Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}

Titular Bishop of Thespiae

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
9 Apr 1818		Born	Piemonte, Italy
1836	17.7	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor
1845	26.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
17 Sep 1848	30.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
17 Sep 1848	30.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Thespiae
11 Sep 1849	31.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Thespiae
8 Apr 1856	38.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}, China
2 Sep 1862	44.4	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}, China

a priest for 17.7 years
a bishop for 13.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. † (1849)
Bishop Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. † (1847)
Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi † (1841)
Bishop Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. † (1817)
Bishop Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (1806)
Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (1783)
Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (1773)
João Cosme Cardinal da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (1746)
Tomás Cardinal de Almeida † (1707)
Nuno Cardinal da Cunha e Ataíde † (1706)
Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (1694)
Archbishop João de Sousa † (1684)
Veríssimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Miguel Navarro, O.F.M. †
Bishop Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M. †

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1858

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