Bishop St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan]

Titular Bishop of Carystus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Jun 1873		Born	Oliva Gessi, Italy
1888	14.6	Professed	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco
21 Dec 1895	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco
22 Apr 1920	46.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
22 Apr 1920	46.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Carystus
9 Jan 1921	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Carystus
25 Feb 1930	56.7	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
15 May 1983		Beatified
1 Oct 2000		Canonized

a priest for 34.2 years
a bishop for 9.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Domenico Pozzoni, P.I.M.E. †
Bishop Adolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. † (1921)
Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. † (1910)
Bishop Célestin-Félix-Joseph Chouvellon, M.E.P. † (1891)
Bishop Félix Biet, M.E.P. † (1878)
Bishop Annet-Théophile Pinchon, M.E.P. † (1859)
Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818)
Archbishop François de Bovet †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Ernesto Coppo, S.D.B. †

Source(s):

c2+: CB
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 132
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1921, Number 1

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