Bishop John J. Reddington, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Jos

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
26 Jun 1910		Born	Athlone, Ireland
10 Jun 1934	24.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
10 Apr 1954	43.8	Appointed	Bishop of Jos, Nigeria
29 Jun 1954	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Jos, Nigeria
3 Jul 1974	64.0	Resigned	Bishop of Jos, Nigeria
3 Oct 1994	84.3	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Jos, Nigeria

a priest for 60.3 years
a bishop for 40.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Joseph Walsh †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Michael Browne †
Bishop Cornelius Lucey †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop John J. Reddington, S.M.A. † (1954)
Archbishop Joseph Walsh †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop William Richard Field, S.M.A. †
Bishop Edward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P. †

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