Bishop Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Keta

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Sep 1905		Born	Liverpool, Great Britain
10 Jun 1928	22.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
11 Jul 1946	40.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana
11 Jul 1946	40.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara
13 Oct 1946	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara
18 Apr 1950	44.6	Appointed	Bishop of Keta, Ghana
7 May 1953	47.6	Resigned	Bishop of Keta, Ghana
7 May 1953	47.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Aegypto
7 Dec 1970	65.2	Resigned	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Aegypto
14 Apr 1972	66.6	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana

a priest for 43.8 years
a bishop for 25.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Daniel Cohalan †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop John Collins, S.M.A. †
Bishop Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. † (1946)
Bishop Daniel Cohalan † (1914)
Archbishop John Mary Harty †

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