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The Year of Our Lord 1951

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May56.0Ordained BishopHailé Mariam CahsaiTitular Bishop of Sozusa in LibyaBishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
53.6AppointedJohn Francis Greif, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tororo, UgandaBishop of Tororo, Uganda
53.6AppointedJohn Francis Greif, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of BelabiteneBishop of Tororo, Uganda
62.1Ordained BishopGhebre Jesus JacobTitular Bishop of ErythrumExarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
49.0InstalledCharles Eugène ParentArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
BornAngelo SpinilloSant'ArsenioBishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy
50.9Ordained BishopManuel YapBishop of Capiz, PhilippinesBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
3 May44.7Ordained BishopImre KisberkTitular Bishop of ChristianopolisBishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
44.9Ordained BishopAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of NilopolisBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
4 May31.8AppointedEugène Maillat, M. Afr. †Prefect of N’Zérékoré, GuineaBishop Emeritus of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
6 May26.1Ordained PriestEmile EidPriest of Saïda (Maronite), LebanonOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
BornWilliam Edward LoriLouisvilleBishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
7 May78.6DiedMiguel de Lima ValverdeArchbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
BornRobert Francis VasaLincolnBishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
8 May BornRichardo Antonio Tobón RestrepoItuangoBishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia
9 May70.2DiedEttore FeliciApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
63.8DiedDomenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Vijayawada, India
10 May42.9AppointedLouis Li Pai-yuBishop of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
42.8AppointedAnthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Dodoma, TanzaniaBishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
42.8AppointedAnthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in BithyniaBishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
BornKevin William VannSpringfieldBishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
12 May24.5Ordained PriestWilliam Wakefield BaumPriest of Kansas City, Missouri, USACardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
61.4AppointedJules Georges KandelaTitular Bishop of CephasArchbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
61.4ConfirmedJules Georges KandelaAuxiliary BishopArchbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
13 May55.0Ordained BishopLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Titular Bishop of LundaPrelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
41.2Ordained BishopWillem van Bekkum, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of TigiasBishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia
84.9DiedJuan José Marcos ZapataAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
14 May78.7ResignedFrancis-Peter Bucys, M.I.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Marian FathersSuperior General Emeritus
61.7Ordained BishopJosef HiltlTitular Bishop of ConstantinaAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 May50.3AppointedGiuseppe AmiciBishop of Troia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
50.3AppointedGiuseppe AmiciCoadjutor Bishop of Foggia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
46.8AppointedAlfonso Espino y SilvaCoadjutor Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoArchbishop
70.2ResignedFortunato Maria FarinaBishop of Troia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Foggia, Italy
17 May81.8DiedJames Edwin CassidyBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
56.5SucceededJames Louis ConnollyBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
43.6AppointedJohn Colburn GarnerBishop of South Africa, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
48.8AppointedJoseph Li Tao-nanBishop of Puchi [Puqi], China
50.5AppointedFrancis Yi Hsüan-huaBishop of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China
18 May53.6AppointedFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Prefect of Samarai, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
19 May23.3Ordained PriestGuy BélangerPriest of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop
25.2Ordained PriestDesmond ConnellPriest of Dublin, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.2Ordained PriestJoseph Anthony FerrarioPriest of Honolulu, Hawaii, USABishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestWilliam Russell HouckPriest of Mobile, Alabama, USABishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
31.3Ordained PriestJosé Antonio Infantes FloridoPriestBishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Spain
25.8Ordained PriestJames Patrick MahoneyPriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.5Ordained PriestDidier-Léon MarchandPriestBishop Emeritus of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
22.7Ordained PriestAntonio Montero MorenoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
23.6Ordained PriestFrank Joseph RodimerPriest of Paterson, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
20 May53.2Ordained BishopVitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AttaeaVicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
25.3Ordained PriestAntoine HacaultPriest of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop
28.5Ordained PriestJean-Paul LabriePriest of Québec, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.9Ordained BishopJuan Ricote AlonsoTitular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
37.9Ordained BishopNicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of BladiaBishop Emeritus of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
21 May BornArmando Larios JiménezBishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
29.5Ordained PriestDominique Nguyên van LangPriestBishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam
23 May BornFulgence RabemahafalyMiarinavaratraArchbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
24 May63.8DiedAdalberto Accioli SobralArchbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
37.4Ordained BishopMelchior Chang K'o-hingTitular Bishop of ClypiaBishop of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
25 MayBornJosé Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. †MaroimAuxiliary Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
26 May30.2Ordained PriestJoseph Nguyên Phung HiêuPriestBishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
27 May60.8Ordained BishopCiril BanicTitular Bishop of CoroneBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
45.8AppointedStjepan BauerleinAuxiliary Bishop of Sirmio, CroatiaBishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia
45.8AppointedStjepan BauerleinTitular Bishop of Heraclea PonticaBishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia
54.6AppointedJohn Baptist FranzBishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
42.6Ordained BishopAníbal Muñoz DuqueBishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
48.9Ordained BishopEmilio PizzoniBishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyBishop Emeritus
28 May50.9AppointedBernard Jan AlfrinkCoadjutor Archbishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedBernard Jan AlfrinkTitular Archbishop of TyanaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
60.6AppointedHugh Louis LambBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
46.4AppointedNatale MosconiBishop of Comacchio, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
56.1AppointedFulton John SheenAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
56.1AppointedFulton John SheenTitular Bishop of CaesarianaBishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
44.6AppointedMaxime TessierAuxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
44.6AppointedMaxime TessierTitular Bishop of ChristopolisBishop Emeritus of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
29 May42.0AppointedGuido Maria CasulloBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil
40.6AppointedLoras Thomas LaneAuxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USABishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
40.6AppointedLoras Thomas LaneTitular Bishop of BencennaBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
BornMaximino Martínez MirandaPalos AltosBishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México
31 May85.8DiedDennis Joseph DoughertyCardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
BornJosé Isidro Guerrero MacíasIraguatoBishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México
1 Jun26.5Ordained PriestJohn Aloysius O'MaraPriest of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
29.2Ordained PriestIgnacio María de Orbegozo y GoicoecheaPriest of Opus DeiBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
25.3Ordained PriestAntônio Sarto, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2 Jun24.5Ordained PriestPaul Vincent DudleyPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
3 Jun65.4DiedGerald C. Murray, C.SS.R. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
116.0BeatifiedSt. Giuseppe Melchiorre SartoPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Jun BornRutilo Muñoz ZamoraTulicticBishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
60.1AppointedWilhelm WeskammBishop of Berlin, Germany
5 Jun BornAlberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.FresnilloVicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas, Peru
6 Jun BornJesse Eugenio MercadoKalookan CityBishop of Parañaque, Philippines
BornMichele SecciaBarlettaBishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
7 Jun BornGeorg Müller, SS.CC.VolkesfeldPrelate of Trondheim, Norway
8 JunAppointedJohn Yang Feng-ShuPrefect of Iduhsien [Yiduxian], China
9 Jun BornHarold Anthony PereraBopitiyaBishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
25.6Ordained PriestJohn Joseph SnyderPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
10 Jun61.7Ordained BishopRaffaele BarattaBishop of Rieti, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
BornIsaac Amani MassaweMangoBishop of Moshi, Tanzania
11 Jun56.7DiedCipriano Cassini, S.J. †Bishop of Pengpu [Bengbu], China
56.1Ordained BishopFulton John SheenTitular Bishop of CaesarianaBishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
12 Jun64.1AppointedLeone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of HierpinianaBishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
64.1ResignedLeone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Novara, ItalyBishop Emeritus
13 Jun BornAntonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.Avigliano, ItalyBishop of Huacho, Peru
14 Jun39.6AppointedLuigi BoccadoroBishop of Acquapendente, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
39.6AppointedLuigi BoccadoroBishop of Montefiascone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
BornVittorio LanzaniMarcignago, ItalySecretary of the Fabric of St. Peter
60.0AppointedJean Baptiste Tran-Huu-DucVicar Apostolic of Vinh, Viêt NamBishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam
60.0AppointedJean Baptiste Tran-Huu-DucTitular Bishop of NiciusBishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam
47.2AppointedAlphonsus Tsung Huai-mo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yentai [Yantai], China
46.1AppointedHermann Westermann, S.V.D. †Bishop of Sambalpur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
15 JunAppointedPaul Su Pai-luApostolic Administrator of Yungkia [Yongjia], China
16 Jun24.4Ordained PriestFrancis Thomas HurleyPriest of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
52.5Ordained BishopEmile-Charles-Raymond PirolleyBishop of Mende, FranceBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
17 Jun24.1Ordained PriestEamon CaseyPriest of Kerry, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
24.6Ordained PriestMaurice Couture, R.S.V.Priest of Religieux de Saint Vincent de PaulArchbishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada
24.6Ordained PriestÁrpád Fábián, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop of Szombathely, Hungary
25.8Ordained PriestThomas Anthony FinneganPriestBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
25.4Ordained PriestFrancis Joseph MacKiernanPriest of Kilmore, IrelandBishop Emeritus
22.6Ordained PriestJuan Martí AlanisPriestBishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain
46.5Ordained BishopNatale MosconiBishop of Comacchio, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
46.2Ordained BishopIlario RoattaBishop of Norcia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
72.3AppointedJoseph Henry Leo SchlarmanArchbishop (Personal Title) of Peoria, Illinois, USABishop
66.1DiedFrancisco Javier Valdivia PinedoFormer Bishop-Elect of Linares, Chile
18 Jun69.4DiedJean-Joseph PaysBishop of Carcassonne, France
20 Jun BornDjuro GašparovićGolubinciBishop of Srijem, Serbia
40.9AppointedGordon Joseph GrayArchbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
BornStefan RegmuntKrasnystawBishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
50.5AppointedJosef SchoiswohlTitular Bishop of PhyteaBishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
49.8AppointedFrancis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr. †Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
21 Jun48.4AppointedEmile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Fort-Rousset, CongoBishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
48.4AppointedEmile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of CernitzaBishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
22 Jun43.5AppointedVictor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †Prefect of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornPablo Vizcaino PradoGuatemala CityBishop of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala
23 Jun51.7AppointedThomas Arthur ConnollyArchbishop of Seattle, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus
24 Jun43.5Ordained BishopPeter Joseph Fan XueyanBishop of Paoting [Baoding], China
BornJuan Bautista Gavilán VelásquezEusebio AyalaBishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
26.4Ordained PriestJózef Kazimierz KluzPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
48.9Ordained BishopJoseph Li Tao-nanBishop of Puchi [Puqi], China
53.4Ordained BishopSisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of LamusBishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
24.8Ordained PriestEmilio Lorenzo StehlePriest of Essen, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
24.2Ordained PriestRembert George Weakland, O.S.B.Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
25 Jun45.2AppointedPedro José Rivera MejíaAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
45.2AppointedPedro José Rivera MejíaTitular Bishop of EdistianaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
26 Jun BornJuan Pedro Juárez MeléndezSan Pedro TlalcuapánBishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México
28 Jun66.6DiedJosé de Jesús Manríquez y ZárateBishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
29 Jun25.5Ordained PriestJoão AlvesPriestBishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
50.4Ordained BishopGiuseppe AmiciBishop of Troia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
BornCharles Daniel BalvoBrooklyn, NY, USAApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
27.8Ordained PriestLucien-Emile BardonnePriestBishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
45.9Ordained BishopStjepan BauerleinTitular Bishop of Heraclea PonticaBishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia
24.8Ordained PriestRicardo María Carles GordóPriest of Valencia, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
39.1Ordained BishopPietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of ZenobiasBishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
66.1AppointedJosé Maria CuencoArchbishop of Jaro, Philippines
23.2Ordained PriestGiovanni De AndreaPriest of Ivrea, ItalyVice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
24.1Ordained PriestGuy Gérard DeroubaixPriestBishop of Saint-Denis, France
23.4Ordained PriestGiulio EinaudiPriest of Saluzzo, ItalyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia
24.6Ordained PriestEugène-Marie ErnoultPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
28.6Ordained PriestManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira FalcãoPriestBishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
26.3Ordained PriestAntonio José González ZumárragaPriest of Quito, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedGilla Vincenzo Gremigni, M.S.C. †Bishop of Novara, Italy
62.4AppointedJames Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
39.7Ordained BishopMaxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of SinnaArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
24.8Ordained PriestRaúl Holguer López MayorgaPriestBishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
24.5Ordained PriestPaolo MagnaniPriestBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
50.8Ordained BishopLéon-Adolphe Messmer, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CoropissusBishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar
51.4Ordained BishopGérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of DianaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
27.7Ordained PriestLeonard James Olivier, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
26.5Ordained PriestGeorges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Djibouti
24.2Ordained PriestJoseph RatzingerPriest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
28.5Ordained PriestAntonio Riboldi, I.C.Priest of Institute of CharityBishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
26.6Ordained PriestAngelo Maria Rivato, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
71.1AppointedSantiago Caragnan SanchoArchbishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesBishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines
62.0AppointedPedro Paulo Santos SongcoArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
27.9Ordained PriestFranz Xaver SchwarzenböckPriest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.3Ordained PriestJosé María Setién AlberroPriest of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
30.6Ordained PriestHeinrich von Soden-FraunhofenPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
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