Bishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin

Titular Bishop of Parlais

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 Sep 1868		Born	Niedersschaeffolsheim, France
19 Jul 1891	22.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
19 Jul 1902	33.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
19 Jul 1902	33.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Parlais
9 Nov 1902	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Parlais
2 Jan 1912	43.3	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria

a priest for 20.5 years
a bishop for 9.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Jean Martin Adam, C.S.Sp. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Louis-Auguste Dartois, S.M.A. †
Bishop Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. † (1902)
Bishop Jean Martin Adam, C.S.Sp. † (1897)
Bishop Antoine-Marie-Hippolyte Carrie, C.S.Sp. † (1886)
François-Marie-Benjamin Cardinal Richard de la Vergne † (1872)
Joseph Hippolyte Cardinal Guibert, O.M.I. † (1842)
Bishop St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (1832)
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 †

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