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The Year of Our Lord 1920

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown16.9ProfessedFrançois-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. †Member of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint BernardBishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
20.7ProfessedLorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
18.1ProfessedRené-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Yibin [Suifu], China
Born[John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)]Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
28.0ProfessedAndrzej Cikoto, M.I.C. †Member of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MaryApostolic Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China
ResignedAntónio Emidio CorrêaBishop-Elect of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, BrazilFormer Bishop-Elect
21.4ProfessedDominic Desperben, SS.CC. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryPrefect of Hainan [Hainan], China
24.2Final VowsEnrique (Henry) Ederle, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Mindoro, Philippines
45.9AppointedAdalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
BornJean-Baptiste GahamanyiBishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
Born[Stanislaus Han Daoyi]Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
18.2ProfessedJan Herrijgers, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China
61.0AppointedFlavien Cyrille Kfoury (Khoury)Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-MelkitiArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
61.0ResignedFlavien Cyrille Kfoury (Khoury)Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
14.6ProfessedIsidor Hermengild Hintringer (da Losenstein), O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinPrefect Emeritus of Jiamusi [Kiamusze], China
27.9Final VowsFerdinand Loy, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
25.2First VowsMartin Lucas, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia
Born Lu ZhiyuanBishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
BornBernard MabulaBishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
23.4ProfessedJean-Baptiste Magenties, S.C.I. di Béth. †Member of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BétharramPrefect Emeritus of Tali [Dali], China
22.3Ordained PriestFernand Martin, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Prefect Emeritus of Fort Jameson, Zambia
16.6EnteredJoseph Germain Martin, M. Afr. †Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi
20.7First VowsThomas M. Megan, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China
51.0AppointedZacarías Muñoz HenríquezEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, Chile
BornAdrian Mung’anduArchbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
55.7ResignedReinaldo Muñoz OlaveEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, ChileEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus
88.6DiedJózsef György NémethAuxiliary Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
BornDenis NgandeBishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
50.0ResignedHendrik Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
24.1First VowsAugustin Olbert, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
70.4DiedArsenio Pellegrini, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
15.3ProfessedArturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †Member of Order of Augustinian RecollectsBishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
Born[Simon Qu Tian-xi]Bishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
58.0ResignedAngelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. †Apostolic Nuncio to BrazilBishop of Vigevano, Italy
25.6Ordained PriestPeter Schweiger, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MarySuperior General Emeritus
BornLawrence Zhang WenchangApostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
Jan58.0AppointedEdward Parry, S.J. †Prefect of Zambese, Zimbabwe
BornPaul Shi ChunjieAuxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
1 Jan25.4Ordained PriestJaime de Barros CâmaraPriest of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
35.3Ordained PriestJosé de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
4 Jan41.6InstalledSt. Raphael Guizar ValenciaBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
5 Jan54.0AppointedAlberto Vassallo di TorregrossaApostolic Internuncio to ParaguayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bavaria
6 JanBornGiovanni D’AscenziBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
BornJohn Edgar McCaffertyAuxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
68.7DiedRamón Peris MenchetaBishop of Coria, Spain
7 JanBornPaul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
8 JanBornJean Louis Joseph DardelBishop Emeritus of Clermont, France
9 Jan44.0AppointedJustí Guitart y VilardebóBishop of Urgell, Spain
BornDomingos de Pinho BrandãoAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
10 JanBornMiguel Angel Araújo IglesiasBishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
BornDonaldo Gonzalo Chávez Núñez
11 Jan49.0Ordained BishopPróspero Maria Gustavo Bernardi, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of PaltusPrelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil
12 Jan60.1DiedHyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
14 JanBornFelix Sanchez ZafraBishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
15 JanBornJohn Joseph O’ConnorCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
16 JanBornStéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. †Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
BornVasco SéirécovBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
17 JanBornDaniele FerrariBishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
55.8AppointedGiuseppe Maria LeoArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
18 JanBornRené AudetBishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
50.7CeasedCarlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Nusco, ItalyArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
47.0Ordained BishopPasquale MoresBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 Jan78.8DiedThomas Francis BarryBishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
20 JanBornJoseph Hou Jin-deBishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
21 Jan62.9DiedBernard Nicholas WardBishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
22 JanBornMauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. †Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
23 Jan71.5DiedJoseph Melchisedechian [Melkisedekian]Bishop of Erzerum (Garin) (Armenian)
24 JanBornJosé Antonio Infantes FloridoBishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Spain
25 Jan56.1Ordained BishopCarloto Fernandes da Silva TávoraBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.0Ordained BishopVasile (Basile) SuciuArchbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
BornPaulo José TavaresBishop of Macau, China
26 Jan77.3DiedGiacomo (Alessandero) Ghezzi, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
80.7DiedAngelo Michele JannachinoBishop Emeritus of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
76.9RetiredGiovanni Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus
27 Jan59.9AppointedJohn Joseph McCortCoadjutor Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, USABishop
BornJuan Félix Pepén y SolimanBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
29 JanBornAlphonse Chantoux, C.SS.R. †Prefect Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
31 JanBornPedro Bantigue y NatividadBishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
75.5DiedLaureano Vérez de Acevedo, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Nyssa
1 Feb56.3DiedJoão Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri)Bishop of Campinas, Brazil
BornLouis Fan LuyiFormer Bishop-Elect of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
2 Feb23.3Ordained PriestThomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanBishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
24.5Ordained PriestAlexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bangueolo, Zambia
3 FebBornJoseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
4 FebBornJohn Jobst, S.A.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
BornDerek John Harford WorlockArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
5 FebBornConstantin GuirmaBishop Emeritus of Kaya, Burkina Faso
7 Feb36.0AppointedAthanase Khoriaty, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
BornEmil John MihalikBishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
36.2AppointedJoseph Donatien Plissonneau, S.C.I. †Prefect of Adamaua, CameroonPrefect Emeritus of Foumban, Cameroon
8 Feb26.0Ordained PriestRaymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaSuperior General Emeritus
10 Feb44.0DiedPlacide ColliardBishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
39.6DiedGiorgio Giovanni ElliBishop of Squillace, Italy
69.0DiedJosef Antonin HůlkaBishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
76.0DiedAristide RinaldiniCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
11 Feb57.0Ordained BishopHippolyte-Marie de La CelleBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
53.2SucceededVictor-Charles Quinton, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam
12 Feb68.3DiedLucien-Émile Mossard, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam
13 FebBornMartin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
58.3AppointedManuel Antônio de Oliveira LopesArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
BornCarlos Quintero ArceArchbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
14 Feb52.8Ordained BishopJules-André Brault, O.M.I. †Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
67.4AppointedAgostino MiglioreBishop of Monopoli, Italy
67.4AppointedAgostino MiglioreApostolic Administrator of Calvi e Teano, ItalyBishop of Monopoli, Italy
15 FebBornVicente Faustino ZazpeArchbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
16 FebBornWilliam Edward MurrayBishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
18 FebBornAndré Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. †Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine
BornTheotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
20 Feb60.1AppointedAdamo BorghiniBishop of San Severino (-Treia), ItalyBishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
BornFrancis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin)Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
21 FebBornLeo ScheffczykCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
67.0DiedAlessandro Beniamino Zanecchia-Ginnetti, O.C.D. †Bishop of Teramo, Italy
25 Feb25.0Ordained PriestLouis-Séverin Haller, C.R.A. †Priest of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of AgauneAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
43.5Ordained BishopJoseph-Romuald LéonardBishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
50.0Ordained BishopWilliam Francis O’Hare, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in ArabiaVicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
28 Feb24.1Ordained PriestJean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.2Ordained PriestCelestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of San Marcos, Guatemala
30.4Ordained PriestCarlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †Priest of Order of the Ministers of the SickSuperior General Emeritus
BornWalter Joseph SchoenherrAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
26.3Ordained PriestFrancis Augustine ThillPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
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