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The Year of Our Lord 1927

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May17.8ProfessedGrygory Balahurak, O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
54.0Ordained BishopLjudevit Lajčo Budanović †Titular Bishop of CisamusApostolic Administrator of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, Serbia
47.2Ordained BishopTimothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. †Titular Bishop of Epiphania in CiliciaBishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
40.8Ordained BishopAndré-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †Titular Bishop of GibbaBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
39.8Ordained BishopRamón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †Titular Bishop of PodaliaPrelate Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
BornNicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi †Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
44.2Ordained BishopAdrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of DusaBishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
BornGustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu †Bishop Emeritus of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornPhilibert Randriambololona, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
63.4Ordained BishopCyrille Riza (Rizq) †Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
63.4SelectedCyrille Riza (Rizq) †Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Damas (Syrian), SyriaAuxiliary Bishop
22.0First VowsAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Member of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
2 MayBornYves-Maria Guy Dubigeon †Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
3 May27.1Ordained PriestJoseph John Annabring †Priest of Superior, Wisconsin, USABishop
4 May52.1Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Tōkyō, JapanBishop Emeritus of Yokohama, Japan
45.7InstalledSeverin Jacob Gertken, O.S.B. †Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
41.1Ordained BishopThomas Joseph Toolen †Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, USABishop Emeritus of Mobile, Alabama, USA
6 May57.2AppointedVincenzo Celli †Auxiliary Bishop of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
57.2AppointedVincenzo Celli †Titular Bishop of ThapsusAuxiliary Bishop of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
7 May57.4AppointedAndrea Cassulo †Apostolic Delegate to Canada and NewfoundlandApostolic Delegate to Turkey
8 May42.4Ordained BishopBernardino Vitale Bigi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AnthedonVicar Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya
BornLászló Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
24.6Ordained PriestAbel Ribeiro Camelo †Priest of Goiás, BrazilBishop of Goiás, Brazil
58.9InstalledPasquale Righetti †Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
9 May66.7DiedImre Bjelik †Bishop Emeritus of Austria, Military
12 May58.9DiedAuguste Gauthier, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], China
BornGeorges Scandar †Bishop Emeritus of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
13 MayBornDaniel Enrique Núñez Núñez †Bishop of David, Panama
14 MayBornWacław Józef Świerzawski †Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
15 May53.1Ordained BishopHonoré-Joseph Coppieters †Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in BithyniaBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
56.4Ordained BishopAugustin Pacha †Titular Bishop of LebedusBishop of Timişoara, Romania
16 MayBornFelipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
17 May53.1SucceededHonoré-Joseph Coppieters †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
71.7DiedÉmile-Jean Seghers †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
20 MayBornAlfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †Bishop Emeritus of Zárate-Campana, Argentina
42.2AppointedGeorge Joseph Finnigan, C.S.C. †Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA
BornFranciszek Antoni Macharski †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
71.9DiedJohn Joseph O’Connor †Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USABishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
26.4Ordained PriestThomas Joseph Riley †Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedHenry Patrick Rohlman †Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
BornJosé Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui †Bishop Emeritus of Valledupar, Colombia
22 MayBornHubert Luthe †Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
36.0Ordained BishopJames Edward Walsh, M.M. †Titular Bishop of SataVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
24 May57.0AppointedPaschal Charles David Robinson, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of TyanaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
25 May45.7AppointedRichard Joseph Fitzgerald †Bishop of Gibraltar
BornEdvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
56.1ResignedHenry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Gibraltar
26 May52.6Ordained BishopMichael Memelauer †Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
27 MayBornJoseph Banchong Aribarg †Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
29 May54.7Ordained BishopJoseph Bach, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of ErizaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
36.5Ordained BishopCharles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of BalaneaArchbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
43.6Ordained BishopKarol Mieczysław Radoński †Titular Bishop of BerissaBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
BornVarkey Vithayathil, C.Ss.R. †Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
1 JunBornJohn Joseph Gerry †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
BornMario Tagliaferri †Apostolic Nuncio to France
2 JunBornHubert Louis Marie Félix Michon †Archbishop Emeritus of Rabat, Morocco
5 Jun23.5Ordained PriestVincentas Brizgys †Priest of Vilkaviškis, LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
63.2Ordained BishopMatthew Cullen †Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
59.7AppointedGiovanni Fiorentini †Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy
58.1Ordained BishopJan Stavěl †Titular Bishop of ZaraïAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
6 Jun84.7DiedAlfred-Jules Mélisson †Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France
7 JunBornLeovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
BornJoseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Jamshedpur, India
24.1Ordained PriestBernard Joseph Topel †Priest of Helena, Montana, USABishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
8 Jun25.7Ordained PriestMatteo Aloisio Niedhammer y Yaeckle, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua
59.9AppointedHenri Vielle, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco
9 Jun66.1DiedDaniel Mary Gorman †Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
10 JunBornGuy Gérard Deroubaix †Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
11 Jun23.2Ordained PriestMiguel Ángel Arce Vivas †Priest of Popayán, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestJoseph Gerald Berry †Priest of Montréal, Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
26.8Ordained PriestHubert James Cartwright †Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACoadjutor Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
23.3Ordained PriestAgostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestLuís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
24.0Ordained PriestStéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières †Priest of Lille, FranceBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
23.2Ordained PriestAlbert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Lucknow, India
26.7Ordained PriestLaurence Alexander Glenn †PriestBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
26.5Ordained PriestJohn Farmer Healy †PriestBishop of Gibraltar
25.6Ordained PriestFrancis Edward Hyland †Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
25.9Ordained PriestVittorio Longo †Priest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
29.2Ordained PriestJuan de Dios López de Victoria †Priest of San Juan de Puerto RicoAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
25.6Ordained PriestMalcolm Angus MacEachern †Priest of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
24.2Ordained PriestGiuseppe Martinoli †Priest of Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
25.2Ordained PriestLeo Aloysius Pursley †Priest of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
22.7Ordained PriestArturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsBishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
24.1Ordained PriestMaximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †Priest of Congregation of Saint JosephVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
12 Jun40.8Ordained BishopJuvéncio de Brito †Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, BrazilBishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
49.7Ordained BishopStanislaw Rospond †Titular Bishop of DardanusAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
22.3Ordained PriestMaurice Roy †Priest of Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
13 JunBornAntonio Arellano Durán †Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela
BornAntônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
BornAnthony Li Duan †Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China
14 Jun56.6InstalledJohann Baptist Sproll †Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
15 JunBornRaul Nicolau Gonsalves †Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
BornAntónio Francisco Marques, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santarém, Portugal
16 Jun61.4DiedJosé Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña †Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
36.3Ordained PriestThomas P. Hughes, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
30.4Ordained PriestWilliam Joseph Smith †PriestBishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
17 JunBornJoel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
18.9EnteredAuguste Delisle, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Lokoja, Nigeria
18 Jun40.8AppointedAlfred-Arthur Le Pailleur, C.S.C. †Bishop of Chittagong, BangladeshBishop Emeritus
72.0AppointedSantino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
19 Jun64.3DiedLudovico Antomelli, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Lodi, Italy
42.0InstalledJosé Maurício da Rocha †Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29.7Ordained PriestWilliam Charles Philip Gaudreau, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerSuperior General Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestCornelius Lucey †Priest of Cork, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland
26.6Ordained PriestJames Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
75.1DiedAngelo Portelli, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
24.2Ordained PriestJoseph Rodgers †Priest of Killaloe, IrelandBishop
20 Jun64.4AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
57.5AppointedIsidro Gomá y Tomás †Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
45.9AppointedAugust Józef Hlond, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della PaceCardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
45.9Elevated to CardinalAugust Józef Hlond, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
47.5ConfirmedDionysios Kfoury †Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-MelkitiPatriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
BornHugh Lindsay †Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
50.5AppointedJames Joseph MacNamee †Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
31.6AppointedSalvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. †Bishop of Valencia en VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
51.2AppointedMichael O’Brien †Bishop of Kerry (or Ardfert) and Aghadoe, Ireland
57.1AppointedJuan Perelló y Pou, M.S.C. †Bishop of Vic, Spain
63.5AppointedCyrille Riza (Rizq) †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina dei Greco-MelkitiAuxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
63.5ConfirmedCyrille Riza (Rizq) †Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
48.2AppointedLajos Shvoy †Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
53.4AppointedJozef-Ernest van Roey †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
53.4Elevated to CardinalJozef-Ernest van Roey †Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
60.0AppointedHenri Vielle, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of HalmirosVicar Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco
35.2AppointedEmmet Michael Walsh †Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USABishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
41.0ConfirmedEftimios Youakim, B.S. †Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
21 Jun46.4AppointedErminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. †Prefect of Kengtung, Myanmar
22 JunBornPierre Wadih Tayah †Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)
23 JunBornHoracio Alberto Bózzoli †Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
32.8Ordained PriestThomas John Feeney, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
66.5AppointedAlphonse-Osias Gagnon †Bishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
59.3DiedCharles-François Lasne, C.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
62.6AppointedLorenzo Lauri †Cardinal-Priest of San PancrazioCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
50.5AppointedPierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville †Bishop of Dijon, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
60.4AppointedJoseph-Omer Plante †Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
60.4AppointedJoseph-Omer Plante †Titular Bishop of DoberusAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
24 Jun57.1Ordained BishopPaschal Charles David Robinson, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of TyanaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
25 JunBornStephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
BornAlberto Lee López, O.F.M. †Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
26 Jun77.2DiedMichele Zezza di Zapponeta †Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
28 Jun24.8Ordained PriestArthur Walter Hughes, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
73.8DiedLouis Humbrecht †Archbishop of Besançon, France
26.1Ordained PriestJean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Nouna, Burkina Faso
29 Jun22.1Ordained DeaconFrancesco Carpino †Deacon of Noto, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
57.3Ordained BishopVincenzo Celli †Titular Bishop of ThapsusAuxiliary Bishop of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
23.9Ordained PriestAlberto Clerici, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
30.5Ordained PriestJoseph Grueter, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
BornStanley Joseph Ott †Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
22.1Ordained PriestIlario Roatta †PriestBishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
60.3Ordained BishopFernando Taddei, C.M. †Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
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