The Year of Our Lord 1940

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Berardo Barracciu, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Hinganfu [Ankang], China
	63.7	Resigned	Giovanni Cardona, C.S.Sp. †	Superior of Lunda, Angola
	39.4	Resigned	Armand Clabaut, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada
	52.6	Resigned	Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Died	Gaspare Hu †	Prefect of Lintsing [Linqing], China
	55.7	Resigned	Ambroise Leblanc, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Urawa, Japan	Prefect Emeritus
	44.2	Resigned	Salvador Montes de Oca †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
		Resigned	Modesto Perez, O.P. †	Prefect of Shikoku, Japan
	43.3	Appointed	Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †	Prefect of Shunsen, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
	66.9	Resigned	Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	47.0	Died	Giovanni Tchang †	Prefect of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
		Born	Athanasius Atule Usuh	Mbagen	Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria
	49.5	Appointed	Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta †	Administrator of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	53.4	Died	Stefano Walczykiewicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
1 Jan	63.1	Appointed	Moses Elias Kiley †	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Nikollë Troshani †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania
	68.9	Ordained Bishop	Abel Zayia (Zaya), C.M. †	Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
2 Jan		Born	Edward Eugeniusz Samsel †	Myszyniec	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
3 Jan	65.1	Died	José Manuel Dámaso Rúiz y Rodríguez †	Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
3 Jan	52.4	Installed	Samual Alphonsius Stritch †	Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
4 Jan	62.9	Died	Bl. Manuel González y García †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
5 Jan	54.2	Resigned	Giuseppe Cognata, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Bova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	37.5	Appointed	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Bishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA
	37.5	Appointed	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Titular Bishop of Birtha	Bishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA
6 Jan	25.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Marie-Goerges-Michel Goupy †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France
8 Jan	41.4	Appointed	Secondo Bologna †	Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
8 Jan	43.4	Appointed	Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz †	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
9 Jan	72.9	Died	Fernando Taddei, C.M. †	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
10 Jan	35.9	Appointed	Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
10 Jan	35.9	Appointed	Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
11 Jan		Born	Gerald Nicholas Dino	Binghamton, NY	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
12 Jan		Born	Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado	Dfoun	Archbishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria
	40.8	Appointed	Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Taiyüanfu, China	Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyüan [Taiyuan], China
	40.8	Appointed	Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia	Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyüan [Taiyuan], China
	38.7	Appointed	Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
	38.7	Appointed	Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Praenetus	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
	76.5	Died	John March †	Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
	42.0	Appointed	Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
	63.0	Appointed	Bonifatius (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (South)
	63.0	Appointed	Bonifatius (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hamheung, Korea (South)	Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (South)
13 Jan		Born	Diego Causero	Moimacco	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
14 Jan	78.5	Died	John Henry Tihen †	Bishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
15 Jan		Born	Vladimír Filo	Gán	Coadjutor Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
15 Jan	51.5	Ordained Bishop	John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Mylasa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 Jan		Born	Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr.	Bataan	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
	65.8	Appointed	João Evangelista de Lima Vidal †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop
		Born	Dennis Patrick O'Neil †	Freemont, NE	Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
	51.1	Appointed	Joseph Walsh †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jan		Born	Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni	Le Caire	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
18 Jan		Born	Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.	Mörtelsdorf, Austria	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
22 Jan	69.2	Died	Charles-Antonelli Lamarche †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
23 Jan		Born	Yves François Patenôtre	Troyes	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
24 Jan	47.3	Appointed	Luigi Delmotte †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan		Born	Abraham Escudero Montoya	Urrao	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
25 Jan		Born	Philip Boyce, O.C.D.	Downings	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
25 Jan		Born	Gianni Danzi †	Viggiù	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
26 Jan		Born	Giovanni Dettori	Nule	Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy
		Born	Séamus Hegarty	Kilcar	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
		Born	Claude Pierre Charles Schockert	Foug	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
		Born	Octavio Villegas Aguilar	Copándaro	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
28 Jan	27.2	Ordained Priest	Théophile Jean Dahi †	Priest of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
	22.1	Ordained Priest	Clément Ignace Mansourati †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
29 Jan	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Douville †	Titular Bishop of Vita	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
29 Jan	69.6	Died	Paolino Ladeuze †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias
30 Jan	83.7	Died	Pierre-Célestin Cézerac †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
	50.6	Appointed	Aureliano de Matos †	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
	82.8	Died	Gustave-Lazare Garnier †	Bishop of Luçon, France
	62.4	Resigned	Charles Massé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luçon, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan	64.1	Died	Justino Guitart y Vilardebó †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
31 Jan		Born	Luiz Demétrio Valentini		Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Feb	65.7	Resigned	Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Feb	73.4	Died	Jules Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India
2 Feb		Born	Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap.	Benjamin Constant	Bishop of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
	50.5	Appointed	Cristoforo Demonico Carullo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
	38.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Andria, Italy
		Born	Charles Kweku Sam †	Amuni	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Vachon †	Titular Archbishop of Achrida	Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 Feb	23.5	Ordained Priest	Fiorenzo Angelini	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Marie Henri Belleau, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Perrhe	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
	52.2	Appointed	Vincentas Borisevicius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania	Bishop
	52.2	Appointed	Vincentas Borisevicius †	Titular Bishop of Lysias	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
	60.7	Appointed	Joseph Moran Corrigan †	Titular Bishop of Bilta
	64.1	Appointed	Daniel Rivero Rivero †	Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Sorrentino †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy
	24.2	Ordained Priest	Adelmo Tacconi †	Priest of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Oscar Zanera †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
5 Feb	52.7	Appointed	Gioacchino Di Leo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	52.7	Appointed	Gioacchino Di Leo †	Titular Bishop of Memphis	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	62.2	Appointed	Mario Giardini, B. †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	62.2	Resigned	Mario Giardini, B. †	Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Feb	54.8	Appointed	Aimable Chassaigne †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	48.5	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
7 Feb		Born	Jean-Charles Marie Descubes	Tonnay-Charente	Archbishop of Rouen, France
	86.6	Died	Paul Nègre †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
		Born	Agostino Superbo	Minervino Murge	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
9 Feb		Born	Luigi Bressan	Sarche	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
	67.7	Died	Edward Joseph Byrne †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	57.0	Appointed	Josip Marija Carevic †	Titular Bishop of Aristium	Bishop Emeritus of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
	57.0	Resigned	Josip Marija Carevic †	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	66.8	Succeeded	Jean-Camille Costes †	Bishop of Angers, France
	36.9	Appointed	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Prefect of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
	91.1	Died	Joseph Rumeau †	Bishop of Angers, France
		Appointed	Louis Wach, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
12 Feb	76.1	Died	Hyacinthe-Jean Chassagnon †	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
13 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Cavallotto	Noche dì Vinchio	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
	66.6	Appointed	Maurice-Bernard-Benoit-Joseph Despatures, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Bangalore, India	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Soustons, France	Apostolic Nuncio to European Community
	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Hou †	Vicar Apostolic of Shihnan [Enshi], China
	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Hou †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius	Vicar Apostolic of Shihnan [Enshi], China
	46.1	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hypaepa	Official Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
	46.1	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fushun [Fushun], China	Official Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
15 Feb	46.9	Died	Abraham Elias, C.M. †	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
16 Feb		Born	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Alfred	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
	70.9	Died	Isidore-Marie-Joseph Dumortier, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Saigon, Viêt Nam
	75.0	Died	Kazimieras Mikalojus Michalkiewicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
17 Feb	54.5	Appointed	Manoel Könner, S.V.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
17 Feb	90.3	Died	Epifanio Scianow †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Macedonia, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
18 Feb	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Iturriza Guillén, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Luigi Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
19 Feb	72.7	Died	Ettore Fronzi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Venant Bacinoni	Kirisi	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi
	51.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Titular Archbishop of Damascus	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	51.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	51.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
21 Feb		Born	Edward Nowak	Zmigród Nowy, Poland	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
24 Feb		Born	Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E.	Ayna, Spain	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe
25 Feb		Born	Béchara Raï, O.M.M.	Himlaya	Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
27 Feb		Born	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Penápolis	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
28 Feb	58.1	Died	Emmanuel Hanisch, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa
29 Feb		Born	John Huston Ricard, S.S.J.	New Roads, LA	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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