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The Year of Our Lord 1941

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown63.0ResignedAnton Ceska, S.V.D. †Prefect of Niigata, JapanPrefect Emeritus
AppointedPaul Jae-yong JuPrefect of Zenshu, Korea (South)Prefect Emeritus
DiedStanislao dell’Addolorata, C.P. †Prefect of Dodoma, Tanzania
28.1Final VowsOdilo Etspüler (Etspueler), S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
65.6AppointedBl. Valeriu Traian FrentiuApostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), RomaniaBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
20.1EnteredLeopold Grimard, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Idah, Nigeria
ResignedFelix Herrmann, O.F.M. †Prefect of Karafuto, Russian FederationPrefect Emeritus
21.1First VowsFrançois Hoenen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.1Solemn VowsAndrei Apollon Katkoff, M.I.C. †Member of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MaryTitular Bishop of Nauplia
ResignedStephen Kim Yang-hongPrefect of Zenshu, Korea (South)Prefect Emeritus
22.8Ordained DeaconEdward KisielDeacon of Vilnius, LithuaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
BornJoseph Kumuondala MbimbaArchbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.2Final VowsFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
ResignedJános LinderbergerApostolic Administrator of Debreczen, HungaryApostolic Administrator Emeritus
53.7AppointedPeter Magoshiro MatsuokaPrefect of Niigata, JapanBishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
38.4AppointedAntônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †Apostolic Administrator of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, BrazilPrelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
73.0DiedMatthijs Nijens, M.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia
62.2DiedGustave-Jean-Marie Nouet, M. Afr. †Prefect of Ghardaïa nel Sahara, Algeria
BornThomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J.Priest of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries
66.7ResignedJoseph Reiners, S.V.D. †Prefect of Nagoya, JapanPrefect Emeritus
46.7AppointedPaolo SavinoPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
19.4EnteredOsório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
38.4AppointedPaul Yoshigoro TaguchiApostolic Administrator of Shikoku, JapanCardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
22.6First VowsSimeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
DiedBernardo Visser, M.S.C. †Prefect of Purwokerto, Indonesia
28.3Ordained PriestMichael Xiao Liren (Siao Li Jen)PriestBishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
Jan61.0CeasedThomas de la Hoz, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Shikoku, JapanPrefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan
61.0ResignedThomas de la Hoz, O.P. †Prefect of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), TaiwanPrefect Emeritus
1 JanBornEvaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. †Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
68.2AppointedGiuseppe di GirolamoTitular Archbishop of MarcianopolisBishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
68.2ResignedGiuseppe di GirolamoBishop of Lucera, ItalyBishop Emeritus
2 Jan38.5AppointedFrancesco PieriCoadjutor Bishop of Orvieto, ItalyBishop
38.5AppointedFrancesco PieriTitular Bishop of Germa in GalatiaBishop of Orvieto, Italy
5 Jan68.3DiedPaul-Louis-Joseph Lequien, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles
BornBruno SchettinoArchbishop of Capua, Italy
8 Jan BornPaul Dahdah, O.C.D.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
54.5Ordained BishopJames Francis Aloysius McIntyreTitular Bishop of CyreneCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
9 JanResignedMichael Augustin O’Connor, O.P. †Prefect of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
60.1DiedHippolyte TréhiouBishop of Vannes, France
12 Jan BornGuido FiandinoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
13 Jan BornFrancisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R.Bishop Emeritus of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
25.2Ordained PriestManuel Salazar y EspinozaPriestBishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
14 Jan47.0AppointedNicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
47.0AppointedNicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of CybistraVicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
15 Jan48.3AppointedGeorges-Louis-Camille DebrayCoadjutor Bishop of Meaux, FranceBishop
48.3AppointedGeorges-Louis-Camille DebrayTitular Bishop of PharbaethusBishop of Meaux, France
71.2AppointedJohn Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles
16 JanBornMarcel Honorat Léon AgbotonArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
46.5AppointedDominic Senyemon FukahoriApostolic Administrator of Fukuoka, JapanBishop Emeritus
38.6AppointedMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CalydonApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
38.6ResignedMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Bishop of Sendai, JapanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
BornCarlo Maria ViganòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to United States of America
17 Jan77.3DiedGioacchino BonardiAuxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
18 Jan57.5AppointedMoisés Alves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Luanda, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus
57.5AppointedMoisés Alves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipeArchbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
51.6AppointedTeodosio Clemente de GouveiaCardinal, Archbishop of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
82.7DiedAndré-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
BornAlfredo SchäfflerBishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
19 Jan54.0DiedJuan Casado Obispo, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
BornPeter William InghamBishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
20 Jan39.0InstalledJoachim Miyoichi IdeguchiApostolic Administrator of Yokohama, Japan
21 Jan48.8AppointedBl. Vilmos AporBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
49.8AppointedRobert Emmet LuceyArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USAArchbishop Emeritus
22 Jan BornLuigi FerrandoBishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
61.6DiedGiorgio Rossi, C.S.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
24 Jan69.2DiedJohannes Biermans, M.H.M. †Superior General Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda
25 JanBornJan StyrnaBishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
26 Jan75.4DiedKaspar KleinArchbishop of Paderborn, Germany
38.6Ordained BishopFrancesco PieriTitular Bishop of Germa in GalatiaBishop of Orvieto, Italy
27 Jan61.0DiedYakiv Medvetskyj (Medweckyj)Apostolic Administrator of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), PolandApostolic Exarch of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland
28 Jan BornJustin Joseph BianchiniBishop Emeritus of Geraldton, Australia
46.7AppointedDaniel Gomes Junqueira, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Nova Lisboa, Angola
27.4Ordained PriestGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
55.6AppointedFaustino Moreira dos Santos, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
30 Jan85.9AppointedPaul Aouad (Awad, Auad)Titular Archbishop of Chalcis in SyriaArchbishop Emeritus of Cipro (Maronite)
85.9ResignedPaul Aouad (Awad, Auad)Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jan83.2DiedFlorencio Cerviño y GonzálezBishop of Orense, Spain
BornMihály MayerBishop Emeritus of Pécs, Hungary
1 Feb56.2AppointedGiuseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
56.2AppointedGiuseppe Pietro Gagnor, O.P. †Titular Bishop of ThennesusBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
BornPaul Youssef MatarArchbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
4 Feb38.8AppointedJoseph Thomas McGuckenAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
38.8AppointedJoseph Thomas McGuckenTitular Bishop of SanavusArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Feb52.0AppointedOleksandr MalynowskyjApostolic Administrator of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), PolandApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland
8 Feb BornJosé Luis Chávez BotelloArchbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
9 Feb26.2Ordained PriestJerome Joseph HastrichPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus of Gallup, New Mexico, USA
67.9DiedGaudenzio ManuelliArchbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
41.4AppointedAugusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
41.4AppointedAugusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of NisyrusBishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
11 Feb46.7Ordained BishopAlbini LeBlancBishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
53.1Ordained BishopThomas Leo ParkerBishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
12 Feb58.8SucceededPhilippe Sérvule DesranleauBishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
80.1DiedAlphonse-Osias GagnonBishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
73.2DiedPlácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
14 FebBornSylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
16 Feb43.7Ordained BishopAugustin Arce MostajoBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
81.5DiedIsrael AudoBishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
42.3Ordained BishopFrancisco do Borja Pereira do AmaralBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 FebBornJean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo)Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
18 Feb83.8DiedFerdinando FiandacaBishop Emeritus of Patti, Italy
61.0InstalledJoseph Casimir PlagensBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
19 Feb BornHil Kabashi, O.F.M.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)
20 Feb46.0AppointedMarie Pierre Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Saigon, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.0AppointedMarie Pierre Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of GadaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viet Nam
21 FebBornCarlos Alberto NicoliniCoadjutor Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
BornNikólaos PrintezisArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
22 Feb22.7Ordained PriestCostanzo MicciPriest of Fano, ItalyBishop
62.6AppointedGuillermo Tritschler y CórdobaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
23 Feb24.3Ordained PriestKarl Christian EbertPriest of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
24 Feb48.9Ordained BishopBl. Vilmos AporBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
25.7Ordained PriestErnest Arthur GreenPriest of Cape Town, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
83.0DiedAlexander MacDonaldBishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
53.9Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph MagnerBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA
23.2Ordained PriestOwen Noel SneddenPriest of Auckland, New ZealandAuxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand
35.7Ordained PriestRajarethinam Arokiasamy SundaramPriestBishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India
42.4Ordained BishopEmanuele Trindade SalgueiroTitular Bishop of Helenopolis in PalaestinaArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
27 Feb BornThéophile Kaboy RubonekaBishop Emeritus of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornGabriel Zubeir WakoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
28 FebAppointedAndré Windels, C.M. †Prefect of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
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