The Year of Our Lord 1946

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Aug Born Guerino Di Tora Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

3 Aug 42.5 Appointed Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla † Coadjutor Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

42.5 Appointed Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla † Titular Bishop of Aulon Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

53.4 Appointed Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald † Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

53.4 Appointed Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald † Titular Bishop of Cantanus Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

36.7 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

36.7 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Titular Bishop of Lesvi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

30.7 Appointed Jorge Marcos de Oliveira † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil

30.7 Appointed Jorge Marcos de Oliveira † Titular Bishop of Bagis Bishop Emeritus of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil

38.1 Appointed Benedito Zorzi † Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4 Aug 52.1 Died Ludwig Baumeister, M.S.C. † Superior Emeritus of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China

27.4 Ordained Priest Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger

22.6 Ordained Priest Luigi Bettazzi † Priest of Bologna, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy

22.6 Perpetual Vows Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru

29.2 Ordained Priest [Thaddeus Guo Yingong] † Priest Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China

50.4 Ordained Bishop Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski † Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland

24.6 Ordained Priest Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. † Priest of Order of Cistercians Abbot Emeritus of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.5 Ceased Karl Maria Splett † Apostolic Administrator of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

26.9 Ordained Priest Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil

6 Aug 69.3 Died Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P. † Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

7 Aug 52.5 Appointed Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. † Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Superior General Emeritus

55.2 Resigned James Edward Walsh, M.M. † Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China

8 Aug 55.1 Appointed Patrick Joseph Dunne † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Patrick Joseph Dunne † Titular Bishop of Nara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

9 Aug 59.6 Died Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Ajmer, India

Born Carlos José Ñáñez Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina

63.1 Died Janko Šimrak † Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia

11 Aug 51.4 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi † Titular Bishop of Andeda Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain

24.0 Ordained Priest Mario Lezana Vaca † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military

Born Henryk Józef Nowacki Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden

13 Aug Born John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R. Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA

Born Hipólito Reyes Larios † Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

14 Aug Born Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru

15 Aug Born Julián Barrio Barrio Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

51.4 Ordained Bishop Donato Pafundi † Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy

16 Aug 59.3 Appointed Ricardo Ramos de Castro Vilela † Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil

59.3 Resigned Ricardo Ramos de Castro Vilela † Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Born Guillermo Orozco Montoya Bishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia

17 Aug 25.5 Ordained Deacon Ivan Marghitych † Deacon of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

18 Aug Born Joseph Edward Kurtz Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

25.5 Ordained Priest Ivan Marghitych † Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

39.1 Ordained Bishop Luís Gonzaga Peluso † Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

19 Aug Born Denys Antoine Chahda Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

20 Aug Born Vojtěch Cikrle Bishop Emeritus of Brno, Czechia

72.0 Died Francisco María González y Arias † Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

22 Aug 46.3 Ordained Bishop Leo Ferdinand Dworschak † Titular Bishop of Tium Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

24 Aug 37.5 Ordained Priest Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal † Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India Bishop

28.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro † Priest of Karachi, Pakistan Cardinal, Archbishop

41.3 Ordained Bishop Antoon Demets, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Cadossia Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

43.2 Ordained Bishop André Sorin, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Antiphrae Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

25 Aug 53.0 Appointed Aurelio Marena † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy

53.0 Appointed Aurelio Marena † Titular Bishop of Lampsacus Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy

26 Aug Born Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Witbank, South Africa

27 Aug Born Marc Camille Michel Stenger Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France

28 Aug 50.0 Installed Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) † Bishop of Linz, Austria Bishop Emeritus

29 Aug Born Louis Dicaire † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Born Giacomo Guido Ottonello Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Aug		Born	Guerino Di Tora		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
3 Aug	42.5	Appointed	Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla †	Coadjutor Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
42.5	Appointed	Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
53.4	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
53.4	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
36.7	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
36.7	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
30.7	Appointed	Jorge Marcos de Oliveira †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
30.7	Appointed	Jorge Marcos de Oliveira †	Titular Bishop of Bagis	Bishop Emeritus of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
38.1	Appointed	Benedito Zorzi †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4 Aug	52.1	Died	Ludwig Baumeister, M.S.C. †	Superior Emeritus of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China
27.4	Ordained Priest	Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger
22.6	Ordained Priest	Luigi Bettazzi †	Priest of Bologna, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy
22.6	Perpetual Vows	Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru
29.2	Ordained Priest	[Thaddeus Guo Yingong] †	Priest	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
24.6	Ordained Priest	Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Abbot Emeritus of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.5	Ceased	Karl Maria Splett †	Apostolic Administrator of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
26.9	Ordained Priest	Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
6 Aug	69.3	Died	Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P. †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
7 Aug	52.5	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	Superior General Emeritus
55.2	Resigned	James Edward Walsh, M.M. †	Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
8 Aug	55.1	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Dunne †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Dunne †	Titular Bishop of Nara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
9 Aug	59.6	Died	Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ajmer, India
	Born	Carlos José Ñáñez		Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
63.1	Died	Janko Šimrak †	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
11 Aug	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †	Titular Bishop of Andeda	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
24.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Lezana Vaca †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
	Born	Henryk Józef Nowacki		Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
13 Aug		Born	John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
	Born	Hipólito Reyes Larios †		Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
14 Aug		Born	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.		Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
15 Aug		Born	Julián Barrio Barrio		Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Donato Pafundi †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
16 Aug	59.3	Appointed	Ricardo Ramos de Castro Vilela †	Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.3	Resigned	Ricardo Ramos de Castro Vilela †	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Guillermo Orozco Montoya		Bishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia
17 Aug	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Ivan Marghitych †	Deacon of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 Aug		Born	Joseph Edward Kurtz		Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
25.5	Ordained Priest	Ivan Marghitych †	Priest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
39.1	Ordained Bishop	Luís Gonzaga Peluso †	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
19 Aug		Born	Denys Antoine Chahda		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
20 Aug		Born	Vojtěch Cikrle		Bishop Emeritus of Brno, Czechia
72.0	Died	Francisco María González y Arias †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
22 Aug	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Leo Ferdinand Dworschak †	Titular Bishop of Tium	Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
24 Aug	37.5	Ordained Priest	Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †	Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop
28.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro †	Priest of Karachi, Pakistan	Cardinal, Archbishop
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Antoon Demets, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Cadossia	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
43.2	Ordained Bishop	André Sorin, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Antiphrae	Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
25 Aug	53.0	Appointed	Aurelio Marena †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
53.0	Appointed	Aurelio Marena †	Titular Bishop of Lampsacus	Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
26 Aug		Born	Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. †		Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
27 Aug		Born	Marc Camille Michel Stenger		Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
28 Aug	50.0	Installed	Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) †	Bishop of Linz, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
29 Aug		Born	Louis Dicaire †		Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
	Born	Giacomo Guido Ottonello		Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

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