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The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

March to April


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar45.4Ordained BishopBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CartennaeBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
45.2InstalledGiuseppe CogoniBishop of Nuoro, ItalyArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
BornPeter Zhang ZhiyongCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
2 Mar52.3InstalledSantino MargariaBishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
3 Mar58.7AppointedEmilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of MethymnaArchbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
58.7ResignedEmilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
4 MarBornWilliam Henry KeelerCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
6 Mar43.5AppointedMario VianelloBishop of Fidenza, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia, Italy
7 Mar91.0DiedPierre-Émile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
8 Mar54.8DiedEwen (Hugh) CameronFormer Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
54.7InstalledMaurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
9 Mar BornJean Alix VerrierBishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti
11 Mar55.4AppointedFrancesco de FilippisBishop of Veroli, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
12 Mar86.8DiedGaetano Bacile di CastiglioneBishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
13 MarBornJoseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
BornIstván SeregélyArchbishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
14 MarBornLéonard DhejjuBishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R.Bishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
17 Mar BornPietro Gabrielli, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
72.4DiedPietro MaffiCardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
19 Mar76.7DiedMichele CamilleriBishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
25.9Ordained PriestAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
65.5Ordained BishopJoseph VogtBishop of Aachen, Germany
20 MarBornPeter Paul PrabhuApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Zimbabwe
21 Mar25.7Ordained PriestFlaviano Barrechea AriolaPriest of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
23.0Ordained PriestPolicarpo da Costa VazPriest of Viseu, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
23.5Ordained PriestRamón Masnou BoixedaPriest of Vic, SpainBishop Emeritus
25.2Ordained PriestJohn Aloysius MurphyPriest of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
23.3Ordained PriestAndrew Gerard TynanPriest of Brisbane, AustraliaBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
22 MarBornEdmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia
26.4Ordained PriestMario De SantisPriest of Troia, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
BornRobert William DonnellyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
24.9Ordained PriestJúan Giordani, F.S.C.J. †Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusPrefect Emeritus of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
23.9Ordained PriestJosé Pont y GolPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
BornBienvenido Solon TudtudPrelate of Marawi, Philippines
23 MarBornClóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.2AppointedLeo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †Titular Archbishop of SalamisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
48.2AppointedLeo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †Apostolic Delegate to IndiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
24 Mar51.1AppointedJuan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. †Bishop of Vijayapuram, IndiaBishop Emeritus
BornWilliam Leonard D’MelloBishop Emeritus of Karwar, India
25 Mar65.5InstalledJoseph VogtBishop of Aachen, Germany
26 Mar39.1AppointedJoseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Paotingfu, ChinaArchbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
39.1AppointedJoseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †Titular Bishop of CratiaArchbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
52.4AppointedBoniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk)Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
52.4AppointedBoniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk)Titular Bishop of EgugaAuxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
27 MarBornJames OdongoArchbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
28 Mar72.6DiedPatrick Vincent DwyerBishop of Maitland, Australia
62.2SucceededEdmund John Aloysius Gleeson, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Maitland, Australia
51.2AppointedGiuseppe RossinoTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaSecretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
29 MarBornJosé Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Lurín, Peru
BornVíctor Manuel López ForeroArchbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
30 Mar55.1AppointedGaspare Hou (Hu)Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
48.8AppointedEdward Aloysius MooneyApostolic Delegate to JapanCardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
55.2SucceededDaniel Rivero RiveroBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
87.6DiedJosé Belisario Santistevan SeoaneBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
3 Apr81.2DiedCharles-Henri-Célestin GibierBishop of Versailles, France
60.2SucceededBenjamin-Octave Roland-GosselinBishop of Versailles, FranceBishop Emeritus
4 Apr25.5Ordained PriestJoseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †Priest of Society of MarySuperior General Emeritus
22.3Ordained PriestGiovanni Francesco DadonePriestBishop of Fossano, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestLéon-Arthur-Auguste ElchingerPriest of Strasbourg, FranceBishop Emeritus
22.3Ordained PriestDonald J. HerlihyPriestBishop of Ferns, Ireland
23.4Ordained PriestAntônio de Mendonça MonteiroPriest of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
25.9Solemn VowsPierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
5 AprBornAttila Miklósházy, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus
7 Apr62.1DiedEmilio Maria CottafaviBishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
58.1DiedJoseph ShielBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
8 Apr22.3Ordained PriestAugusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †Priest of Xaverian Missionary FathersBishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
9 AprBornJudson Michael ProcykArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
BornJózsef TempfliBishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
BornPatrick Joseph WalshBishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
10 Apr45.3ResignedGuido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, ChileVicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
44.6AppointedTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, ChileBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
44.6AppointedTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of HierissusBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
75.3DiedCompton Theodore Galton, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
BornFrancis Anthony GomesBishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
64.8DiedFélix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
53.8SucceededFrédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
63.0AppointedFlorentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
63.0AppointedFlorentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of LeucePrelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
11 Apr56.7AppointedFerdinando BernardiBishop of Andria, ItalyArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
80.2DiedNematallah Abi Karam (Carame), O.A.M. †Titular Bishop of Myndus
BornSergio SebastianiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
16 Apr55.0DiedIsidro Carrillo y SalazarBishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr45.6AppointedKarl Joseph AlterBishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
46.0AppointedTeodoro PallaroniBishop of Sarsina, Italy
39.8AppointedUrban John VehrBishop of Denver, Colorado, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
18 AprBornMiguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
BornRaúl Horacio Scarrone CarreroBishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
19 AprBornJosé de Jesús Aguilera RodriguezBishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
59.9Ordained BishopJosef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †Titular Bishop of DrusilianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
51.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe RossinoTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaSecretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
27.0Ordained PriestAlphonse Zhong Huaimo (Tsung Huai-mo), O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Yantai [Yentai], China
21 AprBornMathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
22 Apr39.4Ordained BishopJoseph Louis Aldée DesmaraisTitular Bishop of RuspaeBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
BornSymphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Jullundur, India
60.3InstalledBenjamin-Octave Roland-GosselinBishop of Versailles, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.6Ordained BishopJuan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of ColophonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua
52.7Ordained BishopGuillermo Tritschler y CórdobaBishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
23 AprBornFrancesco ZerrilloBishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
24 Apr38.6AppointedThomas Kiely GormanBishop of Reno, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
26 AprBornJerzy DąbrowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
66.7DiedPetro Gebey (Ghebi, Gebé)Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
48.3Ordained BishopLeo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †Titular Archbishop of SalamisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
40.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javer Lauzurica y TorralbaTitular Bishop of SiniandusArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain
26.6Ordained PriestVolodymyr Malanczuk, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerApostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
50.8Ordained BishopArcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
27 Apr46.0AppointedIgnatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †Superior of Bulawayo, ZimbabweVicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BornJoseph Wang Yu-jungBishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
28 Apr58.6AppointedEmilio Cecco, C.S.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Napo, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.6AppointedEmilio Cecco, C.S.I. †Titular Bishop of LetopolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
35.3AppointedPatrick Joseph FarrellyCoadjutor Bishop of Lismore, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
35.3AppointedPatrick Joseph FarrellyTitular Bishop of Neve (Nebo)Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
30 Apr34.6AppointedBartolomé AdornoBishop of Villarrica, ParaguayPriest
BornEugene John GerberBishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
46.5AppointedEmilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
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