The Year of Our Lord 1953

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Jean Damascène Bimenyimana	Shangi	Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda
	80.8	Retired	Joseph Félix Blanc, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	78.0	Died	Maurice Boch, S.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
	73.0	Retired	Joseph Darnand, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Appointed	Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. †	Superior of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau	Prefect of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau
	57.0	Resigned	Antonius Deutsch, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]	Prefect Emeritus
	18.8	Professed	Franz Dietl	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	40.8	Appointed	Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. †	Prefect of Udonthani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
		Appointed	Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. †	Prefect of Wankie, Zimbabwe
		Resigned	William Lumley, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Jos, Nigeria	Prefect Emeritus
	71.5	Resigned	Pedro Francisco Luna Pachón, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	65.8	Resigned	Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka †	Prefect of Niigata, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
	41.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. †	Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Rector General Emeritus
		Appointed	Alfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †	Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Prior General Emeritus
	42.0	Appointed	Paul Peter Myskiw, O.S.B.M. †	Superior General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Superior General Emeritus
		Died	Leandro Nieto y Bolandier, O.A.R. †	Prefect of Palawan, Philippines
		Died	Giuseppe Ribeiro de Magalhaes, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau
	59.5	Appointed	Bonaventura Josef Schweizer, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior	Superior General Emeritus
	75.4	Died	Joseph Tsui Shou-hsün †	Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
2 Jan	72.6	Died	Fortunato Chirichigno Pontolido, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Piura, Peru
		Born	Mounir Khairallah	Mtah-Ezziat	Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon
	49.9	Succeeded	Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. †	Bishop of Piura, Peru	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
3 Jan		Born	Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin	Paris	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
	72.9	Died	Philip George Scher †	Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA
	66.7	Succeeded	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
4 Jan		Born	Alapati Lui Mataeliga	Sataua	Archbishop of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
7 Jan	48.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pardini †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan	41.0	Appointed	Alfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Warangal, India	Bishop Emeritus
	42.8	Appointed	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Accra, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
	45.2	Appointed	Joseph Mark Gopu †	Bishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
		Born	Tesfasellassie Medhin	Alitena	Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
	52.5	Appointed	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
	52.5	Appointed	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
	51.9	Appointed	Ambrose Rayappan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.9	Appointed	Ambrose Rayappan †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
	43.1	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Vicar Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
	43.1	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Titular Bishop of Oenoanda	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
	49.5	Appointed	Pietro Severi †	Bishop of Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
	39.6	Appointed	Joseph Truong-cao-Dai, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	39.6	Appointed	Joseph Truong-cao-Dai, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam
9 Jan		Born	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Santa Cruz de Marcenado-Siero	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
9 Jan		Appointed	Gaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
10 Jan		Born	Richard Domba Mady	Aba	Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Jan	29.0	Ordained Priest	Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. †	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
12 Jan	64.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Agostini †	Died Before Publication	Patriarch
	68.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Borgongini Duca †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
	68.9	Resigned	Francesco Borgongini Duca †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Anacleto Cazzaniga †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	71.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaetano Cicognani †	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	67.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Ciriaci †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	76.8	Appointed	Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini †	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	76.8	Resigned	Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini †	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	70.3	Appointed	John Francis D’Alton †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	70.3	Elevated to Cardinal	John Francis D’Alton †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Augusto Álvaro da Silva †	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	66.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Benjamín de Arriba y Castro †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
	79.2	Appointed	Carlos María Javier de la Torre †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
	79.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlos María Javier de la Torre †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
	69.7	Appointed	Maurice Feltin †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	69.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Maurice Feltin †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	52.2	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	52.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Valerian Gracias †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	80.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente †	Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
	48.7	Appointed	Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	48.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	61.2	Appointed	Giacomo Lercaro †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	61.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Lercaro †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	63.9	Appointed	Crisanto Luque y Sánchez †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
	63.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Crisanto Luque y Sánchez †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
	66.5	Appointed	James Francis Aloysius McIntyre †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
	66.5	Elevated to Cardinal	James Francis Aloysius McIntyre †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
	70.5	Appointed	Marcello Mimmi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
	70.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Marcello Mimmi †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
	62.2	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	62.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	53.0	Appointed	Fernando Quiroga y Palacios †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	53.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Fernando Quiroga y Palacios †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	71.1	Appointed	Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	71.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	46.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Siri †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy
	46.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Siri †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy
	54.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Alojzije Stepinac †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
	69.2	Appointed	Valerio Valeri †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Valerio Valeri †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	51.6	Appointed	Joseph Wendel †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	51.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Wendel †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	51.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Stefan Wyszynski †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
13 Jan	73.2	Died	Fulvio Tessaroli †	Bishop Emeritus of Segni, Italy
14 Jan	56.9	Installed	Thomas Aloysius Boland †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Jan		Born	Patrick Le Gal	Ermont	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
15 Jan	68.2	Appointed	Filippo Bernardini †	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	68.9	Appointed	Francesco Borgongini Duca †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
	76.8	Appointed	Augusto Álvaro da Silva †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	80.7	Appointed	Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
	62.2	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Pro-Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	71.1	Appointed	Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
16 Jan	46.7	Installed	Giuseppe Siri †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy
17 Jan	73.1	Resigned	Clemente Micara †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	69.2	Appointed	Valerio Valeri †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	90.7	Died	Santiago Ricardo Vilanova y Meléndez †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
18 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to United States of America
18 Jan	28.3	Ordained Priest	Eduardo André Muaca †	Priest of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Jan		Born	Cyprian Kizito Lwanga	Naggalama	Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda
20 Jan		Born	Juan Rubén Martinez	Vicente López	Bishop of Posadas, Argentina
20 Jan		Born	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão	Aldona	Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
23 Jan		Born	Joseph Salvador Marino	Birmingham, USA	Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
24 Jan	24.9	Ordained Priest	John Stephen Cummins	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Oakland, California, USA
25 Jan		Born	José Moreira Bastos Neto	Simonésia	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
		Born	Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long, P.S.S.	Hà Nôi	Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zimmermann †	Titular Bishop of Cerynia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
26 Jan	69.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Fietta †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
26 Jan		Born	Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P.	Endoor, India	Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
28 Jan	68.2	Appointed	Adriano Bernareggi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop
	45.4	Appointed	Alberto Castelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
	45.4	Appointed	Alberto Castelli †	Titular Bishop of Ierichus	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
		Born	Christian George Nicolas Kratz	Strasbourg	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
29 Jan	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Antarados	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
30 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa †	Prefect of Karafuto, Russian Federation	Bishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
31 Jan	69.6	Died	Heinrich Leven, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
1 Feb	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	25.4	Ordained Priest	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
3 Feb	49.8	Appointed	Francisco Gallego Pérez †	Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop of Cali, Colombia
4 Feb	55.5	Appointed	Alphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
	55.9	Appointed	Pablo Mariaselvam, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Vellore, India
	54.0	Appointed	Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †	Vicar Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	54.0	Appointed	Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Mariamme	Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.4	Appointed	Johann Rüth, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	53.4	Appointed	Johann Rüth, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Amudarsa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}
	47.7	Appointed	Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram †	Bishop of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	41.5	Appointed	Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †	Prefect of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Umtali, Zimbabwe
6 Feb	49.4	Resigned	Antonio Pott, S.V.D. †	Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China	Former Bishop-Elect
7 Feb		Born	Varghese Chakkalakal	Malapallipuram	Bishop of Calicut, India
	54.8	Appointed	Wilhelm Sedlmeier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.8	Appointed	Wilhelm Sedlmeier †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg, Germany
		Born	Donald George Sproxton	Subiaco	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
	62.8	Appointed	Mario Zanin †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
8 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	Roch Pedneault	Priest of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	41.0	Appointed	Manuel Alfonso de Carvalho †	Coadjutor Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop
	41.0	Appointed	Manuel Alfonso de Carvalho †	Titular Bishop of Rhaedestus	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	47.4	Appointed	Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
	47.4	Appointed	Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey †	Titular Bishop of Cea	Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
	44.5	Appointed	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
11 Feb	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Celestine Joseph Damiano †	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
12 Feb	45.9	Appointed	Marino Bergonzini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
12 Feb	45.9	Appointed	Marino Bergonzini †	Titular Bishop of Medeli	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
13 Feb	60.1	Appointed	John Chang Pi-te †	Titular Bishop of Panemotichus	Bishop Emeritus of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
	60.1	Resigned	John Chang Pi-te †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Died	Andrzej Cikoto, M.I.C. †	Apostolic Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China
		Appointed	Thomas Min †	Apostolic Administrator of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
		Born	Marcellino Taiji Tani	Kansai	Bishop of Saitama, Japan
		Appointed	Alphonsus Tchao, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
14 Feb	65.9	Died	Balbino Santos Olvera †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
15 Feb	70.7	Died	Franz Hartz †	Prelate Emeritus of Schneidemühl, Poland
17 Feb	38.6	Appointed	Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
	38.6	Appointed	Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Forma	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
	47.2	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
	56.8	Appointed	Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. †	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sophene	Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
18 Feb	58.9	Appointed	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Djakarta, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
	58.9	Appointed	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
	68.9	Died	Pio Giardina †	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy
19 Feb	72.3	Died	Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
		Born	Anuar Battisti	Lajeado	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
	41.7	Appointed	Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Surabaia, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
	41.7	Appointed	Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
20 Feb	71.2	Died	Augustinus Philipp Baumann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
		Born	Diego Gualtiero Rosa, O.S.B.	Borgo Poncarale	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
	46.8	Appointed	Pedro José Rivera Mejía †	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
22 Feb		Born	George Beluso Rimando	Tagum	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Louis Nganga a Ndzando	Priest of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Pardini †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Feb	42.3	Appointed	João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Feb		Born	Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller	São Paulo	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24 Feb	25.0	Ordained Priest	Klaus Dick	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	29.6	Ordained Priest	Josef Plöger †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Artemio Prati †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb		Born	Mathew Moolakkattu, O.S.B.	Uzhavoor	Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
27 Feb		Born	George Nkuo	Njiniikom	Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon
28 Feb	24.8	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Georges Rol	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Wolfgang Rolly †	Priest of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon	Priest of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA