József Cardinal Samassa †

Deceased

Archbishop of Eger

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Oct 1828		Born	Aranyos-Maróth
23 Jul 1852	23.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
26 Jun 1871	42.7	Appointed	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
30 Jul 1871	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
27 Aug 1871	42.8	Installed	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
25 Jul 1873	44.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
11 Dec 1905	77.1	Elevated to Cardinal
11 Dec 1905	77.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco
20 Aug 1912	83.8	Died	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

Consistory - 1905: Created Cardinal

a priest for 60.1 years
a bishop for 41.1 years
a cardinal for 6.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
János Cardinal Simor †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

József Cardinal Samassa † (1871)
János Cardinal Simor † (1857)
Ján Krstitel Cardinal Scitovszky †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Pavol Szmrecsányi †
Bishop Alexander Párvy †
Archbishop Ludovít Szmrecsányi †
Bishop Tibor Boromisza †

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