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The Year of Our Lord 1943

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown24.0Ordained PriestJosef Blahn�kPriest of Hradec Kr�lov�, CzechiaBishop
19.2First VowsJoseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
53.2AppointedWilliam GodfreyOfficial to PolandCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24.1First VowsCarlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
19.1EnteredErmenegildus (Paul) Li Yi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Changzhi [Luan], China
62.0AppointedPatrick Joseph McCormickRector of the Catholic University of AmericaAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
60.4ResignedMarcello MimmiApostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
BornAugustin MisagoBishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
BornBernard NsayiBishop Emeritus of Nkayi, Congo
26.2Final VowsHarold Robert Perry, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28.0Ordained Priest[Mathew Wang Wei-ming]PriestBishop Emeritus of Jilin [Kirin], China
32.0Ordained PriestJoseph Wang ZhenyePriestBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
27.0Ordained PriestAloysius Wei ShutianPriestAdministrator of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
38.2ResignedFrancis (Frank) Ryder WoodAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaPriest
38.2ResignedFrancis (Frank) Ryder WoodTitular Bishop-Elect of LiviasPriest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
27.5Ordained Priest[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin]PriestBishop Emeritus of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China
2 Jan65.4DiedLouis-Joseph FillonArchbishop of Bourges, France
BornGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio
BornBohdan Benjamin LysykanychPriest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
53.3AppointedWilliam Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USABishop Emeritus of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
53.3AppointedWilliam Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AnaeaBishop Emeritus of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
3 Jan BornCiriaco Benavente MateosBishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain
24.1Ordained PriestWładysław JędruszukPriest of Siedlce, PolandBishop of Drohiczyn, Poland
23.3Ordained PriestYakiv Yaroslav Tymchuk, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
5 Jan21.7EnteredRobert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †Member of Society of African MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
6 Jan25.7Ordained PriestPaul Francis AndersonPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
49.9DiedAntoni Niemancewicz, S.J. †Apostolic Exarch of Belarus (Byzantine)
BornP�l ReizerBishop of Satu Mare {Szatm�r}, Romania
9 Jan48.7AppointedGreg�rio Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. †Prelate of Maraj�, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
48.7AppointedGreg�rio Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of PoglaPrelate Emeritus of Maraj�, Para, Brazil
32.7AppointedFernando Gomes dos SantosBishop of Penedo, Alagoas, BrazilArchbishop of Goi�nia, Goias, Brazil
69.5AppointedBl. Teofilius MatulionisBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
10 Jan68.9DiedJoseph-Tobie Mari�tan, C.R.A. †Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
12 Jan58.5AppointedLaurent-Fran�ois D�primoz, M. Afr. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of RuandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
58.5AppointedLaurent-Fran�ois D�primoz, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Mathara in ProconsulariVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
51.9AppointedThomas P. Hughes, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
51.9AppointedThomas P. Hughes, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of NepteBishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
47.3AppointedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching)Vicar Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], ChinaBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
47.3AppointedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching)Titular Bishop of SerteiBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
44.5AppointedHugh John O’NeillCoadjutor Bishop of Dunedin, New ZealandCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
44.5AppointedHugh John O’NeillTitular Bishop of BaretaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand
57.1AppointedHenri-Marie-Joseph PinsonBishop of Saint-Flour, France
76.4DiedFerdinando RodolfiBishop of Vicenza, Italy
13 Jan36.0AppointedAlfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Pando, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
36.0AppointedAlfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. †Titular Bishop of SoraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
41.6AppointedJean Gay, C.S.Sp. †Coadjutor Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-�-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
41.6AppointedJean Gay, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of AezaniBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-�-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
46.8AppointedManuel Hurtado y Garc�aAuxiliary Bishop of Granada, SpainBishop of Tarazona, Spain
46.8AppointedManuel Hurtado y Garc�aTitular Bishop of BiltaBishop of Tarazona, Spain
14 Jan BornAngelo BagnascoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
17 Jan BornThomas John CurryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
22.6Ordained PriestAur�lio Granada EscudeiroPriestBishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal
BornNikola Nino KekićBishop Emeritus of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
18 Jan21.4Solemn VowsLucas Luis D�nnelly Carey, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyPrelate Emeritus of De�n Funes, Argentina
19 Jan45.0AppointedJoseph KaoPrefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], ChinaPrefect Emeritus of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
68.6DiedJean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis P�nicaud, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pakhoi [Beihai], China
20 Jan81.0DiedJohann Jakob von HauckArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
22 Jan50.3AppointedEmilio BaroncelliBishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy
57.5AppointedEgidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
24 Jan24.4Ordained PriestJohn Joseph PaulPriest of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
BornCasimir Wang MiluBishop Emeritus of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
25 Jan38.4InstalledJean Louis Joseph Collignon, O.M.I. †Bishop of Les Cayes, Ha�ti
53.4Ordained BishopWilliam Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AnaeaBishop Emeritus of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
38.9AppointedCasimiro Morcillo Gonz�lezAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, SpainArchbishop of Madrid, Spain
38.9AppointedCasimiro Morcillo Gonz�lezTitular Bishop of AgathopolisArchbishop of Madrid, Spain
BornDaniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru
26 Jan61.4AppointedJoseph Otto KolbArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
49.3DiedBl. Micha�l KozalAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
65.0DiedAntoni Jacek ZimniakAuxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
27 Jan42.6Ordained BishopMartin John O’ConnorTitular Bishop of ThespiaePresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
28 Jan91.7DiedLajos Szmrecs�nyiArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
30 Jan59.0AppointedDaniel CohalanBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
55.0AppointedEugene O’CallaghanBishop of Clogher, IrelandBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestMari�n J�n Pot�š, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop
31 Jan54.3DiedEnrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
2 FebBornPierre Fisette, P.M.E. †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
28.1ProfessedGiuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. †Priest of Sons of Divine ProvidenceSuperior General Emeritus
3 Feb BornDomenico CalcagnoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
50.6SelectedAndreas RohracherArchbishop of Salzburg, AustriaArchbishop Emeritus
7 Feb29.4Ordained PriestHugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop Emeritus of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
8 Feb BornNicolas SawafArchbishop Emeritus of Lattaqui� {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
9 Feb75.2AppointedNicol�s Eugenio NavarroAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
75.2AppointedNicol�s Eugenio NavarroTitular Bishop of UsulaAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
35.7AppointedFran�ois Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
35.7AppointedFran�ois Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of BosetaBishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Feb BornRichard Edmund PatesBishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
BornGiovanni Battista PichierriArchbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
14 Feb43.5Ordained BishopFran�ois AyoubArchbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
50.3Ordained BishopEmilio BaroncelliBishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy
24.9Ordained PriestEdward KisielPriest of Vilnius, LithuaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
15 Feb BornHeinz Josef AlgermissenBishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
16 Feb BornCristi�n Caro CorderoArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
17 Feb53.3Ordained BishopJohn Joseph BoylanBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
18 Feb56.6DiedVicente Camacho y MoyaBishop of Tabasco, M�xico
21 Feb63.2DiedJoaqu�n Bienvenido Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia
59.1DiedThomas Dioscoros (Thervalady)Bishop
BornHilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
22 Feb36.8Ordained BishopMarc Lacroix, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of RhosusBishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
BornAnt�nio Lino da Silva DinisBishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
23 FebBornSegismundo Mart�nez �lvarez, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Corumb�, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
24 Feb53.3InstalledJohn Joseph BoylanBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
23.2Ordained DeaconGeorges-Hilaire Dupont, O.M.I. †Deacon of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Pala, Chad
52.5Ordained BishopFortino G�mez Le�nArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, M�xicoArchbishop Emeritus
29.1Ordained PriestThomas MongoPriest of Douala, CameroonBishop Emeritus
38.5Ordained BishopGeorges L�on PelletierTitular Bishop of HephaestusBishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivi�res, Qu�bec, Canada
25.2Ordained PriestBernard Ferdinand PoppPriest of San Antonio, Texas, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb88.2DiedPierre ChatelusBishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
26 Feb BornChucrallah-Nabil El-HageArchbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
27 Feb35.1AppointedFrancisco Espino PorrasAuxiliary Bishop of Chihuahua, M�xicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
35.1AppointedFrancisco Espino PorrasTitular Bishop of PharbaethusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, M�xico
84.3DiedJohn Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
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