Severinah Abdon Potani

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Severinah Abdon Potani
Bishop
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ndola
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Solwezi
Appointed	9 December 1976
Term ended	26 December 1993
Predecessor	Rupert Gilbert Paul Hillerich
Successor	Noel Charles O'Regan
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Solwezi (1970 - 1977)
Orders
Ordination	17 August 1949
Consecration	20 February 1977 by Luciano Angeloni
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Severinah Abdon Potani (1919-06-30)30 June 1919 Petauke, Petauke District, Eastern Province, Zambia
Died	26 December 1993(1993-12-26) (aged 74) Solwezi, Zambia

Styles of Severinah Abdon Potani

Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Bishop

Severinah Abdon Potani (30 June 1919 - 26 December 1993) was a Zambian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Diocese of Solwezi. He was appointed Bishop of Solwezi on 9 December 1976 by Pope Paul VI. Bishop Potani died on 26 December 1993 as Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia at the age of 74.4 years.

Background and education

He was born on 30 June 1919, in the town of Petauke, Eastern Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). He attended primary school and secondary school in his home area. He joined the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv.) before he was ordained priest.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 17 August 1949. While he was priest he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the vacant Apostolic Prefecture of Solwezi on 9 June 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Father Potani maintained that apostolic administratorship until he was appointed bishop of the same diocese 6.5 years later.

As bishop

On 9 December 1976 Pope Paul VI appointed Father Severinah Abdon Potani, OFM Conv. as Bishop of the Diocese of Solwezi, which he elevated from the Apostolic Prefecture of Solwezi on the same day.

He was consecrated bishop and installed on 20 February 1977 at Solwezi, Zambia. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Luciano Angeloni, Titular Archbishop of Vibo assisted by Bishop Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, Bishop Emeritus of Ndola and Bishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata. Bishop Severinah Abdon Potani of the Diocese of Solwezi died on 26 December 1993.