Bishop John Michael Fearns †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York

Titular Bishop of Geras

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Jun 1897		Born	New York
19 Feb 1922	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of New York, New York, USA
4 Nov 1957	60.4	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
4 Nov 1957	60.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Geras
10 Dec 1957	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Geras
12 Aug 1972	75.1	Retired	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
4 Jul 1977	80.0	Died	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

a priest for 55.4 years
a bishop for 19.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Patrick Aloysius Cardinal O’Boyle †
Bishop Edward Joseph Maginn †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop John Michael Fearns † (1957)
Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman † (1932)
Pope Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli † (1917)
Pope Giacomo della Chiesa † (1907)
Pope St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (1884)
Lucido Maria Cardinal Parocchi † (1871)
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
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 Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Francis Frederick Reh †

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