The Year of Our Lord 1926

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	41.1	Appointed	Giovanni Balbo, I.M.C. †	Prefect of Meru, Kenya	Prefect Emeritus
	45.2	Appointed	Salvatore Ballo Guercio †	Apostolic Administrator of Acireale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
		Born	Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa †		Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	58.6	Resigned	Pietro Benedetti, M.S.C. †	Apostolic Delegate to Cuba	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
	58.6	Resigned	Pietro Benedetti, M.S.C. †	Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Cuba
	50.2	Resigned	Jean-René Calloc’h, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Prefect Emeritus
	48.9	Appointed	Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China
	14.4	Professed	Orazio Ferrucio Ceól, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Qichun [Kichow], China
	22.3	Professed	Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
	16.1	Entered	Augustyn Ciesielski, O. Cist. †	Member of Order of Cistercians	Abbot
	20.1	Entered	George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. †	Member of Congregation of St. Basil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
	51.9	Resigned	Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
		Born	Peter Hou Jingwen (Heoujing Wen) †		Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
	40.4	Resigned	Daniel Kauczor, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
		Appointed	Giovanni Matteo Konings, O.S.C. †	Prefect of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
	20.3	Perpetual Vows	Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
		Born	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †		Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	28.8	First Vows	Enrique José Mühn, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina
	64.0	Resigned	António Joaquim Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Priest
	64.0	Resigned	António Joaquim Pereira †	Titular Archbishop-Elect of Mitylene	Priest
	29.9	Final Vows	Jacques Pessers, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Atambua, Indonesia
	62.0	Resigned	Cyrille Riza (Rizq) †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
	38.8	Resigned	Henricus Leo Smeets, S.C.I. †	Prefect of Benkoelen, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
	58.0	Resigned	Giovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †	Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Pro-Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	48.1	Appointed	Wilhelm Maria Thiletzek (Tyleczek), S.V.D. †	Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
	41.5	Resigned	István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hungary, Military	Bishop Emeritus
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Stepan Vaprovych (Vaprovyč) †	Priest of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop
	25.6	First Vows	Jean Van der Heijden (Heyden), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.0	Appointed	Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin †	Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
1 Jan	26.5	Ordained Priest	Bl. Vasile Aftenie †	Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania	Auxiliary Bishop
1 Jan		Born	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
2 Jan	49.1	Appointed	Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	44.4	Ordained Bishop	August Józef Hlond, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Katowice, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
3 Jan	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Lira Infante †	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
4 Jan	59.1	Appointed	Johann Nepomuk Norbert Klein, O.T. †	Titular Bishop of Syene	Bishop Emeritus of Brno, Czechia
	59.1	Resigned	Johann Nepomuk Norbert Klein, O.T. †	Bishop of Brno, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Kostiantyn (Constantin) Sabov (Szabó, Savov) †		Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
6 Jan	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Cornelius O’Riley †	Titular Bishop of Phoba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
6 Jan	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Bishop of Gap, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
11 Jan	71.8	Appointed	Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria	Vicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)
12 Jan	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Coste †	Titular Bishop of Flaviopolis	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
13 Jan	61.4	Died	Antonio Hernández y Rodríguez †	Bishop Emeritus of Tabasco, México
14 Jan		Born	Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo †		Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
15 Jan	76.9	Appointed	Denis Joseph O’Connell †	Titular Archbishop of Mariamme	Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
15 Jan	76.9	Retired	Denis Joseph O’Connell †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan		Born	Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
17 Jan		Born	Antoine Hacault †		Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
17 Jan	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Montanelli †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
18 Jan	49.0	Died	Émile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)
	43.6	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	43.6	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Apostolic Delegate to East Indies	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
		Born	Michael Rozario †		Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
20 Jan		Born	Henry Sebastian D’Souza †		Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	48.7	Appointed	Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Luxembourg
		Born	John Michael Sherlock †		Bishop Emeritus of London, Ontario, Canada
22 Jan	75.4	Died	Andrés Machado, S.J. †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
23 Jan	74.1	Died	Désiré Felicien François Joseph Mercier †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
23 Jan		Born	Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón †		Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
25 Jan	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Michel-François Tardy, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Acalissus	Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon
26 Jan	51.8	Died	Joseph Sarsfield Glass, C.M. †	Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA
26 Jan	55.9	Installed	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Bishop of Gap, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
27 Jan		Born	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert †		Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28 Jan		Born	Adriani Mkoba †		Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
29 Jan	45.5	Appointed	Arturo Jara Márquez, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
29 Jan	45.5	Appointed	Arturo Jara Márquez, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Archelaïs	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile
31 Jan		Born	Antonio Briva Mirabent †		Bishop of Astorga, Spain
		Born	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	24.2	Ordained Priest	John Joseph U Win †	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop
1 Feb		Born	John Huo Cheng †		Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
2 Feb	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Teodor Kubina †	Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
2 Feb		Born	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
3 Feb		Born	Francis Joseph MacKiernan †		Bishop Emeritus of Kilmore, Ireland
3 Feb	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Anthony Welch †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
6 Feb	55.8	Appointed	Luigi Sincero †	Pro-Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Secretary
7 Feb	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ucayali, Peru
		Born	Estanislao Esteban Karlic †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Raymond Larose, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
9 Feb	59.2	Appointed	Pietro Mańkowski †	Titular Archbishop of Aenus	Bishop Emeritus of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
9 Feb	59.2	Resigned	Pietro Mańkowski †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	43.0	Appointed	Bl. Hryhory Lakota †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
10 Feb	43.0	Appointed	Bl. Hryhory Lakota †	Titular Bishop of Daonium	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
11 Feb	45.7	Appointed	Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
	45.7	Appointed	Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ilium	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre-Philibert Poirier †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
12 Feb	69.5	Died	Charles McHugh †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
13 Feb		Born	Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis †		Bishop Emeritus of Liepāja, Latvia
13 Feb	56.2	Died	Edmund Dalbor †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
14 Feb	61.1	Died	Juan Bautista Benlloch y Vivó †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Pietro Gazzoli †	Priest of Brescia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Maxwell Valentine Noronha †		Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Francis Yi Xuanhua (Yi Hsüan-hua) †	Priest	Bishop of Xiangyang [Siangyang], China
16 Feb	74.9	Died	Claude Bardel †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France
	40.3	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chungking [Chongqing], China	Archbishop Emeritus of Chongqing [Chungking], China
	40.3	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tremithus	Archbishop Emeritus of Chongqing [Chungking], China
	53.0	Appointed	Filippo Perlo, I.M.C. †	Superior General of Consolata Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kenya, Kenya
17 Feb	75.0	Died	Ivan Borzatti de Löwenstern †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	58.8	Appointed	Antonio José Luis Castro Alvarez, SS.CC. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
	68.5	Died	Jan Feliks Cieplak †	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
18 Feb	58.6	Died	Giovanni Andrea Masera †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
19 Feb	70.4	Appointed	Salvatore Meo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
19 Feb	70.4	Appointed	Salvatore Meo †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
20 Feb		Born	Héctor Morera Vega †		Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán, Costa Rica
20 Feb	66.2	Died	Paul-Eugène Roy †	Archbishop of Québec, Canada
21 Feb	73.2	Died	Ignazio Homsi †	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Feb		Born	Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina
23 Feb	55.6	Died	Ernesto Cozzi †	Apostolic Delegate to Albania
		Born	Luigi de Magistris †		Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	71.8	Died	Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
24 Feb	60.5	Installed	Adolf Piotr Szelążek †	Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
	59.3	Ordained Bishop	José Vila y Martínez †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
		Born	Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo †		Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
26 Feb	49.9	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop
	49.9	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
		Born	Gabino Díaz Merchán †		Archbishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
27 Feb		Born	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
	42.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Fietta †	Apostolic Internuncio to Central America	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Francis Edward Joseph Grimshaw †	Priest of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
		Born	Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	79.6	Died	Agostino Silj †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
28 Feb	88.1	Died	Giovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
		Born	Massimo Giustetti †		Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
		Born	Antonio Vilaplana Molina †		Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

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