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

Deceased

Archbishop of Cagliari

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Jan 1817		Born	Pinerolo
Jul 1839	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
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
12 Nov 1856	39.8	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
27 Oct 1871	54.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
5 Apr 1881³	64.2	Died	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

First Vatican Council: Council Father

a priest for 41.8 years
a bishop for 32.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Giovanni Antonio Balma, O.M.V. † (1849)
Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838)
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Bishop William Coppinger †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Giovanni Maria Filia †
Archbishop Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra †
Archbishop Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. †

Source(s):

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

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