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Bishop St. Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Corea

Titular Bishop of Capsus

Motto: Lumen Ad Revelationem Gentium

Events

DateAgeEventTitle
14 May 1814Born
20 May 183723.0Ordained PriestPriest of Le Mans, France
1839¹24.6ProfessedPriest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
15 Jul 185440.1AppointedVicar Apostolic of Corea
15 Jul 185440.1AppointedTitular Bishop of Capsus
27 Dec 185440.6Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Capsus
8 Mar 186651.8DiedVicar Apostolic of Corea
6 Oct 1968Beatified
6 May 1984Canonized

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
St. Siméon-François Berneux
Bishop St. Siméon-François Berneux M.E.P.
(born , died )
Vicar Apostolic of Corea

EventPlace
Birth PlaceChâteau-du-Loir (Sarthe), Diocese of Le Mans, France
Ordained BishopCha-ling
Death PlaceSai Nam-hte (near Seoul), Vicariate Apostolic of Corea
Buried Place (Original)Sai Nam-hte (near Seoul), Vicariate Apostolic of Corea
Buried Place (Current)Cathedral, Seoul, Archdiocese of Seoul

  • a priest for 28.8 years
  • a bishop for 11.1 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

External Link(s):

Source(s):
  • c2+: LC
  • b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 132
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1854, Number 45

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