Bishop Giacomo Luigi Fontana, M.E.P. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China

Titular Bishop of Sinitis

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Jul 1780		Born
9 May 1817	36.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
9 May 1817	36.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Sinitis
21 May 1820	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Sinitis
1838	57.4	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China
11 Jul 1838	58.0	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China

MicroData Summary for Giacomo Luigi Fontana
(WikiData: Q64736691)
Bishop Giacomo Luigi Fontana M.E.P. (born 2 Jul 1780, died 11 Jul 1838) Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang

Event Place
Birth Place Montanaro, Diocese of Ivrea, Italy
Ordained Bishop Chengtu
Death Place Houy-sy

a bishop for 18.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. †
Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818)
Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates
Archbishop François de Bovet †
Archbishop of Toulouse

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop St. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, M.E.P. † (1837)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Montanaro, Diocese of Ivrea, Italy
Ordained Bishop	Chengtu
Death Place	Houy-sy

Source(s):

b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 346
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1820, Number 25
b: Bishops-In-China.com, 31 Dec 2019

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a bishop for 18.1 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (1818) Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates Archbishop François de Bovet † Archbishop of Toulouse	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop St. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, M.E.P. † (1837)