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The Year of Our Lord 1928

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January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown47.2CeasedSalvatore Ballo GuercioApostolic Administrator of Lipari, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
26.8Ordained PriestPatrick Thomas Brennan, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USAPrefect of Kwangju, Korea (South)
25.6ConvertedBasil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
BornGervazio Moses ChisenderaBishop Emeritus of Dedza, Malawi
57.9ResignedErnesto Coppo, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western AustraliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
24.9ProfessedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Member of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
42.0ResignedAntonio Farage (Faraj)Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus
40.5ResignedRamón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
18.1EnteredCornelis Heiligers, S.M.M. †Member of Missionaries of the Company of MarySuperior General Emeritus
41.7ResignedTheodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. †Prefect of Banka e Biliton, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
18.9ProfessedWilliam Francis Kupfer, M.M. †Member of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
18.3EnteredJosé Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. †Member of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jorge, Colombia
55.9ResignedLuigi MazziniAuxiliary Bishop of Savona e Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
24.3First VowsAntonio Pott, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordFormer Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
18.2First VowsGeraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
AppointedErnesto Reilly, O.F.M. †Superior of Bellary, India
19.4First VowsFrans Simons, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Indore, India
27.0ProfessedStanslaus Skutans, M.I.C. †Member of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MarySuperior General Emeritus
1 Jan30.0Ordained PriestJosaphat Josyf Fedoryk, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
BornJoseph Abangite GasiBishop Emeritus of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan
24.9Ordained PriestJosé Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
68.2DiedÁngel Marquina y CorralesBishop of Guadix, Spain
16.3ProfessedBernardo Navarro Allende, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyMaster General Emeritus
2 JanBornDomenico De LucaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco
83.3DiedBernardo Herrera RestrepoArchbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
59.9DiedGiorgio KoletsiBishop of Sapë, Albania
55.8SucceededIsmael Perdomo BorreroArchbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
4 JanBornOctavio Betancourt ArangoBishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
BornMaurice Rigobert Marie-SainteArchbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
22.7Simple VowsPierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
5 Jan61.5ResignedJean-Louis Clerc-Renaud, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornEmmanuel ConstantBishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti
60.2AppointedDomenico JorioSecretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Prefect
7 Jan55.5AppointedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Prelate of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
55.5AppointedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis MaiorBishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
8 JanBornJosé Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
43.7Ordained BishopJusztinián György Serédi, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
10 JanBornPietro GarlatoBishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
11 Jan42.2AppointedCésaire-Jean-Hippolyte Esquerre, M. Afr. †Prefect of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoPrefect Emeritus
13 Jan79.8DiedCarlo FalciniBishop of San Miniato, Italy
14 JanBornLuis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
BornHilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México
43.3AppointedValerian Joseph de SouzaBishop of Mangalore, India
BornAlfredo Maria GarsiaBishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
15 Jan68.1DiedJozsef Medard Kohl, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
25.8Ordained PriestJoseph Thomas McGuckenPriest of Los Angeles-San Diego, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
16 JanBornCharles-Remy Rakotonirina, S.J. †Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
17 JanBornMaurice-Adolphe GaidonBishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
BornFrançois-Wolff LigondéArchbishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
18 Jan40.1AppointedOtto Raible, S.A.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Kimberley in Western AustraliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
19 Jan59.1InstalledPietro Calchi NovatiBishop of Lodi, Italy
20 Jan57.2AppointedKonstantyn DominikAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
57.2AppointedKonstantyn DominikTitular Bishop of AthribisAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
72.4AppointedGiulio TommasiBishop of Lacedonia, ItalyArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
21 JanBornMathias KappilBishop Emeritus of Punalur, India
22 JanBornEgidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
24 JanBornGuy BélangerBishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
27 Jan62.7AppointedGregorio Diamare, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAbbot of Montecassino, Italy
48.1AppointedConstant Jurgens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
55.5AppointedGiuseppe NogaraArchbishop of Udine, Italy
42.8AppointedJosé Pereira AlvesBishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
28 JanBornFrancisco de Guruceaga IturrizaBishop Emeritus of La Guaira, Venezuela
29 Jan62.4AppointedJoseph-Guillaume-Laurent ForbesArchbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
58.1InstalledAntonio GalatiArchbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
54.0Ordained BishopNicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of HieropolisBishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
BornAuguste NobouArchbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
BornJorge Novak, S.V.D. †Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
38.4Ordained BishopJoseph RabbaniArchbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
31 Jan55.7AppointedKevork (Georges) Kortikian (Kurdighian)Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
BornLeo Edward O’NeilBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1 Feb47.3AppointedGeorges-Alexandre CourchesneBishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
20.6EnteredTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di GrottaferrataAbbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
BornGiuseppe TortiBishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
43.9AppointedGiuseppe Zambonardi, F.S.C.J. †Prefect of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan
2 Feb61.3DiedDaniel ChampavierBishop of Marseille, France
BornGeevarghese Timotheos ChundevalelBishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
33.0Solemn VowsFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
25.5Ordained PriestGeorges-Louis Mercier, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria
3 FebBornMaurus LibabaBishop of Lindi, Tanzania
68.0AppointedLuís Silva LezaetaBishop of Antofagasta, Chile
4 Feb78.3DiedFrancisco do Rêgo MaiaBishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
81.7DiedArturo MarchiArchbishop of Lucca, Italy
5 Feb23.0Ordained PriestBernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. †Priest of Order of Friar Servants of MaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
6 FebBorn[Mathias Chen Xilu]Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China
7 Feb68.6DiedFrederick William KeatingArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
10 Feb49.6AppointedEdward Francis HobanBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USABishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
41.2AppointedFrancis Martin KellyBishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedCarlo PerosiCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
32.0ProfessedJohannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
11 FebBornGiulio EinaudiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia
12 Feb22.8Ordained PriestJerzy ModzelewskiPriest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
13 Feb51.4AppointedFrancesco MarmaggiApostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
14 FebBornJoakim HerbutBishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
15 FebBornPietro BottaccioliBishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
42.2AppointedPietro CiriaciTitular Archbishop of TarsusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
42.2AppointedPietro CiriaciApostolic Nuncio to CzechoslovakiaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
45.3AppointedGustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], ChinaBishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
60.7AppointedEtienne Fourcadier, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, MadagascarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornRoger Marie Albert FromentBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
61.1DiedJacques-Eugène MannaPatriarchal Vicar of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
48.8AppointedGallus (Bernhard) Steiger, O.S.B. †Abbot of Lindi, TanzaniaAbbot Emeritus of Peramiho, Tanzania
57.8AppointedLouis Van Hoeck, S.J. †Bishop of Ranchi, India
16 FebBornPedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F. †Prelate Emeritus of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
50.1AppointedBl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. †Apostolic Administrator of Ibiza, SpainBishop of Lérida, Spain
50.1AppointedBl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. †Titular Bishop of SelymbriaBishop of Lérida, Spain
54.9Ordained BishopThomas Charles O’ReillyBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
BornElías Yanes AlvarezArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
17 FebBornHubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
BornPeter QuinnBishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
18 Feb49.5AppointedLorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.5AppointedLorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of MylasaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
45.3AppointedGustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Maximiana in NumidiaBishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
60.8AppointedEtienne Fourcadier, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
63.3AppointedValentin Herrgott, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Cambogia, CambodiaVicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
63.3AppointedValentin Herrgott, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of SamosataVicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
BornSiméon OualliBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
20 Feb BornFriedrich WetterCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
23 FebBornYves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
26 Feb BornRobert Joseph BanksBishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
27 Feb42.2AppointedAttilio AdinolfiBishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Anagni, Italy
BornKlaus DickAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
48.7Ordained BishopGabriele Perlo, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of AmyzonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mogadiscio, Somalia
BornJoseph Shi Hongchen (Shi Hongzhen), C.M. †Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
28 Feb73.1AppointedJohn Aelen, M.H.M. †Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad NestumArchbishop Emeritus of Madras, India
73.1RetiredJohn Aelen, M.H.M. †Archbishop of Madras, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
55.8Ordained BishopKevork (Georges) Kortikian (Kurdighian)Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
29 FebBornAlfons DemmingAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
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