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The Year of Our Lord 1951

Bishop Events

November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov23.8Ordained PriestOctavio Betancourt ArangoPriest of Medellín, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
43.4Ordained BishopLauncelot John GoodyTitular Bishop of AbydusArchbishop Emeritus of Perth, Australia
3 Nov88.1DiedCanuto José Reyes y BalladaresBishop of Granada, Nicaragua
4 Nov58.0AppointedLuigi Carlo BorromeoAuxiliary Bishop of Lodi, ItalyBishop of Pesaro, Italy
58.0AppointedLuigi Carlo BorromeoTitular Bishop of ChomaBishop of Pesaro, Italy
50.3AppointedGuglielmo BosettiAuxiliary Bishop of Brescia, ItalyBishop of Fidenza, Italy
50.3AppointedGuglielmo BosettiTitular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusBishop of Fidenza, Italy
7 Nov49.1AppointedGabriel (André) Sortais, O.C.S.O. †Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
8 Nov79.0DiedPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovernBishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
47.7SucceededHubert Michael NewellBishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USABishop Emeritus
9 Nov BornPeter Anthony LibasciBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
10 Nov22.7ProfessedAmbrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. †Member of Consolata MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
67.3DiedVincent James RyanBishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
72.7DiedJoseph Henry Leo SchlarmanBishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
11 Nov BornSebastian FrancisCardinal, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
24.2Ordained DeaconKazimierz RomaniukDeacon of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandBishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
74.3DiedCzesław SokołowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
12 Nov45.4AppointedLino Rasdesales GonzagaBishop of Palo, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
22.9Ordained PriestEfraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
54.8AppointedManuel Mascariñas y MorgiaBishop of Tagbilaran, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
13 Nov BornStefan SorokaArchbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
14 Nov57.3AppointedJaime de Barros CâmaraBishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 Nov49.3AppointedThomas Absolam McCabeBishop of Wollongong, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
70.0AppointedHubertus Josephus Paulissen, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of IonopolisBishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
70.0ResignedHubertus Josephus Paulissen, S.M.A. †Bishop of Kumasi, GhanaBishop Emeritus
17 Nov47.3AppointedAntônio de Almeida Moraes JuniorArchbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornCzeslaw KozonBishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
BornLazzaro You Heung-sikCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
18 Nov BornAntal Majnek, O.F.M.Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
19 Nov58.8DiedJosé BaréaBishop of Caxias, Brazil
77.3DiedFranz Xaver EberleAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
BornGerhard FeigeBishop of Magdeburg, Germany
21 Nov29.8Ordained PriestFrancis Leo Braganza, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Baroda, India
BornAlejandro Wilfredo BungePresident Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
BornGregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23 Nov63.5AppointedJohn Francis O’Hara, C.S.C. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 Nov37.8SucceededMelchior Zhang Kexing (Chang K’o-hing)Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
69.9DiedLéon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
25 Nov36.8Ordained PriestJaime Francisco de Nevares, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
74.9DiedCamille PicBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
26.3Ordained PriestGiuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
27 Nov BornLawrence DuffyBishop of Clogher, Ireland
84.3DiedHilarin (Josef) Felder, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Geras
56.5AppointedGerald Patrick Aloysius O’HaraApostolic Nuncio to IrelandApostolic Delegate to Great Britain
28 Nov64.8AppointedGiacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
29 Nov68.7InstalledHeinrich WienkenBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyBishop Emeritus
30 Nov44.6Ordained BishopJosé Pont y GolBishop of Segorbe, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
1 Dec BornVincenzo Di MauroBishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy
62.1AppointedPietro OssolaTitular Bishop of VerbeBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
62.1ResignedPietro OssolaBishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus
62.1ResignedPietro OssolaBishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
70.1DiedLuiz ScortegagnaBishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil
2 Dec58.1Ordained BishopLuigi Carlo BorromeoTitular Bishop of ChomaBishop of Pesaro, Italy
BornZbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M.Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
25.4Ordained PriestHildebrando Mendes CostaPriestBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
3 Dec BornFrancis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
65.7DiedGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.5Ordained PriestGregory Yong Sooi NgeanPriest of Penang, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Singapore
4 Dec84.3DiedIgnacio Placencia y MoreiraBishop of Zacatecas, México
5 Dec53.0AppointedBuenaventura Jáuregui PrietoAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Zipaquirá, Colombia
53.0AppointedBuenaventura Jáuregui PrietoTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Zipaquirá, Colombia
46.0SucceededFrancisco Javier Nuño y GuerreroBishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
83.9DiedJosé Guadalupe Ortíz y LópezArchbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
8 Dec27.6Ordained PriestFrancisco Austregésilo de Mesquita FilhoPriest of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
26.2Ordained PriestTito BussPriest of Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestJoão Hipólito de MoraisPriestBishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
BornDevprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D.Bishop of Udaipur, India
34.1Ordained BishopJosé Joaquim GonçalvesTitular Bishop of HelosBishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
68.3DiedJoseph-Wilfrid Guy, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
26.0Ordained PriestLuís Herbst, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
BornMichael Joseph McKennaBishop of Bathurst, Australia
24.4Ordained PriestStanley Joseph OttPriest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USABishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
24.3Ordained PriestGaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. †Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
42.9Ordained BishopSalvador Quezada LimónBishop of Aguascalientes, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
24.1Ordained PriestAustin Bernard VaughanPriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop
9 Dec41.4Ordained BishopAntonio PomaTitular Bishop of ThagasteCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
10 Dec45.0AppointedVincenzo RadicioniBishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedVincenzo RadicioniBishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
12 Dec52.0AppointedFriedrich Maria Heinrich RintelenAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
52.0AppointedFriedrich Maria Heinrich RintelenTitular Bishop of ChusiraAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
13 Dec47.1AppointedLucas Katsusaburo AraiBishop of Yokohama, JapanBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedAmbrogio De Battista, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Vijayawada, IndiaBishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedNiclas Kujur, S.J. †Bishop of Ranchi, IndiaArchbishop of Ranchi, India
39.6AppointedAlfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop of Rulenge, Tanzania
39.6AppointedAlfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of AvensaBishop of Rulenge, Tanzania
47.7AppointedPacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. †Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
36.9AppointedJosip PavlišićAuxiliary Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
36.9AppointedJosip PavlišićTitular Bishop of BruzusArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
39.4AppointedLaurean RugambwaVicar Apostolic of Kagera Inferiore, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
39.4AppointedLaurean RugambwaTitular Bishop of FebianaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
67.0AppointedOscar Sevrin, S.J. †Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
BornAndrews ThazhathArchbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
14 Dec75.1DiedAthanase Cyrille Georges DallalArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
BornJohn MoolachiraArchbishop of Guwahati, India
15 Dec54.2AppointedViktor BurićApostolic Administrator of Rijeka (-Opatija), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
57.9AppointedKarel CelikApostolic Administrator of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
57.9AppointedKarel CelikTitular Bishop of DionysiasApostolic Administrator of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.6AppointedBiagio d’AgostinoAuxiliary Bishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
55.6AppointedBiagio d’AgostinoTitular Bishop of CitiumBishop Emeritus of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
34.1AppointedJosé Joaquim GonçalvesBishop of Espírito Santo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
16 Dec89.6DiedWilliam Francis BrownAuxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
57.9Ordained BishopKarel CelikTitular Bishop of DionysiasApostolic Administrator of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
BornWilliam CreanBishop of Cloyne, Ireland
26.8Ordained PriestMarcial Augusto Ramírez PoncePriestBishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
24.3Ordained PriestKazimierz RomaniukPriest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandBishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
22.5Ordained PriestPier Giuliano TiddiaPriest of Cagliari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
17 Dec92.2DiedHeinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
BornJoseph Vuthilert HaelomBishop of Chiang Rai, Thailand
18 Dec67.5DiedJean Saint-PierreAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Carthage, Tunisia
19 Dec BornJacques André BlaquartBishop of Orléans, France
49.8AppointedPedro Cantero CuadradoBishop of Barbastro, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
20 Dec85.7DiedFranz Rudolf BornewasserBishop of Trier, Germany
63.5DiedBl. Anton DurcoviciBishop of Iaşi, Romania
49.9AppointedAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminCoadjutor Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), FranceBishop Emeritus
49.9AppointedAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminTitular Bishop of CartennaeBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
BornRobert Michael Kasun, C.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
59.7SucceededMatthias WehrBishop of Trier, GermanyBishop Emeritus
21 Dec22.7Ordained PriestMichael Bunluen MansapPriestBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
28.4Ordained PriestJohn George ChedidPriestBishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
62.8AppointedGiovanni Battista DellepianeApostolic Nuncio to Austria
45.4Ordained BishopJohn Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. †Titular Archbishop of MacraOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
26.1Ordained PriestRobert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-AnyronPriest of Lomé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
27.8Ordained PriestDuraisamy Simon LourdusamyPriest of Pondicherry, IndiaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
26.7Ordained PriestJoseph Mahn EriePriest of Bassein, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
26.4Ordained PriestAmbrose MathalaimuthuPriestBishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
25.5Ordained PriestJames Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
24.3Ordained PriestRaymond Ken’ichi TanakaPriestBishop Emeritus of Kyōto, Japan
24.2Ordained PriestGabriel Thohey Mahn-GabyPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Yangon, Myanmar
48.9Ordained BishopÉmile Élie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of CernitzaBishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
22 Dec BornTimothy Paul Andrew BroglioArchbishop of United States of America, Military
22.6Ordained PriestAndrea CassonePriestArchbishop Emeritus of Rossano-Cariati, Italy
27.2Ordained PriestJoseph Satoshi FukahoriPriestBishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
26.7Ordained PriestIbrahim HélouPriest of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), LebanonBishop
23.7Ordained PriestGuillermo Ranzahuer GonzálezPriestBishop Emeritus of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
26.7Ordained PriestJosé Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryBishop Emeritus of Zacatecas, México
26.4Ordained PriestCharles Asa Schleck, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
23.7Ordained PriestAtilano Vidal NúñezPriest of Rosario, ArgentinaBishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
24.7Ordained PriestJozef ZlatňanskýPriestSecretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
23 Dec27.0Ordained PriestJózef PazdurPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
22.6Ordained PriestMario Francesco PompeddaPriestCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
BornThomas Graham RoseBishop of Dundee, South Africa
26 Dec BornJosé Horacio Gómez VelascoArchbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
BornGuido PozzoSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
27 Dec45.3Ordained BishopOrestes Marengo, S.D.B. †Bishop of Dibrugarh, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
26.5Ordained PriestAltamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28 Dec BornJean César Scarcella, C.R.A.Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
BornAntonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P.Prefect Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
29 Dec58.2AppointedCarlo Re, I.M.C. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornHéctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. †Bishop of Temuco, Chile
30 Dec39.2Ordained BishopZaya DachtouArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

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