Archbishop Giovanni Antonio Balma, O.M.V. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Jan 1817		Born
5 Jul 1832	15.4	Professed	Member of Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Jul 1839³	22.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oblates of the Virgin Mary
5 Sep 1848	31.6	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
5 Sep 1848	31.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia
15 Apr 1849	32.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia
9 Sep 1855	38.6	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
27 Oct 1871	54.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
5 Apr 1881	64.2	Died	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Giovanni Antonio Balma
(VIAF: 1499159478321427990009; WikiData: Q60438999)
Archbishop Giovanni Antonio Balma O.M.V. (born 17 Jan 1817, died 5 Apr 1881) Archbishop of Cagliari

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Pinerolo
Ordained Bishop Calcutta

a priest for 41.7 years
a bishop for 31.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew †
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne
Assisted by:
Father Xavier Mascarenhas
Priest
Father Joseph Moris Cabe
Priest

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838)
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne
Bishop John Murphy † (1815)
Bishop of Cork
Bishop William Coppinger †
Bishop of Cloyne and Ross

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (1872)
Bishop Giovanni Maria Filia † (1872)
Archbishop Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (1879)
Bishop Tommaso Bichi † (1881)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Giacomo Giuseppe Jans † (1867)
Bishop Andrea Formica † (1867)
Bishop Eugenio Roberto Galletti † (1867)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Pinerolo
Ordained Bishop	Calcutta

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1872
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 171, and Page 471
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1849, Number 27
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 32, Number 1,798
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 103, Number 8,942

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a priest for 41.7 years a bishop for 31.9 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Assisted by: Father Xavier Mascarenhas Priest Father Joseph Moris Cabe Priest
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Patrick Joseph Carew † (1838) Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Bishop John Murphy † (1815) Bishop of Cork Bishop William Coppinger † Bishop of Cloyne and Ross	Principal Consecrator of: Archbishop Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra † (1872) Bishop Giovanni Maria Filia † (1872) Archbishop Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. † (1879) Bishop Tommaso Bichi † (1881) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Giacomo Giuseppe Jans † (1867) Bishop Andrea Formica † (1867) Bishop Eugenio Roberto Galletti † (1867)