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The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
3 NovBorn[Michael Fu Tie-shan]Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
BornJorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
BornFransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
4 NovBornBernard Francis LawCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
5 Nov66.5DiedSt. Guido Maria ConfortiBishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
8 Nov48.4Ordained BishopVittorio Consigliere, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
50.6CeasedFortunato Maria FarinaApostolic Administrator of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Foggia, Italy
49.0Ordained BishopFrancesco Fulgenzio Lazzati, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis MaiorVicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
11 Nov63.2DiedLéon Delaval, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
BornAntônio GasparBishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 NovBornJosé María Libório Camino SarachoBishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
35.2AppointedJean-Baptiste Magenties, S.C.I. di Béth. †Superior of Tali [Dali], ChinaPrefect Emeritus of Tali [Dali], China
BornAlessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
51.0AppointedPetrus Innocentius Johannes Humbertus Verriet, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
51.0AppointedPetrus Innocentius Johannes Humbertus Verriet, O.P. †Titular Bishop of EleuthernaVicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
14 Nov61.4InstalledKarel Boromejský KašparCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
15 Nov47.1Ordained BishopAntonio MantieroBishop of Patti, ItalyBishop of Treviso, Italy
48.1Ordained BishopAmedeo PolidoriBishop of Fossombrone, ItalyBishop Emeritus
16 Nov63.7DiedJean Ogé, S.M.A. †Prefect of Liberia, Liberia
18 NovBornMiguel Gatan PuruggananBishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
19 Nov48.0AppointedAntonino ArataOfficial to LithuaniaOfficial of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
20 Nov52.6AppointedFélix Hedde, O.P. †Prefect of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet NamVicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
39.8AppointedFerdinand Loy, S.V.D. †Superior of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], ChinaPrefect of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
21 NovBornPatrick DoughertyBishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
22 NovBornGeneroso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines
BornAntons JustsBishop Emeritus of Jelgava, Latvia
37.8Ordained BishopGabriele (Nicola) Nabaa, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
37.8SelectedGabriele (Nicola) Nabaa, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
62.5Ordained BishopMořic PíchaBishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
54.0Ordained BishopAntonin Alois WeberBishop of Litoměřice, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
24 NovBornUmberto TrammaOfficial of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
26 NovBornLuis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
45.2DiedLuigi Ermenegildo Ricci, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laohokow [Laohekou], China
BornAdrianus Johannes SimonisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
27 Nov76.6DiedJean-Marie BourchanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
36.4AppointedLuis Guízar y BarragánBishop of Campeche, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
28 NovBornJosé Antonio GenticoAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
77.1DiedFranz Borgia SedejArchbishop Emeritus of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
BornLawrence Thienchai SamanchitBishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
29 Nov75.6DiedJean Victor Émile ChesnelongArchbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
23.9Ordained PriestBl. Ioan SuciuPriestApostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
30 NovBornAlexander Soetandio DjajasiswajaBishop of Bandung, Indonesia
74.4DiedAugustin Dontenwill, O.M.I. †Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
59.1InstalledLouis-Joseph GaillardArchbishop of Tours, France
24.8Ordained PriestEdmondo Quaglia MartínezPriestBishop of Minas, Uruguay
23.0Ordained PriestAlbert Reuben Edward ThomasPriestBishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
BornVital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. †Bishop Emeritus of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Dec BornLouis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen)Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
2 DecBornHomero Leite MeiraBishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
BornHilário Moser, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
3 Dec36.7AppointedGeorge Marin, S.J. †Prefect of Süchow, ChinaPrefect Emeritus
5 DecAppointedGiovanni Starcke, M.S.F. †Superior of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
6 Dec51.1Ordained BishopDomenico ArgnaniBishop of Conversano, ItalyBishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
51.0Ordained BishopNicolò FrazioliBishop of Bosa, Italy
24.7Ordained PriestJoseph Mark McSheaPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
51.1Ordained BishopFrancisco de Assis PiresBishop of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
22.6Ordained PriestGiacomo TestaPriest of Bergamo, ItalyPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
7 DecBornNicholas Cheong Jin-SukCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
67.2DiedKarl FritzArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
BornGiuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
8 Dec23.9Ordained PriestJohn Patrick CodyPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
47.5Ordained BishopPierre-Marie DurieuxBishop of Viviers, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
23.6Ordained PriestBernard Joseph FlanaganPriest of Burlington, Vermont, USABishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
44.6Ordained BishopGiovanni GiorgisBishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Susa, Italy
47.2DiedHenry Aloysius Gogarty, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania
27.3Ordained PriestVincent Stanislaus WatersPriest of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
10 DecBornJoseph Peter O’ConnellAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
11 Dec48.1AppointedJean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, O.M.I. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
13 Dec BornJames Henry GarlandBishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
38.2AppointedCarlo Re, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Nyeri, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
38.2AppointedCarlo Re, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of HadrumetumBishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
46.1Ordained BishopAntônio ReisBishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
14 Dec50.0AppointedLéon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], ChinaBishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
50.0AppointedLéon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of AdraaBishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
32.6AppointedRené Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
32.6AppointedRené Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of MosynopolisArchbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
BornRené Lucien PicandetBishop of Orléans, France
50.1AppointedGaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
50.1AppointedGaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of PetinessusVicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
15 Dec52.0AppointedJoaquín Bienvenido Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia
52.0AppointedJoaquín Bienvenido Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CastoriaVicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia
76.2DiedBoghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII TerzianPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
55.5AppointedLouis-Eugène-Arsène Turquetil, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in PhoeniciaBishop Emeritus of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada
55.5AppointedLouis-Eugène-Arsène Turquetil, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, CanadaBishop Emeritus
16 Dec47.1AppointedAdriano BernareggiCoadjutor Bishop of Bergamo, ItalyBishop
47.1AppointedAdriano BernareggiTitular Bishop of NyssaBishop of Bergamo, Italy
738.9CanonizedSt. Albert (the Great) von Bollstädt, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
62.1AppointedCarmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa, ItalyBishop
17 Dec47.5InstalledPierre-Marie DurieuxBishop of Viviers, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
BornFernando Legal, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
50.7InstalledFilippo MantiniBishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
18 Dec85.9DiedLouis Billot, S.J. †Priest of Society of Jesus
43.2AppointedStanislaus Vincent BonaBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USABishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
48.3SucceededHenricus LamiroyBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
56.2AppointedWilliam LeeBishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
61.3AppointedAmbrose James MoriartyCoadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainBishop
61.3AppointedAmbrose James MoriartyTitular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
62.1AppointedAlejandro Pasquel MongeBishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
84.3DiedGustave-Joseph WaffelaertBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
19 Dec27.7Ordained PriestTulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
22.9Ordained PriestCharles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
23.2Ordained PriestBernard CzaplinskiPriest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop
59.5AppointedElia Dalla CostaCardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
25.0Ordained DeaconMarc-Armand LallierDeacon of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
28.3Ordained DeaconLouis Marie Henri MazeratDeacon of Paris, FranceBishop Emeritus of Angers, France
23.9Ordained PriestAndré (Andreas Nicolaus) van den Bronk, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
20 Dec BornEugene Jerome CooneyBishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
25.4Ordained PriestJohn Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
42.9SelectedDionisio Habib NaassaniArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
23.7Ordained PriestDelfín Quesada CastroPriestBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
21 DecBornSixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile
23 Dec BornCipriano García Fernández, O.S.A.Prelate Emeritus of Cafayate, Argentina
24 Dec88.0DiedElias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek)Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
25 DecBornRaphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a NzekiArchbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
64.1DiedLuigi ScaranoBishop of Tivoli, Italy
26 Dec BornKamal Hanna BathishAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
82.8DiedDomenico MannaioliBishop Emeritus of Montefiascone, Italy
27 Dec47.3InstalledAntonio MantieroBishop of Patti, ItalyBishop of Treviso, Italy
28 DecBornApparecido José Dias, S.V.D. †Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
25.8Ordained PriestJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Priest of Congregation of the Disciples of the LordArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
31 DecBornSilvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

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