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The Year of Our Lord 1945

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar47.1ResignedJoseph KaoPrefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], ChinaPrefect Emeritus of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
1 Mar BornJean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste BoulangerBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
72.3DiedLuigj BumciBishop Emeritus of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
BornMarcelo Raúl MartorellBishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
74.2DiedMichael SheehanCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
BornFernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
2 Mar BornJoseph Đình Đúc ĐaoBishop Emeritus of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
BornJaime Rafael Fuentes MartínBishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay
BornAlain Paul Charles LebeaupinApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to European Union
3 Mar56.4SucceededStanislaus Vincent BonaBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
60.2DiedJean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Lomé, Togo
42.5AppointedArthur Walter Hughes, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of HieropolisApostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
42.5AppointedArthur Walter Hughes, M. Afr. †Official to Egypt and ArabiaApostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
53.6AppointedJohn Roderick MacDonaldCoadjutor Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop
53.6AppointedJohn Roderick MacDonaldTitular Bishop of AncusaBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
73.4DiedPaul Peter RhodeBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
4 Mar44.3Ordained BishopRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in IsauriaBishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornMichael John SheridanBishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
BornManuel Ureña PastorArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
47.0Ordained BishopJoseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping)Titular Bishop of CalydonBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
6 Mar86.1DiedAlberto José GonçalvesBishop of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
7 Mar19.4Simple VowsLucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
10 Mar51.1AppointedEdward Joseph HunkelerBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
42.7AppointedJohn Anthony King MussioBishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedJohn Francis O’Hara, C.S.C. †Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USACardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
43.9AppointedFrancis Joseph SchenkBishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
40.5AppointedVincent Stanislaus WatersBishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
11 Mar52.9Ordained BishopLucio CrescenziTitular Bishop of PharsalusBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
72.4DiedNicola MiloneBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
40.5Ordained BishopVicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of AradBishop of Valledupar, Colombia
13 Mar74.0DiedDavid KeaneBishop of Limerick, Ireland
82.3DiedGiuseppe LojaconoBishop Emeritus of Ariano, Italy
14 Mar BornLeo Cornelio, S.V.D.Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India
15 Mar68.9DiedJosef Lörks, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Central New Guinea
BornLouis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
16 MarBornJoseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
17 Mar25.9Ordained PriestBenedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
BornCarlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón ValdésBishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
24.6Ordained PriestPierre Bertrand ChaguéPriestBishop of Gap, France
BornGiuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I.Bishop Emeritus of Kotido, Uganda
24.9Ordained PriestVictor GuazzelliPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.1Ordained PriestGabriel-Marie-Joseph MatagrinPriest of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
25.1Ordained PriestJohn Edgar McCaffertyPriest of Rochester, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop
24.9Ordained PriestKarel OtčenášekPriest of Hradec Králové, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
BornDennis Joseph SullivanBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
26.4Ordained PriestCipriano Urgel y VillahermosaPriest of Palo, PhilippinesArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
22.8Ordained PriestAcacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculatePrefect Emeritus of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}
26.4Ordained PriestSimon Zhang JiumuPriestBishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
24.7Ordained PriestAntonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
18 Mar26.5Ordained PriestCornelius ElanjikalPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
40.2InstalledHernán Frías HurtadoBishop of Antofagasta, ChileBishop Emeritus
22.7Ordained DeaconPierre Jean Marie KervennicDeacon of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
18.1Simple VowsCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
BornSalvatore PappalardoArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
22.5Ordained PriestPetar PerkolicPriest of Bar (Antivari), MontenegroArchbishop Emeritus
25.1Ordained PriestVasco SéirécovPriestBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
19 Mar83.7DiedValentín Comellas y SantamaríaBishop of Solsona, Spain
74.3Ordained BishopJoseph Patrick DonahueTitular Bishop of EmmaüsAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
25.3Ordained PriestLodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Mar66.6DiedLéon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph DurandBishop of Oran, Algeria
21 Mar67.2DiedAnge-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of LaosVicar Apostolic
48.8DiedHenri-Albert Thomine, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Laos
23 Mar BornFrancis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.Bishop Emeritus of Korea, Military
24 MarBornLuigi MarrucciBishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
25 Mar26.8Ordained PriestTraian CrisanPriestSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
25.4Ordained PriestAugustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
24.5Ordained PriestPlaton Volodyslav KornyljakPriest of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
27 Mar BornJesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
28 Mar68.7DiedJános MikesBishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary
63.7DiedAgustin Nicolas Tijerino y LoáisigaBishop of León en Nicaragua
29 Mar BornSebastiano SanguinettiBishop Emeritus of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
60.9DiedJusztinián György Serédi, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
30 Mar67.3DiedHenrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. †Bishop of Cafelândia, Brazil
74.3DiedFrancesco PascucciAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
30.2Ordained PriestVincente Puchol MontisPriestBishop of Santander, Spain
31 Mar26.6Ordained PriestBartolomé Carrasco BriseñoPriest of Puebla de los Ángeles, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
26.5Ordained PriestMiguel González IbarraPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
24.6Ordained PriestAdolphe-Maria Gustave HardyPriestBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
27.7Ordained PriestLuis Rojas MenaPriestBishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
Apr35.7Ordained BishopGrygory Balahurak, O.S.B.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
51.7Ordained BishopBl. Simeon LukachAuxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
49.2Ordained BishopBl. Ivan SleziukCoadjutor Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop
45.9Ordained BishopStepan VaprovyčAuxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Apr BornJosé Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
2 Apr53.0DiedBl. Vilmos AporBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
6 Apr BornCelestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
72.6AppointedAngelo RottaOfficial of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus
7 Apr42.8AppointedJoseph Gerald BerryBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
50.3AppointedJames Louis ConnollyCoadjutor Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedJames Louis ConnollyTitular Bishop of MylasaBishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
42.6AppointedDaniel Figueroa VillónAuxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, PeruBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
42.6AppointedDaniel Figueroa VillónTitular Bishop of ParnassusBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
52.9AppointedThomas John FlynnCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
52.9AppointedThomas John FlynnTitular Archbishop of SilyumCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
48.7AppointedHenry Joseph O’BrienBishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
8 AprBornJoseph Djida, O.M.I. †Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
65.3DiedAugustin Hermann (Herman), S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana
BornDiarmuid MartinArchbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
39.1Ordained BishopEnrico NicodemoBishop of Mileto, ItalyArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
54.8InstalledJoseph PaceBishop of Gozo, Malta
25.0Ordained PriestBogdan Marian Wincenty SikorskiPriestBishop of Płock, Poland
28.1Ordained PriestDieudonné YougbaréPriestBishop Emeritus of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
10 Apr74.3DiedJames Paul McCloskeyBishop of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines
76.2AppointedAnselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of SoteropolisArchbishop Emeritus of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
76.2RetiredAnselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
11 AprBornGuerrino Riccardo BrusatiBishop Emeritus of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornCyprian MonisBishop Emeritus of Asansol, India
13 AprBornDonald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Gallup, New Mexico, USA
14 Apr56.8AppointedCarlos de la Trinidad Borge y CastrilloAuxiliary Bishop of Granada, NicaraguaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
56.8AppointedCarlos de la Trinidad Borge y CastrilloTitular Bishop of LappaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
67.3AppointedAndrew James Louis BrennanTitular Bishop of TelmissusBishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
67.3ResignedAndrew James Louis BrennanBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
62.5SucceededPeter Leo IretonBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
25.7Ordained PriestEugène Maillat, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
BornArmando José María Rossi, O.P.Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
15 Apr52.1Ordained BishopJosé Souto VizosoTitular Bishop of ElusaBishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
54.6DiedCyprian Witte, SS.CC. †Prefect of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]
18 Apr58.0AppointedAlcide Giuseppe Marina, C.M. †Apostolic Delegate to TurkeyApostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
19 Apr BornGeorge AlencherryCardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
52.3DiedVitus Bouma, SS.CC. †Prefect of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia
20 Apr BornPio Gonçalo Alves de SousaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
BornVincenzo PagliaPresident of the Pontifical Academy for Life
21 Apr55.7AppointedLouis Francis KelleherAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
55.7AppointedLouis Francis KelleherTitular Bishop of ThenaeAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
BornJulián López MartínBishop Emeritus of León, Spain
22 Apr24.8Ordained PriestThomas Zhao Feng Wu (Chao Fung-Wu), S.V.D. †PriestBishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
24 Apr BornGiacinto-Boulos MarcuzzoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
25 Apr BornPiotr KrykApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
27 Apr BornPeter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B.Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
30 Apr BornSalvadore LoboBishop Emeritus of Baruipur, India
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