Bishop Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon

Titular Bishop of Gadara

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Jan 1895		Born	Grenade-sur-Adour, France
19 Dec 1925	30.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
20 Feb 1941	46.1	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Saigon, Viêt Nam
20 Feb 1941	46.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gadara
24 Jun 1941	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gadara
20 Sep 1955	60.6	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Saigon, Viêt Nam
31 Oct 1973	78.8	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viêt Nam

a priest for 47.9 years
a bishop for 32.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Chabalier, M.E.P. †
Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. † (1941)
Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (1929)
Bishop François David (Daoud) † (1910)
Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †
Archbishop Paul Nguyên Van Binh †
Bishop Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien †
Bishop Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu
Bishop Joseph Trãn-Vãn-Thiên †
Bishop Antoine Nguyên Van Thien
Archbishop Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên †
Bishop François-Xavier Trân Thanh Khan †
Bishop Joseph Pham Van Thiên †

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