The Year of Our Lord 1949

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	36.3	Died	Marcellino Aramburu y Arandía, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India
	65.7	Resigned	Raboula Youssef Bakhache †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	60.2	Died	Ladislao Bánáss †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
	68.0	Died	Erminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. †	Prefect of Kengtung, Myanmar
	74.6	Appointed	Nicola Canali †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
	64.1	Died	Vittorio D'Alessi †	Bishop of Concordia, Italy
		Died	Alessandro Digard, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Iduhsien [Yiduxian], China
	79.1	Died	Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic
	45.2	Appointed	Maksimilijan Držecnik †	Apostolic Administrator of Lavant, Slovenia	Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia
		Born	Camillus Archibong Etokudoh	Ikot Uko Etor	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
	62.9	Died	Francesco Gjini †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh}, Albania
	21.9	Professed	Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
		Died	Luigi Hopfgartner, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia
	40.0	Appointed	Francis Han Ting-pi †	Pro-Prefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], China	Bishop of Hungtung [Hongdong], China
		Died	Giuseppe Kao †	Prefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], China
		Died	Giacomo Giovanni M. Kusters, M.S.F. †	Prefect of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia
	69.5	Died	Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. †	Prefect of Sinú-San Jorge, Colombia
	79.6	Died	Emilio Larquère, C.M. †	Prefect of Tierradentro, Colombia
	68.1	Appointed	Federico Lunardi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
		Died	Tommaso Megan, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Sinsiang [Xinxiang], China
	57.6	Resigned	Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †	Prefect of Tumaco, Colombia	Prelate Emeritus
	56.9	Appointed	Eduard Nécsey †	Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
	53.4	Appointed	Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	53.1	Appointed	Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Indonesia, Military	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
		Died	Cesario Stern, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China
		Died	Luca Tchao †	Prefect of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China
	65.6	Resigned	Liberato Tosti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	65.6	Resigned	Liberato Tosti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
1 Jan		Born	Francisco Canindé Palhano	São José de Mipibu	Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil
	16.8	Professed	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
	33.8	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos †	Bishop of Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
2 Jan	23.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Coppa	Priest	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
3 Jan	44.5	Succeeded	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	82.5	Died	Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6 Jan		Born	Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.	Johannesburg	Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
7 Jan		Born	Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.	Kalloorkad	Bishop of Indore, India
9 Jan	26.8	Ordained Priest	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
11 Jan		Born	Joseph Kariyil	Arthunkal	Bishop of Punalur, India
12 Jan	59.9	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Dellepiane †	Apostolic Internuncio to Austria	Apostolic Nuncio
13 Jan	40.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa
	40.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Claneus	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa
	42.2	Appointed	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ndanda, Tanzania	Abbot Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Baia	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
	75.7	Appointed	Celestino Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Yenan [Yan’an], China
	75.7	Retired	Celestino Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yenan [Yan’an], China	Bishop Emeritus
	45.7	Appointed	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
	50.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
	59.8	Appointed	Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Coeliana	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
	59.8	Appointed	Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
	37.5	Appointed	John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
	58.2	Appointed	Giovanni Rizzo †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Jan	76.2	Appointed	Michele Godlewski †	Titular Archbishop of Amorium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
	76.2	Resigned	Michele Godlewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	44.7	Appointed	Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †	Prefect of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
15 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Martin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †	Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru
18 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Atanasio Paolo Hindo †	Auxiliary Bishop	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
	49.0	Appointed	Atanasio Paolo Hindo †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
	48.4	Appointed	Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	48.4	Appointed	Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour †	Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
21 Jan	63.7	Resigned	Paul-Marie Molin, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bamako, Mali	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
22 Jan	62.8	Appointed	Benjamín de Arriba y Castro †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Lipara	Bishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
	72.6	Died	Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
23 Jan		Born	Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo	San Jose de Buenavista	Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Marcos Ribeiro da Costa	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saurimo, Angola
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	John Riegler, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bita	Bishop of Lydenburg, South Africa
24 Jan	59.8	Appointed	Joseph Alexander Fernandes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop of Delhi, India
24 Jan	59.8	Appointed	Joseph Alexander Fernandes †	Titular Bishop of Aphnaeum	Archbishop of Delhi, India
25 Jan	51.5	Died	Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin †	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
27 Jan		Born	Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón	Lima	Bishop of Peru, Military
27 Jan	79.8	Died	Giovanni Tirinnanzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen
29 Jan		Born	Prakash Mallavarapup	Jadi-Jamalpur	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
30 Jan	46.6	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Choi Deok-hong (Choe, Tchoi) †	Titular Bishop of Anthedon	Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South)
31 Jan	44.6	Installed	Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior †	Bishop of Montes Claros, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	33.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand
	68.0	Died	Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1 Feb	43.8	Appointed	Vladimiro Boric Crnosija, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile
	38.8	Appointed	Fernando Gomes dos Santos †	Bishop of Aracajú, Brazil	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of San, Mali
2 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Hugh Boyle †	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Bishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Alfréd Eross †	Titular Bishop of the unknown of Titular See
		Born	John McAreavey	Banbridge	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
4 Feb	29.7	Ordained Priest	Vasile Hossu †	Priest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
5 Feb	60.8	Appointed	Carlo Agostini †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	50.0	Died	Ubagaraswani Bernadotte †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
	76.2	Died	Abdallah Khouri †	Titular Archbishop of Arca in Armenia per i Maroniti
6 Feb	24.3	Ordained Priest	Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
6 Feb	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb		Born	Luigi Moretti	Cittareale	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
9 Feb	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Vincent Cahill †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
		Born	Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M.	Rignano sull'Arno, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
		Born	Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.	Santurce	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
	79.8	Died	Joseph Kumpfmüller †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
10 Feb		Born	Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez	Caracas	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
12 Feb	46.0	Appointed	Joseph-Roméo Gagnon †	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
13 Feb	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †	Titular Bishop of Abora	Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Coeliana	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
14 Feb	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Szilárd István Bogdánffy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
15 Feb	79.2	Died	Henri Delalle, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Natal, South Africa
16 Feb		Born	Edward Dajczak	Kozminek	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
17 Feb	65.2	Died	Atanasio Behnam Kalian †	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
17 Feb		Born	František Rábek	Sládeckovce	Bishop of Slovakia, Military
18 Feb	81.3	Died	Ernesto Maria Piovella †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
19 Feb		Born	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Clonmel, Ireland	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
23 Feb	66.9	Died	François Chaize, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
	46.6	Appointed	Joseph Li Tao-nan †	Prefect of Puchi [Puqi], China	Bishop of Puchi [Puqi], China
		Born	Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.	Formaselle, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
24 Feb	25.9	Ordained Priest	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
	74.5	Died	Gabriel Brunhes †	Bishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	59.4	Succeeded	Jean Duperray †	Bishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	61.2	Appointed	Czeslaw Falkowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Marie Himmer †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Marek Jedraszewski	Poznan	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
	30.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
	18.8	Professed	Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
25 Feb	85.5	Died	Sinforiano Bogarín †	Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
25 Feb	59.9	Succeeded	Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta †	Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Feb	70.0	Appointed	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tortona, Italy	Bishop
27 Feb	72.6	Died	Ivan Jožef Tomazic †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia

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