Bishop Edwin Pinto, S.J. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Jan 1901		Born
9 Sep 1932	31.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
5 May 1949	48.2	Appointed	Bishop of Ahmedabad, India
16 Oct 1949	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ahmedabad, India
4 Aug 1973	72.5	Resigned	Bishop of Ahmedabad, India
7 Jun 1978	77.3	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India

MicroData Summary
Edwin Pinto
Bishop Edwin Pinto S.J.
(born 24 Jan 1901, died 7 Jun 1978)
Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad

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 Karachi, Archdiocese of Bombay
Ordained Bishop Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Cathedral Basilica, Zaragoza, Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain
Death Place Ahmedabad, Diocese of Ahmedabad

a priest for 45.7 years
a bishop for 28.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Rigoberto Domenech y Valls †
Archbishop of Zaragoza
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Enrique Delgado y Gómez †
Bishop of Pamplona
Bishop Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †
Titular Bishop of Andeda

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Rigoberto Domenech y Valls † (1916)
Archbishop of Zaragoza
Victoriano Cardinal Guisasola y Menéndez † (1893)
Archbishop of Toledo
Archbishop José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia † (1875)
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Cardinal Moreno y Maisanove † (1857)
Archbishop of Toledo
Archbishop Cirilo de Alameda y Brea, O.F.M. Obs. † (1832)
Archbishop of Toledo
Francisco Javier Cardinal de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos † (1819)
Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}
Archbishop Romualdo Antonio Mon y Velarde † (1804)
Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}
Bishop Agustín Ayestarán y Landa † (1772)
Bishop of Córdoba
Francisco Cardinal de Solís Folch de Cardona † (1749)
Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}
Archbishop Enrico Enríquez † (1743)
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
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

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q2691168

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1949, Number 96

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