Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Titular Bishop of Lagania

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Apr 1894		Born
15 Jul 1922	28.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
10 Jan 1952	57.7	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Costermansville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
10 Jan 1952	57.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Lagania
25 Mar 1952	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Lagania
8 Mar 1957	62.9	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Feb 1971	76.8	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

MicroData Summary
Xavier Geeraerts
Bishop Xavier Geeraerts M. Afr.
(born 4 Apr 1894, died 23 Feb 1971)
Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Melsbroeck, Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium
Ordained Bishop Notre-Dame, Cathedral, Anvers, Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium
Death Place Anvers, Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium

a priest for 48.6 years
a bishop for 18.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Jozef-Ernest Cardinal van Roey †
Archbishop of Mechelen
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Emiel-Jozef De Smedt †
Titular Bishop of Elusa
Bishop Hector Catry, O.F.M. Cap. †
Titular Bishop of Semta

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Jozef-Ernest Cardinal van Roey † (1926)
Archbishop of Mechelen
Archbishop Clemente Micara † (1920)
Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri † (1898)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
François-Marie-Benjamin Cardinal Richard de la Vergne † (1872)
Archbishop of Paris
Archbishop Joseph Hippolyte Guibert, O.M.I. † (1842)
Archbishop of Paris
Bishop St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (1832)
Bishop of Marseille
Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna (Jr.) † (1762)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † (1956)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Melsbroeck, Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium
Ordained Bishop	Notre-Dame, Cathedral, Anvers, Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium
Death Place	Anvers, Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium

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WikiData: Q21547408

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1952, Number 24

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