Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

Titular Bishop of Midaëum

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Jun 1890		Born
20 Mar 1920	29.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
23 Dec 1941	51.5	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
23 Dec 1941	51.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Midaëum
22 Apr 1942	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Midaëum
19 Aug 1951	61.1	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

MicroData Summary
Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion
Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion M.E.P.
(born 11 Jun 1890, died 19 Aug 1951)
Vicar Apostolic of Kontum

Event Place
Birth Place Estaires, France

a priest for 31.4 years
a bishop for 9.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Augustin-Marie Tardieu, M.E.P. †
Titular Bishop of Vada
Bishop Marie Pierre Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †
Titular Bishop of Gadara

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (1929)
Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
Bishop François Daoud (David) † (1910)
Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (1892)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (1874)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Joseph VI Audu † (1825)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Augustin Hindi † (1804)
Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Bishop Isaie Jesu-Yab-Jean Guriel † (1795)
Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Youhanan VIII Hormez †
Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q24845181

Source(s):

c2+: LC
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1942, Number 20
bd: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1951, Page 545

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