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The Year of Our Lord 1952

Bishop Events

January to February

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown79.8RetiredJoseph-Felix Blanc, S. M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
DiedPatrizio Tommaso Brennan, S.S.C.M.E. †Prefect of Kwangju, Korea (South)
68.7AppointedLuigi Centoz †Official of the Secretariat of StateVice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
43.9AppointedPolicarpo da Costa Vaz †Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
82.5DiedAlfonso Ferrandina †Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
64.3ResignedFrancisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
DiedPietro Alcantara da Habas, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Berbérati, Central African Republic
32.1AppointedLodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. †Prefect of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
69.1ResignedLeo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †Apostolic Internuncio to IndiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
17.9ProfessedKassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist.Member of Order of CisterciansAbbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
65.4AppointedAlfredo Le Pailleur, C.S.C. †Titular Bishop of CyparissiaBishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
65.4ResignedAlfredo Le Pailleur, C.S.C. †Bishop of Chittagong, BangladeshBishop Emeritus
61.8DiedVictor Maczalik Gyozo †Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
69.8DiedGiuseppe Ramiro Marcone, O.S.B. †Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
DiedGiovanni Enrico Mazoyer, O.M.I. †Prefect of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, Laos
50.2AppointedRubén Odio Herrera †Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
41.6AppointedAntonio Poma †Coadjutor Bishop of Mantova, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
85.2AppointedBonaventura Porta †Titular Bishop of AncusaBishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
85.2RetiredBonaventura Porta †Bishop of Pesaro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedWesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, BrazilBishop-Elect
DiedWesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop-Elect of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
57.3AppointedPrimo Principi †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherOfficial Emeritus
DiedFrancesco Sanz Pascual, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia
AppointedClément Sirgue, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Moundou, Chad
BornJoseph Vu Duy ThongThái BinhAuxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
BornNorman King'oo WambuaKathianiBishop of Bungoma, Kenya
70.1ResignedPeter Johannes Willekens, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Djakarta, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
53.4AppointedGeorges Xenopulos, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Syros e Milos, Greece
1 Jan50.4DiedGiuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Andria, Italy
2 Jan45.9AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Awasa, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
45.9AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
3 Jan40.9AppointedAleksandar Tokic †Coadjutor Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), MontenegroArchbishop
40.9AppointedAleksandar Tokic †Titular Archbishop of BizyaArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
4 JanBornAlfonso Yepes Rojo †DonmatiasPrefect of Leticia, Colombia
5 Jan69.3DiedHenri-Jean-Maria Prud'homme †Bishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 Jan50.5Ordained BishopGuglielmo Bosetti †Titular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusBishop of Fidenza, Italy
BornJesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.Valtierra, SpainPrelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil
67.8SucceededVicente Alejandro González y Robleto †Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
86.7DiedJosé Antonio Lezcano y Ortega †Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
8 Jan81.8DiedArturo Celestino Alvarez †Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
56.4SucceededAntonio Ignacio Camargo †Bishop of Calabozo, VenezuelaBishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
45.6Ordained BishopLino R. Gonzaga y Rasdesales †Bishop of Palo, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
9 Jan82.1DiedAndrea Cassulo †Apostolic Delegate to Turkey
10 Jan41.4AppointedPierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bandung, IndonesiaBishop of Bandung, Indonesia
41.4AppointedPierre Marin Arntz, O.S.Cr. †Titular Bishop of StectoriumBishop of Bandung, Indonesia
51.2AppointedRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.3Ordained PriestThomas Vose DailyPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
57.8AppointedXavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of LaganiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.3Ordained PriestJohn Richard McNamara †Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
37.1AppointedAntonio Torasso, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia
37.1AppointedAntonio Torasso, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of ThapsusVicar Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia
43.3AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
43.3AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of BurcaBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
11 Jan38.9AppointedMarceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Leticia, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
13 Jan37.0Ordained BishopJosip Pavlišic †Titular Bishop of BruzusArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
BornLucius Iwejuru UgorjiNazeBishop of Umuahia, Nigeria
14 Jan BornMichele CastoroAltamuraBishop of Oria, Italy
56.1AppointedGeorges-Léon Landry †Titular Bishop of CnossusBishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
56.1ResignedGeorges-Léon Landry †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
45.5SucceededPhilip Francis Pocock †Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
74.9RetiredArthur Alfred Sinnott †Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
15 Jan62.6DiedFrancisco Blanco Nájera †Bishop of Orense, Spain
BornPeter HlaHwaryBishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
17 Jan57.8AppointedXavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.9Ordained BishopMarcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel †Titular Bishop of Neocaesarea in SyriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
18 Jan46.7SucceededRené-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Port-Said, EgyptBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
80.6DiedAnge-Marie-Paul Hiral, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt
20 Jan23.3Ordained PriestJosé Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola
21 Jan40.1AppointedErnesto Çoba †Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
40.1AppointedErnesto Çoba †Titular Bishop of MidaëumApostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
23 Jan49.0AppointedLambert Anthony Hoch †Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
24 Jan BornFausto Gaibor GarcíaGuarandaAuxiliary Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
52.1Ordained BishopFriedrich Maria Rintelen †Titular Bishop of ChusiraAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
25 Jan47.9AppointedPacific Ly-Hsüan-te, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Sian [Xi’an], ChinaBishop of Yenan [Yan’an], China
26 Jan51.9AppointedHeinrich Baaken †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
51.9AppointedHeinrich Baaken †Titular Bishop of GordusAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
70.7DiedAlexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †Bishop of Lanlung [Anlong], China
46.0AppointedIgnace Ziadé †Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
27 JanAppointedPietro Dema †Titular Bishop of Apollonias
BornCalogero La Piana, S.D.B.RiesiArchbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
23.7Ordained PriestLorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M.Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of Huacho, Peru
45.1Ordained BishopVincenzo Radicioni †Bishop of Montalto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMelchisedec Sikuli PalukuLukangaBishop of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
29 Jan57.3AppointedGeorges Cabana †Coadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Jan83.5DiedLuigi Ferri †Bishop Emeritus of Montalto, Italy
31 Jan56.7AppointedPacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. †Bishop of Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
52.5AppointedGiovanni Battista Piasentini †Bishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
1 Feb92.0DiedGiuseppe Alves Matoso †Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
66.7DiedFelice Cribellati †Bishop of Nicotera-Tropea, Italy
61.0SucceededDomenico da Silva Gonçavles †Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
BornLumen Monteiro, C.S.C.CalanguteBishop of Agartala, India
2 Feb BornLuis Albeiro Cortés RendónQuimbayaBishop of Vélez, Colombia
53.2Ordained BishopBuenaventura Jáuregui Prieto †Titular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Zipaquirá, Colombia
50.7Ordained BishopJean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of BotrianaBishop Emeritus of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso
75.1DiedWilliam Henry Mellon †Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
3 Feb55.7Ordained BishopBiagio D'Agostino †Titular Bishop of CitiumBishop Emeritus of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
6 Feb47.7AppointedGabriel Auguste François Marty †Bishop of Saint-Flour, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
53.7AppointedAleksander Moscicki †Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
53.7AppointedAleksander Moscicki †Titular Bishop of DoaraAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
8 Feb59.4AppointedThomas Kiely Gorman †Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA
59.4AppointedThomas Kiely Gorman †Titular Bishop of RhasusBishop Emeritus of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA
45.0AppointedJoseph Mark McShea †Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
45.0AppointedJoseph Mark McShea †Titular Bishop of MinaBishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
9 Feb65.5AppointedJoseph Aloysius Burke †Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
10 Feb BornMartin Kivuva MusondeMuthetheniBishop of Machakos, Kenya
66.7AppointedDenis J. Moynihan †Bishop of Kerry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
39.6Ordained BishopLaurean Rugambwa †Titular Bishop of FebianaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
12 Feb BornGilberto Gómez GonzálezAlbeos, SpainAuxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru
51.6DiedAmbrose Kelly, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
49.8AppointedJosé Lázaro Neves, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
14 Feb66.4AppointedStanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. †Bishop of Teramo e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.1AppointedAloys Bigirumwami †Vicar Apostolic of Nyundo, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
47.1AppointedAloys Bigirumwami †Titular Bishop of GarrianaBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
49.4AppointedAdolfo Binni †Bishop of Nola, Italy
49.7AppointedJames Buis, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of AstypalaeaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
49.7AppointedJames Buis, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Jesselton, MalaysiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
67.7AppointedLaurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, RwandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.9AppointedJan Vos, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of CnidusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
49.9AppointedJan Vos, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, MalaysiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.0AppointedJoseph Wan Tsu-Chang, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hengchow [Hengyang], China
15 Feb BornGeorge AntonysamyTiruchy, IndiaApostolic Nuncio to Guinea
16 Feb36.9AppointedAlberto Gaudêncio Ramos †Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
64.1AppointedMarcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas †Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
17 Feb23.4Ordained PriestJohn Adel Elya, B.S.Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat AlmoukhalissiatBishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
BornReinaldo del Prette LissotValenciaArchbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
18 Feb18.9ProfessedBrian James Barnes, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
79.9DiedAntoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Canton [Guangzhou], China
BornDaniel Kozelinski NettoColonia ParaisoAuxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
19 Feb61.5DiedFrancesco Giberti †Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
20 Feb62.2AppointedJules Georges Kandela †Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
21 Feb41.6AppointedJavier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, PeruAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
41.6AppointedJavier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. †Titular Bishop of BaparaAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
60.1DiedFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. †Bishop of Kaying [Meixian], China
75.0DiedAgostino de Jesus e Souza †Bishop of Porto, Portugal
22 Feb69.4AppointedMate Garkovic †Apostolic Administrator of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaArchbishop
69.4AppointedMate Garkovic †Titular Bishop of AdrasusArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
23 Feb39.1AppointedGabriel Bukatko †Apostolic Administrator of Križevci (Byzantine), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
39.1AppointedGabriel Bukatko †Titular Bishop of SeverianaArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
40.8AppointedJorge Manrique Hurtado †Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
40.8AppointedJorge Manrique Hurtado †Titular Bishop of HadrumetumArchbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
43.4AppointedMatteo Guido Sperandeo †Bishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teano-Calvi, Italy
24 Feb47.4Ordained BishopLucas Katsusaburo Arai †Bishop of Yokohama, JapanBishop Emeritus
49.7InstalledThomas Absolem McCabe †Bishop of Wollongong, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Port Augusta, Australia
24.5Ordained PriestAndrew PatakiPriest of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
25 Feb53.7Ordained BishopAleksander Moscicki †Titular Bishop of DoaraAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
26 Feb BornJacinto Inácio FlachBom PrincipioAuxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
57.2AppointedLuigi Pirelli †Bishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy
28 Feb43.8AppointedLionel Audet †Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
43.8AppointedLionel Audet †Titular Bishop of ThibarisAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
40.6AppointedFrancis Joseph Klein †Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
29 Feb86.6DiedAugstín Barrere, F.M.I. †Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina
72.6DiedRoger-Henri-Marie Beaussart †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
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