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The Year of Our Lord 1926

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jul76.4AppointedGaetano Müller †Apostolic Administrator of Nardò, ItalyBishop
2 Jul25.1ProfessedIgnace (Jacques) Gillet, O.C.S.O. †Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceAbbot General Emeritus
48.8AppointedTheodore Henry Reverman †Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
4 JulBornJānis Cakuls †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
25.8Ordained PriestArmand Clabaut, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada
23.0Ordained PriestAimé Décosse †Priest of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
45.2Ordained BishopFilippo Mantini †Bishop of Bosa, ItalyBishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
54.4Ordained BishopFranjo Salis-Seewis †Titular Bishop of CorycusAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
27.0Ordained PriestKarl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
5 Jul24.2Ordained PriestJoseph Hlouch †PriestBishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
6 Jul45.7AppointedMaximilian Josef Johannes Kaller †Apostolic Administrator of Tütz, PolandBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
BornHernando Velásquez Lotero †Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
27.0Ordained PriestEdmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsPrefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
7 JulBornGiulio Nicolini †Bishop of Cremona, Italy
8 Jul42.6AppointedGiuseppe Fietta †Apostolic Nuncio to Central AmericaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
9 Jul60.2AppointedFelix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
52.0AppointedGiuseppe Venturi †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
10 Jul49.8AppointedJoseph-Alfred Langlois †Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
45.0AppointedPedro Francisco Luna Pachón, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
11 Jul26.2Ordained PriestJean-de-Capistran (Joseph-Antonio-Aimé) Cayer, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
23.7Ordained DeaconJean-Baptiste Victor Fauret, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo
23.4Ordained PriestGracija Ivanovic †Priest of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroApostolic Administrator Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestJosé Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
66.5Ordained BishopMichele Lega †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
22.6Ordained PriestEdoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. †Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
23.3Ordained PriestAlbert Gregory Meyer †Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 JulBornEmanuele Catarinicchia †Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
13 JulBornSantiago Martínez Acebes †Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
14 Jul48.2AppointedJuan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Darién, PanamaArchbishop of Panamá
50.6AppointedAloysius Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AttudaVicar Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
15 Jul23.8Ordained PriestAdolfo Binni †PriestBishop of Nola, Italy
BornJosaphat Li Hongguang †Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
BornElliot Griffin Thomas †Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
16 Jul73.8DiedPaul Wilhelm Keppler †Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
17 Jul62.8AppointedJosé María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco
62.8AppointedJosé María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CallipolisVicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco
72.5DiedBernard Coyne †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
57.6SucceededEdward Doorly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
45.0AppointedPedro Francisco Luna Pachón, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TitiopolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
48.2AppointedJuan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of TanaisArchbishop of Panamá
18 Jul23.7Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista Dal Prà †Priest of Padova {Padua}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy
17.5ProfessedBasil (Herman Francis) Heiser, O.F.M. Conv. †Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualMinister General Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestJan Herrijgers, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China
30.3Ordained PriestHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
24.1Ordained PriestHenri-Louis-Toussaint Vion †Priest of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
20 Jul75.9DiedLouis Couppé, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Pomerania, Papua New Guinea
21 Jul57.6InstalledEdward Doorly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
22 Jul52.1Ordained BishopRaoul-Octave-Marie-Jean Harscouët †Bishop of Chartres, France
23 Jul61.4AppointedEugenio (Juan Bautista) da Carcagente (Soler Rodríguez), O.F.M. Cap. †Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
BornJulio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. †Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
38.3ResignedRichard Turner, M.H.M. †Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, ColombiaSuperior Emeritus
24 Jul68.3DiedPatrick Foley †Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
25 Jul26.6Ordained PriestReginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
25.6Ordained PriestBl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
21.9First VowsJean Louis Joseph Collignon, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Les Cayes, Haïti
23.8Ordained PriestÁngel Hidalgo Ibáñez †PriestBishop Emeritus of Jaca, Spain
24.0Ordained PriestAngel Riesco Carbajo †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
26 JulBornJames Chan Soon Cheong †Bishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
48.5AppointedLouis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †Superior General of Congregation of the Holy SpiritSuperior General Emeritus
27 JulBornPaul Jiang Taoran †Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
BornBernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
28 Jul50.3Ordained BishopAlfred-Odilon Comtois †Titular Bishop of BarcaBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
29 Jul BornHeitor de Araújo SalesArchbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
31.5Ordained PriestFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
18.8EnteredLouis Wach, S.M.A. †Member of Society of African MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
30 Jul31.8Ordained PriestCipriano Cassini, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
45.4AppointedJoseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Taichow [Linhai], ChinaBishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
45.4AppointedJoseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †Titular Bishop of TheodosiopolisBishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
62.8AppointedAugustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone †Bishop of Fréjus, France
31 Jul49.7AppointedAthanase Cyrille Georges Dallal †Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
35.0AppointedKiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
35.0AppointedKiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †Titular Bishop of BriulaApostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
27.9Ordained PriestGeorges Xenopulos, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
Aug56.3ResignedMichael Ott, O.S.B. †Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, CanadaAbbot Emeritus
1 Aug22.8Ordained PriestRudolf Graber †Priest of Eichstätt, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
22.8Ordained PriestTomasz Wilczyński †Priest of Lublin, PolandApostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
2 Aug57.7AppointedSimon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Haimen [Haimen], ChinaBishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
57.7AppointedSimon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †Titular Bishop of LesviBishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
24.7Perpetual VowsAnthony Jordan, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
49.6AppointedCarlos Labbé Márquez †Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, ChileBishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile
49.6AppointedCarlos Labbé Márquez †Titular Bishop of BidaBishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile
23.4First VowsLionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
3 Aug63.8AppointedArthur Jerome Drossaerts †Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
BornAntonio Nuzzi †Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
4 Aug48.8AppointedEduardo Parente †Auxiliary Bishop of Capua, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.8AppointedEduardo Parente †Titular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
6 AugBornJohn Joseph Glynn †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
64.7DiedBernardo Pizzorno †Bishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
8 Aug78.2DiedJean Bayon, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
27.4Ordained PriestDomenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
25.2Ordained PriestPetronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
56.7Ordained BishopIsidoro (Mihovil) Sain, O.S.B. †Bishop of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia
BornPavlo Vasylyk †Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
25.7Ordained PriestJohann Wember, M.S.F. †Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
10 AugBornRosendo Álvarez Gastón †Bishop Emeritus of Almería, Spain
46.8AppointedFrançois Baselios Bistauros †Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
61.5ResignedJosé Miguel Godoy Herrera †Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, ChileVicar Apostolic Emeritus
60.9AppointedArthur Hinsley †Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
38.4AppointedMarkos II Mark Khouzam †Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
11 AugBornPedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto †Archbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
12 Aug65.3AppointedAnton Malecki †Apostolic Administrator of Leningrad, Russian FederationApostolic Administrator Emeritus
65.3AppointedAnton Malecki †Titular Bishop of DionysianaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Leningrad, Russian Federation
65.3Ordained BishopAnton Malecki †Titular Bishop of DionysianaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Leningrad, Russian Federation
13 AugResignedAntônio Bezerra de Menezes †Bishop-Elect of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, BrazilFormer Bishop-Elect
67.8AppointedAlessandro de Giorgi, O.Ss.C.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
67.8AppointedAlessandro de Giorgi, O.Ss.C.A. †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
35.6AppointedPietro Doimo Munzani †Apostolic Administrator of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus
35.6AppointedPietro Doimo Munzani †Titular Bishop of SareptaArchbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
32.9AppointedBoļeslavs Sloskāns †Apostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus
32.9AppointedBoļeslavs Sloskāns †Apostolic Administrator of Mohilev, BelarusApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus
14 AugBornAgostino Cacciavillan †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
57.0AppointedDionigio Casaroli †Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
53.3AppointedGiuseppe Marcozzi †Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
15 Aug22.0Ordained PriestLorenzo Bessone, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Meru, Kenya
39.8Ordained BishopEnrique María Dubuc Moreno †Titular Bishop of ZaraïBishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
19.5First VowsIgnatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
24.3Ordained PriestCharles-Marie Himmer †Priest of Namur {Namen}, BelgiumBishop Emeritus of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
40.5AppointedWincenty Ilgin †Apostolic Administrator of Kharkiv, Ukraine
38.4AppointedMarkos II Mark Khouzam †Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch
79.8DiedPaul-Stanislas La Rocque †Bishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
31.4Ordained PriestGeorge Marin, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Süchow, China
24.8Ordained PriestGiuseppe Melas †Priest of Cagliari, ItalyBishop of Nuoro, Italy
37.3Final VowsBernard James Sullivan, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Patna, India
16 Aug19.1ProfessedWilliam Dennis Buckley, O.S.F.S. †Member of Oblates of St. Francis de SalesSuperior General
17 AugBornArmando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
18 Aug69.6DiedJean-Claude Combaz, M.E.P. †Bishop of Nagasaki, Japan
20 AugBornJean-Baptiste Ama †Bishop Emeritus of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon
23.9ProfessedGabriel (André) Sortais, O.C.S.O. †Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceAbbot General
66.6ResignedAlbertus Odoricus Timmer, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 AugBornMarian Franciszek Jaworski †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lviv, Ukraine
BornEduardo Koaik †Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
22 Aug17.6EnteredNorbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. †Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesOfficial to Morocco
57.1Ordained BishopDionigio Casaroli †Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
22.3Ordained PriestAntónio de Campos †Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalAuxiliary Bishop
25.0Ordained PriestMartinho Michler, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
49.1Ordained BishopGuilherme Müller †Bishop of Barra do Piraí, Brazil
23.9Ordained PriestJosé Humberto Quintero Parra †Priest of Mérida, VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
BornMax Georg von Twickel †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
23 AugBornJavier Osés Flamarique †Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain
24 AugBornLuís Gonzaga Fernandes †Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
BornRaúl Holguer López MayorgaBishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
25 Aug39.4AppointedRudolph Aloysius Gerken †Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USAArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
31.4Ordained PriestJoseph Guffens, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Aug48.8InstalledEdward Daniel Howard †Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
BornLawrence Donald Soens †Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
28 Aug22.9Ordained PriestRichard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
29 Aug22.4Ordained PriestDante Battaglierin, S.X. †Priest of Xaverian Missionary FathersBishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
42.2Ordained BishopAcacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †Titular Archbishop of MilevumArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
52.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Venturi †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
30 AugBornRobert Pierre Sarrabère †Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
BornJuozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
31 Aug57.6AppointedJean-Baptiste-Auguste Gonon †Bishop of Moulins, France
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