The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 47.5 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

92.4 Died Angelo Rotta † Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

2 Feb 40.1 Ordained Bishop Georges Biard, M. Afr. † Bishop of Mopti, Mali Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Installed Clarence George Issenmann † Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Julio Benigno Laschi González † Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay

19.2 Professed Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica

22.3 Professed Elói Róggia, S.A.C. Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

37.3 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 40.6 Appointed James Martin Hayes † Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

40.6 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 Emeritus 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 52.0 Appointed Romeo Roy Blanchette † Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Romeo Roy Blanchette † Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

43.9 Appointed James Patrick Shannon † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

43.9 Appointed James Patrick Shannon † Titular Bishop of Lacubaza

11 Feb 25.8 Ordained Priest José Ángel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela

85.2 Ceased Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni † Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

13 Feb 47.8 Appointed José Pedro da Silva † Bishop of Viseu, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop

Born Artur Grzegorz Miziński Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

Born Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

83.3 Died Carlo Stoppa † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

14 Feb 49.9 Ordained Bishop Pranciškaus Brazys, M.I.C. † Titular Bishop of Zella

Born Donald Edward DeGrood Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

15 Feb 83.4 Appointed Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. † Titular Archbishop of Gaudiaba Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia

74.1 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

Born Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

74.0 Appointed Charles Journet † Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)

16 Feb Born Onécimo Alberton Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

33.8 Ordained Bishop James Odongo † Titular Bishop of Bahanna Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

45.8 Appointed Raúl Francisco Primatesta † Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

17 Feb Born John Samuel Bonnici Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

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 a Via Giulia

65.6 Appointed František Tomášek † Apostolic Administrator of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

20 Feb 74.0 Ordained Bishop Charles Journet † Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)

54.0 Appointed Manuel de Jesus Pereira † Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal

70.6 Appointed Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves † Titular Bishop of Silli Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal

70.6 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

74.1 Ordained Bishop Federico Callori di Vignale † Titular Archbishop of Maiuca Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

82.2 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

Born Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D. Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain

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}, Czechia

83.4 Elevated to Cardinal Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia

74.1 Elevated to Cardinal Federico Callori di Vignale † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

82.2 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

52.0 Appointed William John Conway † Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland

52.0 Elevated to Cardinal William John Conway † Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland

63.1 Elevated to Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

80.6 Elevated to Cardinal Enrico Dante † Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) 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

61.2 Appointed Léon-Etienne Duval † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

61.2 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

60.0 Appointed John Carmel Heenan † Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

60.0 Elevated to Cardinal John Carmel Heenan † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

78.1 Appointed Ángel Herrera Oria † Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

78.1 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

74.0 Appointed Charles Journet † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli) Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest

74.0 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

60.7 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

70.8 Elevated to Cardinal Pierre-Paul Méouchi † Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

51.7 Elevated to Cardinal Agnelo Rossi † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

60.0 Appointed Maurice Roy † Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

60.0 Elevated to Cardinal Maurice Roy † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

86.8 Elevated to Cardinal Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

59.3 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 Elevated to Cardinal Josyf Slipyj † Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

59.3 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio Cardinal, Secretary of State

59.3 Elevated to Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot † Cardinal, Secretary of State

72.8 Appointed Cesare Zerba † Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

72.8 Elevated to Cardinal Cesare Zerba † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

72.8 Resigned Cesare Zerba † Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr. † Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de Lellis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

47.4 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

37.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Adolphe Proulx † Titular Bishop of Missua Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada

84.3 Died Félix Roeder † Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

47.7 Ordained Bishop Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson † Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

25 Feb 76.1 Appointed Josef Beran † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

83.4 Appointed Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia

52.4 Died George Theodore Boileau, S.J. † Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

74.1 Appointed Federico Callori di Vignale † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

82.2 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

63.1 Appointed Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo 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 (Sacred) Rites

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

59.3 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

73.0 Appointed Josyf Slipyj † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

26 Feb 55.0 Appointed Petrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. † Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict

Born Nelson Francelino Ferreira Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born Geremias Steinmetz Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

27 Feb Born Kannikadass William Antony Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India

52.5 Appointed John Gordon † Apostolic Delegate to Northern Africa Apostolic Nuncio

28 Feb Born Krzysztof Józef Nykiel Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary

17.4 Professed Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
92.4	Died	Angelo Rotta †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
2 Feb	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Georges Biard, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mopti, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Installed	Clarence George Issenmann †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
19.2	Professed	Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
22.3	Professed	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
37.3	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	40.6	Appointed	James Martin Hayes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
40.6	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 Emeritus 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	52.0	Appointed	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
43.9	Appointed	James Patrick Shannon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
43.9	Appointed	James Patrick Shannon †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza
11 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	José Ángel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
85.2	Ceased	Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
13 Feb	47.8	Appointed	José Pedro da Silva †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop
	Born	Artur Grzegorz Miziński		Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	Born	Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.		Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
83.3	Died	Carlo Stoppa †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
14 Feb	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Pranciškaus Brazys, M.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Zella
	Born	Donald Edward DeGrood		Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
15 Feb	83.4	Appointed	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Titular Archbishop of Gaudiaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
74.1	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
	Born	Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo		Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
74.0	Appointed	Charles Journet †	Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
16 Feb		Born	Onécimo Alberton		Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
33.8	Ordained Bishop	James Odongo †	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
45.8	Appointed	Raúl Francisco Primatesta †	Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Feb		Born	John Samuel Bonnici		Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
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 a Via Giulia
65.6	Appointed	František Tomášek †	Apostolic Administrator of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
20 Feb	74.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles Journet †	Titular Archbishop of Furnos Minor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
54.0	Appointed	Manuel de Jesus Pereira †	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
70.6	Appointed	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
70.6	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
74.1	Ordained Bishop	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Titular Archbishop of Maiuca	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2	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
	Born	Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D.		Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
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}, Czechia
83.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
74.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2	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
52.0	Appointed	William John Conway †	Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
52.0	Elevated to Cardinal	William John Conway †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
63.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
80.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrico Dante †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) 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
61.2	Appointed	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
61.2	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
60.0	Appointed	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
60.0	Elevated to Cardinal	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
78.1	Appointed	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
78.1	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
74.0	Appointed	Charles Journet †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
74.0	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
60.7	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
70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre-Paul Méouchi †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
51.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Agnelo Rossi †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
60.0	Appointed	Maurice Roy †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
60.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Maurice Roy †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
86.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
59.3	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	Elevated to Cardinal	Josyf Slipyj †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.3	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio	Cardinal, Secretary of State
59.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
72.8	Appointed	Cesare Zerba †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
72.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Cesare Zerba †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
72.8	Resigned	Cesare Zerba †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Paul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de Lellis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
47.4	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
37.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Adolphe Proulx †	Titular Bishop of Missua	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
84.3	Died	Félix Roeder †	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	76.1	Appointed	Josef Beran †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
83.4	Appointed	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
52.4	Died	George Theodore Boileau, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
74.1	Appointed	Federico Callori di Vignale †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
82.2	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
63.1	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	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 (Sacred) Rites
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
59.3	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
73.0	Appointed	Josyf Slipyj †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
26 Feb	55.0	Appointed	Petrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
	Born	Nelson Francelino Ferreira		Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Born	Geremias Steinmetz		Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
27 Feb		Born	Kannikadass William Antony		Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India
52.5	Appointed	John Gordon †	Apostolic Delegate to Northern Africa	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Feb		Born	Krzysztof Józef Nykiel		Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary
17.4	Professed	Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

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