth Place Dudelange, Diocese of Luxembourg
Ordained Bishop Near, Cathedral, Trichinopoly, Diocese of Trichinopoly
Death Place Madurai, Archdiocese of Madurai

a priest for 63.9 years
a bishop for 49.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Salamis
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Francis Tiburtius Roche, S.J. †
Bishop of Tuticorin
Bishop Vittore Rosario Fernandes †
Bishop of Mangalore

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † (1931)
Titular Archbishop of Salamis
Willem Marinus Cardinal van Rossum, C.Ss.R. † (1918)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Pope Benedict XV (1907)
(Giacomo Giambattista della Chiesa †)
Pope Pius X (1884)
(St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto †)
Lucido Maria Cardinal Parocchi † (1871)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna (Jr.) † (1762)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
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 †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop James Mendonça † (1938)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Justin Diraviam † (1967)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q3169528

Source(s):

c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1939
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1936, Number 13

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