The Year of Our Lord 1946

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda	Kandé	Bishop of Dapaong, Togo
	81.1	Died	Miguel Alfredo Barat, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Tefé, Brazil
		Died	Girolamo da Lione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior of Siria e Cilicia, Syria
		Died	José Maria Lemerder †	Prelate of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil
	48.3	Resigned	Fernand Martin, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Fort Jameson, Zambia	Prefect Emeritus
		Died	Giovanni Meehan, C.S.Sp. †	Superior of Gambia
	65.1	Converted	Paolo Meletijew †	Titular Bishop of Heracleopolis Magna
	54.4	Appointed	Clement (William) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Minister General Emeritus
	81.7	Died	Luigi Maria Perego, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
	22.3	Solemn Professed	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	66.7	Resigned	Jan (Johannes) Nepomuk Remiger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Died	André Windels, C.M. †	Prefect of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	55.7	Appointed	Mario Zanin †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
1 Jan	51.8	Resigned	Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d’Ustou †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
		Born	Fernando Panico, M.S.C.	Tricase	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
	71.2	Died	Salvator Peter Walleser, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China
2 Jan	61.3	Died	Fabian Abrantowicz, M.I.C. †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China
2 Jan		Born	Roberto Bordi, O.F.M.	Roma, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
3 Jan		Born	Antoine Audo, S.J.	Alep	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria
		Born	Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M.	Badia Roti	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
		Born	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz	Odelsk	Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
	75.0	Died	Gabriele Natale Moriondo, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy
4 Jan	59.9	Appointed	Frano Gjini †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
	45.2	Appointed	José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †	Prefect of San José de Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
		Born	Henryk Marian Tomasik	Luków	Bishop of Radom, Poland
5 Jan		Born	Mario Zenari	Villafranca di Verona	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
6 Jan	80.6	Died	Angelo Cambiaso †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	83.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Carinci †	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
	57.1	Died	Ireneus Hayasaka Kyubei †	Apostolic Administrator of Taiku, Korea (South)
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aradus	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
7 Jan	81.7	Died	Charles-Marie-André Ginisty †	Bishop of Verdun, France
7 Jan	57.4	Succeeded	Georges Marie Paul Petit †	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	44.2	Appointed	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Suifu [Yibin], China	Bishop Emeritus of Yibin [Suifu], China
	44.2	Appointed	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Celenderis	Bishop Emeritus of Yibin [Suifu], China
		Born	Jozef Marianus Punt	Alkmaar	Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 Jan		Born	Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.	Montréal, Canada	Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras
14 Jan		Born	José Lai Hung-seng	Macau	Bishop of Macau, China
15 Jan	64.8	Appointed	Ettore Felici †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
	51.2	Appointed	Charles Pasquale Greco †	Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê, S.D.B.	Tri Buu	Bishop of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
18 Jan	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Marie-Joseph-Henri de Provenchères †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Sylvain Robin †	Bishop of Blois, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Donald Thériault	Paquetville	Bishop of Canada, Military
19 Jan	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Armand Coupel †	Titular Bishop of Orcistus	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Timothy Joseph Harrington †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Victor-Jean Perrin †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jan	53.8	Appointed	Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Jhansi, India	Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
25 Jan		Born	Paul Cremona, O.P.	Valletta	Archbishop of Malta
26 Jan		Born	Hernán Alvarado Solano †	Santafé de Bogotá	Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia
26 Jan		Born	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Sopron	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
27 Jan	24.8	Ordained Priest	Cleto Bellucci †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
27 Jan	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Boiardi †	Bishop of Apuania, Italy
30 Jan		Born	Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F.	Scanzorosciate, Italy	Bishop of Serrinha, Baia, Brazil
30 Jan		Born	Christophe Pierre	Rennes, France	Apostolic Nuncio to México
31 Jan	74.7	Died	Pietro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
2 Feb	20.1	Professed	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Feb	19.9	Professed	José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil
3 Feb	29.6	Ordained Priest	John Michael Bilock †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	22.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Casale	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
		Born	Franjo Komarica	Novakovici	Bishop of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Feb		Born	Esteban Escudero Torres	Valencia	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
4 Feb		Born	Pietro Santoro	Vasto	Bishop of Avezzano, Italy
5 Feb		Born	Felipe de Jesús Estévez	Pedro Betancourt, Cuba	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
6 Feb		Born	Louis Nzala Kianza	Kiamfu Kia Nzadi	Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Feb	53.6	Appointed	Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco †	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	42.7	Appointed	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China	Bishop Emeritus of Changzhi [Luan], China
	42.7	Appointed	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Europus	Bishop Emeritus of Changzhi [Luan], China
		Born	John Marvin LeVoir	Minneapolis, MN	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA
8 Feb	46.5	Appointed	Stephanus Jozef Maria Magdalena Kuijpers, C.SS.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Suriname, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
8 Feb	46.5	Appointed	Stephanus Jozef Maria Magdalena Kuijpers, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Termessus	Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
9 Feb		Born	Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B.	Wat Phleng	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
10 Feb	27.5	Ordained Priest	Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
10 Feb	26.3	Ordained Priest	Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
11 Feb	65.4	Appointed	Georges-Alexandre Courchesne †	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
11 Feb	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Falcucci †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Pescara, Italy
12 Feb	79.2	Died	Gaston Robichez, S.J. †	Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
13 Feb		Born	György-Miklós Jakubínyi	Sighetul-Marmatiei	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
		Born	Joseph Karikkassery	Karthedom	Bishop of Kottapuram, India
		Born	Elio Alevi Pérez Tapia, S.D.B. †	Querocoto	Prelate Emeritus of Juli, Peru
	55.8	Appointed	Beniamino Socche †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
15 Feb	82.1	Died	Celestino Annibale Cattaneo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eritrea
15 Feb		Born	Joaquín Mariano Sucunza	Pamplona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
17 Feb	57.1	Appointed	Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb	50.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Agagianian †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
	66.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Benedetto Aloisi Masella †	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	66.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel Arce y Ochotorena †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
	66.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	51.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Jaime de Barros Câmara †	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	54.0	Appointed	Mathurin Blanchet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Bruno †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	57.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Caggiano †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	79.7	Elevated to Cardinal	José María Caro Rodríguez †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
	46.7	Appointed	Giuseppe D’Avack †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Raffaele De Giuli †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
	60.4	Appointed	Johannes de Jong †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Johannes de Jong †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	56.8	Appointed	Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
	56.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
	58.7	Appointed	Gioacchino Di Leo †	Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
	59.0	Appointed	Josef Frings †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	59.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Josef Frings †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	50.1	Appointed	Norman Thomas Gilroy †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	50.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Norman Thomas Gilroy †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	83.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Joseph Glennon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	65.1	Appointed	Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	47.0	Appointed	Bernard William Griffin †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	47.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernard William Griffin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	63.6	Appointed	Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	63.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Gualberto Guevara y de la Cuba †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. †	Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India
	78.4	Appointed	Domenico Jorio †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	56.3	Appointed	Umberto Malchiodi †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Piacenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Appointed	Umberto Malchiodi †	Titular Archbishop of Serrae	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
	62.2	Appointed	Bartolomeo Mangino †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	61.3	Appointed	Luigi Martinelli †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
	68.9	Appointed	Massimo Massimi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	51.2	Appointed	James Charles McGuigan †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	51.2	Elevated to Cardinal	James Charles McGuigan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	42.9	Appointed	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	66.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Clemente Micara †	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	66.2	Resigned	Clemente Micara †	Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	53.9	Appointed	József Mindszenty †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
	53.9	Elevated to Cardinal	József Mindszenty †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
	63.8	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	63.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	73.4	Appointed	Agustín Parrado y García †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	73.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Agustín Parrado y García †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	69.2	Appointed	Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
	46.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
	69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrique Pla y Deniel †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	65.5	Appointed	Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
	65.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos †	Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
	65.2	Appointed	Clément-Emile Roques †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
	65.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Clément-Emile Roques †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
	58.1	Appointed	Ernesto Ruffini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Ernesto Ruffini †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	76.0	Appointed	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	76.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	78.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Adam Stefan Sapieha †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	56.8	Appointed	Francis Joseph Spellman †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	56.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Francis Joseph Spellman †	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	58.5	Appointed	Samuel Alphonsus Stritch †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Samuel Alphonsus Stritch †	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	42.3	Appointed	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	42.3	Appointed	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Lyrbe	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	55.3	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
55.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
61.9	Appointed	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
55.6	Appointed	Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
67.9	Appointed	Bl. Clemens August von Galen †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Clemens August von Galen †	Cardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
42.7	Appointed	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
20 Feb	44.1	Appointed	David Mathew †	Apostolic Delegate to Other	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
20 Feb	44.1	Appointed	David Mathew †	Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Bithynia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
22 Feb	50.4	Appointed	Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Agagianian †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
	66.6	Appointed	Benedetto Aloisi Masella †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	37.8	Appointed	Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
	37.8	Appointed	Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
	66.5	Appointed	Manuel Arce y Ochotorena †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
		Born	Eric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier	Paris	Bishop of Versailles, France
	51.6	Appointed	Jaime de Barros Câmara †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	51.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
	51.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †	Titular Bishop of Andeda	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
	70.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Bruno †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	57.1	Appointed	Antonio Caggiano †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Appointed	Paul Chu Jae-yong †	Apostolic Administrator of Taiku, Korea (South)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	83.7	Appointed	John Joseph Glennon †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	49.4	Appointed	Edward Quentin Jennings †	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
	50.2	Appointed	Georges-Léon Landry †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	66.2	Appointed	Clemente Micara †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	53.2	Appointed	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
	53.2	Appointed	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
	59.3	Appointed	William Patrick O’Connor †	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	69.2	Appointed	Enrique Pla y Deniel †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	41.1	Appointed	Maurice Roy †	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	78.8	Appointed	Adam Stefan Sapieha †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	42.0	Appointed	Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux †	Bishop of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
23 Feb	59.8	Appointed	Józef Cársky †	Apostolic Administrator of Košice, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop
24 Feb		Born	Herbert Armstrong Bevard	Baltimore, MD, USA	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick O’Neill †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
		Born	Jean-Yves Riocreux	Marlhes	Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
25 Feb	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Charles Pasquale Greco †	Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb		Born	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
26 Feb	54.8	Died	Miguel Gaspar Monconill y Viladot, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia
27 Feb	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Kenneth Grant †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
28 Feb	66.2	Appointed	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba