Episcopal Succession
| Preceded by James Oliver Van de Velde |
Bishop of Natchez 1857–1880 |
Succeeded by Francis Janssens |
| Preceded by John Baptist Purcell |
Archbishop of Cincinnati 1883–1903 |
Succeeded by Henry K. Moeller |
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