Bishop Michael O’Reilly †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Feb 1894		Born
17 Jun 1917	23.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
5 Jul 1941	47.3	Appointed	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
9 Sep 1941	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
22 Dec 1969	75.8	Resigned	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
22 Dec 1969	75.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Lugmad
28 Nov 1970	76.7	Resigned	Titular Bishop of Lugmad
15 Feb 1973	79.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada

MicroData Summary
Michael O’Reilly
Bishop Michael O’Reilly
(born 13 Feb 1894, died 15 Feb 1973)
Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s

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 Mullabrack, Ireland

a priest for 55.6 years
a bishop for 31.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti †
Titular Archbishop of Synnada in Phrygia
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †
Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Bishop John Michael O’Neill †
Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti † (1936)
Titular Archbishop of Synnada in Phrygia
Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi † (1916)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Domenico Cardinal Serafini, O.S.B. † (1900)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Serafino Cardinal Vannutelli † (1869)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
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 Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Thomas John Flynn † (1945)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64733101

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1941, Number 50

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