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The Year of Our Lord 1929

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown24.7Ordained PriestPedro José (Giuseppe Pietro) Agostini, O. Cist. †Priest of Order of CisterciansAbbot Emeritus of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.1ResignedGiovanni Balbo, I.M.C. †Prefect of Meru, KenyaPrefect Emeritus
18.8EnteredPetrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot
51.9ResignedAntonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China
65.7AppointedCarlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Ancona e Numana, ItalyArchbishop of Fermo, Italy
58.3AppointedAugusto CuriApostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
21.0ProfessedWilfrid Joseph Dufault, A.A. †Member of Augustinians of the AssumptionSuperior General Emeritus
25.6Final VowsWilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
48.0AppointedIwannis (Youhanna) GandourArchbishopTitular Archbishop of Bostra
BornBarnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’ImanaBishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
ResignedDamaszen Herkenrath, O.F.M. †Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Tsinanfu, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
24.7First VowsHubertus Hermens, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Denpasar, Indonesia
17.5First VowsHonoré Joseph Marie Jouneaux, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculatePrefect Emeritus of Pala, Chad
20.3First VowsJorge Kémérer, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Posadas, Argentina
DiedGiovanni Matteo Konings, O.S.C. †Prefect of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
17.4EnteredDonal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop Emeritus of Umtali, Zimbabwe
16.0EnteredOdoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
BornJérôme Nday Kanyangu LukundweBishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
35.8ProfessedAntoni Niemancewicz, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusApostolic Exarch of Belarus (Byzantine)
51.2ResignedEduardo ParenteAuxiliary Bishop of Capua, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
36.8ProfessedSylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
62.9ResignedJoseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. †Prefect of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}Prefect Emeritus
1 JanBornRaffaello FunghiniDean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
2 JanBornAnton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Atambua, Indonesia
3 JanBornLorenzo BellomiBishop of Trieste, Italy
4 Jan44.0AppointedRobert John ArmstrongBishop of Sacramento, California, USA
54.5AppointedJohn Francis O’HernBishop of Rochester, New York, USA
5 Jan BornWalter BrandmüllerCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
40.7AppointedGiovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, GreeceOfficial of the Secretariat of State
6 Jan60.4InstalledPasquale Dell’IsolaBishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
53.1Ordained BishopDomenico Guido MennaBishop of Mantova, ItalyBishop Emeritus
7 Jan60.8AppointedRamón Pérez y RodríguezBishop of Spain, MilitaryPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
60.8AppointedRamón Pérez y RodríguezTitular Bishop of SionPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
BornMelchior Shi HongzhenBishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
64.6DiedEugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
8 Jan49.9AppointedCarlo Ilario Currea, S.J. †Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia
39.9AppointedFrancisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †Prefect of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], ChinaBishop Emeritus of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
34.7Ordained PriestSeverios Giuseppe ValakuzhyilPriestBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
10 Jan71.8DiedJoseph PflugerAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
11 JanBornOscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. †Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
BornManuel Mireles VaqueraPrelate Emeritus of El Salto, Durango, México
55.9ResignedFilippo Perlo, I.M.C. †Superior General of Consolata MissionariesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kenya, Kenya
58.7AppointedLuigi SinceroTitular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
13 Jan47.2Ordained BishopJosé María Eguino y TrecuBishop of Santander, Spain
58.7Ordained BishopLuigi SinceroTitular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
14 Jan82.3DiedJean-Louis-Joseph (Martin) Adam, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gabon, Gabon
15 Jan57.9AppointedNikolaus BaresBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop of Berlin, Germany
63.4DiedJoseph DeitmerAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
39.8AppointedBernard James Sullivan, S.J. †Bishop of Patna, IndiaBishop Emeritus
16 Jan48.3DiedDomenico del BuonoBishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
60.3DiedJean-Baptiste ThomasBishop of Langres, France
17 JanBornAntonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
BornGeorge Otto WirzAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
18 Jan48.4AppointedFrancesco PetronelliBishop of Avellino, ItalyArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
66.1DiedIstván RévészVicar Apostolic of Hungary, Military
19 JanBornEdmundo Madarang AbayaArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
20 JanBornFrancisco Funaay Claver, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
49.3Ordained BishopErnesto de LaurentiisBishop of Ischia, Italy
21 Jan25.3Ordained PriestThéophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Emeritus of Kaolack, Senegal
22 Jan BornFritz LobingerBishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa
BornAmérico do Couto OliveiraBishop of Lamego, Portugal
24 JanBornJohn Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
25 Jan BornAdalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
43.7AppointedPio de Freitas Silveira, C.M. †Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornMichael Michai KitbunchuCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
73.3ConfirmedBoghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII TerzianBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
41.2AppointedPedro Dionisio TibilettiAuxiliary Bishop of Corrientes, ArgentinaBishop of San Luis, Argentina
41.2AppointedPedro Dionisio TibilettiTitular Bishop of Euroea in EpiroBishop of San Luis, Argentina
26 Jan67.0DiedManuel María Vidal y BoullonBishop of Tuy, Spain
27 Jan46.2Ordained BishopGustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Maximiana in NumidiaBishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
26.0Ordained PriestFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
23.8Ordained PriestJoseph William Regan, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaPrelate Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
26.3Ordained PriestOctave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
28 Jan63.0AppointedPaul Justin CawetCoadjutor Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
63.0AppointedPaul Justin CawetTitular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Coadjutor Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
Feb64.0ResignedJoseph Heintz, C.SS.R. †Prefect of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
58.8ResignedLuigi SinceroTitular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
2 Feb33.0Perpetual VowsPhilippe Côté, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
34.0Final VowsFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
58.5Ordained BishopPaulin LadeuzeTitular Bishop of Tiberias
21.6Temporary VowsTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di GrottaferrataAbbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
41.8AppointedEvarist Zhang (Chang) ZhiliangVicar Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China
41.8AppointedEvarist Zhang (Chang) ZhiliangTitular Bishop of CotennaVicar Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China
3 Feb24.7Ordained PriestBl. Vasil HopkoPriest of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
78.2DiedPierre-Eugène-Alexandre MartyBishop of Montauban, France
53.0Ordained BishopJacques NessimianArchbishop of Mardin (Armenian), TurkeyBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
50.2Ordained BishopSettimio PeroniBishop of Norcia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
57.6Ordained BishopAntonio Rafael Villanueva, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru
4 Feb53.2SucceededJean-Marie JanBishop of Cap-Haïtien, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
80.8AppointedFrançois-Marie KersuzanTitular Bishop of SergiopolisBishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
80.8RetiredFrançois-Marie KersuzanBishop of Cap-Haïtien, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
40.7AppointedEdward Thomas Sheehan, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
40.7AppointedEdward Thomas Sheehan, C.M. †Titular Bishop of CalydonVicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
BornGilberto Valbuena SánchezBishop Emeritus of Colima, México
5 Feb49.4AppointedManuel Arce y OchotorenaBishop of Zamora, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
39.4AppointedTheodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Prefect of Yenki [Yanji], ChinaBishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
44.7AppointedManuel López AranaApostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
44.7AppointedManuel López AranaTitular Bishop of CuriumApostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
47.0AppointedLuciano Pérez PlateroBishop of Segovia, SpainArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
7 Feb48.2AppointedGiovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Dinajpur, BangladeshBishop Emeritus
BornAmbrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
8 Feb48.5AppointedGiovanni CostantiniBishop of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedWilhelm Finnemann, S.V.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesPrefect of Mindoro, Philippines
46.1AppointedWilhelm Finnemann, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of SoraPrefect of Mindoro, Philippines
BornOscar RizzatoAlmoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
9 Feb55.5Ordained BishopBl. Teofilius MatulionisTitular Bishop of MatregaBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
10 FebBornNoel Desmond DalyBishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
11 Feb74.1DiedJohn Aelen, M.H.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madras, India
14 Feb BornEdgerton Roland ClarkeArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
37.9Ordained BishopJacob Abraham Theophilos KalapurakalBishopBishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
58.9InstalledJules-Géraud SaliègeArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
15 Feb57.2AppointedFranz KamprathAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
57.2AppointedFranz KamprathTitular Bishop of StadiaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
17 Feb47.3InstalledJosé María Eguino y TrecuBishop of Santander, Spain
60.3DiedGiovanni GamberoniArchbishop of Vercelli, Italy
46.4Ordained BishopGaetano Mignani, C.M. †Titular Bishop of CassandriaBishop of Ji’an [Kian], China
51.8SucceededGiacomo MontanelliArchbishop of Vercelli, Italy
18 FebBornMichael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R. †Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
19 Feb62.4AppointedJules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †Superior of Sikkim, IndiaPrefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India
20 Feb73.8DiedFrancesco GiacciBishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy
21 FebBornNestor AssogbaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
24.4Ordained PriestJoseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. †Priest of Society of Precious BloodBishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
22 FebBornGiacomo BabiniBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
44.0AppointedCesar Maria Guerrero y RodriguezBishop of Lingayen, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
52.9DiedPierre Kernivinen, S.M.A. †Prefect Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
BornJorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres BanksBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
33.1AppointedIldefonso (Matteo Renato) Rea, O.S.B. †Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, ItalyAbbot Emeritus of Montecassino, Italy
23 Feb24.0Ordained PriestVictor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresArchbishop Emeritus of Rangoon, Myanmar
25.0Ordained PriestLaurenz BöggeringPriest of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornThomas Joseph CostelloAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
23.0Ordained PriestPio Augusto Crivellari, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Trivento, Italy
23.5Ordained PriestSinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
23.6Ordained PriestBiagio MustoPriest of Benevento, ItalyBishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
24 Feb58.0Ordained BishopNikolaus BaresBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop of Berlin, Germany
41.2Ordained BishopJózsef GrőszTitular Bishop of Orthosias in PhoeniciaArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
25 Feb50.5Ordained BishopMaurice-Louis DubourgBishop of Marseille, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France
82.1DiedAntonio VicoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
26 FebBornVitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. †Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
63.9AppointedFranz FellingerAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
63.9AppointedFranz FellingerTitular Bishop of NisyrusAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
27 Feb40.0AppointedGiovanni Battista DellepianeApostolic Administrator of Izmir (Smirne), TurkeyApostolic Nuncio to Austria
28 FebBornBogdan BejzeAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
BornJorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
44.1AppointedIstvan HászTitular Bishop of Sura
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