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The Year of Our Lord 1949

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown20.3ConvertedMoses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
36.2DiedMarcellino Aramburu y Arandía, O.C.D. †Bishop of Vijayapuram, India
65.6ResignedRaboula Youssef BakhacheAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
35.0ProfessedMarius (Joseph Michael) Banks, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorPrefect Emeritus of Volksrust, South Africa
68.5ResignedGaudenzio Barlassina, I.M.C. †Superior General of Consolata MissionariesPrefect Emeritus of Kaffa, Ethiopia
24.9Final VowsJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Russian Federation
29.0Ordained Priest[John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)]PriestBishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
44.0AppointedBl. Tit Liviu ChinezuAuxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
44.0AppointedBl. Tit Liviu ChinezuTitular Bishop of RegianaAuxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
43.2AppointedIoan DragomirAuxiliary Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
43.2AppointedIoan DragomirTitular Bishop of Palaeopolis in PamphyliaAuxiliary Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
45.2AppointedMaksimilijan DržecnikApostolic Administrator of Lavant, SloveniaBishop of Maribor, Slovenia
20.2Solemn VowsJohn Adel Elya, B.S. †Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
60.4ResignedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Superior General of Missionários da Boa NovaSuperior General Emeritus
34.7AppointedIuliu HirţeaAuxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
34.7AppointedIuliu HirţeaTitular Bishop of NebbiAuxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
40.8AppointedFrancis Han Tingbi (Ting-pi)Pro-Prefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], ChinaBishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
ResignedJacob Jan Kusters, M.S.F. †Prefect of Bandjarmasin, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
69.5ResignedMarcelino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. †Prefect of San Jorge, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
56.8AppointedEduard NécseyApostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
22.7Perpetual VowsJosé Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
38.6IncardinatedCarlos Humberto Rodríguez QuirósPriest of San José de Costa RicaArchbishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedPeter Schweiger, C.M.F. †Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MarySuperior General Emeritus
23.3Perpetual VowsPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
20.8EnteredJoseph Shi Hongchen (Shi Hongzhen), C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
ResignedJohn SiaoPro-Prefect of Puchi [Puqi], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestJoseph Sun YuanmoPriestBishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
65.6ResignedLiberato TostiApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
65.6ResignedLiberato TostiApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
80.3ResignedJoaquín Vilallonga y Bernia, S.J. †Superior of Ahmedabad, IndiaSuperior Emeritus
30.8Ordained PriestJohn A. Weidner, S.A.C. †Priest of Society of the Catholic ApostolatePrefect Emeritus of Raipur, India
1 Jan BornFrancisco Canindé PalhanoBishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
16.8ProfessedRaymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
33.7Ordained BishopAlberto Gaudêncio RamosBishop of Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
2 Jan23.1Ordained PriestGiovanni CoppaPriestCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
3 Jan44.5SucceededAntônio de Castro MayerBishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
82.5DiedOctaviano Pereira de AlbuquerqueBishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6 Jan69.0DiedThomas de la Hoz, O.P. †Prefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan
BornEdward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
7 Jan BornChacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Indore, India
8 Jan23.7ProfessedPedro de Guzman Magugat, M.S.C. †Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
9 Jan26.8Ordained PriestNoël Kokora-TekryPriest of Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
11 Jan BornJoseph KariyilBishop Emeritus of Cochin, India
12 Jan59.8AppointedGiovanni Battista DellepianeApostolic Internuncio to AustriaApostolic Nuncio
13 Jan40.2AppointedFrancis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, NamibiaBishop of Keimoes, South Africa
40.2AppointedFrancis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †Titular Bishop of ClaneusBishop of Keimoes, South Africa
42.1AppointedAnthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †Coadjutor Bishop of Ndanda, TanzaniaAbbot Emeritus
42.1AppointedAnthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of BaiaAbbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
75.6AppointedCelestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CaeciriBishop Emeritus of Yan’an [Yenan], China
75.6RetiredCelestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
45.7AppointedCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Huancavélica, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
50.8AppointedGiuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
59.8AppointedFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of CoelianaBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
59.8AppointedFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Vicar Apostolic of Ndola, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
37.4AppointedJohn Patrick O’Loughlin, M.S.C. †Bishop of Darwin, Australia
58.1AppointedGiovanni RizzoArchbishop of Rossano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
14 Jan76.2AppointedMichał GodlewskiTitular Archbishop of AmoriumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
76.2ResignedMichał GodlewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, UkraineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.6AppointedAngel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †Prefect of Tsiroanomandidy, MadagascarBishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
15 Jan49.0AppointedMartin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Moyobamba, PeruPrelate
18 Jan BornPaul Patrick Donoghue, S.M.Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
48.9AppointedAthanase Paul HindoAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
48.9AppointedAthanase Paul HindoTitular Bishop of Arethusa dei SiriArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
48.3AppointedGrégoire Ephrem JarjourAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
48.3AppointedGrégoire Ephrem JarjourTitular Bishop of Larissa in SyriaAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
21 Jan49.4CeasedApollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), JapanBishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
39.8AppointedFélix Alvin D. Ley, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan
63.7ResignedPaul-Marie Molin, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bamako, MaliVicar Apostolic Emeritus
22 Jan62.7AppointedBenjamín de Arriba y CastroArchbishop of Tarragona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4Ordained BishopAlfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †Titular Bishop of LiparaBishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
72.6DiedPaolo Tranquillo Silvestri, F.S.C.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
23 Jan BornJose Romeo Juanito Orquejo LazoArchbishop of Jaro, Philippines
27.2Ordained PriestPedro Marcos Ribeiro da CostaPriestBishop Emeritus of Saurimo, Angola
47.1Ordained BishopJohannes Riegler, M.F.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BitaBishop of Lydenburg, South Africa
24 Jan59.7AppointedJoseph Alexander FernandesAuxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop of Delhi, India
59.7AppointedJoseph Alexander FernandesTitular Bishop of AphnaeumArchbishop of Delhi, India
25 Jan51.4DiedMáximo Yurramendi AlcáinApostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
27 Jan BornSalvador Piñeiro García-CalderónArchbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
79.8DiedGiovanni Tirinnanzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
29 Jan BornPrakash MallavarapuArchbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
30 Jan46.5Ordained BishopJohn Baptist Choi Deok-hong (Choe, Tchoi)Titular Bishop of AnthedonVicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South)
31 Jan44.5InstalledAntônio de Almeida Moraes JuniorBishop of Montes Claros, BrazilArchbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
32.9Ordained PriestRobert Ratna BamrungtrakulPriestBishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand
67.9DiedCarmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. †Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1 Feb43.7AppointedVladimiro Borić Crnošija, S.D.B. †Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile
38.8AppointedFernando Gomes dos SantosBishop of Aracajú, BrazilArchbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
28.0Ordained PriestJoseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of San, Mali
2 Feb51.1Ordained BishopHugh BoyleTitular Bishop of BagaiBishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
39.5Ordained BishopAlfréd ErossTitular Bishop of the Titular See
BornJohn McAreaveyBishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
4 Feb58.7ResignedWilliam Joseph Trudel, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Tabora, TanzaniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Feb60.7AppointedCarlo AgostiniPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
49.9DiedOubagaraswami BernadotteBishop of Coimbatore, India
76.2DiedAbdallah KhouryTitular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
6 Feb24.2Ordained PriestAlbert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauPriestBishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
25.2Ordained PriestErmenegildus (Paul) Li Yi, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Changzhi [Luan], China
58.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe Obert, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Dinajpur, BangladeshBishop Emeritus
7 Feb BornLuigi MorettiArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
8 Feb BornJan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
9 Feb35.9Ordained BishopThomas Vincent CahillBishop of Cairns, AustraliaArchbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
BornFrancisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia
BornRuben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
10 Feb79.7DiedJosef KumpfmüllerBishop of Augsburg, Germany
BornMario del Valle Moronta RodríguezBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
12 Feb45.9AppointedJoseph-Roméo GagnonBishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
13 Feb42.0Ordained BishopBruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of AboraBishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
45.7Ordained BishopCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Huancavélica, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
59.8Ordained BishopFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of CoelianaBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
14 Feb37.9Ordained BishopBl. Szilárd István BogdánffyAuxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
15 Feb79.2DiedHenri Delalle, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Natal, South Africa
16 Feb BornEdward DajczakBishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
17 Feb65.1DiedAthanase Jules Benham KalianArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
BornFrantišek RábekBishop of Slovakia, Military
BornAmbrose RebelloBishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
18 Feb81.3DiedErnesto Maria Piovella, Obl. Rho †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
19 Feb BornRichard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
21 Feb BornFranz Josef GebertAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
22 Feb68.1DiedErminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. †Prefect of Kengtung, Myanmar
23 Feb66.9DiedFrançois Chaize, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam
21.8Perpetual VowsLuis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Priest
46.5AppointedJoseph Li Taonan (Li Daonan)Prefect of Puchi [Puqi], ChinaBishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
BornAníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.Bishop of San Jacinto, Ecuador
24 Feb25.8Ordained PriestRoger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
74.4DiedGabriel BrunhesBishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
59.3SucceededJean DuperrayBishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
61.2AppointedCzeslaw FalkowskiBishop of Łomża, Poland
46.8Ordained BishopCharles-Marie HimmerBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
30.3Ordained PriestCarlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
18.7ProfessedMichael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
25 Feb85.5DiedJuan Sinforiano BogarínArchbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
59.9SucceededJuan José Aníbal Mena PortaArchbishop of Asunción, ParaguayArchbishop Emeritus
26 Feb70.0AppointedEgisto Domenico MelchioriArchbishop (Personal Title) of Tortona, ItalyBishop
27 Feb72.5DiedIvan Josip TomazicBishop of Lavant, Slovenia
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