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Catholic Apostolic Lineage

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In the Catholic Church today 95% of Latin Rite bishops trace their episcopal lineage to Scipione Rebiba while the remainder trace their lineage to a number of sources especially Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. The apostolic lineage in the d'Estouteville line has been preserved only in France and today includes:

  • Archbishop Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. Archbishop of Tour.
  • Archbishop Armand Maillard, Archbishop of Bourges.
  • Bishop Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard, Bishop of Chartres.
  • Bishop Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert, Bishop Emeritus of Quimper.
  • Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Archbishop of Lille.
  • Bishop Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche, Auxiliary bishop of Lille.
  • Bishop Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau, Bishop of Annecy.
  • Bishop Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé, Bishop Emeritus of Digne.
  • Bishop Gilbert Marcel Henri Louis, Bishop Emeritus of Châlons.
  • Bishop Bernard Housset, Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle and Saintes.
  • Bishop Claude-Joseph Félix Louis Azéma, Auxiliary bishop of Montpellier.
  • Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre, Thomazeau Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier.
  • Bishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet, Bishop of Carcassonne-Narbonne.
  • Bishop François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Bishop of Mende.
  • Bishop Jean-Charles Thomas, Bishop Emeritus of Versailles.
  • Bishop Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux.
  • Bishop Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize, Bishop of Metz.
  • Another Apostolic Line is that of Johannes Wolfgang von Bodman all of which are in Indonesia and includes:

  • Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M., Bishop of Agats.
  • Bishop Dominikus Saku, Bishop of Atambua.
  • Bishop Franciscus Kopong Kung, Bishop of Larantuka.
  • Bishop Darius Nggawa, S.V.D., Bishop Emeritus of Larantuka.
  • Bishop Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. Bishop of Maumere.
  • Bishop Hubertus Leteng, Bishop of Ruteng.
  • Bishop Edmund Woga, C.SS.R., Bishop of Weetebula.
  • The last Apostolic Line having its origins in the Latin Church is that of de Bovet:

  • Bishop Petrus Boddeng Timang, Bishop of Banjarmasin.
  • Bishop John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi, Auxiliary Bishop of Hwalien.
  • Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong, Bishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor.
  • Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur.
  • Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur.
  • Bishop Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang.
  • Bishop Antony Selvanayagam, Bishop Emeritus of Penang.
  • There are other Latin Rite Bishops that owe their Apostolic Succession to Maronite or Chaldean lines.

    References

    Catholic Apostolic Lineage Wikipedia