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The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

July to August


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jul69.6DiedNikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos)Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
54.6AppointedJosé de Jesús Manríquez y ZárateTitular Bishop of VerbeBishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
54.6ResignedJosé de Jesús Manríquez y ZárateBishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
2 Jul31.9ProfessedWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
26.5Ordained DeaconMaurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea
27.0Ordained DeaconGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
25.3Ordained PriestGuido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
35.3Ordained PriestStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
3 Jul23.5Ordained PriestCarlo MinchiattiPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
4 JulBornAlphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. †Bishop of Raiganj, India
6 Jul73.4DiedJoseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. †Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
7 Jul BornFrançois-Xavier Jacques Marie LoizeauBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
8 JulBornAlbert Ayinde FasinaBishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
9 Jul25.7Ordained PriestCharles Albert BuswellPriest of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop Emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
27.2Ordained PriestFidel Cortés PérezPriestBishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
23.8Ordained PriestAntonio CunialPriest of Treviso, ItalyBishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
64.0DiedPjetër GjuraArchbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
23.6Ordained PriestDenis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
25.0Ordained PriestAntonio MauroPriestOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
23.2Ordained PriestGyörgy PókaPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
BornMichael Jarboe SheehanArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
22.9Ordained PriestGyula SzakosPriestBishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
11 Jul53.4AppointedJules Halbert, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.4AppointedJules Halbert, S.M. †Titular Bishop of ArchelaďsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
60.2AppointedFélix Hedde, O.P. †Titular Bishop of EchinusVicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
60.2AppointedFélix Hedde, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
45.4AppointedBlasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TerenuthisPrefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
45.4AppointedBlasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South AfricaPrefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
39.4AppointedCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kirin [Jilin], ChinaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
39.4AppointedCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of OtrusCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China
43.3AppointedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of AthyraBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
43.3AppointedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
45.4AppointedUrbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.4AppointedUrbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Tarasa in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.5AppointedWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (North)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.5AppointedWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Titular Bishop of NaissusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North)
BornSerafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhăo, Brazil
48.7AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of RuspaeCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
48.7AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], ChinaCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
12 Jul BornErwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
14 Jul20.4Temporary VowsCarlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
15 Jul57.9AppointedAlberto Mendoza y BedollaBishop of Campeche, México
16 Jul24.0Ordained PriestDomenico Caloyera, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
25.4Ordained PriestDavid Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestAgapito SimeoniPriestBishop of Ariano, Italy
17 Jul59.3DiedHenri-Jean HoubautBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
BornAdalbert NdzanaBishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
19 Jul62.1AppointedMichal BubnićBishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
51.6AppointedGyula CzapikBishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
51.6AppointedJózsef GrőszBishop of Szombathely, HungaryArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
55.0AppointedIstván MadarászBishop of Košice, Slovakia
68.3DiedDomenico SpolveriniTitular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
20 Jul38.0AppointedFrancesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. †Bishop of Multan, PakistanBishop Emeritus of Lyallpur, Pakistan
81.0DiedTimothy J. CorbettBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
36.5AppointedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], ChinaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
36.5AppointedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Titular Bishop of SeteaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
76.8DiedAugustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yenchowfu, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Shantung {Scian-Ton Meridionale}, China
48.0ResignedBernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
21 Jul40.8AppointedFrancesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of RhasusBishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
40.8ResignedFrancesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), PeruBishop Emeritus
22 Jul66.9AppointedPetras Pranciskus Bučys, M.I.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MarySuperior General Emeritus
23 Jul24.4Ordained PriestProsper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
26.8Ordained PriestFranz Janssen, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia
31.4AppointedZoltan LengyelApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)
26.0Ordained PriestLuigi LiverzaniPriestBishop Emeritus of Frascati, Italy
23.3Ordained PriestEusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
44.4CeasedLaurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. †Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
24 Jul59.5Ordained BishopThomas Edward FlynnBishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
67.0DiedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
BornFrancisco Ramírez NavarroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
25 Jul BornRobert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
87.6DiedEduard Baron von der RoppArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
26 Jul33.9Ordained PriestHans Urs von BalthasarPriest of Society of JesusPriest of Chur, Switzerland
27 Jul22.8Ordained PriestEnrico BartolettiPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
40.1AppointedGuido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
BornFrançois Thibodeau, C.I.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
28 Jul81.5DiedJosé Santiago Irala, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
29 Jul66.7AppointedJosé Horacio Campillo InfanteTitular Archbishop of Larissa in ThessaliaArchbishop of Santiago de Chile
66.7ResignedJosé Horacio Campillo InfanteArchbishop of Santiago de Chile
38.5AppointedJosé Gaspar d’Afonseca e SilvaArchbishop of Săo Paulo, Brazil
30 Jul27.3Ordained PriestRamón Daumal SerraPriest of Barcelona, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
BornAgnelo Rufino GraciasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
25.9Ordained PriestNarciso Jubany ArnauPriest of Barcelona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
79.1DiedOrazio MazzellaArchbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
51.5Ordained BishopOreste RauziTitular Bishop of ArgosAuxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
31 Jul BornJohn Tong HonCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
Aug BornAlexis Habiyambere, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
48.6DiedPeter WangPrefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China
1 Aug BornFrancesco Sarego, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
3 Aug60.9AppointedLorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
4 Aug40.1DiedEdmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Aug44.3AppointedWilliam Joseph CondonBishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA
46.3AppointedNeil FarrenBishop of Derry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
33.1AppointedAlexandre Gonçalves do AmaralBishop of Uberaba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.0AppointedHenry Vincent MarshallBishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
63.1AppointedJános MikesTitular Archbishop of SelymbriaBishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary
51.8AppointedRanulfo da Silva FariasArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
6 Aug36.6Ordained BishopSmiljan Franjo CekadaTitular Bishop of PharbaethusArchbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
24.3Ordained PriestJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
25.3Ordained PriestJan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.4Ordained PriestMarcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †Priest of Institute of the Josephites of BelgiumBishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.4Ordained PriestPierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 AugBornMile BogovićBishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
8 Aug51.9AppointedRaffaele CampelliBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMichael Patrick DriscollBishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
79.8DiedIsaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache)Archbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
56.3AppointedGioacchino PediciniBishop of Ariano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
10 Aug35.5Ordained BishopAntoine Everard Jean Avertanus Albers, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Thubunae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Malang, Indonesia
11 AugBornPavel HájekBishop
12 Aug57.2AppointedAndrej SkrábikAuxiliary Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
57.2AppointedAndrej SkrábikTitular Bishop of ScyrusBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
13 Aug27.4Ordained PriestGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
22.8Ordained PriestAlberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei †Priest of Lamego, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
45.8Ordained BishopBl. Michaël KozalTitular Bishop of LappaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
22.8Ordained PriestGiovanni Melis FoisPriest of Oristano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy
63.3AppointedGiovanni Battista Federico VallegaApostolic Nuncio to LithuaniaArchbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
15 Aug47.0Ordained BishopJoseph CharbonneauBishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
31.7Ordained PriestAlberto Rencoret DonosoPriest of Santiago de ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
35.4Final VowsAugustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Patna, India
16 Aug BornSeán Baptist BradyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
18.8First VowsPaul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. †Member of Congregation of Holy CrossAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haďtien, Haďti
27.4Solemn VowsMichael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria
19 Aug BornDavid Eugene FellhauerBishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA
22 Aug BornJulio Edgar Cabrera OvalleBishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
24 Aug40.2Ordained BishopGuido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
40.5Ordained BishopWilliam Otterwell BradyBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
39.8Ordained BishopThomas Arthur ConnollyTitular Bishop of SilaArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
52.6Ordained BishopGuy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ajmer, India
20.6Professed[James Li Shu-ren], O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Yueyang [Yochow], China
55.1Ordained BishopIstván MadarászBishop of Košice, Slovakia
27.3Ordained PriestJoseph ParecattilPriest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestAppasinghe Paul PereraPriest of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
26.3Ordained PriestJohannes Schütte, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordSuperior General Emeritus
26 Aug26.6Ordained PriestMaurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea
27.2Ordained PriestGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
27 Aug51.7Ordained BishopGyula CzapikBishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
28 Aug73.1AppointedJosé María Caro RodríguezCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
29 Aug25.3Ordained PriestMarcel Pierre Marie Chauvin, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
39.9AppointedAugusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †Bishop of Temuco, ChileBishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
70.2DiedAlvaro Valladares, O.P. †Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador
30 Aug BornFrançois Paul Marie MaupuBishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
39.1AppointedPedro Pablo Tenreiro FranciaAuxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
39.1AppointedPedro Pablo Tenreiro FranciaTitular Bishop of Orthosias in PhoeniciaBishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
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