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The Year of Our Lord 1927

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 MarBornAthanase Bala, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon
56.4SelectedJohann Baptist SprollBishop of Rottenburg, Germany
3 Mar55.3AppointedGiovanni Battista della Pietra, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of ChalcedonApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Albania
55.3AppointedGiovanni Battista della Pietra, S.J. †Apostolic Delegate to AlbaniaApostolic Delegate Emeritus
4 Mar62.2AppointedAlfonso ArchiArchbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena, ItalyBishop
5 MarBornRaffaele CastielliBishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
BornEmiliano Kulhi MadangengVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
7 Mar38.6AppointedBl. Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M. †Titular Bishop of HarpasaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
76.6RetiredHenri de Lespinasse de Saune, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, MadagascarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Mar48.1InstalledCharles Daniel WhiteBishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
11 Mar61.0AppointedVictor-Valentin (Colomban-Marie) Dreyer, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, EgyptApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Indochina
12 Mar23.2Ordained PriestEdward John DoodyPriest of Brisbane, AustraliaBishop of Armidale, Australia
22.4Ordained PriestLorenzo GargiuloPriest of Nola, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestJames Henry Ambrose GriffithsPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
25.4Ordained PriestMichael William HylePriest of Baltimore, Maryland, USABishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
24.4Ordained PriestRaymond Augustine KearneyPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop
26.8Ordained PriestEdward Peter McManamanPriest of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
13 Mar BornDominic Anthony MarconiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
BornJozef ZlatňanskýSecretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
14 Mar50.3AppointedGiovanni BargiggiaBishop of Caltagirone, ItalyBishop of Vigevano, Italy
16 Mar51.9AppointedJean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Tōkyō, JapanBishop Emeritus of Yokohama, Japan
18 Mar39.3AppointedStanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Ningyüanfu, ChinaBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
39.3AppointedStanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of IsauropolisBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
63.4DiedWilliam Thomas B. RussellBishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
84.4DiedLeopold SchusterBishop of Seckau, Austria
BornRafael Torija de la FuenteBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
19 Mar22.5Ordained PriestJosé María Bueno y MonrealPriest of Madrid, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
55.4Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista della Pietra, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of ChalcedonApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Albania
68.7Ordained BishopPalmyre-Georges JansooneTitular Bishop of NilopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
BornJosé López LaraBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
22.7Ordained PriestFrancisco Planas MuntanerPriestBishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
55.0Ordained BishopJuan Villar y SanzBishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Lérida, Spain
20 Mar53.2Ordained BishopJohannes Baptist FilzerTitular Bishop of BararusAuxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
22 Mar73.7DiedJohn Francis Regis CanevinBishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
87.5DiedRobert John SetonTitular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phoenicia
79.7DiedAmilcare ToniettiBishop Emeritus of Montalcino, Italy
24 MarBornRómulo GarcíaArchbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
25 Mar63.0AppointedMatthew CullenBishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
52.8Ordained BishopGiovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis)Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
38.6Ordained BishopBl. Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M. †Titular Bishop of HarpasaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
43.9Ordained BishopAuguste François Louis Grimault, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in PalaestinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
50.5Ordained BishopManuel Irurita y AlmándozBishop of Lérida, SpainBishop of Barcelona, Spain
49.4AppointedStanislaw RospondAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
49.4AppointedStanislaw RospondTitular Bishop of DardanusAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
27 MarBornEugène Philippe LaRocqueBishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
BornCornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
49.9Ordained BishopFerdinand Stanislaus PawlikowskiTitular Bishop of DadimaBishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
28 Mar73.9DiedJoseph-Médard ÉmardArchbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BornCastor SekwaBishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
29 Mar56.4ConfirmedJohann Baptist SprollBishop of Rottenburg, Germany
31 MarBornEduardo Martínez SomaloCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
AprBornJohn Gao KexianBishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
2 Apr24.6Ordained PriestHoward Joseph CarrollPriest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
22.2Ordained PriestNatale MosconiPriest of Cremona, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
31.4Ordained PriestPaul Nguyễn Ðình NhiênPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
68.4DiedOttokár ProhászkaBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
35.7Ordained PriestJean Baptiste Trần Hữu ÐứcPriestBishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
23.2Ordained PriestHermann VolkPriest of Mainz, GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
BornRembert George Samuel Weakland, O.S.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3 Apr56.3AppointedAugustin PachaTitular Bishop of LebedusBishop of Timişoara, Romania
44.1Ordained BishopKazimierz TomczakTitular Bishop of Sicca VeneriaAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
4 AprBornFrancesco VotoBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
5 AprBornXavier-Marie Baronnet, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles
6 Apr53.1DiedJames Downey, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
BornVenancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. †Prelate Emeritus of Moyobamba, Peru
7 Apr24.0Ordained PriestMatthias Buchholz, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Shiqian [Shihtsien], China
BornLuigi ScuppaBishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
8 Apr43.5AppointedKarol Mieczysław RadońskiAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, PolandBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
43.5AppointedKarol Mieczysław RadońskiTitular Bishop of BerissaBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
9 Apr23.6Ordained PriestMario Nasalli Rocca di CornelianoPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista Decollato
10 Apr BornJoseph PallikaparampilBishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India
BornRoch PedneaultAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
12 AprBornRoger-Alfred DespatieBishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
13 AprBornWilliam Henry BullockBishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
54.5AppointedLuis Adriano Díaz MeloBishop of Cali, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
14 Apr85.0DiedJoseph HoareBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
15 Apr64.1AppointedAlexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. †Official of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
16 Apr25.1Ordained PriestAndré-Jacques FougeratPriest of Angoulême, FranceBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
26.3Ordained PriestManuel Larraín ErrazurizPriest of Santiago de ChileBishop of Talca, Chile
22.0Ordained PriestAntonio LanzaPriestArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
26.3Ordained PriestJustin Joseph McCarthyPriestBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
23.2Ordained PriestFrancesco MinervaPriest of Nardò, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
BornJoseph RatzingerPope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23.4Ordained PriestDomenico SavaresePriestBishop of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
17 Apr BornLuis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
22.6Ordained PriestHovhannes KoyounianPriestOrdinary Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
BornJacques Moïse Eugène NoyerBishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
18 AprBornLeo Rajendram AntonyBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
BornLouis Charpenet, O.M.I. †Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
23.5Ordained PriestLeo-Karel Jozef De KeselPriest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedMichael MemelauerBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
21 AprBornRomeu AlbertiArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.9AppointedAlexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], ChinaBishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
BornPierfranco PastoreSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
22 Apr39.7AppointedAdalberto Accioli SobralBishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, BrazilArchbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
46.9AppointedSantiago Caragnan SanchoBishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesArchbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
60.2AppointedFernando Taddei, C.M. †Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
23 Apr24.6Ordained PriestWilliam Edward CousinsPriest of Chicago, Illinois, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
24 Apr50.4Ordained BishopGiovanni BargiggiaBishop of Caltagirone, ItalyBishop of Vigevano, Italy
BornEamon CaseyBishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
27.0Ordained PriestKenneth GrantPriest of Glasgow, Scotland, Great BritainBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
BornPietro Giacomo NonisBishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
23.4Ordained PriestJohn Michael O’NeillPriest of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
BornDonato SquicciariniApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
25.5Ordained PriestWunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
25 AprBornOrlando Arce MoyaBishop
26 Apr47.8AppointedBenedetto Aloisi MasellaApostolic Nuncio to BrazilCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
40.1Ordained BishopRudolph Aloysius GerkenBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USAArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
BornHélio Paschoal, C.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
49.9AppointedFerdinand Stanislaus PawlikowskiBishop of Seckau, AustriaBishop Emeritus
BornJohann WeberBishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
28 Apr40.1InstalledRudolph Aloysius GerkenBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USAArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
29 Apr45.9AppointedAlexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in HonoriadeBishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
37.7SelectedJoseph RabbaniArchbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedJean-Marcel RodiéBishop of Ajaccio, FranceBishop Emeritus of Agen, France
58.0AppointedJan StavělAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
58.0AppointedJan StavělTitular Bishop of ZaraïAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
30 Apr44.4AppointedAlessandro GuidatiVicar Apostolic of Thessaloniki, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
44.4AppointedAlessandro GuidatiTitular Bishop of AdadaArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
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