Bishop François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow), China

Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Nov 1820		Born
1846¹	25.1	Professed	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères
18 Dec 1847	27.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
22 Dec 1871	51.1	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow), China
22 Dec 1871	51.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis
29 Jun 1872	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis
24 Apr 1893	72.4	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow), China

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
François-Eugène Lions
Bishop François-Eugène Lions M.E.P.
(born 1 Nov 1820, died 24 Apr 1893)
Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow)

Event Place
Birth Place Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, Diocese of Dijon, France
Ordained Bishop Pee-cho-chou
Death Place Kony-yang

a priest for 45.3 years
a bishop for 20.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †
Titular Bishop of Sinitis
Assisted by:
Father Laurent Blettery, M.E.P. †
Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † (1844)
Titular Bishop of Sinitis
Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818)
Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates
Archbishop François de Bovet †
Archbishop of Toulouse

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. † (1879)
Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. † (1881)
Bishop François-Mathurin Guichard, M.E.P. † (1885)
Assisted:
Bishop Louis-Simon Faurie, M.E.P. † (1860)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, Diocese of Dijon, France
Ordained Bishop	Pee-cho-chou
Death Place	Kony-yang

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Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 142
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1872, Number 78
b: Bishops-In-China.com, 19 Jan 2020

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a priest for 45.3 years a bishop for 20.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Sinitis Assisted by: Father Laurent Blettery, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † (1844) Titular Bishop of Sinitis Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818) Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates Archbishop François de Bovet † Archbishop of Toulouse	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. † (1879) Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. † (1881) Bishop François-Mathurin Guichard, M.E.P. † (1885) Assisted: Bishop Louis-Simon Faurie, M.E.P. † (1860)