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The Year of Our Lord 1937

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar54.1DiedAugustin BaumtrogApostolic Administrator of Volga, Russian Federation
2 Mar53.1DiedEugène Venance Guichard, O.F.M. †Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
BornPierre Trần Ðình TứBishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
4 Mar86.2DiedJosé Álvarez y MirandaBishop of León, Spain
6 Mar BornPeter Joseph ConnorsBishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
59.8AppointedLuciano GeraciPrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
59.8AppointedLuciano GeraciTitular Bishop of MethonePrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
7 Mar24.4Ordained PriestTeopisto Valderrama AlbertoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
40.9Ordained BishopNicola CaninoBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4Ordained BishopBenigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of LeteArchbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
57.0Ordained BishopJosip Antun UjcićArchbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
50.8Ordained BishopJan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of GergisBishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
8 MarBornAnthony ThannikotAuxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
9 Mar BornPaciano Basilio AnicetoArchbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
BornJosef Voß (Voss)Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
11 Mar BornLeo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
13 Mar41.9AppointedJuliusz BieniekAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
41.9AppointedJuliusz BieniekTitular Bishop of DascyliumAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
28.1Ordained PriestPaul Bùi Chu TạoPriest of Phát Diêm, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
24.0Ordained PriestDoroteo Fernández y FernándezPriestBishop Emeritus of Badajoz, Spain
26.3Ordained PriestPaul Joseph Marie GouyonPriest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
26.5Ordained PriestFranz HengsbachPriest of Paderborn, GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
63.0DiedFrancis JohannesBishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
24.3Ordained PriestTheodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
22.8Ordained PriestAngel Morta FigulsPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
22.8Ordained PriestAngelo PedroniPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
23.2Ordained PriestAlfred PichlerPriestBishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
54.3AppointedInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
25.1Ordained PriestOdorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
BornJose Paala Salazar, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
30.2Ordained DeaconPaul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. †Deacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
14 Mar28.4Ordained PriestFrancis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de SalesBishop of Keimoes, South Africa
26.5Ordained PriestJohannes Höhne, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusArchbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
70.4DiedEugène-Stanislas Le SenneBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
48.2AppointedLuciano MarcanteBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
65.3DiedSeveriano Sainz y BencamoBishop of Matanzas, Cuba
15 Mar56.5CeasedKonrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-MoosApostolic Administrator of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyCardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
53.2AppointedGuillaume-Marius SembelBishop of Dijon, France
BornGabriel SimoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon
16 Mar BornSalvatore Di CristinaArchbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
BornAttilio NicoraCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
18 Mar25.4Ordained PriestJoseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya
BornMichelangelo Riccardo Maria Tiribilli, O.S.B.Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
19 Mar25.5Ordained PriestGeorge Joseph BiskupPriest of Dubuque, Iowa, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
48.3AppointedPatrick James Byrne, M.M. †Prefect of Kyoto, JapanApostolic Delegate to Korea
25.5Ordained PriestCarroll Thomas DozierPriest of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26.4Ordained PriestLoras Thomas LanePriest of Dubuque, Iowa, USABishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
20 Mar60.2AppointedJosé de Haas, O.F.M. †Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.7AppointedJorge Antonio Larraín CotaposBishop of Chillán, Chile
BornAnthony Lee Kok HinBishop Emeritus of Miri, Malaysia
21 Mar72.5DiedJan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia
24.1Ordained PriestIgino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinPrefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
BornHanna MarkhoArchbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
23 Mar BornLorenzo Cárdenas AregullínBishop Emeritus of Papantla, Puebla, México
24 Mar BornAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
25 Mar48.9AppointedGiovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of PergeOfficial of the Secretariat of State
48.9AppointedGiovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to OtherOfficial of the Secretariat of State
48.9AppointedGiovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Addis Abeba, EthiopiaOfficial of the Secretariat of State
BornOnésimo Cepeda SilvaBishop Emeritus of Ecatepec, México, México
22.9Ordained PriestIuliu HirţeaPriest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), RomaniaAuxiliary Bishop
41.8AppointedLuigi Santa, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of MetelisBishop of Rimini, Italy
41.8AppointedLuigi Santa, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, EthiopiaBishop of Rimini, Italy
26 Mar BornRoger William Gries, O.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27 Mar24.4Ordained PriestJosé Alves de Sá TrindadePriestBishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Brazil
24.3Ordained PriestLuis do Amaral MousinhoPriestArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.7Ordained PriestPius Anthony BenincasaPriest of Buffalo, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop
26.7Ordained PriestGiovanni M. Bernasconi, B. †Priest of Clerics Regular of St. PaulSuperior General Emeritus
24.4Ordained PriestZaya DachtouPriestArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
23.6Ordained PriestLuis Eduardo Henríquez JiménezPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
24.5Ordained PriestAgustín Adolfo HerreraPriestBishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
26.5Ordained PriestPaul Nguyễn Văn BìnhPriestArchbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
25.4Ordained PriestDaniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie PézerilPriest of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.7Ordained PriestAlfredo PoledriniPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Lesotho
23.8Ordained PriestAgnelo RossiPriest of Campinas, BrazilCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
26.5Ordained PriestAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
26.0Ordained PriestAleksandar TokicPriest of Bar (Antivari), MontenegroArchbishop
26.1Ordained PriestBenedict Takahiko TomizawaPriest of Kyōto, JapanBishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
29.0Ordained PriestMatthias Duan Yinmin (Duan In-min)Priest of Wanxian [Wanhsien], ChinaBishop
28 Mar BornAd Abi KaramBishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
BornGeraldo João Paulo Roger VerdierBishop Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
30 Mar61.4DiedChristopherus (Edmund) Becker, S.D.S. †Prefect Emeritus of Assam, India
70.2DiedAugustyn ŁosińskiBishop of Kielce, Poland
BornPhilippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon
31 Mar BornRicardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C.Bishop Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil
3 Apr24.2Ordained PriestRomeo Roy BlanchettePriest of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
49.3DiedSofronio Hacbang y GaborniBishop of Calbayog, Philippines
4 Apr45.0Ordained BishopTeodoro Schu, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of TrapezopolisBishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
52.7Ordained BishopXavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Thuburbo MinusArchbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
5 Apr24.1Ordained PriestAntonio FustellaPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
38.1Ordained BishopAntoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of MadesArchbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
7 Apr37.3InstalledJohn Christopher CodyBishop of Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
8 Apr70.5ResignedJules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †Prefect of Sikkim, IndiaPrefect Emeritus
47.9Ordained BishopJoseph Alphonse Marie EvrardBishop of Meaux, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornFerdinand Maemba LiwokeBishop Emeritus of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 AprBornJulio Amílcar Bethancourt FioravantiBishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
BornGastone SimoniBishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
10 Apr83.9DiedAmand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
45.9AppointedManuel de Medeiros GuerreiroBishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
60.9AppointedCarlos de Sá FragosoTitular Bishop of PitanaeBishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
60.9ResignedCarlos de Sá FragosoBishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
11 Apr BornJosé María ArancibiaArchbishop Emeritus of Mendoza, Argentina
42.5Ordained BishopCipriano Cassini, S.J. †Titular Bishop of DrivastumBishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
46.3Ordained BishopFederico PezzulloBishop of Policastro, Italy
54.1Ordained BishopHeinrich WienkenTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
13 Apr52.0AppointedIgnatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †Titular Bishop of BusirisVicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
52.0AppointedIgnatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
47.6AppointedTheodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of HieronBishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
47.6AppointedTheodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], ChinaBishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
49.6AppointedDomenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator of Bezwada, IndiaBishop of Vijayawada, India
55.2AppointedEmmanuel Hanisch, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of GorVicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa
55.2AppointedEmmanuel Hanisch, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa
AppointedStephen Kim Yang-hongPrefect of Zenshu, Korea (South)Prefect Emeritus
48.2AppointedOwen McPolin, S.S.C.M.E. †Prefect of Kwoszu, Korea (South)Prefect Emeritus
62.0AppointedSylvester Patrick Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Delhi and Simla, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedPatrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedPatrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of GabulaArchbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
14 Apr BornGuy Marie (Claude) BagnardBishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
52.4InstalledJohn Aloysius DuffyBishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
51.5AppointedJosé Fogued y Gil, C.M.F. †Prefect of Tunxi [Tunki], China
55.8InstalledLuis María Martínez y RodríguezArchbishop of México, Federal District
15 Apr72.3DiedPatrick Thomas RyanBishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
16 AprAppointedAgostino Guérin, M. Afr. †Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
17 AprBornPaul Marchand, S.M.M. †Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
18 Apr61.6InstalledBernardo BertoglioBishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
25.5Final VowsFranciszek Cedzich, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
53.3Ordained BishopBartolomeo ManginoBishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop of Caserta, Italy
83.2DiedGiovanni MuradBishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
22.7Ordained PriestErsilio ToniniPriest of Piacenza, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
19 Apr BornJan De BieAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
20 Apr25.0Ordained PriestJózef Benedykt KurpasPriest of Katowice, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7AppointedJean NissanArchbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqBishop
21 Apr BornGianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv.Regent Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
22 Apr70.8DiedPedro Ladislao González y EstradaBishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
23 Apr85.9DiedFrançois-Xavier-Marie-Jules GieureBishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
24 Apr30.0Ordained PriestRaymond D’MelloPriestBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
25 Apr42.0Ordained BishopJuliusz BieniekTitular Bishop of DascyliumAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
49.8Ordained BishopJorge Antonio Larraín CotaposBishop of Chillán, Chile
54.4Ordained BishopInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Apr54.9AppointedAlfred CoudercBishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus
27 Apr26.1Ordained PriestPeter Pao Zin Tou (Tou Pao-zin)PriestBishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
28 Apr40.2DiedKarl Albert Wollgarten, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
29 Apr BornLluís Martínez SistachCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
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