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The Year of Our Lord 1949

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May60.0Ordained BishopJoseph Alexander FernandesTitular Bishop of AphnaeumArchbishop of Delhi, India
35.8Ordained BishopVenmani S. SelvanatherBishop of Salem, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
2 May81.0DiedGiuseppe AngelucciBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestEduardo Poveda RodriguezPriestBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
3 May42.7SelectedWilhelm KempfBishop of Limburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
31.9Ordained PriestJames Xie ShiguangPriestBishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
4 May53.5Ordained BishopJohn Forest Hogan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bellary, India
43.8Ordained BishopJean-Louis-Frédéric GuyotTitular Bishop of Helenopolis in PalaestinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
5 May48.2AppointedEdwin Pinto, S.J. †Bishop of Ahmedabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
6 May BornProtógenes José Luft, S.d.C.Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
7 May47.8AppointedBaltasar Álvarez RestrepoAuxiliary Bishop of Manizales, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
47.8AppointedBaltasar Álvarez RestrepoTitular Bishop of AmyzonBishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
45.1AppointedTulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
45.1AppointedTulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †Titular Bishop of MaridaArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
49.4AppointedArturo Duque VillegasAuxiliary Bishop of Ibagué, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
49.4AppointedArturo Duque VillegasTitular Bishop of VatarbaArchbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
25.9Ordained PriestDonald William MontrosePriest of Los Angeles, California, USABishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
8 May83.3DiedJohn Joseph CarrollBishop of Lismore, Australia
61.4Ordained BishopCzeslaw FalkowskiBishop of Łomża, Poland
53.3SucceededPatrick Joseph FarrellyBishop of Lismore, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
BornÓscar González VillaPriest of Manizales, Colombia
9 May64.4DiedVittorio D’AlessiBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
11 May73.7DiedMaximino Ruiz y FloresBishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
12 May59.7AppointedAndrew Alexis D’SouzaBishop of Poona, IndiaBishop Emeritus
59.7AppointedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Amboina, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
72.8AppointedRaymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea
BornPhilippe RanaivomananaBishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
49.3AppointedJosé Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.3AppointedJosé Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AmporaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chiquitos, Bolivia
14 May64.3AppointedCesar Maria Guerrero y RodriguezBishop of San Fernando, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
56.2AppointedLéon LommelCoadjutor Bishop of LuxembourgBishop Emeritus
56.2AppointedLéon LommelTitular Bishop of NephelisBishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
36.2AppointedAlejandro Ayson OlaliaCoadjutor Bishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesArchbishop of Lipa, Philippines
36.2AppointedAlejandro Ayson OlaliaTitular Bishop of ZelaArchbishop of Lipa, Philippines
42.3AppointedThomas Bernard PearsonAuxiliary Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
42.3AppointedThomas Bernard PearsonTitular Bishop of SindaAuxiliary Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
49.9AppointedJoseph Edward RudderhamBishop of Clifton, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
BornGiovanni SantucciBishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
36.1AppointedJoão de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
36.1AppointedJoão de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of DerbeArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
15 May75.3DiedAloysius Hopfgartner, M.H.M. †Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia
16 MayBornSebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
49.5AppointedJohn Benjamin GrellingerAuxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedJohn Benjamin GrellingerTitular Bishop of SyeneAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
17 May40.4Ordained BishopBernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of BelaliBishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 May40.8AppointedEmilio BiancheriBishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
BornJoseph Robert CistoneBishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
19 May49.4AppointedGioacchino MuccinBishop of Belluno e Feltre, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornTarcisius Gervazio ZiyayeArchbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
21 May BornJean-Pierre BlaisBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
62.3AppointedFrancesco LardoneTitular Archbishop of RhizaeumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
62.3AppointedFrancesco LardoneApostolic Nuncio to HaitiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
62.3AppointedFrancesco LardoneApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
22 May22.4Ordained PriestJaume Camprodon RoviraPriestBishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
65.7Ordained BishopJosé María García Graín, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AlabandaVicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
37.8InstalledJohn Patrick O’Loughlin, M.S.C. †Bishop of Darwin, Australia
47.8Ordained BishopJerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of BladiaBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
43.3Ordained BishopEgidio VagnozziTitular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
23 May BornDaniel Nicholas DiNardoCardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
24 May BornJuan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
26 May49.1AppointedJean-de-Capistran (Joseph-Antonio-Aimé) Cayer, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), EgyptVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
49.1AppointedJean-de-Capistran (Joseph-Antonio-Aimé) Cayer, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CissiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
44.0AppointedRené-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, EgyptBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
44.0AppointedRené-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of DuraBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
51.7Ordained BishopInácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of AgbiaBishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.0Ordained PriestDaniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
72.4DiedNicolas Stam, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
27.4Ordained PriestVladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictTitular Bishop of Mariamme
76.2DiedEdouard van Goethem, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 May BornSerge Patrick PoitrasBishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
28 May60.8AppointedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Titular Archbishop of CyzicusSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
42.7ConfirmedWilhelm KempfBishop of Limburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
40.6AppointedMatteo Guido SperandeoAuxiliary Bishop of Nola, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Calvi e Teano, Italy
40.6AppointedMatteo Guido SperandeoTitular Bishop of SamosBishop Emeritus of Calvi e Teano, Italy
29 May44.2Ordained BishopLucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. †Bishop of Dali [Tali], ChinaBishop Emeritus
30 May55.6AppointedPiotr KałwaBishop of Lublin, Poland
75.1DiedEmmanuel Célestin SuhardCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
31 May50.3SucceededJames Donald ScanlanBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
92.2DiedJohn TonerBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
1 Jun BornMichael Joseph HoeppnerBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
2 Jun24.0Ordained PriestZekarias YohannesPriest of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaBishop Emeritus
3 Jun50.4AppointedOscar (Antonius Aloysius Gerardus) Cremers, O.F.M. †Prefect of Hollandia, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestDennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
BornIgnatius Loyola Ivan MascarenhasBishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India
78.8DiedAmbrose James MoriartyBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
43.4SucceededJohn Aloysius MurphyBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
4 Jun26.4Ordained PriestJoseph Thomas DiminoPriest of New York, New York, USAArchbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
25.4Ordained PriestAnthony Francis MesticePriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornJoseph Fred NaumannArchbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
49.3AppointedFernando Quiroga y PalaciosCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
5 Jun23.8Ordained PriestRobert HealyPriest of Ossory, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Perth, Australia
BornJosé NambiBishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
BornJulian Charles PorteousArchbishop of Hobart, Australia
35.6Ordained BishopPaulo Hipólito de Souza LibórioBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
25.5Ordained PriestTadeusz Stanislaw SzwagrzykPriest of Częstochowa, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
28.9Ordained PriestJoseph Tsong Huaide (Zhong Huaide)PriestBishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
6 JunBornSoundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B. †Bishop of Vellore, India
29.9Ordained PriestPaul Joseph Phạm Ðình TụngPriest of Hà Nôi, Viet NamCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
7 Jun27.9Ordained PriestArnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. †Priest of Society of the Divine SaviorBishop Emeritus of Nachingwea, Tanzania
26.4Ordained PriestJoseph Alphonse McNicholasPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
24.9Ordained PriestAlban (Edward) Quinn, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Sicuani, Peru
9 Jun37.4AppointedJoseph Kung Szu-jungBishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], ChinaFormer Bishop-Elect
47.8AppointedIgnatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei)Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], ChinaCardinal, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
33.6AppointedSimon Lei Zhenxia (Lei Chang-hsia)Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
43.5AppointedPaul Ten Gan-lin (Deng Ji-zhou)Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
41.2AppointedMatthias Duan Yinmin (Duan In-min)Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
10 Jun58.5AppointedBertalan Badalik, O.P. †Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
49.6AppointedTarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti, O.C.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Lodi, Italy
49.6AppointedTarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of IerichusBishop of Lodi, Italy
11 Jun25.9Ordained PriestAnthony Joseph BevilacquaPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
27.2Ordained PriestJoseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu)Priest of Beihai [Pakhoi], ChinaBishop
26.8Ordained PriestBenedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
23.6Ordained PriestJean-Guy HamelinPriest of Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
25.3Ordained PriestMarcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossArchbishop Emeritus of Panamá
25.2Ordained PriestJohn Gavin NolanPriest of Albany, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
25.5Ordained PriestRomeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran
24.7Ordained PriestLeonard James WallPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12 Jun BornGeorge Joseph LucasArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
23.8Ordained PriestDominik TóthPriest of Trnava (Tirnava), SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
14 Jun60.6Ordained BishopPatrick James Byrne, M.M. †Titular Bishop of GazeraApostolic Delegate to Korea
BornMalcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
16 Jun22.6Ordained PriestAntonio CantisaniPriest of Policastro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
57.5Ordained BishopJoannes Groen, M.S.F. †Titular Bishop of SbidaVicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia
37.1Ordained BishopJoseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of CallipolisBishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Jun BornFrederick Joseph ColliBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
18 JunAppointedGiuseppe KhantzianOrdinary of Greece (Armenian)
42.7AppointedAnselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
19 Jun32.7Ordained PriestTadeusz Boguslaw BłaszkiewiczPriest of Przemyśl, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
25.4Ordained PriestFrancis Gerard BrooksPriest of Dromore, IrelandBishop Emeritus
BornMichael Richard CoteBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
23.6Ordained PriestJosé Freire FalcãoPriest of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
26.1Ordained PriestChucrallah HarbPriestBishop Emeritus of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
23.0Ordained PriestKevin McNamaraPriestArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
49.5Ordained BishopGioacchino MuccinBishop of Belluno e Feltre, ItalyBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestMichael MurphyPriest of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop
24.5Ordained PriestDiarmaid (Dermot) O’Súilleabháin (O’Sullivan)PriestBishop of Kerry, Ireland
21 Jun40.0AppointedIsaac GhattasBishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), EgyptBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
45.7SelectedCarl Joseph LeiprechtBishop of Rottenburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
BornYousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P.Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
22 Jun44.5AppointedFranz Sales ZaunerCoadjutor Bishop of Linz, AustriaBishop Emeritus
44.5AppointedFranz Sales ZaunerTitular Bishop of FataBishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
26 Jun22.8Ordained PriestAgostino CacciavillanPriest of Vicenza, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
25.9Ordained PriestVincent Huang ShouchengPriestBishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
29.0Ordained PriestJan MazurPriest of Lublin, PolandBishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
27.3Ordained PriestFrançois-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles
23.4Ordained PriestCrescênzio RinaldiniPriest of Brescia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 Jun65.2IncardinatedBl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. †Priest of Society of St. PaulSuperior General Emeritus
BornFrancis Xavier Kriengsak KovithavanijCardinal, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
28 Jun BornDavid Douglas Crosby, O.M.I.Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
29 Jun48.0Ordained BishopBaltasar Álvarez RestrepoTitular Bishop of AmyzonBishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
23.6Ordained PriestVittorio BernardettoPriest of Ivrea, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
25.1Ordained PriestYves-Marie-Henri BescondPriest of Versailles, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
25.5Ordained PriestIvan ChomaPriest of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), PolandTitular Bishop of Patara
45.0Ordained BishopFélix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, BrazilArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.1Ordained PriestEnzio d’AntonioPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
34.3Ordained PriestMathias Dionys Albert Paul DefreggerPriest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.1Ordained BishopManuel Dos Santos RochaTitular Bishop of PrieneBishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
33.8Ordained PriestKarl Borromäus FlügelPriest of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestJoão (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †Priest of Xaverian Missionary FathersBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
42.6Ordained BishopAnthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of BaiaAbbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
55.6Ordained BishopPiotr KałwaBishop of Lublin, Poland
56.4Ordained BishopLéon LommelTitular Bishop of NephelisBishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
24.7Ordained PriestAlphonsus Liguori PenneyPriest of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
29.5Ordained PriestAndrés Sapelak, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
22.7Ordained PriestLuciano StoreroPriestApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
37.7Ordained BishopJacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of BureBishop of Doumé, Cameroon
53.3Ordained BishopPablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. †Bishop of Cuttack, India
24.4Ordained PriestGabriel Marie Étienne VanelPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
30 Jun93.1DiedJosé Amador Velasco y PeñaBishop of Colima, México
BornFranco Giulio BrambillaBishop of Novara, Italy
58.6SucceededIgnacio de Alba y HernándezBishop of Colima, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
62.4Ordained BishopFrancesco LardoneTitular Archbishop of RhizaeumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
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