Ferdinand Perier


Ferdinand Perier

Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta
Ferdinand Perier, third Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Calcutta
ProvinceCalcutta
MetropolisCalcutta
SeeCalcutta (emeritus)
Installed12 August 1960
Term ended10 November 1968
PredecessorBrice Meuleman
Other post(s)Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta(1921–1924)

Titular Archbishop of Plataea(1921–1924)
Archbishop of Calcutta(1924–1960)

Titular Archbishop of Rhoina(1960–1968)
Orders
Ordination3 October 1909
Consecration21 December 1921
by Archbishop Pietro Pisani
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Périer

(1875-09-22)22 September 1875
Died10 November 1968(1968-11-10) (aged 93)
NationalityBelgian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsFelix Joannes Baptista Augustus Perier(Father)
Leonia Josephina Ferleman(Mother)
Styles of
Ferdinand Perier
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Ordination history of
Ferdinand Perier
History
Priestly ordination
Date3 October 1909
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorArchbishop Pietro Pisani
Co-consecratorsBishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E.,
Bishop Louis Van Hoeck, S.J.
Date21 December 1921
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ferdinand Perier as principal consecrator
Bishop Oscar Sevrin, S.J.25 July 1934
Archbishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B.10 November 1934
Archbishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B.10 November 1934
Archbishop Joseph Alexander Fernandes1 May 1949
Archbishop Niclas Kujur, S.J.9 March 1952
Archbishop Vivian Anthony Dyer9 August 1959

Ferdinand Perier, SJ (22 September 1875, Antwerp, Belgium – 10 November 1968, Calcutta, India), was a Belgian Jesuit priest, a missionary in British India, and the third Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata).