Bishop Joseph S. Thumma †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
19 Dec 1918		Born	Pathur
21 Dec 1952	34.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
2 Jan 1970	51.0	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Vijayawada, India
2 Jan 1970	51.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin
7 May 1970	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin
23 Jan 1971	52.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
8 Nov 1996	77.9	Retired	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
18 Aug 1997	78.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India

a priest for 44.7 years
a bishop for 27.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S. †
Bishop Bala Shoury Thumma †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Joseph S. Thumma † (1970)
Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan † (1953)
Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. † (1930)
Archbishop Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel, M.E.P. † (1909)
Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. † (1899)
Archbishop Joseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. † (1883)
Archbishop François-Jean-Marie Laouënan, M.E.P. † (1868)
Bishop Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. † (1845)
Bishop Clément Bonnand, M.E.P. † (1833)
Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P. † (1811)
Bishop Pietro Antonio Raimundo de San Giuseppe Roviglia, O.C.D. † (1808)
Bishop Pietro Ramazzini † (1795)
Bishop Luigi Maria di Gesu Pianazzi, O.C.D. † (1785)
Bishop Pierre Brigot, M.E.P. † (1757)
Bishop Juan de La Fuente Yepes † (1754)
Archbishop Pedro José Manuel (Pedro de la Trinidad) Martínez de Arizala, O.F.M. † (1745)
Archbishop Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque † (1725)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E.
Bishop Thumma Bala
Archbishop Marampudi Joji
Bishop Johannes Gorantla †

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