THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (update)
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Roman rite bishops belonging to the Maronite line
(updated 29
July 2023)
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:
in Nigeria:
Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem of Calabar
Archbishop Lucius Iewjuru Ugorji of
Owerri
Bishop Donatus Edet Akpan of Ogoja
Auxiliary Bishop Christopher
Naseri-Mutiti Naseri of Calabar
in the Caribbean:
Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix, Archbishop emeritus of Castries
Archbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert,
C.Ss.R., emeritus of Port of Spain
Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris,
C.S.Sp., emeritus of Port of Spain
Archbishop Patrick Christopher
Punder of Nassau
Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon of
Port of Spain
Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of
Castries
Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne,
O.S.B., of Georgetown
Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos of Saint
John’s-Basseterre
Bishop Gerard Maximin County,
C.S.Sp., of Kingstown
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Five Living Fathers of the Second Vatican Council
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.
.Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, emeritus of Kwangju, South Korea. He attended sessions two, three, and four.
Archbishop Alphonse Mathias, emeritus of Bangalore, India, who attended sessions three and four.
Francis Cardinal Arinze, former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship & the Discipline of the Sacraments, who attended session four.
Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I., emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa. He attended session four.
A Distinction for the de Bovet line
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.
Archbishop emeritus Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam of Kuala
Lumpur
Bishop emeritus Antony Selvanayagam of Penang
Bishop emeritus Petrus Boddeng Timang of Banjarmasin
Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi, titular bishop of
Sululos and former Auxiliary Bishop of Hwalien
Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian*
Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang of Yibin*
*These two bishops, although recognized by the Holy See, are
not yet listed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Thursday, July 13, 2023
THE d’ESTOUTEVILLE LINE (13 July 2023)
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.
The list below reflects these changes. There are still thirty nine members of this ancient line.
Thomas
Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins
Maria
Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins
Malayappan
Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore
Francis
Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly
Sebastian
Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram
Selvister
Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur
Amalraj
Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund
Antonysamy
Francis, Bishop of Kumbakonam
Nazarene
Soosai, Bishop of Kottar
Christudas
Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary of Trivandrum of the Latins
Paul
Maipan, Bishop emeritus of Khammam
Singaroyan
Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem
Peter
Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar
Jerome
Das Varuvel, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Kuzhithurai
Devadoss
Ambrose Mariadoss, Bishop emeritus of Tanjore
Vincent
Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat
Joseph
Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand
Philip
Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
*Laurent
Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris
*Antoine
Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon
*Armand
Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges
*Hubert
Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges
*Guy
Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier
*Bernard
Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours
*Philippe
Christory, Bishop of Chartres
*Michel
Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes
*François
Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon
*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans
*Jean-Marie
Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary of Bordeaux
*Yves
Boivineau, Bishop emeritus of Annecy
*Alain Planet, Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et
Narbonne
*Jean-Christophe
Lagleize, Bishop emeritus of Metz
*Gilbert
Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons
*Bernard
Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle
*Jean-Charles
Thomas, Bishop emeritus of Versailles
*Gérard
Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary of Lille
*Alphonse
Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran
**Raphaël
Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou
**Jean
Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou
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.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The EPISCOPAL ORDINATION of POPE GREGORY XIV
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.
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.
In the same archives, at b. 22,
fasc. 80, the details of Bishop-elect Sfondarti’s episcopal ordination were
found:
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.
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.
Saturday, April 22, 2023
One less bishop in the de Bovet line
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.
Here are the seven living members
of this line:
Archbishop emeritus Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam
of Kuala Lumpur
Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang
Bishop emeritus Antony Selvanayagam of Penang
Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi. former Auxiliary Bishop
of Hwalien (titular of Sululos)
Bishop Petrus Boddeng Timang of Banjarmasin
Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian*
Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang of Yibin*
*These two bishops, although recognized by the Holy See, are
not yet listed in the Annuario
Pontificio.