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Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield

Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
8 Sep 1943 Born
15 May 197127.6Ordained PriestPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
9 Dec 200461.2AppointedBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
22 Feb 200561.4Ordained BishopBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
13 Sep 201875.0RetiredBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

MicroData Summary for Michael Joseph Bransfield
(VIAF: 163874367; WikiData: Q1928067)
Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield (born ) Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston

EventPlace
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ordained PriestSaints Peter and Paul, Cathedral, Philadelphia, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ordained BishopSaint Joseph, Cathedral, Wheeling, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

  • a priest for years
  • a bishop for years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 178, Number 14,826
  • ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 231, Deceased Cardinals (back)
  • r: Bollettino, 13 Sep 2018
  • op.loc: CB, 25 Oct 2022

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