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The Year of Our Lord 1924

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornChrétien Matawo BakpessiBishop of Sokodé, Togo
BornNestor BihondaBishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
DiedRoberto de Castellanza, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
BornJames ChionaArchbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
29.1IncardinatedJames Louis ConnollyPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
69.0ResignedMarie Bertrand (Jean-Charles) Cothonay, O.P. †Prefect of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet NamPrefect Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestAntonius Deutsch, SS.CC. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryPrefect Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]
17.8EnteredJoseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
ResignedEugène Justin Fabre (Favre)Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, AntillesPrefect Emeritus
DiedGonsalve Galland, O.P. †Superior of Mossul, Iraq
22.4ProfessedPeter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
DiedWilhelm Herting, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Kroonstad, South Africa
32.8Ordained PriestJacob Abraham Theophilos KalapurakalPriestBishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
19.1ProfessedJohann Werner Lesinski, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Changting [Tingchow], China
BornRoger MpunguBishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
28.1Final VowsAugustin Olbert, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
DiedEmilio Rolin, O.P. †Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
DiedAlessandro dei Santi, O.SS.T. †Prefect of Benadir, Somalia
56.0AppointedGiovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.6ResignedTito TrocchiApostolic Internuncio to BoliviaOfficial of the Apostolic Chamber
24.5Perpetual VowsKarl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
BornThomas Zhao Duomo (Zhao Kexun)Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
BornJean ZoaArchbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
1 JanBornAntónios Varthalítis, A.A. †Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
3 Jan61.0AppointedAntônio Malan, S.D.B. †Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
BornHovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
4 Jan39.6AppointedBartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, TanzaniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
39.6AppointedBartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of AcmoniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
5 Jan45.4AppointedGiovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova, ItalyBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
45.4AppointedGiovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †Titular Bishop of Euroea in EpiroBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
6 Jan47.2InstalledSerafín María Armora y GonzálezBishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
22.5Ordained PriestGuglielmo BosettiPriestBishop of Fidenza, Italy
BornEugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
BornJohn Christopher O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
9 JanBornRené Fernández ApazaArchbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
10 JanBornPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
12 Jan55.1SucceededEverard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
78.1DiedJérôme-Josse Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China
13 Jan24.0Ordained PriestFriedrich Maria Heinrich RintelenPriest of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
BornLéon-Raymond SoulierBishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
14 JanBornFrancis Gerard BrooksBishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
55.9AppointedJosef HammelsAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
55.9AppointedJosef HammelsTitular Bishop of SoliAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Jan48.2AppointedJean-Marie JanCoadjutor Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
48.2AppointedJean-Marie JanTitular Bishop of Metropolis in AsiaBishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
BornDamase Zhang HanminBishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
16 Jan57.7AppointedPierre Aziz HoTitular Bishop of AradBishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
57.7ResignedPierre Aziz HoBishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranBishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
39.2AppointedAlfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I. †Bishop of Jaffna, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
18 JanBornJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Russian Federation
37.8AppointedTheodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. †Prefect of Banka e Biliton, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
20 Jan44.0Ordained BishopRafael Balanzá y NavarroTitular Bishop of Chersonesus in CretaBishop of Lugo, Spain
70.4DiedLuigi BoschiBishop of Ripatransone, Italy
26.1Ordained PriestGeorge Daniel Joseph Breen, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossPrefect Emeritus of Haflong, India
49.6Ordained BishopMichael BuchbergerTitular Bishop of AthribisBishop of Regensburg, Germany
21 Jan80.8AppointedGiovanni Maria Camilleri, O.E.S.A. †Titular Bishop of MethoneBishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta
80.8RetiredGiovanni Maria Camilleri, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Gozo, MaltaBishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedCésar Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chaco, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.9AppointedCésar Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AndrapaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco, Bolivia
58.9AppointedAnton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.9AppointedAnton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AezaniVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Batavia, Indonesia
22 JanBornJán Chryzostom Korec, S.J. †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
23 Jan69.4DiedVincenzo BacchiBishop of Faenza, Italy
BornVasco Giuseppe BertelliBishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
24 JanBornWilliam Jerome McCormackAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
25 JanBornPaulino Reale ChirinaBishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
26 Jan58.0AppointedThomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Eshowe, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornStanisław SzymeckiArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
27 Jan82.9DiedGiuseppe FiorenzaArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
52.0Ordained BishopLuigi MazziniBishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMarian PrzykuckiArchbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
43.0ResignedLuis A. Venegas HenríquezEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, ChileEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus
28 Jan51.1Installed Ignaz (Josef Thomas) Staub, O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
29 Jan61.7AppointedWilliam Francis BrownAuxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
61.7AppointedWilliam Francis BrownTitular Bishop of PellaAuxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
54.2Ordained BishopDante Carlo Munerati, S.D.B. †Bishop of Volterra, Italy
30 Jan64.1DiedJosé Gregorio Castro Miranda, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
49.9AppointedGastone Antonio RasneurBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
31 JanBornAngelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. †Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
1 FebBornIgnatius D’CunhaBishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
39.3AppointedAntônio dos Santos CabralArchbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Feb23.0Ordained PriestCarlos Riu AnglésPriest of Santiago de CubaBishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
3 Feb60.9AppointedAuguste GrumelBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 FebBornAlberto GiglioliBishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
5 Feb55.9Ordained BishopEugène CurienBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceBishop Emeritus
BornDuraisamy Simon LourdusamyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
9 Feb66.8DiedRichard CollinsBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
10 FebBornMarcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
45.5Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †Titular Bishop of Euroea in EpiroBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
13 Feb59.3AppointedGeorges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des VarannesTitular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in HonoriadeBishop Emeritus of Monaco
59.3ResignedGeorges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des VarannesBishop of MonacoBishop Emeritus
14 Feb48.6AppointedGiuseppe BrunoSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
67.8AppointedFederico Cattani AmadoriSecretary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
49.4Ordained BishopThomas O’DonnellBishop of Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
18 FebBornMichael MurphyBishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
19 Feb60.9DiedJohn Edward Gunn, S.M. †Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA
46.8AppointedMassimo MassimiPro-Dean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
74.6DiedJerónimo Thomé da SilvaArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
20 Feb62.1DiedDomenico Pozzoni, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
21 FebBornJosé de LimaBishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
76.4DiedTheophile MeerschaertBishop of Oklahoma, USA
BornSilvano PiovanelliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
24 FebBornRemi Joseph De RooBishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
56.0Ordained BishopJosef HammelsTitular Bishop of SoliAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
25 Feb40.9Ordained BishopJames Aloysius GriffinBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
26.1Ordained PriestEdmund Peiris, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
50.9AppointedEdouard van Goethem, M.S.C. †Prefect of Tsuapa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 FebBornClimério Almeida de AndradeBishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
51.3AppointedAndrew KillianBishop of Port Augusta, AustraliaArchbishop of Adelaide, Australia
29 FebBornAndrzej Maria DeskurCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
BornGabriel Lee Gab-souBishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
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