Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Dec 1889		Born	Dudelange, Luxembourg
8 Dec 1921	31.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
2 Jan 1936	46.0	Appointed	Bishop of Trichinopoly, India
15 Mar 1936	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Trichinopoly, India
8 Jan 1938	48.0	Appointed	Bishop of Madurai, India
19 Sep 1953	63.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Madurai, India
13 Apr 1967	77.3	Retired	Archbishop of Madurai, India
13 Apr 1967	77.3	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada
25 Jul 1976	86.6	Resigned	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada
5 Dec 1985	95.9	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

a priest for 64.0 years
a bishop for 49.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop John Peter Leonard, S.J. † (1936)
Archbishop Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † (1931)
Willem Marinus Cardinal van Rossum, C.SS.R. † (1918)
Pope Giacomo della Chiesa † (1907)
Pope St. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto † (1884)
Lucido Maria Cardinal Parocchi † (1871)
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Father Carlo 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 Consecrator of:
Bishop James Mendonça †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Justin Diraviam †

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