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The Year of Our Lord 1973

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Feb42.3AppointedMichele GiordanoApostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
1 Feb63.0DiedFidel Mario Tubino MongilardiAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
2 Feb76.5ResignedFerdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
64.3AppointedGiuseppe CasoriaSecretary of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
85.0DiedOreste RauziAuxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
20.2ProfessedWilmar Santin, O. Carm.Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelPrelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
47.2Ordained BishopJohn Joseph SnyderTitular Bishop of Forum PopiliiBishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
43.5Ordained BishopHenri Antoine Marie TeissierBishop of Oran, AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
3 Feb26.2ProfessedFernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred StigmataBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
7 Feb44.5Ordained BishopBernard James GanterBishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
57.3SucceededFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
70.7ResignedMariano Aspiras MadriagaArchbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
77.8ResignedLuigi TragliaChancellor of the Apostolic ChanceryCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
8 Feb45.8AppointedRoger-Alfred DespatieBishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
41.6AppointedJoseph Leopold ImeschAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
41.6AppointedJoseph Leopold ImeschTitular Bishop of PomariaBishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
60.0AppointedArthur Henry KrawczakAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedArthur Henry KrawczakTitular Bishop of SubbarAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
51.3CeasedJacques LandriaultApostolic Administrator of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
44.0Ordained BishopGilberto Valbuena SánchezTitular Bishop of Vazari-DiddaBishop Emeritus of Colima, México
10 Feb59.8AppointedGilberto BaroniBishop of Guastalla, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
BornAmancio Francisco Benítez CandiaBishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay
55.0AppointedJesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. †Bishop of Girardot, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
70.2ResignedGiovanni Battista Dal PràBishop of Terni e Narni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
92.7DiedFidel García MartínezBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
53.1AppointedSanto Bartolomeo QuadriBishop of Terni e Narni, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
60.7AppointedLuigi RovigattiVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
60.7AppointedLuigi RovigattiTitular Archbishop of AquavivaVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
60.7ResignedLuigi RovigattiAuxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
11 Feb38.2Ordained BishopJulius Babatunde AdelakunTitular Bishop of ThunigabaBishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria
73.8AppointedAlberto CarinciArchbishop of Boiano-Campobasso, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
21.7First VowsJosé Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. †Member of Sons of Divine ProvidenceAuxiliary Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
52.1Ordained BishopPeter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Naha, JapanBishop Emeritus
19.8ProfessedValdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
BornEphrem NdjoniBishop of Franceville, Gabon
58.3AppointedAurelio SorrentinoArchbishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
12 Feb90.2DiedInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
13 Feb BornThulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
14 Feb BornSimon KulliBishop of Sapë, Albania
15 Feb89.0DiedAchille LiénartBishop Emeritus of Lille, FranceCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
79.0DiedMichael O’ReillyBishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
16 Feb66.2DiedLuigi CicuttiniBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
69.0DiedClarence Edward ElwellBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
59.4AppointedArmido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †Prefect of Awasa, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
62.9DiedPawel LatusekAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
50.5AppointedCzeslaw LewandowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.5AppointedCzeslaw LewandowskiTitular Bishop of FidolomaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
67.0ResignedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Awasa, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
67.0ResignedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
17 Feb72.2DiedJohn Farmer HealyBishop of Gibraltar
19 Feb29.3Ordained PriestPeter John ElliottPriest of Melbourne, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.9AppointedJozef FeranecBishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedJulius GábrišApostolic Administrator of Trnava (Tirnava), SlovakiaApostolic Administrator of Trnava, Slovakia
59.2AppointedJulius GábrišTitular Bishop of DecorianaApostolic Administrator of Trnava, Slovakia
61.0AppointedJan PasztorBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
67.3AppointedJosef VranaApostolic Administrator of Olomouc, Czechia
67.3AppointedJosef VranaTitular Bishop of OctabiaApostolic Administrator of Olomouc, Czechia
20 Feb54.0ResignedCarlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
21 Feb57.3Ordained BishopJohn Anthony KellyTitular Bishop of ZucchabarAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
47.2Ordained BishopThomas Francis LittleTitular Bishop of TemunianaArchbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
56.6Ordained BishopEric Gerard PerkinsTitular Bishop of VerronaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
22 Feb55.9ResignedClemens P. ChabukasanshaArchbishop of Kasama, ZambiaArchbishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedDaniele FerrariBishop of Chiavari, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedTeresio FerraroniApostolic Administrator of Como, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.7ResignedHenri Marie Charles GuffletPrelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, FranceBishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
BornValter Magno de CarvalhoAuxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
52.6ResignedLuigi MavernaBishop of Chiavari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
53.5Ordained BishopMagín Camerino Torreblanca ReyesTitular Bishop of AssavaBishop Emeritus of Texcoco, México, México
23 Feb56.4AppointedAdolfo Roque Esteban AranaBishop of Santa Rosa, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Río Cuarto, Argentina
66.7AppointedAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of EgugaBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
66.7AppointedAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Apostolic Administrator of Denpasar, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
66.7ResignedAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Bishop of Larantuka, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
24 Feb46.0Ordained BishopLudwig AverkampTitular Bishop of ThapsusArchbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
39.9Ordained BishopReinhard LettmannTitular Bishop of RotariaBishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
55.2InstalledLeo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
42.6AppointedJesus Balaso TuquibBishop of Pagadian, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
46.5Ordained BishopMax Georg von TwickelTitular Bishop of LuguraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
25 Feb60.6Ordained BishopKrikor AyvazianBishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaBishop Emeritus
48.1Ordained BishopAlfredo BattistiArchbishop of Udine, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
64.1Ordained BishopKarl BergArchbishop of Salzburg, AustriaArchbishop Emeritus
79.5RetiredCarlo ConfalonieriPrefect of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
46.0Ordained BishopJean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. †Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), IraqPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
51.9Ordained BishopVartan Tekeyan, I.C.P.B. †Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
26 Feb59.7AppointedSebastiano BaggioPrefect of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
47.7AppointedLuigi DossenaTitular Archbishop of CarpiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
47.7AppointedLuigi DossenaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to KoreaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
50.7AppointedBernardin GantinSecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
57.5AppointedAntonio InnocentiSecretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
49.0AppointedDuraisamy Simon LourdusamyOfficial of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
78.0RetiredPaolo MarellaPresident of the Secretariat for Non-ChristiansCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
27 Feb57.3DiedAltino Ribeiro de SantanaBishop of Beira, Mozambique
46.7AppointedGeorges RolCoadjutor Bishop of Angoulême, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedGeorges RolTitular Bishop of GabiiBishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
28 Feb68.3ResignedMaximilien de FürstenbergPrefect of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
77.4DiedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching)Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
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