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The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown54.2CeasedRémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
BornFabio Baggio, C.S.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
20.5ProfessedCamillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
75.2AppointedRaffaele BarattaApostolic Administrator of Gubbio, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
44.1ResignedWalmor Battú WichrowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
54.5AppointedGabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilBishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
68.4DiedPacifico Calzolari, O.F.M. †Prefect of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China
17.2ProfessedLuciano Capelli, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
78.0RetiredFrancis Arthur CarvalhoAuxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), IndiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20.6Solemn VowsAntônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
16.4ProfessedJan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. †Member of Congregation of Saint Michael the ArchangelBishop of Radom, Poland
56.1AppointedGiovanni Francesco DadoneApostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), ItalyBishop of Fossano, Italy
DiedJoão Ferreira, O.F.M. †Prefect of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau
63.1AppointedGiovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
20.8ProfessedSéamus Freeman, S.A.C. †Member of Society of the Catholic ApostolateBishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
51.9ResignedIgino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Aguarico, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus
53.3AppointedPrimo GasbarriApostolic Administrator of Grosseto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedHemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di VeneziaPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
56.9ResignedGilbert Hess, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictPresident Emeritus
26.7Ordained DeaconElias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
75.2ResignedCarlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †Superior General of Order of the Ministers of the SickSuperior General Emeritus
57.8CeasedAlfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of MaryPrior General Emeritus
DiedGaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
18.7EnteredVirgilio Pante, I.M.C.Member of Consolata MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya
BornThomas Warren PowersRector of the Pontifical North American College
58.2AppointedMaurino Rast, S.D.S. †Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
60.1AppointedAntoni Sagrera Gayá, C.R. †Superior General of Congregation of Clerics RegularSuperior General Emeritus
68.3ResignedPierre François Jean-Baptiste Salmon, O.S.B. †AbbotAbbot Emeritus
73.6ResignedFederico SargoliniAuxiliary Bishop of Camerino, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
71.4CeasedBonaventura Josef Schweizer, S.D.S. †Superior General of Society of the Divine SaviorSuperior General Emeritus
68.3ResignedDenis (Omer) Strittmatter, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
46.0AppointedForsenio Vezzani, M.I. †Superior General of Order of the Ministers of the SickSuperior General Emeritus
22.5ProfessedBarry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateAuxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
1 Jan48.2AppointedServílio Conti, I.M.C. †Prelate of Roraima, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil
26.7Ordained PriestGenival Saraiva de FrançaPriest of Campina Grande, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
BornNathanael Nizar Wadih SemaanArchbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
2 Jan BornSimon Kim Jong-GangBishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
37.0AppointedJoseph Adolphe ProulxAuxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
37.0AppointedJoseph Adolphe ProulxTitular Bishop of MissuaBishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
43.3Ordained BishopMichael Rusnak, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of TzernicusBishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
3 Jan BornJuan Carlos Bravo SalazarBishop of Petare, Venezuela
4 Jan27.6Ordained PriestInnayya Chinna AddagatlaPriestBishop Emeritus of Srikakulam, India
27.0Ordained PriestJohn MulagadaPriestBishop of Eluru, India
BornSusitino Sionepoe, S.M.Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
5 Jan BornAlberto RojasBishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
6 Jan72.7AppointedMaurizio RaspiniTitular Bishop of SebargaBishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
72.7ResignedMaurizio RaspiniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedWalfrido Teixeira VieiraBishop of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
7 Jan83.5DiedWilliam Richard ArnoldAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
37.3AppointedEduardo Herrera RieraAuxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
37.3AppointedEduardo Herrera RieraTitular Bishop of SestaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
BornJosé Manuel ImbambaArchbishop of Saurimo, Angola
8 Jan BornHermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria
BornHenry MchamunguAuxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
BornPierre Nguyên Văn ViênAuxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
9 Jan BornPedro Alberto Bustamante LópezBishop of Sicuani, Peru
46.8AppointedMichel Callens, M. Afr. †Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia
46.8AppointedMichel Callens, M. Afr. †Titular Archbishop of MoxoriPrelate of Tunis, Tunisia
60.5ResignedPaul-Marie-Maurice PerrinPrelate of Tunis, TunisiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ethiopia
43.9Ordained BishopJoseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †Bishop of San, MaliBishop Emeritus
10 Jan29.5Ordained PriestJorge Tobias de FreitasPriestBishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
BornProsper Bonaventure KyBishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
45.9Ordained BishopGabriel-Marie-Joseph MatagrinTitular Bishop of FlorianaBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
11 Jan41.0AppointedJames ChionaAuxiliary Bishop of Blantyre, MalawiArchbishop Emeritus
41.0AppointedJames ChionaTitular Bishop of BacanariaArchbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
54.1AppointedUrban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. †Bishop of Bhagalpur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
54.5AppointedGiustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, LibyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.5AppointedGiustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of BabraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
12 Jan BornJoseph Zhang XianwangArchbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
13 Jan BornJoseph Mark SpaldingBishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
14 Jan BornAndrzej JózwowiczApostolic Nuncio to Iran
82.1DiedBeniamino UbaldiBishop of Gubbio, Italy
BornZbigniew Jan ZielińskiBishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
15 Jan42.4InstalledLuis Aponte MartínezArchbishop of San Juan de Puerto RicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.3AppointedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BetagbararBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
75.3RetiredJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Bishop of Amboina, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
49.2SucceededAndreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. †Bishop of Amboina, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
16 Jan60.4AppointedJohn Joseph CarberryBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
46.9AppointedManuel Ferreira CabralAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
46.9AppointedManuel Ferreira CabralTitular Bishop of ObbiAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
74.7DiedBeniamino SoccheBishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
17 Jan60.9AppointedGiuseppe AlmiciBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
85.0DiedPierre-Marie Paul GerlierCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
83.7DiedJohn Hugh MacDonaldArchbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
59.2SucceededJean-Marie VillotArchbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceCardinal, Secretary of State
19 Jan61.9AppointedRamón José CastellanoTitular Archbishop of IomniumArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
61.9ResignedRamón José CastellanoArchbishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
44.5AppointedLouis Joseph Jean Marie FortierBishop of Gaspé, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
59.1AppointedRafael Grovas FelixBishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
50.6AppointedAngel Morta FigulsAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
50.6AppointedAngel Morta FigulsTitular Bishop of GubalianaAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
20 Jan80.0DiedUmberto RavettaBishop of Senigallia, Italy
22 Jan44.7AppointedAlejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Aguarico, EcuadorVicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
87.0DiedGaetano MalchiodiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
23 Jan62.5AppointedEugenio Beitia AldazabalTitular Bishop of VerronaBishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
62.5ResignedEugenio Beitia AldazabalBishop of Santander, SpainBishop Emeritus
BornFabio Dal CinPrelate of Loreto, Italy
25.3Ordained PriestRamón Benito de La Rosa y CarpioPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
59.6AppointedJuan Ricote AlonsoCoadjutor Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), SpainBishop
25 Jan52.3Ordained BishopJoseph Francis ClearyTitular Bishop of CresimaAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
18.5ProfessedFernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
26 Jan68.5AppointedFerdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
62.6DiedJosé Luis Castro CabreraBishop of San Felipe, Chile
66.7AppointedGiacomo ViolardoSecretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
27 Jan80.9DiedDaniel CohalanBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
28 Jan55.7Ordained BishopJoseph Francis DonnellyTitular Bishop of NabalaAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
BornJailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
29 Jan BornFrancisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaApostolic Nuncio to Japan
30 Jan53.4AppointedGeorge Joseph BiskupBishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
BornClaudio PalumboBishop of Trivento, Italy
31 Jan25.7Perpetual VowsJosé Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
BornGuido MariniBishop of Tortona, Italy
1 Feb47.5Ordained BishopPierre-Auguste-Marie BoussardBishop of Vannes, FranceBishop Emeritus
92.4DiedAngelo RottaOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
2 Feb40.1Ordained BishopGeorges Biard, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mopti, MaliBishop Emeritus
57.6InstalledClarence George IssenmannCoadjutor Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedJulio Benigno Laschi GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
19.2ProfessedGabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
22.3ProfessedElói Róggia, S.A.C.Member of Society of the Catholic ApostolatePrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
37.3Ordained BishopGabriel Thohey Mahn-GabyTitular Archbishop of StauropolisArchbishop Emeritus of Yangon, Myanmar
3 Feb71.1DiedNicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
5 Feb40.6AppointedJames Martin HayesAuxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
40.6AppointedJames Martin HayesTitular Bishop of ReperiArchbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
6 Feb25.0Ordained PriestLuiz Demétrio ValentiniPriestBishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Feb41.2Ordained BishopTadeusz Stanislaw SzwagrzykTitular Bishop of ItaAuxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
8 Feb52.0AppointedRomeo Roy BlanchetteAuxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
52.0AppointedRomeo Roy BlanchetteTitular Bishop of MaxitaBishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
43.9AppointedJames Patrick ShannonAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
43.9AppointedJames Patrick ShannonTitular Bishop of Lacubaza
11 Feb25.8Ordained PriestJosé Ángel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
85.2CeasedIgnace Gabriel I (Théophile) TappouniCardinal-Priest of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
13 Feb47.8AppointedJosé Pedro da SilvaBishop of Viseu, PortugalBishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedGeraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, BrazilBishop
BornArtur Grzegorz MizińskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
BornWilly Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
83.3DiedCarlo StoppaBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
14 Feb49.9Ordained BishopPranciškaus Brazys, M.I.C. †Titular Bishop of Zella
BornDonald Edward DeGroodBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
15 Feb83.4AppointedGiulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †Titular Archbishop of GaudiabaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
74.1AppointedFederico Callori di VignaleTitular Archbishop of MaiucaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2AppointedJoseph-Léon CardijnTitular Archbishop of TusurosCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
BornMarcial Humberto Guzmán SaballoBishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
74.0AppointedCharles JournetTitular Archbishop of Furnos MinorCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
16 Feb BornOnécimo AlbertonAuxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
33.8Ordained BishopJames OdongoTitular Bishop of BahannaArchbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
45.8AppointedRaúl Francisco PrimatestaArchbishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Feb BornJohn Samuel BonniciAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
44.6InstalledLouis Joseph Jean Marie FortierBishop of Gaspé, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
18 Feb83.4Ordained BishopGiulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †Titular Archbishop of GaudiabaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
65.6AppointedFrantišek TomášekApostolic Administrator of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
20 Feb74.0Ordained BishopCharles JournetTitular Archbishop of Furnos MinorCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
54.0AppointedManuel de Jesus PereiraBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
70.6AppointedAbílio Augusto Vaz das NevesTitular Bishop of SilliBishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
70.6ResignedAbílio Augusto Vaz das NevesBishop of Bragança e Miranda, PortugalBishop Emeritus
80.8DiedJesús Villareal y FierroBishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
21 Feb25.8Ordained PriestJosé Alves da Costa, D.C. †Priest of Congregation of Christian DoctrineBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
74.1Ordained BishopFederico Callori di VignaleTitular Archbishop of MaiucaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2Ordained BishopJoseph-Léon CardijnTitular Archbishop of TusurosCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
78.7DiedMariano Simon GarrigaBishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
BornJesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D.Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
22 Feb37.8AppointedRomeu AlbertiBishop of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
76.1Elevated to CardinalJosef BeranCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
83.4Elevated to CardinalGiulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
74.1Elevated to CardinalFederico Callori di VignaleCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2Elevated to CardinalJoseph-Léon CardijnCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
62.2Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Umberto ColomboCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
52.0AppointedWilliam John ConwayCardinal-Priest of San PatrizioCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
52.0Elevated to CardinalWilliam John ConwayCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
63.1Elevated to CardinalThomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
80.6Elevated to CardinalEnrico DanteCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
45.5AppointedSilvio Maria DárioAuxiliary Bishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.5AppointedSilvio Maria DárioTitular Bishop of Oppidum NovumBishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.2AppointedLéon-Etienne DuvalCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
61.2Elevated to CardinalLéon-Etienne DuvalCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
63.6AppointedErmenegildo FloritCardinal-Priest of Regina ApostolorumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
63.6Elevated to CardinalErmenegildo FloritCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
60.0AppointedJohn Carmel HeenanCardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
60.0Elevated to CardinalJohn Carmel HeenanCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
78.1AppointedÁngel Herrera OriaCardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di MariaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
78.1Elevated to CardinalÁngel Herrera OriaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
72.4AppointedLorenz Jäger (Jaeger)Cardinal-Priest of San Leone ICardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
72.4Elevated to CardinalLorenz Jäger (Jaeger)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
74.0AppointedCharles JournetCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
74.0Elevated to CardinalCharles JournetCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
73.5AppointedJoseph-Marie-Eugène MartinCardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’ItaliaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
73.5Elevated to CardinalJoseph-Marie-Eugène MartinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
60.7AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyPrelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
57.6AppointedOwen McCannCardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
57.6Elevated to CardinalOwen McCannCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
55.2AppointedJosé Melhado CamposCoadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba, BrazilBishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedJosé Melhado CamposTitular Bishop of HospitaBishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Brazil
70.8Elevated to CardinalPierre-Paul MéouchiCardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
51.7Elevated to CardinalAgnelo RossiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
60.0AppointedMaurice RoyCardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri CanadesiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
60.0Elevated to CardinalMaurice RoyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
86.8Elevated to CardinalMaximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
59.3Elevated to CardinalFranjo ŠeperCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
66.9AppointedLawrence Joseph ShehanCardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
66.9Elevated to CardinalLawrence Joseph ShehanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
61.0Elevated to CardinalStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
73.0Elevated to CardinalJosyf SlipyjCardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.3AppointedJean-Marie VillotCardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Secretary of State
59.3Elevated to CardinalJean-Marie VillotCardinal, Secretary of State
72.8AppointedCesare ZerbaCardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro CuoreCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
72.8Elevated to CardinalCesare ZerbaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
72.8ResignedCesare ZerbaSecretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
47.4AppointedPaul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de LellisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
47.4Elevated to CardinalPaul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
24 Feb51.5InstalledFrederick William FrekingBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
37.1Ordained BishopJoseph Adolphe ProulxTitular Bishop of MissuaBishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
84.3DiedFélix RoederBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
47.7Ordained BishopFrancis Alexander Spalding Warden ThomsonBishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
25 Feb76.1AppointedJosef BeranCardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via FlaminiaCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
83.4AppointedGiulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
52.4DiedGeorge Theodore Boileau, S.J. †Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
74.1AppointedFederico Callori di VignaleCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2AppointedJoseph-Léon CardijnCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
62.2AppointedGiovanni Umberto ColomboCardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
63.1AppointedThomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
80.6AppointedEnrico DanteCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
51.8AppointedAgnelo RossiCardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di DioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
59.3AppointedFranjo ŠeperCardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via OstienseCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
73.0AppointedJosyf SlipyjCardinal-Priest of Sant’AtanasioCardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
26 Feb55.0AppointedPetrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
BornNelson Francelino FerreiraBishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornGeremias SteinmetzArchbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
27 Feb BornKannikadass William AntonyBishop Emeritus of Mysore, India
52.5AppointedJohn GordonApostolic Delegate to Northern AfricaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
28 Feb BornKrzysztof Józef NykielRegent of the Apostolic Penitentiary
17.4ProfessedCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
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