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The Year of Our Lord 1950

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown51.8AppointedRaymund Alfons Ackermann, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Yanji [Yenki], ChinaPriest of Order of Saint Benedict
32.9Selected[Benedict Cai Xiufeng]Administrator of Wuzhou [Wuchow], ChinaBishop
54.9CeasedAlbert-François Cousineau, C.S.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
BornAugustine Cui TaiBishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
63.5AppointedAndré-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], ChinaBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
21.0EnteredAdam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
58.0AppointedGiuseppe FrancioliniCoadjutor Bishop of Arezzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
69.0ConvertedIwannis (Youhanna) GandourTitular Archbishop of Bostra
31.9AppointedJoseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †Prefect of Musoma, TanzaniaPrefect Emeritus
DiedAgostino Guérin, M. Afr. †Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
Appointed Guo MingyeApostolic Administrator of Daming [Taming], ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
24.4IncardinatedRobert HealyPriest of Perth, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
35.0AppointedLouis He DezongApostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
32.4AppointedMichael He JinminApostolic Administrator of Ningbo [Ningpo], ChinaBishop
68.5DiedJohn Baptist HouVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shihnan [Enshi], China
53.5AppointedIgnacy Krause, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
DiedWillibrord Lay, O.S.B. †Prefect Emeritus of Lindi, Tanzania
28.9SelectedLucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng)Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], ChinaBishop
37.0SelectedOdoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. †Administrator of Hankow [Hankou], ChinaBishop
BornFélicien MuvaraPriest
20.6First VowsDarius Nggawa, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
45.6ResignedVincentas PadolskisCoadjutor Bishop of Vilkaviškis, LithuaniaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
25.2Ordained Priest[Matthew Pan Deshi]PriestBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
76.3DiedGiuseppe Potier, C.M. †Prefect of Arauca, Colombia
25.5Final VowsPaul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
41.3AppointedRufino Jiao SantosApostolic Administrator of Lipa, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
67.2ResignedBruno Wolnik, S.J. †Prefect of Lusaka, ZambiaPrefect Emeritus
1 Jan26.1Ordained PriestBrian Patrick AshbyPriest of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestLeonard Anthony FaulknerPriest of Adelaide, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
64.1DiedWilliam Aloysius GriffinBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
21.0Solemn VowsEfraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
BornTimothée Modibo-NzockenaBishop of Franceville, Gabon
BornXavier Johnsai MunyonganiBishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
23.3Ordained DeaconPavlo VasylykDeaconBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
2 Jan BornIrynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.Bishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
4 Jan BornGerald Michael BarbaritoBishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
5 Jan44.2IncardinatedJean-Marie VillotPriest of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceCardinal, Secretary of State
6 Jan22.4Ordained PriestAlberto TricaricoPriestOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
8 Jan72.3DiedNicolás Corona y CoronaBishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
17.9EnteredMarcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
41.8Ordained BishopPietro SigismondiTitular Archbishop of Neapolis in PisidiaSecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
67.6DiedAndrej SkrábikBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
9 Jan BornCarlos Aguiar RetesCardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
52.0AppointedAntonio TaffiApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
52.0AppointedAntonio TaffiApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
14 Jan59.1AppointedAlfonso CastaldoCoadjutor Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop
59.1AppointedAlfonso CastaldoTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
59.1AppointedAlfonso CastaldoApostolic Administrator of Pozzuoli, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
23.6ProfessedWalter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
34.8AppointedAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator of Macapá, Amapa, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
15 Jan BornChristopher Alan SaundersBishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
18 Jan64.8DiedAlfonso Camillo de Romanis, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
46.5Ordained BishopJames Henry Ambrose GriffithsTitular Bishop of GazaAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
77.8DiedElie Chedid (Scedid)Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
20 Jan64.1AppointedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of GirusBishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
64.1ResignedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], ChinaBishop Emeritus
39.3AppointedFranz JáchymCoadjutor Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
39.3AppointedFranz JáchymTitular Archbishop of MaroneaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
21 Jan53.1AppointedPaul NousseirBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
22 Jan56.0Ordained BishopAntonio BergamaschiBishop of Montefeltro, Italy
23 Jan76.3AppointedPaul-Jules-Narcisse RémondArchbishop (Personal Title) of Nice, FranceBishop
69.9ResignedCésar Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chaco, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornDouglas William Young, S.V.D.Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
24 Jan45.8AppointedPatrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
45.8AppointedPatrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of ZenobiasArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
25 Jan56.5AppointedCarlo ConfalonieriSecretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and UniversitiesCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
27 Jan BornJuan Manuel Mancilla SánchezBishop of Texcoco, México, México
44.8AppointedEdouard Gabriel Quint, O.F.M. †Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
28 Jan45.5AppointedGeorge William AhrBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedJohn Joyce RussellBishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USABishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
44.3AppointedChristopher Joseph WeldonBishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
40.5AppointedJohn Joseph WrightBishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USACardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
29 JanBornJoaquim Justino CarreiraBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
36.5Ordained BishopJoão Cláudio CollingTitular Bishop of CoroneArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
45.4Ordained BishopArturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
30 Jan44.1AppointedAntonio SamorèTitular Archbishop of TernobusCardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
44.1AppointedAntonio SamorèApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaCardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
31 Jan70.3DiedFrancesco GardiniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
42.2AppointedAntônio de Mendonça MonteiroAuxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
42.2AppointedAntônio de Mendonça MonteiroTitular Bishop of Sozusa in PalaestinaBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
77.0AppointedPasquale MoresTitular Archbishop of PhulliBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
77.0RetiredPasquale MoresBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus
1 Feb25.1Ordained PriestGeorges Biard, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Mopti, Mali
27.1Ordained PriestPierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
BornKazimierz NyczCardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
25.5Ordained PriestJean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
2 Feb26.3Ordained PriestGilles BélislePriest of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.0AppointedAntonio Cardona RieraBishop of Ibiza, SpainBishop Emeritus
44.0AppointedJesús Enciso VianaBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Mallorca, Spain
36.2IncardinatedPatrick Kla JuwlePriest of Cape Palmas, LiberiaVicar Apostolic
28.2Ordained PriestLouis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
48.0AppointedManuel Llopis IvorraBishop of Coria, SpainBishop Emeritus of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
46.2AppointedArturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †Bishop of Barbastro, SpainCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
3 Feb53.0AppointedMarcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bangueolo, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
53.0AppointedMarcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of RegiaeBishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
54.2AppointedJohn Joseph McEleney, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
54.2AppointedJohn Joseph McEleney, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Zeugma in SyriaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
BornCesare PasiniPrefect Emeritus of the Vatican Library
40.7AppointedPierre Marie Phạm Ngọc ChiVicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet NamBishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
40.7AppointedPierre Marie Phạm Ngọc ChiTitular Bishop of Sozopolis in HaemimontoBishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
4 Feb42.5DiedJames Thomas O’DowdAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Feb BornPatrick James DunnBishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
BornAndrew Raksam MarakBishop of Tura, India
6 Feb BornTimothy Michael DolanCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
7 Feb64.7DiedWilliam Francis MurphyBishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
73.0DiedBoniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)
BornDušan Spiridion ŠpinerPriest
8 Feb BornCallistus RubaramiraBishop of Kabale, Uganda
9 Feb57.5AppointedJoseph CharbonneauTitular Archbishop of BosporusArchbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
57.5ResignedJoseph CharbonneauArchbishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
42.0AppointedLadislav HladTitular Bishop of Cediae
76.6DiedFranz Justus Rarkowski, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
24.7Ordained PriestPatient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
84.5DiedAdolf Piotr SzelążekBishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
10 Feb32.2Ordained PriestLeo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
62.8AppointedPaul-Marie-Alexandre RichaudCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
13 Feb BornDomenico CornacchiaBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
44.7AppointedArmando LombardiTitular Archbishop of Caesarea PhilippiApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
44.7AppointedArmando LombardiApostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
14 Feb76.8DiedJean-Camille CostesBishop of Angers, France
81.1DiedAnselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
15 Feb BornDemetrio Fernández GonzálezBishop of Córdoba, Spain
BornStephanus Tri Bữu ThiênBishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam
16 Feb85.0DiedJames NaughtonBishop of Killala, Ireland
19 Feb24.8Ordained PriestLivio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
34.4Ordained BishopGeorges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of DicesBishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
25.5Ordained PriestJean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
61.4DiedHenry John PoskittBishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
26.0Ordained PriestMarian PrzykuckiPriest of Poznań, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
25.5Ordained PriestDaniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
20 Feb44.0AppointedManuel MarengoAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
44.0AppointedManuel MarengoTitular Bishop of CarrhaeBishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
22 Feb56.5AppointedCarlo ConfalonieriTitular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad NestumCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
24 Feb64.3DiedLuigi CammarataPrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
26 Feb64.9DiedIgnatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
28 Feb BornCarlos Gustavo Castillo MattasoglioArchbishop of Lima, Peru
54.8DiedJosé Ignacio Márquez y TórizArchbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
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