Archbishop Giovanni Antonio Balma, O.M.V. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Jan 1817		Born	Pinerolo
5 Jul 1832	15.5	Professed	Member of Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Jul 1839³	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oblates of the Virgin Mary
5 Sep 1848	31.6	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
5 Sep 1848	31.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia
15 Apr 1849	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia
9 Sep 1855	38.6	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
27 Oct 1871	54.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
5 Apr 1881	64.2	Died	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

a priest for 41.8 years
a bishop for 32.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew †
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838)
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Coadjutor Bishop of Cork
Bishop William Coppinger †
Bishop of Cloyne

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Giovanni Maria Filia † (1872)
Archbishop Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (1872)
Archbishop Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (1879)
Bishop Tommaso Bichi † (1881)

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1872
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 8, Page 171, and Page 471

a priest for 41.8 years a bishop for 32.0 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838) Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Bishop John Murphy † (1815) Coadjutor Bishop of Cork Bishop William Coppinger † Bishop of Cloyne	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Giovanni Maria Filia † (1872) Archbishop Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (1872) Archbishop Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (1879) Bishop Tommaso Bichi † (1881)