The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	20.5	Professed	Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I.	Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia
	75.3	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Apostolic Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
	44.2	Resigned	Walmor Battú Wichrowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	54.5	Appointed	Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	68.5	Died	Pacifico Calzolari, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China
	17.2	Professed	Luciano Capelli, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands
	78.1	Retired	Francis Arthur Carvalho †	Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	20.6	Solemn Professed	Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
	56.1	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Dadone †	Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
		Died	João Ferreira, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau
	20.9	Professed	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
		Died	Igino Gamboa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Aguarico, Ecuador
	53.3	Appointed	Primo Gasbarri †	Apostolic Administrator of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	57.0	Resigned	Gilbert Hess, O.S.B. †	President of Order of Saint Benedict	President Emeritus
		Died	Joseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
	43.0	Appointed	Joseph M. Loftus, O.S.M. †	Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Prior General Emeritus
	75.3	Resigned	Carlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †	Superior General of Order of the Ministers of the Sick	Superior General Emeritus
		Resigned	Alfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †	Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Prior General Emeritus
		Died	Gaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
	59.0	Appointed	Maurinus Rast, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
	73.6	Resigned	Federico Sargolini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Camerino, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	71.5	Resigned	Bonaventura Josef Schweizer, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior	Superior General Emeritus
	57.0	Resigned	John L. Swain, S.J. †	Vicar General of Society of Jesus	Vicar General Emeritus
		Appointed	Agostino Trapč, O.S.A. †	Prior General of Order of St. Augustine	Prior General Emeritus
	22.6	Professed	Barry Wood, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
1 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Servílio Conti, I.M.C.	Prelate of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
1 Jan	26.7	Ordained Priest	Genival Saraiva de França	Priest	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
2 Jan	37.1	Appointed	Adolphe E. Proulx †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
	37.1	Appointed	Adolphe E. Proulx †	Titular Bishop of Missua	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael Rusnak, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tzernicus	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada
4 Jan	27.7	Ordained Priest	Innayya Chinna Addagatla	Priest	Bishop of Srikakulam, India
4 Jan	27.1	Ordained Priest	John Mulagada †	Priest	Bishop of Eluru, India
5 Jan		Born	Alberto Rojas	El Zapote de la Labor, México	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 Jan	25.2	Ordained Priest	Gerald Eugene Wilkerson	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
6 Jan	72.8	Appointed	Maurizio Raspini †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
	72.8	Resigned	Maurizio Raspini †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.1	Appointed	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	83.6	Died	William Richard Arnold †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
	37.3	Appointed	Eduardo Herrera Riera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
	37.3	Appointed	Eduardo Herrera Riera †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
		Born	José Manuel Imbamba	Boma	Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola
9 Jan	46.9	Appointed	Michel Callens, M. Afr. †	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia
	46.9	Appointed	Michel Callens, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Moxori	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia
	60.5	Resigned	Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin †	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ethiopia
	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †	Bishop of San, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	29.6	Ordained Priest	Jorge Tobias de Freitas	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
10 Jan	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin †	Titular Bishop of Floriana	Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
11 Jan	41.0	Appointed	James Chiona †	Auxiliary Bishop of Blantyre, Malawi	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.0	Appointed	James Chiona †	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
	54.2	Appointed	Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. †	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
	54.6	Appointed	Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.6	Appointed	Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Babra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
14 Jan	82.2	Died	Beniamino Ubaldi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
15 Jan	42.4	Installed	Luis Aponte Martínez †	Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	75.4	Appointed	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Betagbarar	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
	75.4	Retired	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.2	Succeeded	Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C.	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan	60.5	Appointed	John Joseph Carberry †	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	46.9	Appointed	Manuel Ferreira Cabral †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	46.9	Appointed	Manuel Ferreira Cabral †	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
	74.7	Died	Beniamino Socche †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
17 Jan	60.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Almici †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	85.0	Died	Pierre-Marie Paul Gerlier †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	83.8	Died	John Hugh MacDonald †	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
	59.3	Succeeded	Jean-Marie Villot †	Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
19 Jan	61.9	Appointed	Ramón José Castellano †	Titular Archbishop of Iomnium	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
	61.9	Resigned	Ramón José Castellano †	Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	44.5	Appointed	Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
	59.1	Appointed	Rafael Grovas Felix †	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
	50.7	Appointed	Angel Morta Figuls †	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
	50.7	Appointed	Angel Morta Figuls †	Titular Bishop of Gubaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
20 Jan	80.1	Died	Umberto Ravetta †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
22 Jan	44.8	Appointed	Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Aguarico, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
22 Jan	87.1	Died	Gaetano Malchiodi †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
23 Jan	62.5	Appointed	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Titular Bishop of Verrona	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
	62.5	Resigned	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Bishop of Santander, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio	Priest	Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
	59.6	Appointed	Juan Ricote Alonso †	Coadjutor Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Bishop
25 Jan	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Francis Cleary †	Titular Bishop of Cresima	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
25 Jan	18.5	Professed	Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
26 Jan	68.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Secretary of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	62.6	Died	José Luis Castro Cabrera †	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile
	66.7	Appointed	Giacomo Violardo †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
27 Jan	81.0	Died	Daniel Cohalan †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
28 Jan	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Francis Donnelly †	Titular Bishop of Nabala	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
30 Jan	53.4	Appointed	George Joseph Biskup †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1 Feb	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	92.5	Died	Angelo Rotta †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
2 Feb	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Georges Biard, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mopti, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
	57.7	Installed	Clarence George Issenmann †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
	22.4	Professed	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
	37.4	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Yangon, Myanmar
3 Feb	71.1	Died	Nicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
5 Feb	40.7	Appointed	James Martin Hayes	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Feb	40.7	Appointed	James Martin Hayes	Titular Bishop of Reperi	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
6 Feb	25.0	Ordained Priest	Luiz Demétrio Valentini	Priest	Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Feb	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Stanislaw Szwagrzyk †	Titular Bishop of Ita	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
8 Feb	52.1	Appointed	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	52.1	Appointed	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	44.0	Appointed	James Patrick Shannon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
	44.0	Appointed	James Patrick Shannon †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
11 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
11 Feb	85.3	Resigned	Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
13 Feb	47.9	Appointed	José Pedro da Silva †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Artur Grzegorz Mizinski	Opole Lubelskie	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
		Born	Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Bujumbura, Burundi	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	83.4	Died	Carlo Stoppa †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
14 Feb	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz Brazys, M.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Zella
15 Feb	83.4	Appointed	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Titular Archbishop of Gaudiaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità
	74.2	Appointed	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Titular Archbishop of Maiuca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
	82.2	Appointed	Joseph-Léon Cardijn †	Titular Archbishop of Tusuros	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
	74.1	Appointed	Charles Journet †	Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
16 Feb	33.9	Ordained Bishop	James Odongo	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
16 Feb	45.8	Appointed	Raúl Francisco Primatesta †	Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Feb	44.6	Installed	Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
18 Feb	83.4	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Titular Archbishop of Gaudiaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità
18 Feb	65.6	Appointed	František Tomášek †	Apostolic Administrator of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
20 Feb	74.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Journet †	Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
	54.1	Appointed	Manuel de Jesus Pereira †	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
	70.7	Appointed	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
	70.7	Resigned	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	80.8	Died	Jesús Villareal y Fierro †	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
21 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	José Alves da Costa, D.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Christian Doctrine	Bishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	74.2	Ordained Bishop	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Titular Archbishop of Maiuca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
	82.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Léon Cardijn †	Titular Archbishop of Tusuros	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
	78.7	Died	Mariano Simon Garriga †	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
22 Feb	37.8	Appointed	Romeu Alberti †	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	76.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Josef Beran †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	83.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità
	74.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
	82.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph-Léon Cardijn †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
	62.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Umberto Colombo †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	52.1	Appointed	William John Conway †	Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	52.1	Elevated to Cardinal	William John Conway †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	63.2	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
	63.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
	80.6	Appointed	Enrico Dante †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Rites
	80.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrico Dante †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Rites
	45.5	Appointed	Silvio Maria Dário †	Auxiliary Bishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	45.5	Appointed	Silvio Maria Dário †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	61.3	Appointed	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
	61.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
	63.6	Appointed	Ermenegildo Florit †	Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	63.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Ermenegildo Florit †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	60.1	Appointed	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	60.1	Elevated to Cardinal	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	78.2	Appointed	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
	78.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
	72.4	Appointed	Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) †	Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
	72.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
	74.1	Appointed	Charles Journet †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
	74.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles Journet †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
	73.5	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
	73.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
	60.8	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	57.6	Appointed	Owen McCann †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
	57.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Owen McCann †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
	55.2	Appointed	José Melhado Campos †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	55.2	Appointed	José Melhado Campos †	Titular Bishop of Hospita	Bishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Brazil
	70.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre-Paul Méouchi †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	51.8	Appointed	Agnelo Rossi †	Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	51.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Agnelo Rossi †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	60.1	Appointed	Maurice Roy †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	60.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Maurice Roy †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	86.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	59.4	Appointed	Franjo Šeper †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	59.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Franjo Šeper †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	66.9	Appointed	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	66.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	61.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	73.0	Appointed	Josyf Ivanovycè Slipyj (Slipiy) †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	73.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Josyf Ivanovycè Slipyj (Slipiy) †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	59.4	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	59.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	72.9	Appointed	Cesare Zerba †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	72.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Cesare Zerba †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	72.9	Resigned	Cesare Zerba †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
	47.5	Appointed	Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de Lellis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
	47.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
24 Feb	51.5	Installed	Frederick William Freking †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	37.2	Ordained Bishop	Adolphe E. Proulx †	Titular Bishop of Missua	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
	84.3	Died	Félix Roeder †	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	76.2	Appointed	Josef Beran †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	83.4	Appointed	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità
	52.5	Died	George Theodore Boileau, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
	74.2	Appointed	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
	82.3	Appointed	Joseph-Léon Cardijn †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo
	62.2	Appointed	Giovanni Umberto Colombo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
26 Feb		Born	Nelson Francelino Ferreira	Sapé	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Feb		Born	Geremias Steinmetz	Sulina	Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
28 Feb	17.5	Professed	Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka