Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit

Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Nov 1931		Born
29 Jan 1959	27.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Chantaburi, Thailand
3 Jul 1971	39.5	Appointed	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand
3 Oct 1971	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand
4 Apr 2009	77.3	Retired	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand

MicroData Summary
Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit
Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit
(born 28 Nov 1931)
Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi

Ad Limina - May 2008: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Huaphai, Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok
Ordained Bishop Saints Philip and James, Church, Hua Phai, Chonburi, Diocese of Chanthaburi

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Chanthaburi.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †
Titular Bishop of Oenoanda
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †
Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo †
Archbishop of Bangkok
Archbishop Michael Kien Samophithak †
Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † (1953)
Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi
Archbishop John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † (1951)
Titular Archbishop of Macra
Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi † (1949)
Titular Archbishop of Myra
Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza, O.C.D. † (1930)
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto
Basilio Cardinal Pompilj † (1913)
Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri
Antonio Cardinal Agliardi † (1884)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giovanni Cardinal Simeoni † (1875)
Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
Alessandro Cardinal Franchi † (1856)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Pope Pius IX (1827)
(Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †)
Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Cardinal Castiglioni † (1800)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj † (1773)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Buenaventura Cardinal Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (1761)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz † (1749)
Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus
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

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (1986)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Joachim Phayao Manisap † (1977)
Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri (2009)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu (1973)
Archbishop Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On † (1980)
Bishop John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen † (2005)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1809276

Source(s):

r: Bollettino, 4 Apr 2009
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 18, Number 966

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