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The Year of Our Lord 1948

Bishop Events

January to February

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedGiacinto Maria D'Avila, O.P. †Prefect of Canelos, Ecuador
DiedGiacomo Jacobs, O. Praem. †Prefect of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.1AppointedFederico Lunardi †Official of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
DiedGiuseppe Ly †Prefect of Lintsing [Linqing], China
BornMichael MaraiMuschu IslandBishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
DiedGerardo Martino Uberto Martens, C.I.C.M. †Prefect of Makassar, Indonesia
58.8AppointedSalvador Martinez Silva †Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
BornPaul R. RuzokaNyakayenziArchbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
Jan47.6AppointedMartin John O’Connor †President of the Pontifical Commission of Social CommunicationsPrelate Emeritus
1 Jan BornIvan DevcicKrasno PoljeArchbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
BornJacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †ManausAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
2 Jan51.6AppointedLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
3 Jan41.1AppointedManoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
49.4AppointedÉdouard Jetté †Auxiliary Bishop of Joliette, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.4AppointedÉdouard Jetté †Titular Bishop of TabaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
BornDonato NegroS. Cesario di LecceArchbishop of Otranto, Italy
4 Jan48.1Ordained BishopReginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
52.6Ordained BishopCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CoelaBishop of Goiás, Goias, Brazil
5 Jan BornFrantišek V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem.PlzenBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czech Republic
6 Jan25.8Ordained PriestMário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerPrelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
8 Jan46.8AppointedAttilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop of Iringa, Tanzania
46.8AppointedAttilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Iringa, TanzaniaBishop of Iringa, Tanzania
53.0AppointedFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USABishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
53.0AppointedFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CotennaBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
42.6AppointedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
42.6AppointedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of HirinaArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
44.0AppointedPeter Wang Mu-To †Bishop of Süanhwa [Xuanhua], China
61.8AppointedGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of UzalisVicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
61.8AppointedGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Jan BornAndrej ImrichMnišek nad PopradomAuxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
71.2AppointedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of AcarassusBishop Emeritus of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
71.2ResignedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Jehol [Jinzhou], ChinaBishop Emeritus
48.8SucceededRené-Joseph Piérard †Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop Emeritus
90.4DiedJoseph-Marie Tissier †Bishop of Châlons, France
10 Jan40.0AppointedCarlos Gouvêa Coelho †Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
45.5AppointedAntônio Julio Maria Mattioli, S.M. †Titular Bishop of LacedaemoniaPrelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
44.8AppointedJoseph Rodgers †Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe, IrelandBishop
44.8AppointedJoseph Rodgers †Titular Bishop of SebelaBishop of Killaloe, Ireland
11 Jan25.8Ordained PriestFrancis John Dunn †Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USAAuxiliary Bishop
13 Jan55.1AppointedUgo Camozzo †Archbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
14 Jan75.7DiedFrancesco Canessa †Titular Bishop of Sarepta
BornGiovanni D'AliseNapoliBishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
51.5Ordained BishopPatrick Aloysius O’Boyle †Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jan BornPaul Choi Duk-kiP'yongt'aekBishop of Suwon, Korea (South)
88.3AppointedHeinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusBishop Emeritus of Poona, India
88.3RetiredHeinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †Bishop of Poona, IndiaBishop Emeritus
41.7AppointedAntónio Ferreira Gomes †Coadjutor Bishop of Portalegre, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
41.7AppointedAntónio Ferreira Gomes †Titular Bishop of RhandusBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
75.4AppointedFrancois Liu-Chiu-wen †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisBishop Emeritus of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
75.4RetiredFrancois Liu-Chiu-wen †Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
17 Jan48.0AppointedClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
48.0AppointedClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Titular Bishop of OlenaPrelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
18 Jan23.0Ordained PriestLuciano José Cabral DuartePriest of Aracajú, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
BornJohn Thomas KattrukudiyilKothamangalamBishop of Itanagar, India
19 Jan48.4AppointedMarian Jankowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
48.4AppointedMarian Jankowski †Titular Bishop of Diospolis in ThraciaAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
42.7AppointedNeil Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Canada (Ukrainian)Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada
50.0AppointedWładysław Suszyński †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaApostolic Administrator
50.0AppointedWładysław Suszyński †Titular Bishop of TabboraApostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
20 Jan39.3AppointedBernard Czaplinski †Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), PolandBishop
39.3AppointedBernard Czaplinski †Titular Bishop of FaustinopolisBishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
21 Jan51.5InstalledPatrick Aloysius O’Boyle †Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jan BornJavier Salinas ViñalsValenciaBishop of Tortosa, Spain
25 Jan26.0Ordained PriestJaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
26.4Ordained PriestManuel Franklin da Costa †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola
43.9Ordained BishopStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Titular Bishop of SaisCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
28 Jan54.3AppointedKarel Justien Calewaert †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
BornGino RealiMonteleone di SpoletoBishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy
29 Jan46.8Ordained BishopAlbert Rudolph Zuroweste †Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
31 Jan68.1AppointedJean Delay †Archbishop of Marseille, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
Feb65.2ResignedRobert Constant Lagae, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Feb41.9Ordained BishopJosé del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of ColybrassusPrelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
59.1Ordained BishopBenigno Carrara †Titular Bishop of HieropolisBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
77.3DiedFrancis Clement Kelley †Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
58.4SucceededEugene Joseph McGuinness †Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3 Feb BornCarlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B.BaucauApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
4 Feb57.8ResignedWilliam Joseph Trudel, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Tabora, TanzaniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
5 Feb22.6Ordained PriestRamón Mantilla Duarte, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
76.3AppointedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †Cardinal-Bishop of OstiaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
76.3AppointedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
76.3ConfirmedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †Dean of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
66.4AppointedTerence Bernard McGuire †Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
52.4AppointedEris Norman Michael O’Brien †Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
52.4AppointedEris Norman Michael O’Brien †Titular Bishop of AlindaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
41.4AppointedAntonio Tedde †Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
6 Feb BornLadislav HuckoPrešov, SlovakiaBishop of Czech Republic, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
BornAdolfo Tito YllanaNaga City, PhilippinesApostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
7 Feb56.0AppointedGerald Thomas Bergan †Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USAArchbishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedEdward Wilson Douglas †Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedJames Francis Louis McIntyre †Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedJohn Aloysius Murphy †Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
42.1AppointedJohn Aloysius Murphy †Titular Bishop of AppiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
37.0AppointedManuel de Jesus Pereira †Auxiliary Bishop of Funchal, PortugalBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
37.0AppointedManuel de Jesus Pereira †Titular Bishop of PraenetusBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
8 Feb BornJoseph Osei-BonsuJamasiBishop of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana
41.4Ordained BishopAnselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ConanaBishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
9 Feb75.0DiedAuguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
10 Feb BornLuis Armando CollazuolRosarioBishop of Concordia, Argentina
BornThomas Anthony WilliamsLiverpoolAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
11 Feb61.5AppointedGustavo Testa †Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
12 Feb59.3AppointedAlphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of TigavaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.3AppointedAlphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
70.5AppointedLéon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.1AppointedJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of SerteiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
61.1AppointedJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
30.6IncardinatedMark Onwuha Unegbu †Priest of Owerri, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
34.8AppointedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa, ZambiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Abercorn, Zambia
34.8AppointedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of TulliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Abercorn, Zambia
38.7AppointedJoseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Owerri, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
38.7AppointedJoseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of TiddiBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
13 Feb47.9AppointedRuy Serra †Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, BrazilBishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
39.6AppointedJosé Terceiro de Sousa †Bishop of Caetité, Baia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
14 Feb75.9DiedConrad Gröber †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
15 Feb25.8Ordained PriestFrançois Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
16 Feb BornJohn FlemingArdpatrickBishop of Killala, Ireland
96.8DiedGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
BornArmando TrasartiCampofiloneBishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
19 Feb80.9AppointedDionigi Vismara †Titular Bishop of TymbriasBishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
80.9RetiredDionigi Vismara †Bishop of Hyderabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
20 Feb50.0AppointedVitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M. †Prefect of Misurata, LibyaVicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
21 Feb25.2Ordained PriestPaul John O’Byrne †Priest of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus
46.3AppointedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.3AppointedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of IsauropolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
23 Feb BornCherubim DambuiTimbunkeAuxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
63.9AppointedJulio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. †Bishop of Cali, Colombia
24 Feb57.2InstalledFrancis Patrick Keough †Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
BornGilles LemaySainte-Emmélie, LeclercvilleAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
25 Feb58.4Ordained BishopJean Duperray †Titular Bishop of LamiaBishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
42.2Ordained BishopJohn Aloysius Murphy †Titular Bishop of AppiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
48.1Ordained BishopWendelin Joseph Nold †Titular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
26 Feb BornBoutros MarayatiAlepArchbishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
85.3DiedValentín (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. †Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
28 Feb53.7AppointedJames Black †Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
48.4AppointedThomas Arthur Connolly †Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
26.1Ordained PriestGeorge Avis Fulcher †Priest of Columbus, Ohio, USABishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
29 Feb48.0AppointedOrlando Chaves, S.D.B. †Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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