Bishop Paul-Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar

Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Aug 1813		Born
18 Feb 1837	23.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
27 Mar 1846	32.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore
27 Mar 1846	32.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
19 Sep 1855	42.0	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
30 Mar 1856	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
1866	52.3	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Siam {Siam Occidentale}, Thailand
27 Nov 1866	53.2	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
12 Aug 1870	56.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
12 Aug 1870	56.9	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
1 Oct 1872	59.1	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
19 Mar 1894	80.5	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar

MicroData Summary
Paul-Ambroise Bigandet
Bishop Paul-Ambroise Bigandet M.E.P.
(born 13 Aug 1813, died 19 Mar 1894)
Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Malans, Archdiocese of Besançon, France
Ordained Priest Missions-Étrangères, Chapel
Death Place Rangoun, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}
Buried Place (Original) Cemetery, Puzaundaung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}
Buried Place (Current) Crypt, Cathedral, Rangoon, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}

a priest for 57.0 years
a bishop for 37.9 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson †
Bishop of Nancy (-Toul)
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. †
Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. † (1845)
Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia
Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838)
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Bishop of Cork
Bishop William Coppinger †
Bishop of Cloyne and Ross

Ordained Priest:
Father Paulin Renault, M.E.P. † (1870)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Michel-Esther Leturdu, M.E.P. † (1871)
Bishop Charles Arsène Bourdon, M.E.P. † (1873)
Bishop Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. † (1888)
Bishop Rocco Tornatore, M.E.P. † (1890)
Bishop Alexandre Cardot, M.E.P. † (1893)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Malans, Archdiocese of Besançon, France
Ordained Priest	Missions-Étrangères, Chapel
Death Place	Rangoun, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}
Buried Place (Original)	Cemetery, Puzaundaung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}
Buried Place (Current)	Crypt, Cathedral, Rangoon, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}

External Link(s):

[iraf]: 0435
Vatican Library: 495/93771
VIAF: 42136802
WikiData: Q17759935

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1885
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 475
ab/ob: CB, 8 Nov 2015
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1856, Number 10

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a priest for 57.0 years a bishop for 37.9 years	Ordained Priest by: Bishop Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul) Principal Consecrator: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Boucho, M.E.P. † (1845) Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838) Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Bishop John Murphy † (1815) Bishop of Cork Bishop William Coppinger † Bishop of Cloyne and Ross	Ordained Priest: Father Paulin Renault, M.E.P. † (1870) Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Michel-Esther Leturdu, M.E.P. † (1871) Bishop Charles Arsène Bourdon, M.E.P. † (1873) Bishop Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. † (1888) Bishop Rocco Tornatore, M.E.P. † (1890) Bishop Alexandre Cardot, M.E.P. † (1893)