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The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown54.3DiedFabiano Abrantowicz, M.I.C. †Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Byzantine), China
DiedBartolomeo Bechis, C.M. †Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia
69.9DiedGiuseppe Antonio Ferdinando Bussolari, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
77.5DiedNicola CadiArchbishop of Bosra e Hauran (Melkite), Syria
69.9DiedBernardin Castanié, C.I.M. †Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
69.1DiedNicolas Charikiopoulos (Harikoupoulos)Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
79.7DiedMatteo Angelo FilipelloBishop of Ivrea, Italy
77.6DiedThomas P. GilmartinArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
63.5DiedPietro GjuraArchbishop of Durrës, Albania
65.3DiedGiovanni Francesco Gnidovec, C.M. †Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia
69.3ResignedFrancisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Ucayali, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
71.7DiedPaul-Marie-Joseph Julliotte, SS.CC. †Prefect of Hainan [Hainan], China
BornFélix KouadjoBinaoBishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
78.2DiedIsacco KoudabacheArchbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
68.0ResignedPaolo KubickiAuxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
77.6DiedAntonio LaubitzAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
54.7AppointedAmbroise Leblanc, O.F.M. †Prefect of Urawa, JapanPrefect Emeritus
74.8DiedGiuseppe Maria LeoArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
62.3DiedFrancis LisowskiBishop of Tarnów, Poland
76.1DiedGiuseppe LojaconoBishop of Ariano, Italy
47.5DiedBernard Francis Mayer, M.M. †Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
DiedRomualdo Migliorini, O.S.M. †Prefect of Swaziland
BornGabriel MmoleNangooBishop of Mtwara, Tanzania
DiedLuigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. †Prefect of Umtata, South Africa
82.0DiedJoseph Aloysius Murphy, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Belize, BelizeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of British Honduras, Belize
83.2DiedNicola PiccirilliArchbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
67.2DiedLuigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia
64.8DiedGastone Antonio RasneurBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
41.5AppointedAntonio RiberiOfficial of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
58.3DiedAlberto RomitaBishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
69.0DiedNándor RottBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
51.8DiedTomás Antonio Sanmiguel DíazBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
52.9DiedGaudenzio Giacinto Stanchi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China
DiedGiovanni Starcke, M.S.F. †Superior of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
72.1ResignedJustinas StaugaitisPrelate of Klaipeda, LithuaniaBishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
69.7DiedGiovanni StavelAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
DiedDamiano TchengPrefect of Chaotung [Zhaotong], China
30.1ProfessedErnst Tewes, C.O. †Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
54.6DiedSalvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. †Prefect of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa
44.5ResignedPatrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †Prefect of Ogoja, NigeriaPrefect Emeritus
AppointedAndré Windels, C.M. †Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.9AppointedGiuseppe Maria Yüen K'ai-chih (Ching Ping)Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], ChinaBishop of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China
1 Jan48.9Ordained BishopFlorencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †Bishop of Cuttack, IndiaBishop Emeritus
5 Jan47.8AppointedThomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. †Bishop of Kottar, IndiaBishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedGiobbe (Job) Chen Chi-ming, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chengting [Zhengding], ChinaBishop of Chengting [Zhengding], China
47.2AppointedGiobbe (Job) Chen Chi-ming, C.M. †Titular Bishop of PertaBishop of Chengting [Zhengding], China
72.0DiedBernard O'KaneBishop of Derry, Ireland
43.0AppointedLouis Perera, O.M.I. †Bishop of Chilaw, Sri LankaBishop-Elect
6 Jan27.2Ordained PriestMiguel Angel García y AráuzPriest of GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
22.6Ordained PriestGiovanni PesPriestBishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
BornAndrzej Józef SliwinskiWerbliniaBishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
BornFrancesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.Oppido LucanoArchbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
7 Jan41.2AppointedFrans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
41.2AppointedFrans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of ParaetoniumBishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
AppointedPatrizio Usher, S.S.C.M.E. †Prefect of Bhamo, Myanmar
65.5AppointedLorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
65.5AppointedLorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of DorylaëumApostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
8 Jan44.5AppointedMariano Rossell y ArellanoArchbishop of Guatemala
9 Jan BornOdilon Guimarães MoreiraPresidente BernardesBishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10 Jan70.1DiedSantino Maria da Silva CoutinhoArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
12 Jan BornReinaldo Ernst E. (Heribert) PünderBerlin, GermanyBishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil
15 Jan23.3Ordained PriestSimon Lei Chang-hsiaPriestBishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
BornAlfonso Milián SorribasLa CubaBishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
43.0Ordained BishopJohannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of BaleciumBishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
20 Jan94.1DiedJuan Torres RibasBishop of Menorca, Spain
21 Jan BornBernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap.MacuseBishop Emeritus of Quelimane, Mozambique
38.1SucceededManuel Larraín ErrazurizBishop of Talca, Chile
70.7AppointedCarlos Silva CotaposTitular Bishop of MyricaBishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
70.7ResignedCarlos Silva CotaposBishop of Talca, ChileBishop Emeritus
22 Jan28.8Ordained PriestJoseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
BornVicente Macanan NavarraMambusaoBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
23 Jan BornNicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C.Pozzaglia Sabino, ItalyBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
25 Jan BornCarlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M.BaguioBishop of Baguio, Philippines
BornDermot CliffordBallymacelligottArchbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
26 Jan BornCyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.Ain-Bourday, LebanonBishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
29 Jan BornJesús Moliné LabartePuebla de AlfindénBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
30 Jan58.7AppointedGaetano De CiccoBishop of Sessa Aurunca, ItalyBishop Emeritus
49.8AppointedFrancesco MarchesaniBishop of Cava e Sarno, ItalyBishop of Chiavari, Italy
BornAlberto Suárez IndaCelayaArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
1 Feb BornGeorge William ColemanFall RiverBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
4 Feb44.4AppointedAlfredo Silva SantiagoBishop of Concepción, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
48.8AppointedBeniamino SoccheBishop of Cesena, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
5 Feb52.4Ordained BishopFriedrich HünermannTitular Bishop of OstracineAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
50.0Ordained BishopJames StauntonBishop of Ferns, Ireland
65.6Ordained BishopLorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of DorylaëumApostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
7 Feb57.8DiedBl. Anselmo Polanco y Fonteche, O.S.A. †Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
10 Feb BornRodrigo Escobar AristizábalPensilvaniaBishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
58.6DiedArturo Jara Marquez, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile
81.7DiedAmbrogio Damiano Achille RattiPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
BornKazimierz RyczanZurawicaBishop of Kielce, Poland
12 Feb42.5Ordained BishopÁron MártonBishop of Alba Iulia, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
26.4Ordained PriestLambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
15 FebBornIsaías Duarte CancinoSan GilArchbishop of Cali, Colombia
18 FebBornJames Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †Chicago, ILArchbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
20 Feb BornDinualdo D. GutierrezRomblonBishop of Marbel, Philippines
BornEnrico MasseroniBorgomaneroArchbishop of Vercelli, Italy
21 Feb BornZdzislaw FortuniakWieszczyczynAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
22 Feb BornEdgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.MedellinVicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia
23 Feb89.1DiedEugène-Jacques GrellierBishop Emeritus of Laval, FranceBishop
24 Feb55.3Ordained BishopWalter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USAVicar Apostolic
25 FebBornLuis Gabriel Cuara MéndezSan Juan ParangaricutiroBishop of Veracruz, Veracruz, México
26 Feb26.6Ordained PriestArturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †Priest of Augustinians of the AssumptionBishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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