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The Year of Our Lord 1938

Bishop Events

May to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
May56.2ResignedJean-François Cuvelier, C.SS.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 May68.8Ordained BishopAlfonso FerrandinaTitular Bishop of Leptis MagnaAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
52.4Ordained BishopWilliam Aloysius GriffinAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USABishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
47.7Ordained BishopGiuseppe ProntiBishop of Acquapendente, ItalyBishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
57.1Ordained BishopJohn Reesinck, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of ThinisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda
BornJames Vernon WeisgerberArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2 May BornJosé Luis Amezcua MelgozaBishop Emeritus of Colima, México
78.0DiedNicola JezzoniBishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
4 May54.6Ordained BishopLouis LiagreBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
40.5Ordained BishopPierre Martin Ngô Ðěnh ThụcTitular Bishop of SaesinaArchbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
AppointedMichael Augustin O’Connor, O.P. †Prefect of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
5 May72.7DiedGiorgio Francesco DelrioArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
6 May BornIldefonso Obama ObonoArchbishop Emeritus of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
7 May37.3AppointedManuel Larraín ErrazurizCoadjutor Bishop of Talca, ChileBishop
37.3AppointedManuel Larraín ErrazurizTitular Bishop of Thubunae in NumidiaBishop of Talca, Chile
8 May51.3Ordained BishopNicanor Roberto Aguirre BausTitular Bishop of HipposBishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
BornBl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. †Bishop of Oran, Algeria
10 MayBornAnthony Joseph O’ConnellBishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
13 May BornIván Antonio Marín LópezArchbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
14 May45.0AppointedAlbini LafortuneBishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
34.0AppointedJuan Alberto de la Merced Martín y VillaverdeBishop of Matanzas, Cuba
15 May57.2Ordained BishopCarmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. †Bishop of León, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
52.6Ordained BishopMichal BuzalkaTitular Bishop of ConeAuxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia
22.5Ordained PriestVittorio OttavianiPriest of L’Aquila, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy
23.3Ordained PriestLuis Aníbal Rodríguez PardoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
71.9AppointedHermann Joseph SträterApostolic Administrator of Aachen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
16 May56.4AppointedGaetano CicognaniApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
BornEmerson John MooreAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
42.4AppointedAntonio SantinBishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), ItalyBishop Emeritus
17 May BornAquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.Cardinal, Superior General Emeritus of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
53.0Ordained BishopWilliam Francis MurphyBishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
18 May50.7DiedMarie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
20 May47.2AppointedAlexandre Digard, O.F.M. †Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
21 May35.9AppointedHeinrich Horst, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia
35.9AppointedHeinrich Horst, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of HermonthisVicar Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia
33.8AppointedInigo Maximilian König, S.D.S. †Prefect of Shaowu [Shaowu], China
AppointedJacob Jan Kusters, M.S.F. †Prefect of Bandjarmasin, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
46.3AppointedFerdinand Loy, S.V.D. †Prefect of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
83.1ResignedPaul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.8AppointedPedro Paulo Santos SongcoBishop of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
64.2SucceededGustave-Georges-Arsčne Vandaele, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
62.6ResignedHerbert Aloysius Theodor Winkler, S.D.S. †Superior of Shaowu [Shaowu], ChinaSuperior Emeritus
22 May BornTheodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
23 May66.9DiedBenvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
28.6Ordained PriestDominique-Marie Ðěnh Ðức TrụPriestBishop of Thái Běnh, Viet Nam
BornPatrick ItekaBishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
58.9AppointedGiorgio Rossi, C.S.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
58.9AppointedGiorgio Rossi, C.S.I. †Titular Bishop of LebessusVicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
24 May43.1AppointedCzesław KaczmarekBishop of Kielce, Poland
36.0Ordained BishopMariano Aspiras MadriagaBishop of Lingayen, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
25 May BornGuy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC.Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
26 May29.3Ordained PriestIgnacio Arbulú PinedaPriestBishop of Huánuco, Peru
39.2AppointedBernard William GriffinTitular Bishop of AppiaCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
39.2AppointedBernard William GriffinAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
42.9Ordained BishopPietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of CitharizumBishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
26.4Ordained PriestThomas Joseph McDonoughPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
34.8AppointedMário de Miranda Vilas-BoasBishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
28 May57.6AppointedJohn Henry KingAuxiliary Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great BritainBishop
57.6AppointedJohn Henry KingTitular Bishop of OpusBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
73.6AppointedGusztáv Károly MajláthTitular Archbishop of SoteropolisBishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
73.6RetiredGusztáv Károly MajláthBishop of Alba Iulia, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
48.1SucceededAdolfo VorbuchnerBishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
29 May BornMax John RodriguesBishop Emeritus of Hyderabad in Pakistan
30 May54.1DiedIgino Maria Serci VaquerBishop of Ozieri, Italy
49.3AppointedTihamér TóthCoadjutor Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryBishop
49.3AppointedTihamér TóthTitular Bishop of OlbiaBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
31 May60.7Ordained BishopRéginald (Zénon) Duprat, O.P. †Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
AppointedFelix Herrmann, O.F.M. †Prefect of Karafuto, Russian FederationPrefect Emeritus
Jun25.2First VowsFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
1 JunBornCarlo CaffarraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
2 Jun BornDieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
3 Jun51.1AppointedJoseph László Lombos, O.F.M. †Prefect of Baojing [Paoking, Shaoyang], China
4 Jun25.3Ordained PriestLeonard Philip CowleyPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
25.4Ordained PriestHilary Baumann HackerPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
5 Jun57.5Ordained BishopFlorido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece
25.2Ordained PriestWilfrid Emmett DoylePriest of Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
65.5Ordained BishopFrancis-Xavier Gsell, M.S.C. †Bishop of Darwin, Australia
6 Jun BornJoseph Augustine CharanakunnelArchbishop Emeritus of Raipur, India
60.1DiedSt. Raphael Guizar ValenciaBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
BornJonas KauneckasBishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
7 Jun57.4CeasedVigilio Federico Dalla Zuanna, O.F.M. Cap. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Carpi, Italy
8 Jun BornAngelo Amato, S.D.B.Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
9 Jun49.7AppointedEnrico Montalbetti, Obs. S.C. †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
10 Jun44.1AppointedDaniel Gomes Junqueira, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Cubango in AngolaBishop of Nova Lisboa, Angola
37.7AppointedJohn Angel Romaniello, M.M. †Prefect of Guilin [Kweilin], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
11 Jun27.3Ordained PriestGérard Bertrand, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Navrongo, Ghana
25.2Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
25.9Ordained PriestJoseph Byeong Hwa ChangPriestBishop Emeritus of Masan, Korea (South)
26.4Ordained PriestJohn A. Choi Jae-seonPriest of Pusan, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
24.7Ordained PriestEtienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Kayes, Mali
59.2InstalledRafael Lira InfanteBishop of Valparaíso, Chile
25.3Ordained PriestJoseph Louis André OuellettePriest of Trois-Rivičres, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
22.8Ordained PriestAlessandro PiazzaPriestBishop Emeritus of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
27.1Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Sye Bong-KilPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
57.2AppointedFrancis Joseph TiefTitular Bishop of Nisa in LyciaBishop Emeritus of Concordia, Kansas, USA
57.2ResignedFrancis Joseph TiefBishop of Concordia, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus
73.1DiedEnrique Ezequiel Vacas Galindo, O.P. †Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador
26.3Ordained PriestLouis-Albert VachonPriest of Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestJoannes Antonius Eduardus van DodewaardPriestBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
12 Jun24.9Ordained PriestFrancis Anthony MarroccoPriest of Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaBishop
13 Jun70.8Ordained BishopHilarin (Josef) Felder, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Geras
61.6AppointedEdward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’RourkeTitular Bishop of SopheneBishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
61.6ResignedEdward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’RourkeBishop of Gdańsk, PolandBishop Emeritus
40.4AppointedKarl Maria SplettBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
14 Jun52.5AppointedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of SebelaBishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
52.5AppointedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chefoo, ChinaBishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
62.2AppointedJean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Colombo, Sri LankaArchbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka
56.7AppointedTerence Bernard McGuireBishop of Goulburn, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
37.7AppointedLéon-Adolphe Messmer, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Ambanja, MadagascarBishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar
44.9AppointedHenri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}Bishop Emeritus of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.9AppointedHenri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †Titular Bishop of AndropolisBishop Emeritus of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.3AppointedFlorencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †Bishop of Cuttack, IndiaBishop Emeritus
43.8AppointedAlphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
43.8AppointedAlphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of PhilaeBishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Jun56.4AppointedJean-Henri Mazoyer, O.M.I. †Prefect of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, LaosPrefect Emeritus
18 JunBornSalvatore BoccaccioBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
71.9DiedGodefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ninghsia, ChinaVicar Apostolic
19 Jun26.3Final VowsGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
25.5Ordained PriestJoseph A. CarrollPriest of Dublin, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.5Ordained PriestGirolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †Priest of Order of Friar Servants of MaryBishop Emeritus of Manzini, eSwatini
23.9Ordained PriestPatrick LennonPriest of Kildare and Leighlin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
20 Jun51.4Ordained BishopUbald Langlois, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of RisiniumVicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
21 Jun26.3First VowsLeo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
BornJosé Luis Castro Medellín, M. S. F. †Bishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
24 JunBornVictor Adibe ChikweBishop of Ahiara, Nigeria
BornFelix Alaba Adeosin JobArchbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
25.6Ordained PriestTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
25 Jun79.9AppointedTimothy J. CorbettTitular Bishop of VitaBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
79.9RetiredTimothy J. CorbettBishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
BornMarian DuśAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
BornMário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
35.7Ordained BishopOctave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of MenelaitesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
26 Jun33.4Ordained PriestJan CieńskiPriest of Lviv, UkraineBishop
24.5Ordained PriestJulius GábrišPriest of Trnava (Tirnava), SlovakiaApostolic Administrator of Trnava, Slovakia
26.6Ordained PriestAngelin Maurice Lovey, C.R.B. †Priest of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint BernardSuperior General Emeritus
22.5Ordained PriestLuigi MaffeoPriestArchbishop of Italy, Military
23.3Ordained PriestCostante MaltoniPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Pakistan
24.0Ordained PriestRudolf SchmidPriest of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun73.2DiedFrancisco AlbertiArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
BornPietro SambiApostolic Nuncio to United States of America
28 JunBornAnnetto DepasqualeAuxiliary Bishop of Malta
BornPeter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Jammu-Srinagar, India
BornAntoine GanyéArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
29 Jun30.1Ordained PriestMario BriniPriestSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
26.3EnteredRichard Finn, S.M.A. †Member of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
27.3Ordained PriestBruno Bernard HeimPriest of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
24.1Ordained PriestAntonio Kühner y Kühner, M.F.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Huánuco, Peru
22.6Ordained PriestAlbert-Georges-Yves MalboisPriest of Versailles, FranceBishop Emeritus of Corbeil, France
24.1Ordained PriestUgo PolettiPriest of Novara, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Priest of Société des Missions-ÉtrangčresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
23.7Ordained PriestMario RossiPriestBishop of Vigevano, Italy
22.6Ordained PriestMario SchieranoPriest of Torino {Turin}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military
27.3Ordained PriestFrancesco SanmartinoPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
49.4Ordained BishopTihamér TóthTitular Bishop of OlbiaBishop of Veszprém, Hungary
58.5Ordained BishopAntonijs Urbšs (Urbbs)Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia
25.4Ordained DeaconPierre Marie Joseph VeuillotDeacon of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop
24.5Ordained PriestLouis Van Steene, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30 Jun39.3Ordained BishopBernard William GriffinTitular Bishop of AppiaCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
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