Bishop Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
20 Mar 1879		Born	Bruges, Belgium
21 Sep 1901	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
16 Oct 1931	52.6	Appointed	Prefect of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Jan 1935	55.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tigava
28 Jan 1935	55.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
6 Jun 1935	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tigava
16 Dec 1947	68.7	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

a priest for 46.2 years
a bishop for 12.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Enrico Lamiroy †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Eugenio van Rechem †
Bishop Stefano Carton de Wiart †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. † (1935)
Bishop Enrico Lamiroy † (1929)
Bishop Gustavo Giuseppe Waffelaert †

a priest for 46.2 years a bishop for 12.5 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Enrico Lamiroy † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Eugenio van Rechem † Bishop Stefano Carton de Wiart †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. † (1935) Bishop Enrico Lamiroy † (1929) Bishop Gustavo Giuseppe Waffelaert †