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Bishop Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

Titular Bishop of Sophene


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
26 Oct 1876Born
27 Oct 190731.0Ordained PriestPriest of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
29 Sep 191841.9AppointedBishop of Riga, Latvia
15 Dec 191842.1Ordained BishopBishop of Riga, Latvia
10 Apr 192043.4ResignedBishop of Riga, Latvia
10 Apr 192043.4AppointedTitular Bishop of Canea
8 Dec 192044.1AppointedApostolic Delegate to Lithuania
8 Dec 192044.1AppointedApostolic Delegate to Latvia
8 Dec 192044.1AppointedApostolic Delegate to Estonia
Dec 1921³45.0ResignedApostolic Delegate to Lithuania
Dec 1921³45.0ResignedApostolic Delegate to Latvia
Dec 1921³45.0ResignedApostolic Delegate to Estonia
21 Apr 192245.4AppointedApostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, Poland
21 Dec 192246.1AppointedTitular Bishop of Pergamum
2 Jan 192649.1AppointedBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
13 Jun 193861.6ResignedBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
13 Jun 193861.6AppointedTitular Bishop of Sophene
27 Jun 194366.6DiedBishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke
(VIAF: 81919070; WikiData: Q337366)
Bishop Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke (born , died ) Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBasin, Diocese of Minsk, Belarus
Ordained BishopCathedral, Vilnius, Diocese of Vilnius, Lithuania
Death PlaceRoma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

  • a priest for 35.6 years
  • a bishop for 24.5 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 147, Number 12,814
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1918, Number 66
  • c4: CB, 5 Oct 2018
  • b/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 238, Number 19,935
  • ob.loc: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 88, Additions/Corrections (back)

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