The Year of Our Lord 1934

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	62.1	Resigned	Johannes Biermans, M.H.M. †	Superior General of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda
	69.3	Resigned	Giovanni Pacificio Bos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	38.2	Appointed	John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. †	Superior of Bellary, India	Bishop of Bellary, India
		Born	Alexandre Kouassi †	Tankessé	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
	73.6	Died	Orazio Mazzella †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
		Appointed	Giacomo Medweckyj †	Exarch of Lemkowszczyzna (Byzantine), Poland
		Died	Harrie van Oort, S.C.I. †	Prefect of Benkoelen, Indonesia
		Born	Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân	Ca Mau	Cardinal, Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
	40.5	Appointed	Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †	Superior of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Bishop Emeritus of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Died	Ernesto Reilly, O.F.M. †	Superior of Bellary, India
		Born	Paul Tep Im Sotha †	Phnom Penh	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
	68.9	Resigned	Antonio Pietro Francesco van Velsen, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Jan	53.4	Installed	Stefano Breyer †	Bishop of Győr, Hungary
		Born	Raphaël Lubaki Nganga †	Mindouli	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Born	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga	Riobamba	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
5 Jan	65.7	Died	Antonio Valbonesi †	Bishop Emeritus of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
6 Jan	25.6	Ordained Priest	André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Jan	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto Tredici †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
7 Jan	43.8	Appointed	Mario Zanin †	Apostolic Delegate to China	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
	43.8	Appointed	Mario Zanin †	Apostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin], China	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Mario Zanin †	Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
8 Jan		Born	Severino M. Pelayo †	Candaba	Bishop of Philippines, Military
9 Jan	48.1	Appointed	Pietro Ciriaci †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	67.2	Appointed	Louis-Justin Gumy, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Olba	Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles
	67.2	Resigned	Louis-Justin Gumy, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Francis Xavier Irwin	Medford	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	53.7	Succeeded	Aloys Ernest Joye, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan		Born	Edmond Carmody	Ahalane, Ireland	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
	42.9	Appointed	Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Kaduna, Nigeria	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria
		Appointed	Teodoro Koenig, S.A.C. †	Prefect of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa	Prefect of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
13 Jan	46.4	Appointed	Adalberto Accioli Sobral †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
14 Jan		Born	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.	Mariana	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
17 Jan		Born	Alexander Joseph Brunett	Detroit	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
18 Jan	60.8	Died	Emmanuel Coste †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
19 Jan	37.9	Appointed	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Prefect of Benkoelen, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
21 Jan		Born	Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M.	Catskill	Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
21 Jan	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Wojciech Tomaka †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
22 Jan		Born	Valter Carrijo, S.D.S.	Uberlandia	Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil
	32.4	Appointed	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
	89.3	Died	Francesco De Pietro †	Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
		Born	Adalberto Arturo Rosat, O.F.M.	Cles	Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia
23 Jan		Born	Gerhard Pieschl	Moravská Trebová	Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany
24 Jan	53.0	Appointed	Albert Levame †	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
24 Jan	53.0	Appointed	Albert Levame †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
25 Jan	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Jean Heintz †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop of Metz, France
25 Jan	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Marie-André Richaud †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
26 Jan		Appointed	Giuseppe Patrizio O'Donohoe, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan
27 Jan		Born	José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R.	Madrid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
28 Jan		Born	Enzo Dieci	Sassuolo	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos de Sá Fragoso †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India	Bishop Emeritus
	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
29 Jan	18.4	Professed	Oskar Formánek, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop
29 Jan		Born	Kassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist.	Bregenz	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
30 Jan		Born	Giovanni Battista Re	Borno, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
31 Jan	82.7	Appointed	François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure †	Titular Archbishop of Cius	Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
1 Feb	65.7	Died	Agustín Blessing Presinger, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	49.0	Appointed	Louis-François Gayet, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Nagpur, India
	42.8	Appointed	Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
	49.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Crete {Candia}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
	51.5	Appointed	Joannes Walter Panis, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
	51.5	Appointed	Joannes Walter Panis, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
	41.6	Appointed	Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	41.6	Appointed	Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Feb	63.0	Installed	Nikolaus Bares †	Bishop of Berlin, Germany
		Born	Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S. †	Tsarahonenana	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
	49.8	Appointed	Igino Serci †	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy
	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Fulvio Tessaroli †	Bishop of Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Feb	58.5	Appointed	Bernardo Bertoglio †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
	58.5	Appointed	Bernardo Bertoglio †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
		Born	Joseph Duffy	Dublin	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
4 Feb		Born	Felipe Aguirre Franco	Encarnación de Díaz	Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Bonfigioli †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Jean Karroum †	Priest	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Albert Levame †	Titular Archbishop of Chersonesus in Zechia	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
		Born	Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S.	Macupalane-Manjacaze	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal †	Priest	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
6 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Mégnin †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
7 Feb		Born	Paul Chittilapilly	Mattom	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), India
7 Feb	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Orler, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium	Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan
10 Feb	43.1	Appointed	Francis Patrick Keough †	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	57.2	Appointed	Moses Elias Kiley †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	42.9	Appointed	Robert Emmet Lucey †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
	55.5	Appointed	William David O’Brien †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	55.5	Appointed	William David O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Calynda	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 Feb	81.1	Died	Giulio Drohobeczky †	Bishop Emeritus of Križevci (Byzantine), Croatia
	24.2	Ordained Priest	Jean Jadot	Priest	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	69.0	Died	Checrallah Khouri, O.M.L. †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
12 Feb		Born	Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap.	Lawe Bekung	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia
16 Feb	25.2	Ordained Priest	Ernst Tewes, C.O. †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
17 Feb		Born	Salvador Flores Huerta	Coeneo	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México
19 Feb		Born	Raymundo Joseph Peña	Corpus Christi	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
21 Feb	64.6	Died	William Keatinge †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Britain, Military
22 Feb	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Marius Bernard †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
22 Feb	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Edouard-Gabriel Mesguen †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
23 Feb		Born	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán	Pelileo (Tungurahua)	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
		Born	Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv.	Albano	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
	43.4	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-sin, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Yangku [Yanggu], China	Cardinal, Archbishop of Peking [Beijing], China
24 Feb	24.5	Ordained Priest	Anastasio Granados García †	Priest	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
	60.5	Appointed	Augusto Sieffert, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Polybotus	Bishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
	60.5	Resigned	Augusto Sieffert, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	126.2	Beatified	St. Antonio María Claret y Clará, C.M.F. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
25 Feb	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen (Matthysen), M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Berenice	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Feb	38.2	Appointed	Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
	38.2	Appointed	Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Metellopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
	55.2	Appointed	Oscar Morin, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Navrongo, Ghana
	55.2	Appointed	Oscar Morin, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	José María Preciado y Nieva, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	José María Preciado y Nieva, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Tegea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Darién, Panama
	46.3	Appointed	Georges Six, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.3	Appointed	Georges Six, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.7	Appointed	Camille Valentin Stappers, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lulua, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.7	Appointed	Camille Valentin Stappers, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lulua, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	44.4	Appointed	Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
	44.4	Appointed	Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Vartana	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
	45.3	Appointed	Jozef Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	45.3	Appointed	Jozef Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sinna	Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Feb	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel-Emmanuel-Joseph Piguet †	Bishop of Clermont, France
27 Feb		Born	Ignatius Chung Wang	Peking, China	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA

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