Template:Ordination/doc

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{{Ordination
| date of ordination =
| place of ordination =
| ordaining bishop =
| date of consecration = 
| place of consecration = 
| consecrated by       = 
| co-consecrator1       = 
| co-consecrator2       = 
| bishop 1             = 
| consecration date 1  = 
| bishop 2             = 
| consecration date 2  = 
| bishop 3             = 
| consecration date 3  = 
| bishop 4             = 
| consecration date 4  = 
| bishop 5             = 
| consecration date 5  = 
| bishop 6             = 
| consecration date 6  = 
| bishop 7             = 
| consecration date 7  = 
| bishop 8             = 
| consecration date 8  = 
| bishop 9             = 
| consecration date 9  = 
| bishop 10            = 
| consecration date 10 = 
| bishop 11            = 
| consecration date 11 = 
| bishop 12            = 
| consecration date 12 = 
| bishop 13            = 
| consecration date 13 = 
| bishop 14            = 
| consecration date 14 = 
| bishop 15            = 
| consecration date 15 = 
| bishop 16            = 
| consecration date 16 = 
| bishop 17            = 
| consecration date 17 = 
| bishop 18            = 
| consecration date 18 = 
| bishop 19            = 
| consecration date 19 = 
| bishop 20            = 
| consecration date 20 = 
}}

Usage

This template is used to detail the episcopal lineage for an biography of a bishop. Every bishop is consecrated by another bishop, which allows the episcopal succession to be tracked. In an article about a bishop, this table can be placed in an "Episcopal succession" section. See the linked articles below for an example.

date of consecration

The date that the bishop was consecrated.

place of consecration

The church and city where the consecration took place, for example, Westminster Cathedral, London

consecrated by

The bishop that consecrated the article's namesake as a bishop.

co-consecrator1 and co-consecrator2

The names of the co-consecrators of the article's namesake in either order.

bishop 1 — bishop 20

The name of the bishop that has been consecrated by the article's namesake. Leave blank if not used.

consecration date 1 — consecration date 20

The date that the bishop was consecrated by the article's namesake. Leave blank if not used.

Examples

• Timothy M. Dolan
• Seán Patrick O'Malley

See also

• Template:Succession box