Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Lagos

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Sep 1889		Born	Duluth, USA
21 Jun 1914	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of African Missions
26 Feb 1934	44.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}
26 Feb 1934	44.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Vartana
24 Jun 1934	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Vartana
13 Jun 1939	49.7	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
18 Apr 1950	60.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
27 Oct 1965	76.1	Died	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria

a priest for 51.3 years
a bishop for 31.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †
Archbishop William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. † (1934)
Bishop François O'Rourke, S.M.A. † (1930)
Bishop Thomas Broderick, S.M.A. † (1918)
Bishop Charles O'Sullivan †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop John MacCarthy, S.M.A. †
Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †
Bishop Richard Finn, S.M.A. †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop John of the Cross Anyogu †

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