Archbishop Michele Gonzi †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Malta

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 May 1885		Born	Vittoriosa
19 Dec 1908	23.6	Ordained Priest	Priest
13 Jun 1924	39.1	Appointed	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
20 Jul 1924	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
10 Aug 1924	39.2	Installed	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
14 Oct 1943	58.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Malta
14 Oct 1943	58.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Lyrbe
17 Dec 1943	58.6	Succeeded	Bishop of Malta
1 Jan 1944	58.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Malta
29 Nov 1976	91.5	Retired	Archbishop of Malta
22 Jan 1984	98.7	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Malta

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 75.1 years
a bishop for 59.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Mauro Caruana, O.S.B. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giovanni Maria Camilleri, O.S.A. †
Bishop Angelo Portelli, O.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Michele Gonzi † (1924)
Archbishop Mauro Caruana, O.S.B. † (1915)
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † (1900)
Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882)
Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872)
Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galleffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
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 †

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Annetto Depasquale †
Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P.
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Joseph Pace †
Bishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †
Bishop Leo Tigga, S.J. †
Bishop Eric Benjamin †
Bishop Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. †
Archbishop Emanuele Gerada †
Archbishop Joseph Mercieca
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Bernardino Vitale Bigi, O.F.M. †
Bishop Emanuele Galea †

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1924, Number 46

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