The Year of Our Lord 1924

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi †		Bishop of Sokodé, Togo
		Born	Nestor Bihonda †		Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
		Died	Roberto de Castellanza, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
		Born	James Chiona †		Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
	29.1	Incardinated	James Louis Connolly †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
	69.0	Resigned	Marie Bertrand (Jean-Charles) Cothonay, O.P. †	Prefect of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Prefect Emeritus
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Antonius Deutsch, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Prefect Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]
	17.8	Entered	Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
		Resigned	Eugène Justin Fabre (Favre) †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles	Prefect Emeritus
		Died	Gonsalve Galland, O.P. †	Superior of Mossul, Iraq
	22.4	Professed	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
		Died	Wilhelm Herting, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Kroonstad, South Africa
	32.8	Ordained Priest	Jacob Abraham Theophilos Kalapurakal †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
	19.1	Professed	Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Changting [Tingchow], China
		Born	Roger Mpungu †		Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
	28.1	Final Vows	Augustin Olbert, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
		Died	Emilio Rolin, O.P. †	Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Died	Alessandro dei Santi, O.SS.T. †	Prefect of Benadir, Somalia
	56.0	Appointed	Giovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †	Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	59.6	Resigned	Tito Trocchi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia	Official of the Apostolic Chamber
	24.5	Perpetual Vows	Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
		Born	Thomas Zhao Duomo (Zhao Kexun) †		Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
		Born	Jean Zoa †		Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
1 Jan		Born	Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
3 Jan	61.0	Appointed	Antônio Malan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Jan		Born	Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †		Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
4 Jan	39.6	Appointed	Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
4 Jan	39.6	Appointed	Bartholomew Stanislaus Wilson, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Acmonia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
5 Jan	45.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
5 Jan	45.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
6 Jan	47.2	Installed	Serafín María Armora y González †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Guglielmo Bosetti †	Priest of Brescia, Italy	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
		Born	Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
		Born	John Christopher O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. †		Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
9 Jan		Born	René Fernández Apaza †		Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
10 Jan		Born	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau †		Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
12 Jan	55.1	Succeeded	Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China	Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
12 Jan	78.1	Died	Jérôme-Josse Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China
13 Jan	24.0	Ordained Priest	Friedrich Maria Heinrich Rintelen †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
13 Jan		Born	Léon-Raymond Soulier †		Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
14 Jan		Born	Francis Gerard Brooks †		Bishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
	55.9	Appointed	Josef Hammels †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	55.9	Appointed	Josef Hammels †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Jan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Jan †	Titular Bishop of Metropolis in Asia	Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
		Born	Damase Zhang Hanmin †		Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
16 Jan	57.7	Appointed	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Titular Bishop of Arad	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	57.7	Resigned	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	39.2	Appointed	Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan		Born	John Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †		Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
18 Jan	37.8	Appointed	Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
20 Jan	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Balanzá y Navarro †	Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Creta	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	70.4	Died	Luigi Boschi †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
	26.1	Ordained Priest	George Daniel Joseph Breen, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Prefect Emeritus of Haflong, India
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Michael Buchberger †	Titular Bishop of Athribis	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
21 Jan	80.8	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Camilleri, O.E.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta
	80.8	Retired	Giovanni Maria Camilleri, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta	Bishop Emeritus
	43.9	Appointed	César Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	43.9	Appointed	César Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Andrapa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco, Bolivia
	58.9	Appointed	Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	58.9	Appointed	Anton Pieter Franz van Velsen, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Batavia, Indonesia
22 Jan		Born	Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
23 Jan	69.4	Died	Vincenzo Bacchi †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli †		Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
24 Jan		Born	William Jerome McCormack †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
25 Jan		Born	Paulino Reale Chirina †		Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
26 Jan	58.0	Appointed	Thomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eshowe, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
26 Jan		Born	Stanisław Szymecki †		Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
27 Jan	82.9	Died	Giuseppe Fiorenza †	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Mazzini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Marian Przykucki †		Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	43.0	Resigned	Luis A. Venegas Henríquez †	Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, Chile	Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus
28 Jan	51.1	Installed	Ignaz (Josef Thomas) Staub, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
29 Jan	61.7	Appointed	William Francis Brown †	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	61.7	Appointed	William Francis Brown †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Dante Carlo Munerati, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
30 Jan	64.1	Died	José Gregorio Castro Miranda, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
30 Jan	49.9	Appointed	Gaston-Antoine Rasneur †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
31 Jan		Born	Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. †		Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
1 Feb		Born	Ignatius D’Cunha †		Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
1 Feb	39.3	Appointed	Antônio dos Santos Cabral †	Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Feb	34.1	Final Vows	Jean-Baptiste Janssens, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Superior General
2 Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Carlos Riu Anglés †	Priest of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
3 Feb	60.9	Appointed	Auguste Grumel †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
4 Feb		Born	Alberto Giglioli †		Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
5 Feb	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Eugène Curien †	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb		Born	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
9 Feb	66.8	Died	Richard Collins †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
10 Feb		Born	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
10 Feb	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
13 Feb	59.3	Appointed	Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade	Bishop Emeritus of Monaco
13 Feb	59.3	Resigned	Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes †	Bishop of Monaco	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb	48.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Bruno †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	67.8	Appointed	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Secretary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas O’Donnell †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
18 Feb		Born	Michael Murphy †		Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
19 Feb	60.9	Died	John Edward Gunn, S.M. †	Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA
	46.8	Appointed	Massimo Massimi †	Pro-Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	74.6	Died	Jerónimo Thomé da Silva †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
20 Feb	62.1	Died	Domenico Pozzoni, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
21 Feb		Born	José de Lima †		Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	76.4	Died	Theophile Meerschaert †	Bishop of Oklahoma, USA
		Born	Silvano Piovanelli †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
24 Feb		Born	Remi Joseph De Roo †		Bishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
24 Feb	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Josef Hammels †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
25 Feb	40.9	Ordained Bishop	James Aloysius Griffin †	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
	50.9	Appointed	Edouard van Goethem, M.S.C. †	Prefect of Tsuapa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Feb		Born	Climério Almeida de Andrade †		Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
26 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Andrew Killian †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
29 Feb		Born	Andrzej Maria Deskur †		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
29 Feb		Born	Gabriel Lee Gab-sou †		Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)

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