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The Year of Our Lord 1951

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedPedro Pablo Andrade Sanchez, O.F.M. †Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador
72.1DiedAnselmo Federico Catalán, O.S.B. †Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
DiedPatrizio Maurizio Connaughton, O.F.M. †Prefect of Suihsien [Suixian], China
38.2AppointedZaya DachtouBishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
64.5ResignedAndré-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Yungkia [Yongjia], ChinaBishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
62.6DiedAntonio DurcoviciBishop of Iaşi, Romania
ResignedMatteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp.Superior of GambiaSuperior Emeritus
56.3AppointedThomas John Feeney, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
56.3AppointedThomas John Feeney, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AgnusVicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
58.8ResignedFelipe Antonio Gallego Gorgojo, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.3ResignedGiacomo Uberto Goumans, O.S.Cr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bandung, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.7ResignedRené Graffin, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Doumé, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
DiedGiovanni KaoPrefect of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
56.0AppointedLorenz S. Kogy, O.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
56.0AppointedLorenz S. Kogy, O.M. †Titular Bishop of Comana ArmeniaeAuxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
60.8Ordained BishopVictor Maczalik GyozoAuxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
69.0AppointedRaymundo Julian Martín (Manguan), O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
52.8AppointedJosé de Jesús Martinez VargasAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Armenia, Colombia
74.3AppointedIgnazio MobarakTitular Archbishop of GabalaArchbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
74.3RetiredIgnazio MobarakArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
38.6AppointedMIchael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Bathurst in GambiaBishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia
BornSalesius MugambiEgandeneBishop of Meru, Kenya
73.3AppointedPio Leonardo Navarra, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Archbishop of BeroëBishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
73.3ResignedPio Leonardo Navarra, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedSalvatore Pane, C.M. †Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia
72.2AppointedSettimio PeroniTitular Archbishop of ViminaciumBishop Emeritus of Norcia, Italy
72.2ResignedSettimio PeroniBishop of Norcia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
53.5ResignedAntonio RiberiApostolic Nuncio to ChinaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
75.0AppointedDaniel Rivero RiveroTitular Archbishop of Heliopolis in PhoeniciaArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
75.0RetiredDaniel Rivero RiveroArchbishop of Sucre, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
62.0AppointedPietro Villa, M.C.C.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
1 Jan BornCarlos Garfias MerlosTuxpanBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México
24.5Ordained PriestJán Eugen KočišPriestTitular Bishop of Abrittum
75.6DiedGiuseppe MigoneSecret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities
60.4AppointedGiuseppe ProntiBishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
BornJosé Benedito SimãoCaçapavaAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2 Jan29.8Ordained BishopPavel Mária Hnilica, S.J. †BishopTitular Bishop of Rusadus
3 Jan84.1DiedGregorio BahabaninianBishop of Ancira (Angora) (Armenian), Turkey
52.9AppointedPablo Gúrpide BeopeBishop of Sigüenza, SpainBishop of Bilbao, Spain
53.0AppointedGiacomo PalombellaBishop of Calvi e Teano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Matera, Italy
5 Jan BornFausto TardelliLuccaBishop of San Miniato, Italy
52.9AppointedPietro ZuccarinoCoadjutor Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, ItalyBishop
52.9AppointedPietro ZuccarinoTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in LydiaBishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
6 JanBornCataldo NaroSan CataldoArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
8 Jan73.2DiedAlexander ChulaparambilBishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
51.7SucceededThomas TharayilBishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), IndiaBishop Emeritus
10 Jan56.0AppointedAlbert François Cousineau, C.S.C. †Coadjutor Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, HaïtiBishop
56.0AppointedAlbert François Cousineau, C.S.C. †Titular Bishop of VartanaBishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
11 Jan58.5AppointedCostantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, O.S.M. †Bishop of Bremersdorp, SwazilandBishop of Manzini, Swaziland
41.7AppointedAurelian (Josef) Bilgeri, O.S.B. †Bishop of Eshowe, South Africa
53.1AppointedHugh BoyleBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
44.9AppointedJoseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †Bishop of Maseru, LesothoBishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
43.3AppointedJohn Colburn GarnerArchbishop of Pretoria, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
54.1AppointedJoseph Grueter, C.M.M. †Bishop of Umtata, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedBruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
35.2AppointedDenis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Durban, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedPeter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Bethlehem, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
41.7AppointedJohannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. †Bishop of Aliwal, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedJohn Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. †Bishop of Kokstad, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
43.5AppointedOwen McCannArchbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.3AppointedHerman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedEris Norman Michael O’BrienCoadjutor Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedEris Norman Michael O’BrienTitular Archbishop of CyrrhusArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
BornHéctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R.MedellinVicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia
49.1AppointedJohn Riegler, M.C.C.I. †Bishop of Lydenburg, South Africa
47.8AppointedJohn Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †Bishop of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
57.1Ordained BishopAlphonse StreitTitular Bishop of NiciusBishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
BornPhilip TartagliaGlasgowBishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
52.5AppointedHenry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. †Bishop of Keimoes, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
40.4AppointedGerard Marie Franciscus van Velson, O.P. †Bishop of Kroonstad, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
43.7AppointedWilliam Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †Bishop of Johannesburg, South AfricaArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
12 Jan61.3AppointedDiego VeniniSecret Almoner of the Office of Papal CharitiesSecret Almoner Emeritus
61.3AppointedDiego VeniniTitular Archbishop of AdanaSecret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
13 Jan39.2AppointedMaxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Manitoba (Ukrainian), CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
39.2AppointedMaxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of SinnaArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
79.3DiedFrancesco Marchetti SelvaggianiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
66.8AppointedEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantCardinal-Bishop of OstiaCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
66.8ConfirmedEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
43.7AppointedPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of PorphyreonOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
43.7AppointedPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherOfficial Emeritus
14 Jan35.0Ordained PriestChristophe AdimouPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
BornJean-Luc BruninRoubaixBishop of Ajaccio, France
28.7Ordained PriestBernardin GantinPriest of Cotonou, BeninCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
48.5Ordained BishopCornelius LuceyTitular Bishop of SilaBishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland
32.0Ordained PriestBernard Oguki-AtakpahPriestBishop Emeritus of Atakpamé, Togo
BornPascal Marie RolandChatouBishop of Moulins, France
17 Jan68.2DiedFranziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa
19 Jan BornGonzalo Galván CastilloLeónBishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
66.5DiedLorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
57.1DiedHeinrich MetzrothAuxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
46.8AppointedRené-Louis-Marie StourmBishop of Amiens, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
20 Jan BornNikola EterovicPuciscaSecretary General of the Synod of Bishops
75.4AppointedEdward MyersCoadjutor Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
75.4AppointedEdward MyersTitular Archbishop of BeroeaCoadjutor Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
23 Jan BornMiguel Angel Alba DíazMonterreyBishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
46.7SucceededGeorge Andrew Beck, A.A. †Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
85.3DiedArthur DoubledayBishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
BornJesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.La PedregozaVicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela
46.9AppointedPatrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
24 Jan BornRogelio Cabrera LópezSanta CatalinaArchbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
25 Jan BornLawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.VernonArchbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
26 Jan42.0AppointedWilliam Francis Kupfer, M.M. †Prefect of Taichung, TaiwanBishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
71.1AppointedClemente MicaraCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
27 Jan46.0AppointedJohn Carmel HeenanBishop of Leeds, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
28 Jan57.5Ordained BishopJohann Wilhelm ClevenTitular Bishop of SasimaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
60.1DiedPietro Doimo MunzaniArchbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
1 Feb64.5AppointedRaffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ThignicaBishop Emeritus of Hengchow [Hengyang], China
64.5ResignedRaffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hengchow [Hengyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
2 Feb25.1Ordained PriestLélis Lara, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Feb51.9AppointedAgostino D'ArcoCoadjutor Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyBishop
51.9AppointedAgostino D'ArcoTitular Bishop of ThennesusBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
46.9Ordained BishopOctaviano Márquez y TórizArchbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México
4 Feb57.1Ordained BishopMariano Vega MestreBishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
61.3Ordained BishopDiego VeniniTitular Archbishop of AdanaSecret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
5 Feb41.1AppointedJoseph Lennox FederalAuxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USABishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
41.1AppointedJoseph Lennox FederalTitular Bishop of AppiariaBishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
7 Feb73.4DiedFlorent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la VillerabelArchbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
45.6AppointedBiagio MustoCoadjutor Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, ItalyBishop
45.6AppointedBiagio MustoTitular Bishop of BassianaBishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
8 Feb53.0AppointedCesar Benedetti, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.0AppointedCesar Benedetti, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TiddiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cuevo, Bolivia
54.6AppointedCamilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
37.6AppointedNicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
37.6AppointedNicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of BladiaBishop Emeritus of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
46.4AppointedArturo Vélez MartínezBishop of Toluca, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
9 FebAppointedEugene Fahy, S.J. †Prefect of Yangchow [Yangzhou], China
BornAnthony Swamy ThomasappaMariannapalayaBishop of Chikmagalur, India
10 Feb66.2AppointedPál Sárközy, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
11 Feb45.7AppointedFrancesco CarpinoCoadjutor Archbishop of Monreale, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
45.7AppointedFrancesco CarpinoTitular Archbishop of NicomediaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
32.8Ordained PriestPeter Poreku DeryPriest of Wa, GhanaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
40.7Ordained BishopSergio PignedoliTitular Archbishop of IconiumCardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
39.7AppointedPasquale VeneziaBishop of Ariano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
53.0Ordained BishopPietro ZuccarinoTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in LydiaBishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
13 Feb70.8DiedTeodoro KubinaBishop of Częstochowa, Poland
42.8Ordained BishopDominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. †Titular Bishop of ElateaArchbishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
50.7AppointedManuel YapBishop of Capiz, PhilippinesBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
16 Feb BornFranz-Josef Hermann BodePaderbornBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
BornElías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.CutumayBishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
73.6AppointedGiuseppe PizzardoSecretary of the Congregation of the Holy OfficeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
17 Feb24.6Ordained PriestGiovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
32.9Ordained PriestCipriano Biyehima KihangirePriestBishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
70.1AppointedTeófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of UrusiBishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
70.1ResignedTeófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nampula, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
18 Feb57.9SucceededJoseph Wilhelmus Maria BaetenBishop of Breda, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
85.5DiedPieter Adriaan Willem HopmansBishop of Breda, Netherlands
19 Feb45.7AppointedJuan Ricote AlonsoAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, SpainBishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
45.7AppointedJuan Ricote AlonsoTitular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
20 Feb54.8AppointedLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
54.8AppointedLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Titular Bishop of LundaPrelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
21 FebAppointedFerdinand Lacretelle, S.J. †Prefect of Haichow [Haizhou], China
66.8DiedGiovanni Battista Uamzemi (Wang Tseng-yi), C.M. †Bishop of Ankwo [Anguo], China
22 Feb56.0Ordained BishopLorenzo Sahag KoguianTitular Bishop of Comana Armeniae
55.5Ordained BishopMaurice SchexnayderTitular Bishop of TuscamiaBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
24 Feb57.4Ordained BishopLuis Cabrera CruzBishop of Papantla, Puebla, MéxicoBishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
55.9AppointedHailé Mariam CahsaiVicar Apostolic of Addis Abeba, EthiopiaBishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
55.9AppointedHailé Mariam CahsaiTitular Bishop of Sozusa in LibyaBishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
76.0DiedDomenico Della VedovaBishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
61.9AppointedGhebre Jesus JacobExarch of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaExarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
61.9AppointedGhebre Jesus JacobTitular Bishop of ErythrumExarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
49.5Ordained BishopCorrado MingoBishop of Trapani, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
61.6AppointedJoseph RabbaniTitular Archbishop of NacoliaArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
25 Feb22.6Ordained PriestAntonio Forte, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
BornPaulo Mendes PeixotoImbéBishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
63.2Ordained BishopPatrick O’BoyleBishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus
73.2AppointedAlfredo Verzosa y FlorentinTitular Bishop of CapsaBishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
73.2RetiredAlfredo Verzosa y FlorentinBishop of Lipa, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
43.8Ordained BishopPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of PorphyreonOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
26 Feb BornJohn Gerard NoonanLimerick, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA
27 Feb BornWilliam Enrique Delgado SilvaCaracasBishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
50.9AppointedDino Luigi Romoli, O.P. †Bishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
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