The Year of Our Lord 1926

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Appointed	Giuseppe Balbo, I.M.C. †	Prefect of Meru, Kenya
	45.3	Appointed	Salvatore Ballo Guercio †	Apostolic Administrator of Acireale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Born	Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa †	Benge	Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	58.6	Resigned	Pietro Benedetti †	Apostolic Delegate to Cuba	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
	49.0	Appointed	Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
	14.4	Professed	Orazio Ferrucio Ceól, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Qichun [Kichow], China
	22.4	Professed	Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
	52.0	Resigned	Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
	40.4	Resigned	Daniel Kauczor, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
	21.4	Professed	Inigo Maximilian König, S.D.S. †	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Prefect of Shaowu [Shaowu], China
		Appointed	Giovanni Matteo Konings, O.S.Cr. †	Prefect of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
	71.9	Retired	Joseph-Marie Leray, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †	Kabare	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Died	Michael Ott, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
	64.0	Resigned	António Joaquim Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
	64.0	Resigned	António Joaquim Pereira †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	62.1	Resigned	Cyrille Riza (Rizq) †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
		Died	Enrico Smeets, S.C.I. †	Prefect of Benkoelen, Indonesia
		Died	Riccardo Turner, M.H.M. †	Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
	41.5	Resigned	István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hungary, Military	Bishop Emeritus
	48.1	Appointed	Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin †	Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
1 Jan	26.5	Ordained Priest	Vasile Aftenie †	Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania	Auxiliary Bishop
1 Jan		Born	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens	Andújar	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
2 Jan	49.2	Appointed	Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	44.5	Ordained Bishop	August Hlond, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Katowice, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Jan	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Lira Infante †	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
4 Jan	59.2	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Norbert Klein, O.T. †	Titular Bishop of Syene	Bishop Emeritus of Brno, Czech Republic
	59.2	Resigned	Johann Nepomuk Norbert Klein, O.T. †	Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Constantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) †	Szémerke	Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
6 Jan	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Cornelius O’Riley †	Titular Bishop of Phoba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
6 Jan	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Bishop of Gap, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
11 Jan	71.8	Appointed	Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria	Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)
12 Jan	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Coste †	Titular Bishop of Flaviopolis	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
13 Jan	61.5	Died	Antonio Hernández y Rodríguez †	Bishop Emeritus of Tabasco, México
14 Jan		Born	Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo	Picos	Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
15 Jan	77.0	Appointed	Denis Joseph O’Connell †	Titular Bishop of Mariamme	Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
15 Jan	77.0	Retired	Denis Joseph O’Connell †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan		Born	Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. †	Lima	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
17 Jan		Born	Antoine Hacault †	Bruxelles	Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
17 Jan	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Montanelli †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
18 Jan	49.0	Died	Émile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)	Vicar Apostolic
	43.7	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	43.7	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Apostolic Delegate to India	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
		Born	Michael Rozario †	Solepur	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
20 Jan		Born	Henry Sebastian D’Souza	Igatpuri	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	48.8	Appointed	Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Luxembourg
		Born	John Michael Sherlock	Regina	Bishop Emeritus of London, Ontario, Canada
22 Jan	75.4	Died	Andrea Machado, S.J. †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
23 Jan	74.2	Died	Desiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
23 Jan		Born	Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón †	San Roque	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
25 Jan	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Michel-François Tardy, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Acalissus	Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon
26 Jan	51.9	Died	Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M. †	Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA
26 Jan	55.9	Installed	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Bishop of Gap, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
27 Jan		Born	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert	Harmonia	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28 Jan		Born	Adriani Mkoba †	Mgeta	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
29 Jan	45.6	Appointed	Arturo Jara Marquez, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
31 Jan		Born	Antonio Briva Mirabent †	Sitges	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Born	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Schwelm	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	24.3	Ordained Priest	John Joseph U Win †	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop
Feb	56.0	Succeeded	Noël de Cleene, C.I.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Feb	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Kubina †	Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
2 Feb		Born	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	La Libertad (Chontales)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
3 Feb		Born	Francis Joseph MacKiernan †	Stradrinan	Bishop Emeritus of Kilmore, Ireland
3 Feb	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Anthony Welch †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
6 Feb	55.9	Appointed	Luigi Sincero †	Pro-Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Secretary
7 Feb	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ucayali, Peru
		Born	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Oliva	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
	29.1	Ordained Priest	Raymond Larose, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
9 Feb	59.3	Appointed	Pietro Mańkowski †	Titular Archbishop of Aenus	Bishop Emeritus of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
9 Feb	59.3	Resigned	Pietro Mańkowski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	43.0	Appointed	Bl. Hryhory Lakota †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland
10 Feb	43.0	Appointed	Bl. Hryhory Lakota †	Titular Bishop of Daonium	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland
11 Feb	45.8	Appointed	Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
	45.8	Appointed	Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ilium	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre-Philibert Poirier †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
12 Feb	73.5	Died	Charles McHugh †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
13 Feb		Born	Arvaldis Andrejs Brumanis	Klostere	Bishop Emeritus of Liepāja, Latvia
13 Feb	56.3	Died	Edmund Dalbor †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
14 Feb	61.1	Died	Juan Bautista Benlloch y Vivó †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Pietro Gazzoli †	Priest of Brescia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Maxwell Valentine Noronha	Kayamkulam	Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Francis Yi Hsüan-hua (Xuan-hua) †	Priest	Bishop of Xiangyang [Siangyang], China
16 Feb	75.0	Died	Claude Bardel †	Bishop of Sées, France
	40.4	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chungking [Chongqing], China	Archbishop Emeritus of Chongqing [Chungking], China
	40.4	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tremithus	Archbishop Emeritus of Chongqing [Chungking], China
	53.0	Appointed	Filippo Perlo, I.M.C. †	Superior General of Consolata Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kenya, Kenya
17 Feb	75.0	Died	Giovanni Borzatti de Löwenstern †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	58.8	Appointed	Antonio José Luis Castro Alvarez, SS.CC. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
	68.5	Died	Jan Feliks Cieplak †	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
18 Feb	58.7	Died	Giovanni Andrea Masera †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
19 Feb	70.5	Appointed	Salvatore Meo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
19 Feb	70.5	Appointed	Salvatore Meo †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Héctor Morera Vega	Palmares	Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán, Costa Rica
20 Feb	66.3	Died	Paul-Eugène Roy †	Archbishop of Québec, Canada
21 Feb	73.3	Died	Ignazio Homsi †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
22 Feb		Born	Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap.	Buenos Aires	Bishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina
23 Feb	55.6	Died	Ernesto Cozzi †	Apostolic Delegate to Albania
		Born	Luigi de Magistris	Cagliari, Italy	Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	71.9	Died	Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
24 Feb	60.6	Installed	Adolf Piotr Szelążek †	Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
	59.4	Ordained Bishop	José Vila y Martínez †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
		Born	Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo	San Antonio de Ibarra	Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
26 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop
	50.0	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
		Born	Gabino Díaz Merchán	Mora	Archbishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
	79.6	Died	Augusto Silj †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
27 Feb		Born	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †	Nederbrakel	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Grimshaw †	Priest of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
		Born	Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. †	Lins	Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28 Feb	88.1	Died	Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Born	Massimo Giustetti †	Riva di Pinerolo	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
		Born	Antonio Vilaplana Molina †	Alcoy	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain