tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89608804210558148072024-03-12T18:23:41.115-07:00Apostolic Succession & Episcopal Lineages in the Roman Catholic ChurchCharles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-61236534128641412912024-02-19T11:47:00.000-08:002024-02-19T11:47:23.593-08:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">UPDATE to the 10 January 2024 post regarding the
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (19 February 2024)</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since
the previous post regarding the d’Estouteville line on 15 October 2023,
several changes to the line occurred or will occur shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
17 November 2023, Fr. Emmanuel Michel François Tois was ordained TItular Bishop
of Vertara and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris by Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie
Ulrich of Paris, assisted by Bishop Jean Yves André Michel Nahmias of Meaux and
Bishop Philippe André Yves Marsset, Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary
Bishop of Paris. His episcopal ordination took place at Paris, in the Church of
Saint-Sulpice. With his episcopal ordination, the number of living members of
the d’Estouteville line increased to forty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
2 December 2023, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral
government of the Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani presented by Bishop Philip
Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
13 January 2024, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral
government of the Diocese of Kumbakonam presented by Bishop Antonisamy Francis.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
12 February 2024, Fr. Justin Alexander Madathiparambil was ordained Titular
Bishop of Lysinia and Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram at Kottayam, in the
Cathedral of the Diocese of Vijayapuram dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary by Bishop Stephen Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram, assisted by
Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of Verapoly and Archbishop Thomas Jessayyan
Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins. With his episcopal ordination,
the number of living bishops of the d’Estouteville line increased to forty one.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
24 February 2024, God willing, Fr. Stephen Boonlert Phromsena will be ordained
Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani in the Cathedral at Ubon Ratchathani by Bishop
Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani. The
co-consecrators are scheduled to be Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut of Nakhon
Ratchasima and Archbishop Anthony Weradet Chaiseri of Thare and Nonseng. With
this episcopal ordination, the number of living members of the d’Estouteville
line will increase to forty two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
24 February 2024, barring any intervening changes, the living members of the
d’Estouteville line will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thomas Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of
the Latins</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and
Mylapore</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary Bishop
of Trivandrum of the Latins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Justin Alexander Madathiparambil, Titular Bishop of Lysinia,
Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paul Maipan, Bishop emeritus of Khammam</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Antonisamy Francis, Bishop emeritus of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus
of Rabat</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop emeritus of Ubon
Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stephen Boonlert Phromsena, Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (as of 24
February 2024)</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>*Laurent
Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Cam., Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary Bishop
of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Emmanuel Michel François Tois, Titular Bishop of Vertara and
Auxiliary Bishop of Paris</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop emeritus of Annecy</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Alain Planet, Bishop emeritus of
Carcassonne et Narbonne</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop emeritus of Metz</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary Bishop
of Lille</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>**Raphaël
Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comBrandon, FL 33510, USA27.956046 -82.312629399999992-0.35418783617884486 -117.46887939999999 56.266279836178846 -47.156379399999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-21330171677662192832024-01-10T07:03:00.000-08:002024-01-10T07:03:51.281-08:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>UPDATES to the von BODMAN
and d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINES (10 January 2024)</b></span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The von Bodman line has decreased in
size due to the death of one of its members. Bishop Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D.,
Bishop emeritus of Atambua, Indonesia, the most senior member of the von Bodman
line by date of episcopal ordination, died on 6 January 2024 at Atambua. May he
rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">With his death, there are eight living
members of the von Bodman line. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">,</span>
<span lang="UK">S</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.V.D., Bishop emeritus
of Maumere</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Patrick Hoogmartens</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, Bishop of Hasselt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Franciscus Kopong Kung</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, Bishop of Larantuka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Aloysius Murwito</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, O.F.M.,
Bishop of Agats</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Nicolaus Adi Seputra</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, M.S.C., Archbishop emeritus of Merauke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Dominikus Saku</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, Bishop of Atambua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Edmund Woga</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, C.Ss.R.,
Bishop of Weetebula</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="UK">Ewaldus Martinus Sedu</span><span style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, Bishop of Maumerre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Since the previous post regarding the
d’Estouteville line on 15 October 2023, several<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>changes to the line occurred or will occur
shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On 17 November 2023, Fr. Emmanuel
Michel François Tois was ordained TItular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary
Bishop of Paris by Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich of Paris, assisted
by Bishop Jean Yves André Michel Nahmias of Meaux and Bishop Philippe André
Yves Marsset, Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris. His
episcopal ordination took place at Paris, in the Church of Saint-Sulpice. With
his episcopal ordination, the number of living members of the d’Estouteville
line increased to forty. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On 2 December 2023, Pope Francis
accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Ubon
Ratchathani presented by Bishop Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On 24 February 2024, God willing, Fr.
Stephen Boonlert Phromsena will be ordained Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani in the
Cathedral at Ubon Ratchathani by Bishop Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R.,
Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani. The co-consecrators are scheduled to be
Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut of Nakhon Ratchasima and Archbishop Anthony
Weradet Chaiseri of Thare and Nonseng. With this episcopal ordination, the
number of living members of the d’Estouteville line will increase to forty one.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On 24 February 2024, barring any
intervening changes, the living members of the d’Estouteville line will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Thomas Jessayan Netto,
Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Maria Callist Soosa
Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Malayappan Chinnappa,
S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Francis Kallarakal,
Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Sebastian Thekethecheril,
Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Selvister Ponnumuthan,
Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop
of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Antonysamy Francis, Bishop
of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of
Kottar</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Christudas Rajappan,
Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Paul Maipan, Bishop
emeritus of Khammam</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Singaroyan Sebastianappan,
Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Peter Remigius, Bishop
emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jerome Das Varuvel,
S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Devadoss Ambrose
Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Vincent Louis Marie
Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai,
Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Philip Banchong Chaiyara,
C.Ss.R., Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Stephen Boonlert
Phromsena, Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (as of 24 February 2024)</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop
of Paris</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Antoine Henry Pierre
Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Armand Maillard,
Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Hubert Barbier,
Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop
emeritus of Montpellier</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Bernard Aubertin,
O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Philippe Christory,
Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of
Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*François Jacolin, M.D.P.,
Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Jean-Paul
Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Roberto Fornaciari,
O.S.B.Cam., Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Jean-Marie Le Vert,
Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Emmanuel Michel François
Tois, Titular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary of Paris</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop
emeritus of Annecy</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Alain
Planet, Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et Narbonne</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize,
Bishop emeritus of Metz</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop
emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop
emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular
Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop
emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <b>**Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé,
Bishop of Diébougou</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle
Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-69843960088183631212023-10-15T15:13:00.000-07:002023-10-15T15:13:12.655-07:00<p> <b style="text-align: center;"><i>AN UPDATE to
the d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (15 October 2023)</i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since the prior update to the d’Estouteville line on 16
September 2023, one of its members has been called to the House of the Father.
Versailles Bishop emeritus Jean-Charles Thomas died on 14 October 2023 at
Machecoul, Loire Atlantique, France, at the age of 93. May he rest in peace.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With his death, the number of living members of the d’Estouteville
line has decreased to thirty nine. They are listed below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thomas
Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria
Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan
Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis
Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian
Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister
Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj
Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy
Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene
Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas
Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul
Maipan, Bishop emeritus of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan
Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter
Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome
Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss
Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent
Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph
Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip
Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>*Laurent
Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine
Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand
Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert
Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy
Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard
Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe
Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel
Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François
Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Cam., Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias</span></b><i><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie
Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves
Boivineau, Bishop emeritus of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et
Narbonne</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe
Lagleize, Bishop emeritus of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert
Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard
Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard
Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse
Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>**Raphaël
Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean
Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-88187610638653378592023-09-16T12:02:00.005-07:002023-09-16T12:04:31.992-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"> THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (update)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;">I am pleased to announce that the d’Estoutville line
has a new member as of 16 September 2023. Today Dom Roberto Fornaciari,
O.S.B.Cam., was ordained Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias in Sardinia by Archbishop
Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours, France. He is
now the fortieth living member of this venerable line.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;">His episcopal ordination took place in front of
the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Olbia, a port and airport town in the
Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias. Archbishop Aubertin was assisted by the two principal
co-ordaining bishops: Archbishop Gian Franco Saba, Metropolitan Archbishop of
Sassari, and Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti, Bishop emeritus of Tempio-Ampurias.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;">Among the other co-ordaining and concelebrating
bishops were Arrigo Cardinal Miglio, Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias, sede
vacante, and Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez, Bishop of San
Cristóbal de </span></b><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;">Venezuela.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;">The other members of the d’Estouteville line can
be found in the post of 13 July 2023. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-37020337466166087112023-07-29T10:23:00.001-07:002023-07-29T10:23:48.207-07:00<p> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Roman rite bishops belonging to the Maronite line</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> (updated 29
July 2023)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
number of Roman rite bishops belonging to the Maronite line has increased by
one with the recent ordination of an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of
Calabar, Nigeria. Their number has increased to thirteen: four in Nigeria and
nine in the Caribbean. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">in Nigeria:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem of
Calabar</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Lucius Iewjuru Ugorji of
Owerri<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bishop Donatus Edet Akpan of Ogoja<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Auxiliary Bishop Christopher
Naseri-Mutiti Naseri of Calabar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">in the Caribbean:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix,
Archbishop emeritus of Castries</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert,
C.Ss.R., emeritus of Port of Spain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris,
C.S.Sp., emeritus of Port of Spain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Patrick Christopher
Punder of Nassau<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon of
Port of Spain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of
Castries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne,
O.S.B., of Georgetown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos of Saint
John’s-Basseterre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bishop Gerard Maximin County,
C.S.Sp., of Kingstown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-45862147947814252152023-07-27T05:14:00.020-07:002023-07-27T05:21:44.975-07:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> The Five Living Fathers of the Second Vatican Council</span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">On 16 July 2023 Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, emeritus of Ivrea,
died in Albiano d’Ivrea. He had attended sessions two, three, and four of the
Second Vatican Council (1962 – 1965). May he rest in peace.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The five living Council Fathers are:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>.</i>Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, emeritus of Kwangju,
South Korea. He attended sessions two, three, and four.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Bishop José
de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico. He
attended sessions one, two, and four.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-US"> </span>Archbishop Alphonse Mathias, emeritus of Bangalore, India,
who attended sessions three and four.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Francis Cardinal Arinze, former Prefect of the Congregation
for Divine Worship & the Discipline of the Sacraments, who attended session
four.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I., emeritus of
Klerksdorp, South Africa. He attended session four. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-72776753273992225202023-07-27T04:56:00.000-07:002023-07-27T04:56:01.895-07:00<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A Distinction for the de Bovet line</span></i></b><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since my previous post regarding the de Bovet line, one
member has resigned as ordinary of his diocese and another will be created a cardinal
in the consistory of 30 September 2023.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Here are the seven living members of this line:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang, to be created a cardinal
on 30 September 2023.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Archbishop emeritus Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam of Kuala
Lumpur<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop emeritus Antony Selvanayagam of Penang<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop emeritus Petrus Boddeng Timang of Banjarmasin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi, titular bishop of
Sululos and former Auxiliary Bishop of Hwalien<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang of Yibin*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*These two bishops, although recognized by the Holy See, are
not yet listed in the <i>Annuario Pontificio. <o:p></o:p></i></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-47612960230848356492023-07-13T18:23:00.000-07:002023-07-13T18:23:07.656-07:00<p style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (13 July 2023)</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>While there have been no changes (new or deceased bishops) to the d'Estouteville line since my previous post on this subject, several of the bishops have resigned from the pastoral care of their dioceses. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The list below reflects these changes. There are still thirty nine members of this ancient line. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thomas
Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria
Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan
Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis
Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian
Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister
Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj
Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy
Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene
Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas
Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul
Maipan, Bishop emeritus of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan
Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter
Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome
Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss
Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent
Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph
Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip
Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>*Laurent
Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine
Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand
Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert
Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy
Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard
Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe
Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel
Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François
Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie
Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves
Boivineau, Bishop emeritus of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et
Narbonne</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe
Lagleize, Bishop emeritus of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert
Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard
Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles
Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Versailles</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard
Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse
Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>**Raphaël
Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean
Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>The
bishops with an * are the original d'Estouteville group plus additions to their
number since the combination of other lineages. The two bishops with **
are those who were previously known as the Ravizza line.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-48627631832271680162023-05-23T09:20:00.004-07:002023-05-23T09:22:10.593-07:00<p> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The EPISCOPAL ORDINATION of POPE GREGORY XIV</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In September 2021, my friend
and research colleague from Milan discovered the details of the ordinations of
Ugo Boncompagni, the future Pope Gregory XIII, as subdeacon, deacon, priest,
and bishop. Those ordinations were published on this site on 15 September 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Recently he was reviewing
documents in the Archivio di Stato di Milano, Atti notarili della Cancelleria
arcivescovile and he came across a papal brief dated 8 April 1560 which
authorized Niccolò Sfondrati, Bishop-elect of Cremona, to receive the four
minor orders and the orders of subdeacon, deacon, and priest anywhere outside
the city of Rome. The brief also authorized him to be ordained a bishop by one
bishop, assisted by two or three other bishops. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In the same archives, at b. 22,
fasc. 80, the details of Bishop-elect Sfondarti’s episcopal ordination were
found:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On 19 May 1560, at Milan, in
the Church of San Paolo Converso, Bishop Melchiorre Cribelli, Titular Bishop of
Thagaste, assisted by Bishop Giulio Giovio, Bishop of Nocera, and Bishop
Antonio Scarampi, Bishop of Nola, ordained Father Niccolò Sfondrati, as Bishop
of Cremona. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bishop Sfondrati was born at
Somma, Archdiocese of Milano, on 11 February 1535. He was elected Bishop of
Cremona on 13 March 1560 and he was created a cardinal in the consistory of 12
December 1583. Cardinal Sfondrati was elected Pope on 5 February 1590, taking
the name Gregory XIV. He died at Rome on 16 October 1591.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-87925374993974180632023-04-22T11:20:00.000-07:002023-04-22T11:20:26.363-07:00<p> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One less bishop in the de Bovet line</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The de Bovet line has lost one
living member with the death of Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong, Bishop emeritus
of Melaka-Johor, on 22 April 2023. May he rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Here are the seven living members
of this line:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Archbishop emeritus Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
of Kuala Lumpur<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang<u1:p></u1:p></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop emeritus Antony Selvanayagam of Penang<u1:p></u1:p></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi. former Auxiliary Bishop
of Hwalien (titular of Sululos)<u1:p></u1:p></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop Petrus Boddeng Timang of Banjarmasin</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian*<br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang of Yibin*<br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br />
*These two bishops, although recognized by the Holy See, are
not yet listed in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Annuario
Pontificio</i>.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-8594801467688780972022-11-04T07:36:00.000-07:002022-11-04T07:36:02.505-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The last living
bishop appointed by Blessed Pope John Paul has died.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop
Frantz Colimon, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, died on the
morning of November 4, 2022 at Port-au-Prince, in the Hôpital Saint-François de
Sales. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop
Colimon was named Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix on September 18, 1978, ten
days before the death of Pope John Paul. He received episcopal ordination on
December 8, 1978 in the Cathedral of Port-de-Paix and succeeded to the See of
Port-de-Paix on February 22, 1982 upon the resignation of Bishop Rémy Jérôme
Augustin, S.M.M. He resigned as Bishop of Port-de-Paix on March 1, 2008. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b>May he rest in peace – Requiescat in pace – Paix à
son âme<o:p></o:p></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-8883881466239941902022-10-01T14:29:00.000-07:002022-10-01T14:29:10.554-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One less bishop in the von Bodman line</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The von Bodman line has
lost one living member with the death of Bishop Hubertus Leteng, Bishop
emeritus of Ruteng, on 31 July 2022. May he rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are the current
living members of this line:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span>*Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C., of Merauke</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">*Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens of Hasselt<br />
*Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M., of Agats<br />*Bishop Ewaldus Martinus Sedu of Maumere<br />
*Bishop Dominikus Saku of Atambua<br />
*Bishop Franciscus Kopong-Kung of Larantuka</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">*Bishop emeritus Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D., of Maumere<br />*Bishop Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R., of Weetebula<br />
*Bishop emeritus Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D., of Atambua </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-80156100739635724742022-07-02T20:32:00.001-07:002022-07-02T20:32:17.030-07:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THE SIX LIVING COUNCIL FATHERS OF THE
SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL </span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since
February 1, 2022, three council fathers of the Second Vatican Council (1962 –
1965) have died, leaving a total of six living council fathers.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bishop
Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea, a
native of Canada, died on February 25, 2022. He had attended the second and
fourth sessions of the council. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Archbishop
Gabino Díaz Merchán, emeritus of Oviedo, Spain, died on June 14, 2022. He had
attended the fourth session of the council.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bishop
Laurent Noël, emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Canada, died on July 2, 2022 at the
age of 102. He had attended the second, third, and fourth sessions of the
council. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Roman Catholic
bishop in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May
they rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
a result of the deaths of these three distinguished prelates, the six living
council fathers are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bishop
Luigi Bettazzi, emeritus of Ivrea, Italy and Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi,
emeritus of Kwangju, South Korea. They attended sessions two, three, and four.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bishop
José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, who
attended sessions one, two, and four.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Archbishop
Alphonse Mathias, emeritus of Bangalore, India, who attended sessions three and
four.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cardinal
Francis Arinze, former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship & the
Discipline of the Sacraments and Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.,
emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa, who attended session four. </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-79445590376478507682022-04-08T17:36:00.015-07:002022-04-08T17:41:07.968-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 18pt;">Dictionnaire biographique des évêques catholiques du
Canada</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA">The latest supplement to Jean
LeBlanc’s excellent</span></b><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b><b><i><span lang="FR-CA">Dictionnaire
biographique des évêques catholiques du Canada. Les diocèses catholiques
canadiens des Églises latine et orientales et leurs évêques; repères
chronologiques et biographiques, 1658-2012.</span></i></b><span lang="FR-CA"> <b>2e
éd., revue et augmentée. Montréal, Wilson & Lafleur, 2012 (collection
Gratianus, dirigée par Ernest Caparros) has been published. </b></span><b><span lang="FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>It can be viewed and downloaded at the following url:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://ustpaul.ca/upload-files/RCRHC/Supplement_au_Dictionnaire_biographique.pdf">https://ustpaul.ca/upload-files/RCRHC/Supplement_au_Dictionnaire_biographique.pdf</a>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-line-height-alt: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-28665699673374345552022-04-08T17:20:00.001-07:002022-04-08T17:20:20.009-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">MORE CHANGES TO THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Within two days the d’Estouteville line
lost two members. On 30 March 2022, Bishop Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E.,
emeritus of Kurnool, passed away and on 1 April 2022, Bishop Innayya Chinna
Addagatla, emeritus of Srikakulam died. There was an interesting connection
between these two bishops. Bishop Cheriankunnel was the first bishop of the Diocese
of Nalgonda and Bishop Addagatla was Nalgonda’s second bishop. May they rest in
peace.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Their deaths reduce the number of living
members of the d’Estouteville line to thirty-nine. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thomas Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of
Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop
emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of
Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop
emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de
Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon
Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop
of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of
Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of
Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus
of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop
emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop of
Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard,
Archbishop of Dijon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne et
Narbonne</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of
Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop emeritus
of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Titular Bishop of
Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Titular Bishop of
Thérouanne and Auxiliary of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of
Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of
Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of
Montpellier</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop
emeritus of Tours</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La
Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop emeritus of
Versailles</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet
and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>**Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop
emeritus of Diébougou</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>The bishops with an * are the original
d'Estouteville group plus additions to their number since the combination of
other lineages. The two bishops with ** are those who were previously
known as the Ravizza line.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-16717258024348896382022-02-17T17:01:00.011-08:002022-02-17T17:03:43.281-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">BISHOPS & PONTIFICATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></i></b><b style="text-align: left;">As of 17 February 2022, the more than 5,400 living Catholic
bishops owe their appointments to one of six popes:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><b> Pope St.
John XXIII</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Pope St.
Paul VI<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Pope
John Paul (soon to be beatified)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Pope
Saint John Paul II<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Pope
Benedict XVI (now emeritus)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Pope
Francis <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><b>The pontificates of Pope St. John XXIII and Pope John Paul
each have only one living bishop.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><b>The last surviving bishop from the pontificate of Pope
St. John XXIII is Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, Bishop emeritus of
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico. He celebrated his 100<sup>th</sup> birthday on
1 January 2022.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><b>Bishop Frantz Colimon, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Port-de-Paix,
Haiti, and the last surviving bishop from the pontificate of Pope John Paul, celebrated
his 87<sup>th</sup> birthday on 10 July 2021. </b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-85922558343038227432022-02-17T17:00:00.000-08:002022-02-17T17:00:02.906-08:00<p> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">THE
NINE LIVING COUNCIL FATHERS OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>With the death of Bishop Rémi Joseph De
Roo, emeritus of Victoria, Canada, on 1 February 2022, there are only nine
living council fathers of the Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965).</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Bishop Laurent Noël, emeritus of
Trois-Rivières, Canada; Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, emeritus of Ivrea, Italy; and
Archbishop Victorinus Kong-hi Youn, emeritus of Kwangju, South Korea, attended
sessions two, three, and four.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra,
emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, attended sessions one, two, and
four.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.,
emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea, attended sessions two and four.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Archbishop Alphonse Mathias, emeritus of
Bangalore, India, attended sessions three and four.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b> </b><b>Cardinal Francis Arinze, former Prefect of
the Congregation for Divine Worship & the Discipline of the Sacraments;
Archbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán, emeritus of Oviedo, Spain; and Bishop Daniel
Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I., emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa,
attended session four. </b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-54131540633231692212022-02-17T16:57:00.001-08:002022-02-17T16:57:58.292-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">AN
ADDITION TO THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>On 2<sup>nd</sup> February 2022, Pope
Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the
Archdiocese of Trivandrum of the Latins presented by Archbishop Maria Callist
Soosa Pakiam. The Holy Father appointed Father Thomas Jessayyan Netto to be the
new Metropolitan Archbishop of that see.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Archbishop-elect Netto is scheduled to
receive episcopal ordination on 19 March 2022 with Archbishop Soosa Pakiam as the
principal ordaining bishop. Barring any changes to the schedule, the new archbishop
will become the newest member of the d’Estouteville line.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i>Ad Multos Annos !<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b>Once Archbishop-elect Netto has received
episcopal ordination, the d’Estouteville line will be composed of 41 living
members, as noted below. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thomas Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of
Trivandrum of the Latins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus
of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of
Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop
emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de
Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon
Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop
of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of
Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of
Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mathew Cheriannkunnel, P.I.M.E., Bishop
emeritus of Kurnool</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Innayya Chinna Addagatla, Bishop emeritus
of Srikakulam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus
of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop
emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop of
Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop
of Dijon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne et
Narbonne</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of
Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop emeritus
of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie Le
Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Titular Bishop of
Thérouanne and Auxiliary of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of
Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of
Bourges</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of
Montpellier</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop
emeritus of Tours</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La
Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop emeritus of
Versailles</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet
and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>**Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop
emeritus of Diébougou</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>The bishops with an * are the original
d'Estouteville group plus additions to their number since the combination of
other lineages. The two bishops with ** are those who were previously
known as the Ravizza line.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-44250190893997348732022-01-20T15:57:00.024-08:002022-01-20T16:01:57.900-08:00<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>THE TEN LIVING
COUNCIL FATHERS OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>With the death of Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., on
18 January 2022, there are only ten living council fathers of the Second
Vatican Council (1962- 1965).<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop Rémi Joseph De Roo, emeritus of Victoria, Canada, attended
all four council sessions.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop Laurent Noël, emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Canada;
Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, emeritus of Ivrea, Italy; and Archbishop Victorinus
Kong-hi Youn, emeritus of Kwangju, South Korea, attended sessions two, three,
and four.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, emeritus of
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, attended sessions one, two, and four.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., emeritus of Bereina,
Papua New Guinea, attended sessions two and four.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Archbishop Alphonse Mathias, emeritus of Bangalore,
India, attended sessions three and four.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cardinal Francis Arinze, former Prefect of the Congregation
for Divine Worship & the Discipline of the Sacraments; Archbishop Gabino Díaz
Merchán, emeritus of Oviedo, Spain; and Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete,
O.M.I., emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa, attended session four. </b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-15937589787514872892022-01-20T04:53:00.000-08:002022-01-20T04:53:14.552-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Longest Serving Living Bishop has died </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">On 18 January 2022, Bishop
Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Magangué, Colombia, ended his
earthly journey and returned to the house of the Father. His death occurred at
9:30 p.m. in the hospital in the town of O Barco de Valdeorras, Spain. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">At the time of his death,
Bishop Tato held several distinctions in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was the
longest serving living bishop by date of episcopal ordination. He was ordained Titular
Bishop of Cardicium and Vicar Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia, on 25 July 1960
in the cathedral of Astorga, Spain.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was one of
only three living bishops appointed during the pontificate of Pope St. John
XXIII.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was one of
eleven living council fathers of the Second Vatican Council.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He was the
oldest living Spanish-born bishop.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Descanse en paz – Requiescat in pace – Rest in peace. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-17464588661521952372021-09-15T15:46:00.006-07:002023-05-23T09:15:34.645-07:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">POPE GREGORY XIII – HIS ORDINATIONS AS SUBDEACON,
DEACON, PRIEST, and BISHOP<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My friend and research
colleague from Milan has made an excellent discovery. In reviewing
the inventory of the Archivio Boncompagni-Ludovisi of the Vatican Secret
Archives, he found references to the ordinations of Ugo Boncompagni, the future
Pope Gregory XIII, as subdeacon, deacon, priest, and bishop. He obtained scans
of the certificates of ordination of Ugo Boncompagni to the three major orders
and of his consecration as bishop.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 2008, the inventory of
the Boncompagni-Ludovisi collection kept in the Vatican Secret Archives was
published. </span></b><b><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Collectanea Archivi Vaticani 63]
Archivio Boncompagni Ludovisi : inventario. Vol 3 : (bb. 564-712). Città
del Vaticano Archivio Segreto Vaticano, 2008. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>p. 74.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In volume 3, the content
of file 592 contains:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>folder 2 (ff 3-5) the certificate of
ordination of Ugo Boncompagni as </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">subdeacon, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> deacon, and priest;</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">folder 3 (ff 6-8) the certificate of
consecration of Ugo Boncompagni as B</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ishop of Vieste.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On 20 July 1558 Ugo
Boncompagni was appointed Bishop of Vieste. He was ordained subdeacon, deacon,
and priest on 31 July 1558 at Rome, in the chapel of relics of the sacristy of
St. Peter’s Basilica by Bishop Girolamo Maccabei of Castro in Lazio.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On 6 August 1558, Father
Ugo Boncompagni was consecrated Bishop of Vieste at Rome, in the Sistine
Chapel, by Bishop Girolamo Maccabei of Castro in Lazio, assisted by Bishop
Baldo Ferratini of Lipari and Bishop Ludovico Simonetta of Pesaro.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bishop Boncompagni resigned
the see of Vieste in 1560 and was created a cardinal in 1565. He was elected
Pope on 13 May 1572, taking the name of Gregory XIII. He died in Rome on 10
April 1585.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-86944253207215442022021-09-06T05:03:00.001-07:002021-09-06T05:03:45.717-07:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ONE LESS BISHOP
IN THE D’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b><b>Bishop Claude-Joseph Félix Louis Azéma, Titular Bishop of
Murcona and former Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Montpellier, France, died
during the night of 5 September 2021 at Montpellier, in the Centre Hospitalier
Universitaire. May he rest in peace.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b><b>With his death, the d’Estouteville line is comprised of
40 living members. Here is the updated list:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mathew Cheriannkunnel, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Kurnool</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Innayya Chinna Addagatla, Bishop emeritus of Srikakulam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop of Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Titular Bishop of Thérouanne and Auxiliary of Metz</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Versailles</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The bishops with an * are the original d'Estouteville group plus additions to their number since the combination of other lineages. The two bishops with ** are those who were previously known as the Ravizza line.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-52775648912437851742021-06-24T07:42:00.002-07:002021-06-24T07:43:59.571-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">One less bishop in the d’Estouteville line</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bishop Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, died on 24 June 2021 in the Tungaru Central Hospital, Nawerewere, Tarawa. May he rest in peace.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">It should be noted that Bishop Mea Kaiuea was among a handful of bishops who were previously known as members of the Ravizza line, a line which was discovered to be part of the d'Estouteville line. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">His death reduces the number of living members of the d’Estouteville line to 41. Here is the updated list:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mathew Cheriannkunnel, P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Kurnool</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Innayya Chinna Addagatla, Bishop emeritus of Srikakulam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Maipan, Bishop of Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop of Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Titular Bishop of Thérouanne and Auxiliary of Metz</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Versailles</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Claude-Joseph Azéma, Titular Bishop of Murcona and former Auxiliary of Montpellier</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The bishops with an * are the original d'Estouteville group plus additions to their number since the combination of other lineages. The two bishops with ** are those who were previously known as the Ravizza line.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-29144743361423884212021-05-04T14:50:00.000-07:002021-05-04T14:50:07.470-07:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another death in the d’Estouteville line </span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Archbishop
Antony Anandarayar, Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, died on 4
May 2021 in St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai, from complications of Covid-19. May
he rest in peace.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His death reduces the
number of living members of the d’Estouteville line to 42. Here is the
updated list.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maria Callist Soosa
Packiam, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Francis Kallarakal,
Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malayappan Chinnappa,
S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vincent Louis Marie
Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joseph Luechai
Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Philip Banchong
Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sebastian
Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Selvister Ponnumuthan,
Bishop of Punalur</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christudas Rajappan,
Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mathew Cheriannkunnel,
P.I.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Kurnool</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Innayya Chinna
Addagatla, Bishop emeritus of Srikakulam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul Maipan, Bishop of
Khammam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Singaroyan
Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peter Remigius, Bishop
emeritus of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Jerome Das Varuvel,
S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amalraj Arulappan,
Bishop of Ootacamund</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Antonysamy Francis,
Bishop of Kumbakonam</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Devadoss Ambrose
Mariadoss, Bishop of Tanjore</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nazarene Soosai, Bishop
of Kottar</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Laurent Ulrich,
Archbishop of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Yves Boivineau, Bishop
of Annecy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alain Planet, Bishop of
Carcassonne et Narbonne</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Philippe Christory,
Bishop of Chartres</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Michel Pansard, Bishop
of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*François Jacolin,
M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Christophe
Lagleize, Bishop of Metz</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Marie Le Vert,
Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Antoine Henry Pierre
Marie Hérouard, Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Paul Vuillemin,
Titular Bishop of Thérouanne and Auxiliary of Metz</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Armand Maillard,
Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Aubertin,
O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gilbert Louis, Bishop
emeritus of Châlons</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Jean-Charles Thomas,
Bishop emeritus of Versailles</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Claude-Joseph Azéma,
Titular Bishop of Murcona and former Auxiliary of Montpellier</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Raphaël Dabiré
Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Paul Eusebius Mea
Kaiuea, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Tarawa</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle
Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The bishops with an * are the original
d'Estouteville group plus additions to their number since the combination of
other lineages. The bishops with ** are those who were previously known
as the Ravizza line.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8960880421055814807.post-8981962150155225542020-11-24T20:23:00.005-08:002020-11-24T20:23:53.274-08:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The oldest living
Catholic bishop has died</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Most Reverend Damián Iguacén Borau,
Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, died on 24
November 2020 in Huesca, Spain, at the age of 104.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">At the time of his death, Bishop Iguacén
Borau was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world. He had held that
distinction since 21 June 2020.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Requiescat in pace.</span></i></b></p>Charles Bransomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18147369229012175468noreply@blogger.com