The Year of Our Lord 1974

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	85.0	Retired	Benigno Carrara †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	19.4	Professed	Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S.	Member of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
	51.1	Appointed	Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão	Coadjutor Bishop of Beja, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Cardinal, President Emeritus
	68.4	Died	Egidio Gavazzi, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
		Died	Lucreciano Onofre Gonsález, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
	25.1	Professed	Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	75.8	Retired	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
	76.0	Retired	Giacomo Palombella †	Archbishop of Matera, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.3	Appointed	Edoardo Pecoraio †	Official of the Secretariat of State	President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	75.8	Retired	Francesco Pennisi †	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	67.9	Appointed	Egano Righi-Lambertini †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	74.8	Retired	Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.9	Resigned	Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	23.6	Professed	Jan Szpilka, S.D.S.	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Apostolic Administrator of Comores, Comoros
	75.4	Retired	Georges Xenopulos, S.J. †	Bishop of Syros e Milos, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
	75.4	Retired	Georges Xenopulos, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Syros e Milos, Greece
	75.4	Retired	Georges Xenopulos, S.J. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Syros e Milos, Greece
	73.1	Died	Francis Yi Hsüan-hua †	Bishop of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China
	64.7	Appointed	Lino Zanini †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
5 Jan	27.8	Ordained Priest	Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia
6 Jan	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Koaik	Titular Bishop of Noba	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Jan	80.5	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean
	78.8	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
	78.8	Confirmed	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
8 Jan	55.3	Died	Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 Jan	59.4	Appointed	Ippolito Rotoli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
11 Jan	44.5	Appointed	Jairo Rui Matos da Silva †	Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jan	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia	Titular Bishop of Sebana	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
13 Jan	26.5	Ordained Priest	Petrus Boddeng Timang	Priest of Makassar, Indonesia	Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
15 Jan	42.2	Appointed	Sergio Obeso Rivera	Coadjutor Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Archbishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Sergio Obeso Rivera	Titular Archbishop of Uppenna	Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
	60.1	Appointed	Cornelius Michael Power †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Jan	45.1	Appointed	Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I.	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jan	75.3	Retired	Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie †	Bishop of Clermont, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	54.0	Appointed	Jean Louis Joseph Dardel †	Bishop of Clermont, France	Bishop Emeritus of Clermont, France
19 Jan	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Edward Bede Clancy	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
19 Jan	43.9	Ordained Bishop	David Cremin	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
20 Jan	36.5	Ordained Priest	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Priest of Panamá	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
20 Jan	27.4	Ordained Priest	Louis Dicaire	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
21 Jan	66.6	Resigned	Alfredo José Isaac Cecilio Francesco Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Miguel Gatan Purugganan	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	42.8	Appointed	Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
	45.4	Appointed	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 Jan	65.5	Resigned	Robert Joseph Dwyer †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jan	36.1	Appointed	Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame	Bishop of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Cassisa	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
	48.0	Appointed	Henry Sebastian D'Souza	Bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	38.0	Appointed	Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.	Bishop of Berhampur, India	Bishop of Balasore, India
	66.7	Resigned	François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Wallace †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan	47.7	Appointed	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
	47.7	Appointed	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia	Titular Bishop of Semta	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
	68.1	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
	68.1	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
26 Jan	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Simeon O. Valerio, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Mimiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
30 Jan	64.4	Resigned	Ernest John Primeau †	Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan	40.2	Appointed	Edward Kevin Daly	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	74.4	Died	Leonard Joseph Raymond †	Archbishop of Nagpur, India
2 Feb	60.3	Ordained Bishop	Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	63.0	Appointed	József Bánk †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
	59.1	Appointed	Salvatore Delogu †	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
	23.9	Professed	John Doaninoel, S. M.	Member of Society of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Maria Garsia †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	67.4	Appointed	Imre Kisberk †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Juan del Río Martín	Priest of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Archbishop of Spain, Military
	47.8	Appointed	Angelo Rizzo	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Feb	59.8	Succeeded	Emilio Benavent Escuín †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
	78.3	Died	Rafael García y García de Castro †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	83.5	Died	Giuseppe Pronti †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Marian Przykucki	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
4 Feb	41.6	Appointed	Jan Stefan Gałecki	Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	41.6	Appointed	Jan Stefan Gałecki	Titular Bishop of Maiuca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	44.1	Appointed	Jean-Charles Thomas	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
5 Feb	49.9	Appointed	Urbano José Allgayer	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	49.9	Appointed	Urbano José Allgayer	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	48.8	Appointed	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho	Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
	53.4	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O.C. †	Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil
	46.2	Appointed	José Ivo Lorscheiter †	Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	54.2	Appointed	Ciril Kos †	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	58.0	Appointed	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
	58.0	Appointed	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Titular Bishop of Sita	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
	58.0	Resigned	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
	44.3	Appointed	Antônio de Souza, C.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	44.3	Appointed	Antônio de Souza, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Guy Hamelin	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Agostino	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
11 Feb	56.5	Died	Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
12 Feb	47.9	Appointed	Rafael Bello Ruiz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
	47.9	Appointed	Rafael Bello Ruiz †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
	49.3	Appointed	Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb	46.2	Appointed	Adolphe E. Proulx †	Bishop of Hull, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
14 Feb	53.9	Appointed	Victorino Alvarez Tena †	Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
15 Feb	46.8	Succeeded	Leo Rajendram Antony	Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
15 Feb	67.0	Resigned	Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. †	Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
17 Feb	26.8	Professed	Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
18 Feb	47.7	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
19 Feb	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Noël Delaquis	Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	60.3	Resigned	Eugenio Santiago Peyrou, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	44.1	Ordained Bishop	James Masilamony Arul Das †	Bishop of Ootacamund, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
20 Feb	22.5	Professed	João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Feb	56.7	Appointed	Salvatore Sorrentino †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Feb	40.2	Appointed	Helmut Reckter, S.J. †	Prefect of Sinoia, Zimbabwe	Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
23 Feb	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Robert Marie Jean Victor de Boissonneaux de Chevigny, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb	67.9	Died	José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
	33.3	Ordained Priest	Mykhajlo Sabryha, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Nestorius Timanywa	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
26 Feb	46.0	Appointed	John Stephen Cummins	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Oakland, California, USA
26 Feb	46.0	Appointed	John Stephen Cummins	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Bishop Emeritus of Oakland, California, USA
28 Feb	62.2	Resigned	Michel-Henri Canonne, A.A. †	Bishop of Tuléar, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
	39.2	Appointed	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D.	Bishop of Sambalpur, India	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India
	44.8	Appointed	Michael Bosco Duraisamy †	Bishop of Salem, India
	44.8	Appointed	Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Larantuka, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	42.3	Installed	Sergio Obeso Rivera	Coadjutor Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Archbishop Emeritus
	78.4	Died	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
	60.0	Appointed	Jean-Maria Rakotondrasoa, M.S. †	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
	41.5	Appointed	René Joseph Rakotondrabé	Bishop of Tuléar, Madagascar	Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
	39.9	Appointed	James Spaita	Bishop of Mansa, Zambia	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
	68.8	Resigned	Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Sambalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus

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