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The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown59.7ResignedJosé María Álvarez, O.P. †Prefect of Shikoku, JapanPrefect Emeritus
16.8ProfessedGiuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †Member of Clerks Regular of SomascaSuperior General Emeritus
54.0ResignedRobert Edwin Brown, S.J. †Prefect of Salisbury, ZimbabwePrefect Emeritus
36.0AppointedAndré Dumas, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Hakodate, JapanApostolic Administrator Emeritus
43.2ElectedMesrop Habozian, C.M.Vd. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di ViennaAbbot General Emeritus
59.2AppointedFrancesco Marchetti SelvaggianiPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArcheologyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
BornAndré Mayamba Mabuti KathongoBishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornMario Epifanio Abdallah MgulundeArchbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
23.8Ordained PriestAlfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †Priest of Order of Friar Servants of MaryPrior General Emeritus
27.3Final VowsAntonio Pott, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordFormer Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
21.2Final VowsGeraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornFrédéric RubwejangaBishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
70.1CeasedGiustino SanchiniApostolic Administrator of Fossombrone, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy
22.4Final VowsFrans Simons, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Indore, India
24.5Final VowsAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
20.8First VowsWilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia
26.1First VowsJohannes Wiesen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay
77.6DiedFrancesco Saverio ZaldúaPriest
19.1Entered[Benedict Bonaventura Zhangxin], O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
BornPeter Zhuang JianjianBishop Emeritus of Shantou [Swatow], China
1 Jan77.4AppointedLuigi Fantozzi, C.Pp.S. †Titular Archbishop of DaraBishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy
77.4RetiredLuigi Fantozzi, C.Pp.S. †Bishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornConcordio Maria SarteBishop of Legazpi, Philippines
2 Jan BornAbílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp.Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
BornPaul Xie Ting ZheBishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
3 Jan45.2AppointedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
45.2AppointedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CartennaeBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
4 Jan45.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe CogoniBishop of Nuoro, ItalyArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
5 Jan BornGérard Denis Auguste DefoisBishop Emeritus of Lille, France
6 Jan66.7Ordained BishopHipólito Leopoldo AgudeloBishop of Pasto, Colombia
76.7DiedJean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Burundi
69.4AppointedJohn Henry TihenTitular Bishop of BosanaBishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
69.4ResignedJohn Henry TihenBishop of Denver, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus
41.5InstalledMario ToccabelliBishop of Alatri, ItalyArchbishop of Siena, Italy
7 Jan86.8DiedBenjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. Rec. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
11 JanBornCirilo Reyes AlmarioBishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
12 Jan BornDomingo Salvador CastagnaArchbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
13 Jan58.7AppointedConrad GröberBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
BornIgnacio Noguer CarmonaBishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
14 Jan59.9AppointedLuigi dell’Aversana (Orabona)Bishop of Venosa, ItalyBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
16 Jan46.3AppointedBl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of Lebedus
41.9AppointedCrisanto Luque y SánchezAuxiliary Bishop of Tunja, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
41.9AppointedCrisanto Luque y SánchezTitular Bishop of CroaeCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
17 Jan BornJoseph Willy RomélusBishop Emeritus of Jérémie, Haïti
18 Jan52.2Ordained BishopSantino MargariaBishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
56.9ResignedJoseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus
BornReginald Joseph OrsmondBishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
21 Jan64.2DiedJosef Jindrich GrossBishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
22 Jan44.3InstalledLafayette LibânioBishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornPaul Mbiybe VerdzekovArchbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon
23 Jan64.2AppointedFrancis Joseph WallAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
64.2AppointedFrancis Joseph WallTitular Bishop of ThasusAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
24 Jan90.6DiedGregor [Krikor] Govrighian [Govrik], C.M.Vd. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna
47.0DiedAthanase Khoriaty, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
22.9Ordained PriestZoltan LengyelPriestApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)
25 JanBornJoseph Anthony FiorenzaArchbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
BornDivo ZadiBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
26 Jan81.0DiedEdward Joseph McCarthyArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
56.4SucceededThomas O’DonnellArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
BornBernard Louis Auguste Paul PanafieuCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
29 Jan72.7DiedFabien Antoine Eestermans, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
30 Jan39.2AppointedJoseph Louis Aldée DesmaraisAuxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
39.2AppointedJoseph Louis Aldée DesmaraisTitular Bishop of RuspaeBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
56.4AppointedFrancisco María González y AriasBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
58.5AppointedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
46.1Ordained BishopBl. Alexandru RusuBishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
52.5AppointedGuillermo Tritschler y CórdobaBishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
65.3ConfirmedJoseph VogtBishop of Aachen, Germany
31 Jan46.0CeasedBl. Iuliu HossuApostolic Administrator of Maramureş (Romanian), RomaniaBishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
1 Feb24.8Ordained PriestJohn William Comber, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaSuperior General Emeritus
24.1Ordained PriestAlfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
58.8Ordained BishopConrad GröberBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
30.7Ordained PriestJean Van der Heijden (Heyden), S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Feb46.3Ordained BishopBl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of Lebedus
46.1InstalledBl. Alexandru RusuBishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
40.2First VowsThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
3 Feb87.3DiedDominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Iaşi, Romania
5 FebBornGiovanni MarraArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
77.9DiedAlbert NègreArchbishop of Tours, France
6 Feb44.1AppointedJoseph Anthony O’SullivanBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
BornRicardo Jamin VidalCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
7 FebBornDomenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy
54.4DiedJoseph-Romuald LéonardBishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada
8 Feb78.6DiedGeorge Crompton Ambrose BurtonBishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
42.5AppointedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
42.5AppointedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Titular Bishop of GurzaSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
57.0AppointedJoseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †Titular Bishop of AgathopolisAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
10 Feb82.1DiedBertram OrthArchbishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
11 Feb57.6Ordained BishopHenri-Édouard DutoitBishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras, France
47.6AppointedGeorges Joseph Haezaert, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornLouis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.8Ordained BishopJean Marie van CauwenberghTitular Bishop of SynausAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
12 Feb75.1DiedLouis-Elisée Fatiguet, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
BornAgustín García-Gasco y VicenteCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
57.2InstalledEtienne-Joseph HuraultBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
39.8AppointedCarlo MargottiApostolic Delegate to GreeceArchbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
50.6AppointedArcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornFrancisco José Pérez y Fernández-GolfinBishop of Getafe, Spain
14 FebBornHenry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
BornRafael Montiano LimBishop of Boac, Philippines
15 FebBornRodolfo BufanoBishop of San Justo, Argentina
58.8InstalledConrad GröberBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
16 FebBornArmindo Lopes CoelhoBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
27.1Ordained PriestAlphonsus Tchao (Zhao, Chao Chen-ya), C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
18 Feb57.9AppointedGaudenzio ManuelliArchbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
BornPiergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
56.7AppointedGiuseppe VenturiArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Feb BornCamillo RuiniCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
20 FebBornVen. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
40.2AppointedFrancisco Javer Lauzurica y TorralbaAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, SpainArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain
40.2AppointedFrancisco Javer Lauzurica y TorralbaTitular Bishop of SiniandusArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain
BornFrancis Xavier MugadziBishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
21 FebBornLászló HuzsvárBishop Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
BornJoseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. †Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
22 Feb57.6InstalledHenri-Édouard DutoitBishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras, France
63.7DiedMichael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. †Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
24 Feb51.7AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
51.7AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Titular Bishop of UbazaArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
48.5AppointedPeter Francis RayappaBishop of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus
59.7AppointedJosef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, NamibiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.7AppointedJosef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †Titular Bishop of DrusilianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
BornPaulo Lopes de FariaArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.5AppointedJuan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, NicaraguaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.5AppointedJuan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of ColophonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua
81.9DiedJuan José Solís y FernándezBishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
25 Feb48.6AppointedFranz HartzPrelate of Schneidemühl, PolandPrelate Emeritus
27 FebAppointedFrancesco Sanz Pascual, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia
28 Feb51.1AppointedRafael Balanzá y NavarroApostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo, SpainBishop of Lugo, Spain
22.7Ordained PriestKevin William Barden, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
60.6InstalledCornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
41.0AppointedGaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. †Superior of Rajaburi, ThailandVicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand
22.4Ordained PriestFelicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
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