Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Oct 1882		Born	Fenagh, Ireland
15 Jul 1906	23.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
17 May 1929	46.6	Appointed	Prefect of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}
27 Mar 1930	47.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ostracine
31 Mar 1930	47.5	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
8 Jun 1930	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
28 Oct 1938	56.0	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria

a priest for 32.3 years
a bishop for 8.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. †
Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (1930)
Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (1918)
Bishop Charles O'Sullivan †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †

a priest for 32.3 years a bishop for 8.4 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. † Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (1930) Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (1918) Bishop Charles O'Sullivan †	Principal Consecrator of: Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †