Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Apr 1896		Born	Miltown Malbay, Ireland
24 Jun 1925	29.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
11 Jul 1946	50.2	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya
11 Jul 1946	50.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Cercina
27 Oct 1946	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Cercina
25 Mar 1953	56.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
24 Oct 1971	75.5	Retired	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
13 Jan 1983	86.7	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

a priest for 57.6 years
a bishop for 36.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop David Mathew †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †
Bishop Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. † (1946)
Archbishop David Mathew † (1938)
Arthur Cardinal Hinsley † (1926)
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 Galeffi † (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:
Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Abbot Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †
Bishop Elias Mchonde †
Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga †

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