Archbishop Christophe-Etienne Bonjean, O.M.I. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Colombo

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
23 Sep 1823		Born	Riom, France
19 Dec 1846	23.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
5 Jul 1868	44.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
24 Jul 1868	44.8	Confirmed	Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
24 Jul 1868	44.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Medea
28 Aug 1868	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Medea
20 Apr 1883	59.6	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Sep 1886	62.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
3 Aug 1892	68.9	Died	Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

First Vatican Council: Council Father

a priest for 45.6 years
a bishop for 23.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Joseph Hippolyte Cardinal Guibert, O.M.I. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jacques Jeancard, O.M.I. †
Bishop Nicolas-Joseph Dabert †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Christophe-Etienne Bonjean, O.M.I. † (1868)
Joseph Hippolyte Cardinal Guibert, O.M.I. † (1842)
Bishop St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (1832)
Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna † (1762)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop André-Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I. †

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