The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	54.3	Resigned	Fabian Abrantowicz, M.I.C. †	Apostolic Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	62.0	Died	Henri Bardou †	Prefect Emeritus of Ghardaïa nel Sahara, Algeria
	48.0	Resigned	Bartolomeo Bechis, C.M. †	Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia	Prefect Emeritus
	69.9	Died	Bernardin Castanié, C.I.M. †	Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
	51.6	Resigned	Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	69.3	Resigned	Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Félix Kouadjo †	Binao	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
	54.7	Appointed	Ambroise Leblanc, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Urawa, Japan	Prefect Emeritus
		Died	Romualdo Migliorini, O.S.M. †	Prefect of Swaziland
		Born	Gabriel Mmole	Nangoo	Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania
	58.0	Resigned	Alois Mohn, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
	77.0	Died	António Joaquim Pereira †	Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	41.5	Appointed	Antonio Riberi †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Spain
		Died	Giovanni Starcke, M.S.F. †	Superior of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
	72.1	Resigned	Justinas Staugaitis †	Prelate of Klaipeda, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
	30.1	Professed	Ernst Tewes, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	62.3	Resigned	Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.6	Died	Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. †	Prefect of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa
	44.5	Resigned	Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †	Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria	Prefect Emeritus
		Appointed	André Windels, C.M. †	Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	39.6	Appointed	Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
1 Jan	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuttack, India	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jan	47.8	Appointed	Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. †	Bishop of Kottar, India	Bishop Emeritus
	47.2	Appointed	Job Chen Chi-ming (Ki-meng), C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chengting [Zhengding], China	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	47.2	Appointed	Job Chen Chi-ming (Ki-meng), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Perta	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	72.0	Died	Bernard O’Kane †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
	43.0	Appointed	Louis Perera, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop-Elect
6 Jan	27.2	Ordained Priest	Miguel Angel García y Aráuz †	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Pes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
		Born	Andrzej Józef Sliwinski †	Werblinia	Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
		Born	Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.	Oppido Lucano	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
7 Jan	41.2	Appointed	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	41.2	Appointed	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
		Appointed	Patrizio Usher, S.S.C.M.E. †	Prefect of Bhamo, Myanmar
	65.5	Appointed	Lorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
	65.5	Appointed	Lorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
8 Jan	44.5	Appointed	Mariano Rossell y Arellano †	Archbishop of Guatemala
9 Jan		Born	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Presidente Bernardes	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10 Jan	70.1	Died	Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
12 Jan		Born	Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder †	Berlin, Germany	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranho, Brazil
15 Jan	23.3	Ordained Priest	Simon Lei Chang-hsia (Lei Zhen-xia) †	Priest	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
		Born	Alfonso Milián Sorribas	La Cuba	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
20 Jan	74.8	Died	Giuseppe Maria Leo †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
20 Jan	94.1	Died	Juan Torres y Rivas †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain
21 Jan		Born	Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap.	Macuse	Bishop Emeritus of Quelimane, Mozambique
	38.1	Succeeded	Manuel Larraín Errazuriz †	Bishop of Talca, Chile
	70.7	Appointed	Carlos Silva Cotapos †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
	70.7	Resigned	Carlos Silva Cotapos †	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	28.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
22 Jan		Born	Vicente Macanan Navarra	Mambusao	Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines
23 Jan		Born	Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C.	Pozzaglia Sabino, Italy	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
25 Jan		Born	Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M.	Baguio	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
25 Jan		Born	Dermot Clifford	Ballymacelligott	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
26 Jan		Born	Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.	Aïn-Bourday, Lebanon	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
27 Jan	79.8	Died	Matteo Angelo Filipello †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
29 Jan		Born	Jesús Moliné Labarte	Puebla de Alfindén, Spain	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
30 Jan	58.7	Appointed	Gaetano De Cicco †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Francesco Marchesani †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
		Born	Alberto Suárez Inda	Celaya	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
Feb	71.8	Resigned	Paul-Marie-Joseph Julliotte, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Hainan [Hainan], China	Prefect Emeritus
1 Feb		Born	George William Coleman	Fall River	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
3 Feb	65.3	Died	Janez Franciszek Gnidovec, C.M. †	Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia
4 Feb	44.4	Appointed	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
4 Feb	48.8	Appointed	Beniamino Socche †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
5 Feb	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Hünermann †	Titular Bishop of Ostracine	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	James Staunton †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Lorenz Zeller, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
7 Feb	57.8	Died	Bl. Anselmo Polanco y Fonteche, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
7 Feb	53.0	Died	Giacinto Gaudenzio Stanchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China
10 Feb		Born	Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal	Pensilvania	Bishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
	58.6	Died	Arturo Jara Marquez, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile
	81.7	Died	Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Kazimierz Ryczan	Zurawica	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	78.6	Died	Emmanuel Segrada (Sagrada), P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Toungoo, Myanmar
12 Feb	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Áaron Márton †	Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	26.4	Ordained Priest	Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
15 Feb		Born	Isaías Duarte Cancino †	San Gil	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
18 Feb		Born	James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †	Chicago, IL	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
20 Feb		Born	Dinualdo D. Gutierrez	Romblon	Bishop of Marbel, Philippines
20 Feb		Born	Enrico Masseroni	Borgomanero	Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
21 Feb		Born	Zdzislaw Fortuniak	Wieszczyczyn	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
22 Feb		Born	Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.	Medellin	Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia
23 Feb	89.1	Died	Eugène-Jacques Grellier †	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France	Bishop
24 Feb	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tymbrias	Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
24 Feb	65.5	Died	Vincenzo Migliorelli †	Bishop Emeritus of San Severino (-Treia), Italy
25 Feb		Born	Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez †	San Juan Parangaricutiro	Bishop of Veracruz, México
26 Feb	26.6	Ordained Priest	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil