The Year of Our Lord 1968

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	63.8	Resigned	Angelus Almárcegui, O.A.R. †	Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prior General Emeritus
		Resigned	Godefroid Dayez, O.S.B. †	Abbot
	25.9	Professed	Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
		Died	Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †	Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
	47.8	Appointed	Ivo Gugic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
	58.0	Appointed	Gebhard (Ferdinand) Koberger, C.R.S.A. †	Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	Abbot Primate Emeritus
	19.6	Professed	Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
	49.0	Resigned	Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Antonio Ravagli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy
	52.8	Resigned	Joseph Sipendi †	Apostolic Administrator of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
	72.7	Resigned	William M. Slattery, C.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Mission	Superior General Emeritus
	78.1	Died	Anselmo Ludovico Tranfaglia, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
1 Jan	88.0	Retired	Paolo Giobbe †	Datary of the Apostolic Datary	Cardinal, Datary Emeritus
	53.7	Succeeded	Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies †	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
	74.8	Appointed	Alfredo Viola †	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
	74.8	Resigned	Alfredo Viola †	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan	54.1	Appointed	George Henry Guilfoyle †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	64.9	Appointed	Joseph Schröffer †	Titular Archbishop of Volturnum	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
	88.8	Died	Lajos Shvoy †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
3 Jan	48.0	Appointed	René Audet †	Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	69.4	Resigned	Édouard Jetté †	Apostolic Administrator of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	92.9	Appointed	Joseph Arthur Papineau †	Titular Bishop of Simitthu	Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
	92.9	Retired	Joseph Arthur Papineau †	Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jan	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Mark Joseph Hurley †	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa in California, USA
5 Jan	23.6	Ordained Priest	Domenico Graziani	Priest of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
	53.2	Appointed	Dennis Walter Hickey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	Dennis Walter Hickey †	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
	48.0	Appointed	John Edgar McCafferty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
	48.0	Appointed	John Edgar McCafferty †	Titular Bishop of Tanudaia	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
	75.0	Appointed	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
	75.0	Retired	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	23.3	Professed	Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
	49.9	Appointed	Charles Alexander K. Salatka †	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
	39.4	Appointed	Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado	Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
	39.4	Appointed	Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
	51.9	Appointed	Raymond James Vonesh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.9	Appointed	Raymond James Vonesh †	Titular Bishop of Vanariona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
6 Jan	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard †	Titular Bishop of Tingaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	James Richard Ham, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
	33.9	Ordained Priest	Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop Emeritus of Tete, Mozambique
	38.2	Ordained Bishop	José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa	Titular Bishop of Teglata in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Titular Bishop of Reperi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	34.0	Ordained Priest	Evarist Pinto	Priest of Karachi, Pakistan	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
7 Jan	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
8 Jan	67.2	Died	Richard Cleire, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	45.1	Appointed	Luis Mario Martínez de Lejarza Valle, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
	45.1	Appointed	Luis Mario Martínez de Lejarza Valle, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
	77.2	Retired	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	62.3	Appointed	Franjo Šeper †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
9 Jan	80.2	Retired	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Prefect of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
9 Jan	72.8	Resigned	Luigi Traglia †	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
10 Jan	46.8	Succeeded	Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
	70.2	Appointed	Miguel Angel Machado y Escobar †	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
	70.2	Resigned	Miguel Angel Machado y Escobar †	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
	44.2	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
11 Jan	88.5	Retired	Benedetto Aloisi Masella †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	51.3	Appointed	André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
	43.9	Succeeded	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy	Archbishop of Bangalore, India	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	65.4	Appointed	Georges-Louis Mercier, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria
	65.4	Resigned	Georges-Louis Mercier, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	78.4	Died	Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) †	Archbishop of Bangalore, India
	43.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
	52.8	Appointed	Joseph Sipendi †	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
	44.1	Appointed	Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. †	Bishop of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
12 Jan	79.5	Died	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
13 Jan	64.1	Appointed	Angelo Dell’Acqua †	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	90.5	Retired	Giuseppe Pizzardo †	Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	81.5	Retired	Gustavo Testa †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	72.8	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
	61.9	Appointed	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
14 Jan	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
14 Jan	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Stanislav Lenic †	Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
15 Jan	73.7	Appointed	Francis John Brennan †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	47.0	Succeeded	Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
	63.2	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	77.5	Died	Louis-François-Bienaimé-Amedée Lefèvre, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
16 Jan		Born	Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Borshchivka	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	45.1	Appointed	John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †	Prefect of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya
	53.5	Appointed	Karmelo Zazinović †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	66.3	Appointed	Gabriel-Marie Garrone †	Prefect of the Congregation of Catholic Education	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
18 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
18 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
19 Jan	82.4	Died	Vincent Gelat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
19 Jan	43.0	Resigned	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan		Born	Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D.	Ambohijanahary	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar
21 Jan	27.3	Ordained Priest	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia
21 Jan	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Gravelli †	Titular Archbishop of Suas	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
22 Jan	51.7	Appointed	Wilson Laus Schmidt †	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
22 Jan	51.7	Resigned	Wilson Laus Schmidt †	Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan	57.4	Died	Pedro Aguilera Narbona †	Bishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile
23 Jan	56.9	Installed	Eldon Bernard Schuster †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
25 Jan	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Moverley †	Titular Bishop of Tinis in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
25 Jan	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume van den Elzen, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Jan	26.5	Ordained Priest	José Moreira de Melo	Priest of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 Jan	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Fataki Alueke †	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jan	66.7	Appointed	Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
	66.7	Resigned	Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	46.8	Appointed	John McCormack †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
	88.2	Died	Ignace Gabriel I Tappouni †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	23.2	Professed	Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
31 Jan	69.3	Died	Raffaele Barbieri †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
	74.8	Appointed	Peter William Bartholome †	Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
	74.8	Retired	Peter William Bartholome †	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	41.0	Appointed	Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas	Bishop of Copiapó, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
	78.5	Died	Cristoforo Demonico Carullo, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
	63.4	Installed	Arthur Francis Fox †	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	66.3	Died	Francis Edward Hyland †	Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
	55.7	Succeeded	George Henry Speltz †	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	46.0	Appointed	Austin-Emile Burke †	Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2 Feb	48.2	Appointed	Luigi Bongianino †	Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
	48.2	Appointed	Luigi Bongianino †	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
	51.4	Appointed	Guerino Grimaldi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
	51.4	Appointed	Guerino Grimaldi †	Titular Bishop of Salapia	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
	23.4	Solemn Professed	Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	40.8	Solemn Professed	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Norbert Trelle	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
3 Feb	44.8	Appointed	Blas Victorio Conrero †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
	64.5	Appointed	Pietro Gazzoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	64.5	Appointed	Pietro Gazzoli †	Titular Bishop of Forum Flaminii	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
	47.4	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil
	47.4	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil
	56.5	Died	Francis Joseph Klein †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Winnibald Joseph Menezes †	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
	72.8	Died	Adolph John Paschang, M.M. †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
5 Feb	52.9	Succeeded	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Archbishop Emeritus
	80.8	Died	Paul-Marie-André Richaud †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
	47.9	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	47.9	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	36.9	Appointed	Bienvenido Solon Tudtud †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
	36.9	Appointed	Bienvenido Solon Tudtud †	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
7 Feb	73.3	Appointed	Georges Cabana †	Titular Archbishop of Succuba	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
	73.3	Resigned	Georges Cabana †	Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	90.5	Died	Francesco Maria Franco †	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
8 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Servílio Conti, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
8 Feb	55.0	Appointed	Matija Zvekanovic †	Bishop of Subotica, Serbia	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite), Lebanon
	83.0	Died	Enrico Petrilli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy
	44.9	Succeeded	Karl (Charles) Reiterer, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia
	48.2	Appointed	Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Argentina (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
	65.9	Resigned	Jan Vos, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Feb	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
	62.3	Appointed	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
	62.3	Resigned	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Anton Hänggi †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
	37.7	Ordained Bishop	José da Silva Chaves	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Bishop Emeritus of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	94.4	Died	James Albert Duffy †	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
	76.3	Retired	Giacomo Lercaro †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	57.7	Succeeded	Antonio Poma †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb	63.5	Appointed	John Joseph Carberry †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb	55.1	Died	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
15 Feb	75.4	Appointed	Emilio Baroncelli †	Titular Bishop of Forum Clodii	Bishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy
	75.4	Retired	Emilio Baroncelli †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	63.1	Appointed	Paul Francis Tanner †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	43.7	Appointed	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
	43.7	Appointed	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath †	Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
	42.9	Appointed	Joseph Mahn Erie	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
	47.7	Appointed	Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia	Vicar Apostolic
	47.7	Appointed	Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sfasferia	Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
17 Feb	70.4	Appointed	Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc †	Titular Archbishop of Bulla Regia	Archbishop Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
17 Feb	70.4	Resigned	Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc †	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Innocenti †	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
18 Feb	47.8	Installed	Bl. Karol Józef Wojtyła †	Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Feb	65.7	Appointed	Piotr Golebiowski †	Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland
21 Feb	54.0	Appointed	Piotr Bednarczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	54.0	Appointed	Piotr Bednarczyk †	Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
22 Feb	40.9	Ordained Bishop	José López Lara †	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
22 Feb	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
23 Feb	45.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	45.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	58.3	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Titular Archbishop of Zuri	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	58.3	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Apostolic Delegate to Laos	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	58.3	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Apostolic Delegate to Singapore	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	58.3	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	64.6	Died	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
24 Feb	45.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	42.5	Died	Leonello Berti, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos
	37.5	Succeeded	Francis Patrick Carroll	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia
	76.1	Died	Francis Augustin Henschke †	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Kuriakose Kunnacherry	Titular Bishop of Cephas	Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
		Born	Stanislaus Tobias Magombo †	Matowe Village	Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
25 Feb	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. †	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	85.7	Died	Alfred Couderc †	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
	72.7	Ordained Bishop	Juozapas Pletkus †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania
	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Torres Romero †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena	Bishop of Toluca, México, México
26 Feb	52.3	Appointed	Godofredo Pedernal Pisig †	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	44.7	Appointed	Vekoslav Grmic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	44.7	Appointed	Vekoslav Grmic †	Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
28 Feb	53.8	Appointed	Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus
	65.9	Appointed	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Titular Bishop of Abthugni	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	65.9	Resigned	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus