Archbishop André-Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Colombo

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Sep 1844		Born	Marseille, France
18 Jul 1879	34.8	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
18 Jul 1879	34.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Adrana
24 Jan 1880	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Adrana
20 Apr 1883	38.6	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
1 Sep 1886	41.9	Appointed	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
15 Apr 1893	48.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
27 Jun 1905	60.8	Died	Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

a bishop for 25.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Christophe-Etienne Bonjean, O.M.I. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †
Bishop Isidore Clut, O.M.I. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop André-Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I. † (1880)
Archbishop Christophe-Etienne Bonjean, O.M.I. † (1868)
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 †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Henri Joulain, O.M.I. †
Archbishop Antoine Coudert, O.M.I. †

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