The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	59.8	Resigned	Joseph Maria Alvarez, O.P. †	Prefect of Shikoku, Japan	Prefect Emeritus
		Professed	Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †	Member of Orden de los Padres Somascos	Superior General Emeritus
		Appointed	Andre Dumas, O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Hakodate, Japan
		Born	Peter Yariyok Jatau	Marsa Kaje	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria
	17.0	Professed	Philemon Kurchaba, C.SS.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	25.1	Professed	Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
		Born	André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo	Mukila	Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Born	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde †	Kalenga	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
		Born	Frédéric Rubwejanga	Nyabinyenga	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
	70.1	Resigned	Giustino Sanchini †	Apostolic Administrator of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Fano, Italy
1 Jan	77.5	Appointed	Luigi Fantozzi †	Titular Archbishop of Dara	Bishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy
	77.5	Retired	Luigi Fantozzi †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Pili	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
2 Jan		Born	Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp.	Várzea de Soajo	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
3 Jan	45.2	Appointed	Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
3 Jan	45.2	Appointed	Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Bishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
4 Jan	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Cogoni †	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
5 Jan		Born	Gérard Denis Auguste Defois	Nueil-sur-Layon	Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
6 Jan	66.7	Ordained Bishop	Hipólito Leopoldo Agudelo †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
	76.8	Died	Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Burundi
	69.5	Appointed	John Henry Tihen †	Titular Bishop of Bosana	Bishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
	69.5	Resigned	John Henry Tihen †	Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	41.5	Installed	Mario Toccabelli †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
7 Jan	86.9	Died	Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
11 Jan		Born	Cirilo R. Almario	Caridad	Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
12 Jan		Born	Domingo Salvador Castagna	Buenos Aires	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
13 Jan	58.8	Appointed	Conrad Gröber †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
13 Jan		Born	Ignacio Noguer Carmona	Sevilla	Bishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
14 Jan	60.0	Appointed	Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
16 Jan	46.3	Appointed	Bl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lebedus
	42.0	Appointed	Crisanto Luque y Sánchez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
	42.0	Appointed	Crisanto Luque y Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Croae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
17 Jan		Born	Joseph Willy Romélus	Arniquet	Bishop Emeritus of Jérémie, Haïti
18 Jan	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Santino Margaria †	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
	57.0	Resigned	Joseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
		Born	Reginald Joseph Orsmond †	Johannesburg	Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
20 Jan	64.3	Died	Josef Jindrich Gross †	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czech Republic
22 Jan	44.3	Installed	Lafayette Libânio †	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan		Born	Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov †	Shisong	Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon
23 Jan	64.3	Appointed	Francis Joseph Wall †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
23 Jan	64.3	Appointed	Francis Joseph Wall †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
24 Jan	47.0	Died	Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. †	Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
25 Jan		Born	Joseph Anthony Fiorenza	Beaumont	Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
25 Jan		Born	Divo Zadi	Montefollonico	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
26 Jan	90.7	Died	Krikor Govrik, C.A.M. †	Abbot of Congregazione Mechitarista
	81.0	Died	Edward Joseph McCarthy †	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
	56.4	Succeeded	Thomas O’Donnell †	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
		Born	Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu	Châtellerault	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
30 Jan	39.2	Appointed	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
	39.2	Appointed	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
	56.5	Appointed	Francisco María González y Arias †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
	58.6	Appointed	Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexandru Rusu †	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
	52.6	Appointed	Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba †	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	65.4	Confirmed	Joseph Vogt †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
31 Jan	46.0	Resigned	Iuliu Hossu †	Apostolic Administrator of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania
1 Feb	24.9	Ordained Priest	John William Comber, M.M. †	Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	Superior General Emeritus
	72.8	Died	Fabiano Antonio Eestermans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. †	Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Conrad Gröber †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
2 Feb	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lebedus
2 Feb	46.2	Installed	Alexandru Rusu †	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
3 Feb	87.3	Died	Dominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Iaşi, Romania
5 Feb		Born	Giovanni Marra	Cinquefrondi	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
5 Feb	78.0	Died	Albert Nègre †	Archbishop of Tours, France
6 Feb	44.2	Appointed	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
6 Feb		Born	Ricardo Jamin Vidal	Mogpog	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
7 Feb		Born	Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. †	S. Giovanni in Fiore	Bishop Emeritus of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy
7 Feb	54.5	Died	Joseph-Romuald Léonard †	Bishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada
8 Feb	74.8	Died	George Ambrose Burton †	Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
	42.5	Appointed	Manuel Marilla Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India	Superior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
	42.5	Appointed	Manuel Marilla Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †	Titular Bishop of Gurza	Superior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
	57.0	Appointed	Joseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
10 Feb	82.2	Died	Bertram Orth †	Archbishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
11 Feb	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Edouard Dutoit †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Bishop Emeritus of Arras, France
	47.6	Appointed	Georges Joseph Haezaert, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Born	Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.	Ipamu	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Marie van Cauwenbergh †	Titular Bishop of Synaus	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
12 Feb		Born	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Corral de Almaguer	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	57.3	Installed	Etienne-Joseph Hurault †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
	39.8	Appointed	Carlo Margotti †	Apostolic Delegate to Greece	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
	50.6	Appointed	Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
		Born	Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin †	Madrid	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
13 Feb	75.1	Died	Louis-Elisée Fatiguet, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
14 Feb		Born	Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M.	Chicago, IL, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
14 Feb		Born	Rafael Montiano Lim †	Boac	Bishop of Boac, Philippines
15 Feb		Born	Rodolfo Bufano †	Buenos Aires	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
15 Feb	58.9	Installed	Conrad Gröber †	Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
16 Feb		Born	Armindo Lopes Coelho †	Regilde	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
18 Feb	58.0	Appointed	Gaudenzio Manuelli †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
		Born	Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †	Marostica	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	56.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Venturi †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Feb	76.7	Died	Michele Camilleri †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
19 Feb		Born	Camillo Ruini	Sassuolo, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Albuquerque, NM	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
	40.2	Appointed	Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
	40.2	Appointed	Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †	Titular Bishop of Siniandus	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
		Born	Francis Xavier Mugadzi †	Gokomere	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
21 Feb		Born	László Huzsvár	Horgoš	Bishop Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
22 Feb	57.6	Installed	Henri-Edouard Dutoit †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Bishop Emeritus of Arras, France
22 Feb	63.8	Died	Michael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. †	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
24 Feb	51.8	Appointed	Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
	51.8	Appointed	Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ubaza	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
	48.6	Appointed	Peter Francis Rayappa †	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India	Bishop Emeritus
	59.8	Appointed	Joseph Klemann, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	59.8	Appointed	Joseph Klemann, O.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
		Born	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Igaratinga	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	46.5	Appointed	Juan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Juan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Colophon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua
	82.0	Died	Juan José Solís y Fernández †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
25 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Franz Hartz †	Prelate of Schneidemühl, Poland	Prelate Emeritus
27 Feb		Appointed	Francesco Sanz Pascual, C.M.F. †	Prefect of Chocó, Colombia
28 Feb	51.1	Appointed	Rafael Balanzá y Navarro †	Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Kevin William Barden, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
	60.6	Installed	Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.1	Appointed	Gaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. †	Superior of Rajaburi, Thailand	Vicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy