Bishop Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †

Deceased

Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze]

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Dec 1881		Born	Sint Nicolas, Belgium
1899	17.1	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
16 Jul 1905	23.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
14 Dec 1931	50.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
14 Dec 1931	50.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Adraa
17 Apr 1932	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Adraa
11 Apr 1946	64.4	Appointed	Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China
24 Nov 1951	70.0	Died	Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China

a priest for 46.4 years
a bishop for 19.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Louis Van Dyck, C.I.C.M. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †
Bishop Evarist Chang (Tchang) †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. † (1932)
Bishop Louis Van Dyck, C.I.C.M. † (1916)
Bishop Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. † (1897)
Bishop Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. † (1890)
Bishop Théodore-Herman Rutjes, C.I.C.M. † (1884)
Bishop Jacques Bax, C.I.C.M. † (1875)
Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. † (1845)
Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi † (1841)
Bishop Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. † (1817)
Bishop Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (1806)
Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (1783)
Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (1773)
João Cosme Cardinal da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (1746)
Tomás Cardinal de Almeida † (1707)
Nuno Cardinal da Cunha e Ataíde † (1706)
Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (1694)
Archbishop João de Sousa † (1684)
Veríssimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †
Bishop Melchior Chang K’o-hing (Zhang Kexing) †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1951
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1932, Number 19

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