The Year of Our Lord 1946

Bishop Events

April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Apr	73.1	Resigned	Auguste-Julien-Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr	72.3	Died	Cesare Orsenigo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
71.2	Died	Adalberto Ottone Rielander, SS.CC. †	Prefect Emeritus of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
69.0	Died	Thomas Leighton Williams †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
3 Apr	73.1	Died	Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza †	Bishop Emeritus of Espírito Santo, Brazil
59.2	Appointed	Karel Skoupý †	Bishop of Brno, Czechia
4 Apr	76.3	Retired	Henri Delalle, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	Born	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.		Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
61.2	Resigned	Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
6 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Chota, Peru
24.0	Ordained Priest	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
25.6	Ordained Priest	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Priest of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
26.1	Ordained Priest	Alphonse Chantoux, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prefect Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Coadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop
46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Titular Bishop of Elatea	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
23.4	Ordained Priest	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
24.5	Ordained Priest	William Anthony Hughes †	Priest of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
24.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
7 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Foresti †	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
28.1	Ordained Priest	Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
8 Apr	54.6	Appointed	William (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Minister General Emeritus
11 Apr	65.8	Appointed	Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
66.7	Appointed	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
69.3	Died	Giovanni Bargiggia †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
58.5	Appointed	Assuero Teofano Bassi, S.X. †	Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
58.3	Appointed	Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
64.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
38.1	Appointed	Josephus Johannes Maria Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
38.1	Appointed	Josephus Johannes Maria Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Bubastis	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
44.4	Appointed	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
67.8	Appointed	Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
62.8	Appointed	Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow, Shao-Chou], China
47.0	Appointed	Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
64.9	Appointed	Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
51.5	Appointed	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
64.3	Appointed	Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Qichun [Kichow], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China
54.2	Appointed	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
51.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. †	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
42.6	Appointed	Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
68.5	Ceased	Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Weihweifu, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	John Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te) †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
77.4	Appointed	Simon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †	Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
47.0	Appointed	Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China	Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
60.1	Appointed	Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
50.2	Appointed	Philippe Côté, S.J. †	Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
59.7	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
48.2	Appointed	Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China
64.3	Appointed	Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
63.4	Appointed	Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
60.1	Appointed	Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. †	Archbishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
43.2	Appointed	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Louis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China	Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	Joseph Fan Heng-nfan †	Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China
54.1	Appointed	Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China
59.7	Appointed	Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
54.2	Appointed	Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. †	Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
74.0	Appointed	Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China	Archbishop Emeritus
63.3	Appointed	Edward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
45.4	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop
45.4	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Titular Bishop of Thennesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
61.9	Appointed	Auguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
71.6	Appointed	Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
51.9	Appointed	Edgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
68.5	Appointed	Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
60.7	Appointed	Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
67.7	Appointed	Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
65.1	Appointed	Joseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †	Bishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
72.8	Appointed	Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Appointed	Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China	Archbishop Emeritus
68.1	Appointed	Cyril Rudolph Jarre, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
72.0	Appointed	Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China	Bishop Emeritus
61.3	Appointed	Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
42.8	Appointed	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †	Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China	Archbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
44.9	Appointed	Petronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
52.2	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Bishop of Fushun [Fushun], China	Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
65.7	Appointed	Joseph Louis Adhémar Lapierre, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
61.3	Appointed	Jean Larrart, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
68.1	Appointed	Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. †	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Bishop Emeritus
73.6	Appointed	Francis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
56.7	Appointed	Federico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. †	Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.6	Appointed	Gaetano Mignani, C.M. †	Bishop of Ji’an [Kian], China
62.6	Resigned	Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) †	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
57.1	Appointed	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Cutbert Martin O’Gara, C.P. †	Bishop of Yuanling [Yüanling, Shen-Chou], China
58.5	Appointed	John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †	Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
59.6	Appointed	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Adolph John Paschang, M.M. †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
49.0	Appointed	Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China	Bishop Emeritus
72.5	Appointed	Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †	Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
40.3	Appointed	William Charles Quinn, C.M. †	Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
75.8	Appointed	Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
54.0	Appointed	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
55.4	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
68.7	Appointed	Joseph Cui Shouxun (Tsui Shou-hsun, Tsoei Shou-hsün) †	Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
54.1	Appointed	Sylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
61.9	Appointed	John Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. †	Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
65.3	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
62.9	Appointed	Enrico Pascal Valtorta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
52.5	Appointed	Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China	Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
69.0	Appointed	Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
67.4	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
73.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu) †	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) †	Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
59.7	Appointed	Karl Weber, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
48.1	Appointed	Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) †	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
44.9	Appointed	Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
12 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Ignacy Swirski †	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
62.6	Appointed	Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
13 Apr		Born	Orlando Brandes		Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
63.5	Appointed	John Francis D’Alton †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
25.0	Ordained Priest	José Méndez Asensio †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
15 Apr		Born	Antonisamy Francis		Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India
	Born	Fernando Filoni		Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	Born	Michael Neary		Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
16 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr		Born	Jesús Murgui Soriano		Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
18 Apr	29.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Xu Zhixuan †	Priest	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
20 Apr	23.7	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Angelo Agustoni †	Priest of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	Born	Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado		Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
67.4	Died	Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet †	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
23.9	Ordained Priest	Pio Laghi †	Priest of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
25.3	Ordained Priest	José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano †	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
	Born	George Arthur Sheltz †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
21 Apr	34.3	Ordained Priest	Barthélémy Malunga †	Priest of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Juan José Omella Omella		Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Apr		Born	José Figueroa Gómez		Bishop Emeritus of Granada en Colombia
23 Apr		Born	Manoel dos Reis de Farias		Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Titular Archbishop of Germia	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Apr	71.0	Died	Jean Kurio †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
	Born	Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv.		Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
26 Apr	61.8	Died	Daniel Joseph Hannon †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
	Born	Augustine Kasujja		Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Apr	64.8	Appointed	Pietro Dib †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
56.1	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
56.1	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	Born	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.		Priest of Order of St. Augustine
47.2	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
47.2	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Titular Bishop of Cyme	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
40.2	Appointed	Ignace Ziadé †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Apr	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Ramón José Castellano †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
22.8	Ordained Priest	Gustaaf Joos †	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
24.0	Ordained Priest	Gerald Moverley †	Priest of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
	Born	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
29 Apr	65.2	Appointed	Yousef VII Ghanima †	Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Apr		Born	Luigi Pezzuto		Apostolic Nuncio

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