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The Year of Our Lord 1920

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown20.8ProfessedLorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
AppointedMaurizio Boch, S.M. †Prefect of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
18.2ProfessedRené-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Suifu [Yibin], China
28.1ProfessedAndrzej Cikoto, M.I.C. †Member of Congregation of Marian FathersExarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Byzantine), China
21.5ProfessedDominic Desperben, SS.CC. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryPrefect of Hainan [Hainan], China
46.0AppointedJoseph Adalbert Fleischer, M.H.M. †Superior General of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
BornJean-Baptiste GahamanyiKaduhaBishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
18.2ProfessedJan Herrijgers, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Yüngping [Lulong], China
61.0AppointedFlaviano Khoury (Kfoury)Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-MelkitiArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), Syria
61.0ResignedFlaviano Khoury (Kfoury)Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
14.7ProfessedIsidor Hermengild Hintringer (da Losenstein), O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinPrefect Emeritus of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China
BornBernard MabulaBugodaBishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
23.4ProfessedJean-Baptiste MagentiesMemberPrefect Emeritus of Tali [Dali], China
22.3Ordained PriestFernand Martin, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Prefect Emeritus of Fort Jameson, Zambia
20.7ProfessedThomas Megan, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Sinsiang [Xinxiang], China
AppointedZacarías Muñoz HenríquezApostolic Administrator of Chillán, Chile
BornAdrian Mung'anduKasisiArchbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
55.8AppointedReinaldo Muñoz OlaveAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción, ChileAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
88.7DiedGiuseppe NémethAuxiliary Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
BornDenis NgandeBabouantouBishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
DiedEnrico Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia
24.1ProfessedAugustin Olbert, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China
294.2BeatifiedSt. Oliver PlunkettArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
15.3ProfessedArturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †Member of Order of Augustinian RecollectsBishop of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China
58.0ResignedAngelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P. †Apostolic Nuncio to BrazilBishop of Vigevano, Italy
1 Jan25.5Ordained PriestJaime de Barros CâmaraPriest of 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 Jan41.7InstalledSt. Raphael Guizar ValenciaBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
6 Jan BornGiovanni D'AscenziValentanoBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
BornJohn Edgar McCaffertyNew YorkAuxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
68.8DiedRamón Peris MenchetaBishop of Coria, Spain
7 JanBornPaul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †EvansvilleAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
8 JanBornJean Louis Joseph DardelToulouseBishop Emeritus of Clermont, France
9 Jan44.1AppointedJustino Guitart y VilardebóBishop of Urgell, Spain
BornDomingos de Pinho BrandãoRossasAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
10 JanBornMiguel Angel Araújo IglesiasPaderrubiaBishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
BornDonaldo Chávez NúñezManaguaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
11 Jan49.1Ordained BishopPróspero M. Gustavo Bernardi, S.M. †Titular Bishop of PaltusPrelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil
12 Jan60.2DiedHyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
14 Jan47.0Ordained BishopVasile (Basile) SuciuArchbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
BornFelix Sanchez ZafraClarinBishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
15 JanBornJohn Joseph O’ConnorPhiladelphia, PACardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
16 JanBornStéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. †Cheikh Zein-el-DineCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
BornVasco SéirécovPlovdivBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
17 JanBornDaniele FerrariComun Nuovo BergamoBishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
55.8AppointedGiuseppe Maria LeoArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
18 Jan BornRené AudetMontréalBishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
47.0Ordained BishopPasquale MoresBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 Jan78.8DiedThomas Francis BarryBishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
21 Jan63.0DiedBernard Nicholas WardBishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
22 JanBornMauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. †San IsidroBishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
23 Jan72.1DiedGiuseppe MelchisedechianBishop of Garin (Erzerum) (Armenian)
24 JanBornJosé Antonio Infantes FloridoAlmadén de la PlataBishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Spain
25 Jan56.1Ordained BishopCarloto Fernandes da Silva TávoraBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornPaulo José TavaresRabo de PeixeBishop of Macau, China
26 Jan77.3DiedGiacomo Ghezzi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
27 Jan59.9AppointedJohn Joseph McCortCoadjutor Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, USABishop
BornJuan Félix Pepén y SolimanHigüeyBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
31 Jan BornPedro Bantigue y NatividadHagonoyBishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
75.6DiedLaureano Vérez de Acevedo, S.J. †Titular Bishop of NyssaBishop
1 Feb56.3DiedJoão Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri)Bishop of Campinas, Brazil
2 Feb23.4Ordained PriestThomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanBishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, 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. †Herbeumont, BelgiumBishop Emeritus of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
4 Feb BornJohn Jobst, S.A.C.Frankenberg, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
BornDerek John WorlockLondonArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
5 Feb BornConstantin GuirmaKayaBishop Emeritus of Kaya, Burkina Faso
6 Feb69.0DiedGiuseppe Antonio HulkaBishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
7 FebBornEmil John MihalikPittsburghBishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
AppointedJoseph Donatien Plissonneau, S.C.I. †Prefect of Adamaua, CameroonPrefect Emeritus of Foumban, Cameroon
8 Feb26.1Ordained PriestRaymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaSuperior General Emeritus
10 Feb44.0DiedPlacide ColliardBishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
39.7DiedGiorgio Giovanni ElliBishop of Squillace, Italy
11 Feb57.0Ordained BishopHippolyte-Marie de La CelleBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
68.3DiedLucien-Emile Mossard, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
53.3SucceededVictor-Charles Quinton, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
76.0DiedAristide RinaldiniCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
13 FebBornMartin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †Buffalo, NYBishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
58.4AppointedManoel Antônio de Oliveira LopesArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
BornCarlos Quintero ArceEtzatlánArchbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
14 Feb52.9Ordained BishopJules-André BraultBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
67.5AppointedAgostino MiglioreBishop of Monopoli, Italy
15 FebBornVicente Faustino ZazpeBuenos AiresArchbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
16 Feb BornWilliam Edward MurrayLeichhardtBishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
18 Feb BornAndré Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B.ZahlehAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
BornTheotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †HashnabadArchbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
20 FebBornFrancis Xavier Hsu Chen-PingShanghaiBishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
21 FebBornLeo ScheffczykBeuthenCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
67.1DiedAlessandro Beniamino Zanecchia-Ginnetti, O.C.D. †Bishop of Teramo, Italy
25 Feb25.0Ordained PriestLois-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
50.1Ordained BishopWilliam F. O'Hare, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in ArabiaVicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
28 Feb24.2Ordained PriestJean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.3Ordained PriestCelestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of San Marcos, Guatemala
BornWalter Joseph SchoenherrCenter LineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
26.4Ordained PriestFrancis Augustine ThillPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
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