Paul Ludolf Cardinal Melchers, S.J. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio

Member of Society of Jesus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Jan 1813		Born	Münster
5 Jun 1841	28.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Münster, Germany
3 Aug 1857	44.6	Appointed	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
20 Apr 1858	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
8 Jan 1866	53.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
3 Jul 1885	72.5	Resigned	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Jul 1885	72.6	Elevated to Cardinal
27 Jul 1885	72.6	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio
1892	79.0	Professed	Member of Society of Jesus
14 Dec 1895	82.9	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

First Vatican Council: Council Father
Consistory - 1885: Created Cardinal

a priest for 54.5 years
a bishop for 37.7 years
a cardinal for 10.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Eduard Jakob Wedekin †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Johann Georg Müller †
Bishop Martin Konrad †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Paul Ludolf Cardinal Melchers, S.J. † (1858)
Bishop Eduard Jakob Wedekin † (1850)
Johannes Cardinal von Geissel † (1837)
Archbishop Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg † (1821)
Francesco Cardinal Serra Casano † (1818)
Bartolomeo Cardinal Pacca † (1786)
Giovanni Carlo Cardinal Boschi † (1760)
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 Johannes Heinrich Beckmann †
Philipp Cardinal Krementz †
Bishop Johannes Bernard Brinkmann †
Bishop Karl Klein †
Archbishop Johannes Olaf Fallize †

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