The Year of Our Lord 1924

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi †	Yadé	Bishop of Sokodé, Togo
		Born	Nestor Bihonda †	Gisanze	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
		Died	Roberto de Castellanza, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
		Born	James Chiona †	Bandawe	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
	29.1	Incardinated	James Louis Connolly †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
		Died	Bertrando Cothonay, O.P. †	Prefect of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam
		Died	Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. †	Prefect of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Antonius Deutsch, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Prefect Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]
		Died	Giustino Fabre, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, French Guyana, Antilles
	22.4	Professed	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
		Died	Guglielmo Herting, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Kroonstad, South Africa
	32.9	Ordained Priest	Jacob Abraham Theophilos Kalapurakal †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankarese), India
	19.2	Professed	Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Changting [Tingchow], China
		Born	Roger Mpungu †	Muhwanya	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
		Died	Emilio Rolin, O.P. †	Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Died	Alessandro dei Santi, O.SS.T. †	Prefect of Benadir, Somalia
	59.7	Resigned	Tito Trocchi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia	Official of the Apostolic Chamber
		Died	Luis A. Venegas Henríquez †	Vicar General of Chillán, Chile
		Born	Jean Zoa †	Saa	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
1 Jan		Born	Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. †	Varis	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
3 Jan	61.0	Appointed	Antônio Malan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Jan		Born	Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †	Aleppo, Syria	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
4 Jan	39.6	Appointed	Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
4 Jan	39.6	Appointed	Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Acmonia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
5 Jan	45.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
5 Jan	45.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
6 Jan	47.3	Installed	Serafín María Armora y González †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Guglielmo Bosetti †	Priest	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
		Born	Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. †	Oakey	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
		Born	John C. O’Riordan, C.S.Sp.	Effin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
9 Jan		Born	René Fernández Apaza	Padilla	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
10 Jan		Born	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau	Saint-Servan-sur-Mer	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
12 Jan	55.2	Succeeded	Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China	Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
12 Jan	78.2	Died	Jerome Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China
13 Jan	24.1	Ordained Priest	Friedrich Maria Heinrich Rintelen †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
13 Jan		Born	Léon-Raymond Soulier	Le Malzieu	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
14 Jan		Born	Francis Gerard Brooks †	Rathfriland	Bishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
	56.0	Appointed	Josef Hammels †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	56.0	Appointed	Josef Hammels †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Jan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Jan †	Titular Bishop of Metropolis in Asia	Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
16 Jan	57.8	Appointed	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Titular Bishop of Arad	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	57.8	Resigned	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	39.3	Appointed	Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan		Born	John Bukovsky, S.V.D. †	Cerova, Slovakia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Russian Federation
18 Jan	37.8	Appointed	Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
20 Jan	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Balanzá y Navarro †	Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Creta	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	70.5	Died	Luigi Boschi †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
	27.1	Ordained Priest	George Daniel Breen, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Prefect Emeritus of Haflong, India
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Michael Buchberger †	Titular Bishop of Athribis	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
21 Jan	80.8	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Camilleri, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta
	80.8	Retired	Giovanni Maria Camilleri, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	César Angel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	César Angel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Andrapa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco, Bolivia
	59.0	Appointed	Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Batavia, Indonesia
22 Jan		Born	Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J.	Bošany	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
23 Jan	69.5	Died	Vincenzo Bacchi †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli	Pontedera	Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
24 Jan		Born	William Jerome McCormack	New York	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
25 Jan		Born	Paulino Reale Chirina †	Canicattini Bagni	Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
26 Jan		Born	Stanislaw Szymecki	Katowice-Zaleska Halda	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
27 Jan	82.9	Died	Giuseppe Fiorenza †	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Mazzini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Marian Przykucki †	Skoki	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
29 Jan	61.7	Appointed	William Francis Brown †	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	61.7	Appointed	William Francis Brown †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Dante Carlo Munerati, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
30 Jan	64.2	Died	José Gregorio Castro, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
30 Jan	49.9	Appointed	Gastone Antonio Rasneur †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
31 Jan		Born	Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. †	Bassano, Italy	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
1 Feb		Born	Ignatius D’Cunha †	Vasai	Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
1 Feb	39.3	Appointed	Antônio dos Santos Cabral †	Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Feb	23.1	Ordained Priest	Carlos Riu Anglés †	Priest of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
3 Feb	61.0	Appointed	Auguste Grumel †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 Feb		Born	Alberto Giglioli †	Buonconvento	Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
5 Feb	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Eugène Curien †	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb		Born	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy	Kalleri	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
9 Feb	66.8	Died	Richard Collins †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
10 Feb		Born	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †	Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
10 Feb	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
13 Feb	59.4	Appointed	Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade	Bishop Emeritus of Monaco
13 Feb	59.4	Resigned	Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes †	Bishop of Monaco	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb	48.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Bruno †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	67.8	Appointed	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Secretary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas O’Donnell †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
18 Feb		Born	Michael Murphy †	Kilmichael	Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
19 Feb	60.9	Died	John Edward Gunn, S.M. †	Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA
19 Feb	74.7	Died	Jerónimo Thomé da Silva †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
20 Feb	62.2	Died	Domenico Pozzoni, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
21 Feb		Born	José de Lima	Tiros	Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	76.5	Died	Theophile Meerschaert †	Bishop of Oklahoma, USA
		Born	Silvano Piovanelli	Ronta di Mugello	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
24 Feb		Born	Remi Joseph De Roo	Swan Lake	Bishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
24 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Josef Hammels †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
25 Feb	41.0	Ordained Bishop	James Aloysius Griffin †	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
	51.0	Appointed	Edouard van Goethem, M.S.C. †	Prefect of Tsuapa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Feb		Born	Climério Almeida de Andrade †	São Salvador da Bahia	Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil
26 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Andrew Killian †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
29 Feb		Born	Andrzej Maria Deskur †	Sancygniów, Poland	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
29 Feb		Born	Gabriel Lee Gab-sou †	Yan-Chen	Bishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)