Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé

Titular Archbishop of Misthia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 May 1899		Born	Pontvallain, France
28 Oct 1925	26.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
14 Dec 1931	32.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon
14 Dec 1931	32.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis
19 Mar 1932	32.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis
4 Mar 1943	43.8	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon
3 Mar 1949	49.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon
1951	51.7	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon
14 Sep 1955	56.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
6 Sep 1961	62.3	Resigned	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
6 Sep 1961	62.3	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Misthia
16 Apr 1967	67.9	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

a priest for 41.5 years
a bishop for 35.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Jean Cardinal Verdier, P.S.S. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Cardinal Grente †
Archbishop Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. † (1932)
Jean Cardinal Verdier, P.S.S. † (1929)
Pope Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti † (1919)
Aleksander Cardinal Kakowski † (1913)
Bishop Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki † (1902)
Archbishop Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek † (1901)
Archbishop Boleslaw Hieronim Klopotowski † (1897)
Bishop Mieczyslaw Leonard Pallulon † (1883)
Bishop Szymon Marcin Kozlowski † (1883)
Bishop Aleksander Kazimierz Beresniewicz † (1859)
Archbishop Wacław Żyliński † (1848)
Archbishop Kazimierz Roch Dmochowski † (1841)
Archbishop Ignacy Ludwik Pawlowski † (1829)
Bishop Michal Piwnicki † (1827)
Bishop Franciszek Borgiasz Mackiewicz † (1817)
Archbishop Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski † (1775)
Bishop Andrzej Mikolaj Stanislaw Kostka Mlodziejowski † (1767)
Archbishop Władysław Aleksander Łubieński † (1759)
Archbishop Adam Ignacy Komorowski † (1749)
Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (1724)
Bishop Felicjan Konstanty Szaniawski † (1707)
Archbishop Stanislaw Szembek † (1690)
Bishop Jan (Kazimierz) Małachowski † (1676)
Bishop Bonawentura Madalinski † (1672)
Bishop Jan Gembicki † (1653)
Bishop Piotr Gembicki † (1637)
Archbishop Jan Wężyk † (1620)
Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki † (1601)
Bishop Claudio Rangoni †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †
Bishop Paul Etoga †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. †
Bishop Jean-Baptiste Victor Fauret, C.S.Sp. †
Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. †

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