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Bishop Francis Ridgley Cotton

Deceased

Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
19 Sep 1895Born
17 Jun 192024.7Ordained PriestPriest of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
16 Dec 193742.2AppointedBishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
24 Feb 193842.4Ordained BishopBishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
25 Sep 196065.0DiedBishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

MicroData Summary for Francis Ridgley Cotton
(WikiData: Q2039482)
Bishop Francis Ridgley Cotton (born , died ) Bishop of Owensboro

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBardstown, Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky
Ordained PriestWashington, DC, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland
Ordained BishopAssumption, Cathedral, Louisville, Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky
Death PlaceOwensboro, Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky

  • a priest for 40.2 years
  • a bishop for 22.5 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1938, Number 13
  • c1: CB, 17 May 2022

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