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The Year of Our Lord 1928

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Mar48.1AppointedRafael Balanzá y NavarroBishop of Lugo, Spain
62.3AppointedFabio BerdiniTitular Archbishop of Traianopolis in RhodopeBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
52.4AppointedJohn Joseph McMahonBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
50.7AppointedErnest-Victor MennechetBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
54.2AppointedThomas Joseph WalshBishop of Newark, New Jersey, USAArchbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
BornDomingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
3 Mar22.9Ordained PriestGirolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
BornJohn Stephen CumminsBishop Emeritus of Oakland, California, USA
22.4Ordained PriestBenedetto FalcucciPriestBishop Emeritus of Penne e Pescara, Italy
65.3AppointedIstván RévészVicar Apostolic of Hungary, Military
65.3AppointedIstván RévészTitular Bishop of TrebennaVicar Apostolic of Hungary, Military
6 MarBornGeorg EderArchbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
38.0Ordained BishopEdward Joseph KellyBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
7 MarBornCelso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
9 MarBornJosé Freire de Oliveira NetoBishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
10 Mar45.1AppointedAntonio Cardona RieraCoadjutor Bishop of Menorca, SpainBishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
45.1AppointedAntonio Cardona RieraTitular Bishop of Chersonesus in CretaBishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
57.4AppointedMateo Múgica y UrrestarazuBishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop Emeritus
54.1AppointedTomás Muniz PablosBishop of Pamplona, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
54.1AppointedTomás Muniz PablosBishop of Tudela, SpainArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
11 Mar42.3Ordained BishopAttilio AdinolfiBishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Anagni, Italy
44.8Ordained BishopMaurice FeltinBishop of Troyes, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
48.4Ordained BishopDionisio Moreno y BarrioBishop of Coria, Spain
12 Mar53.7InstalledMichael BuchbergerBishop of Regensburg, Germany
62.9Ordained BishopGregorio Diamare, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAbbot of Montecassino, Italy
BornGuillermo Ranzahuer GonzálezBishop Emeritus of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
BornAtilano Vidal NúñezBishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
13 MarBornGiocondo Maria Grotti, O.S.M. †Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
76.0DiedFrancisco de Paola GrozoBishop of Cajamarca, Peru
14 MarBornEnrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
BornAlcides Mendoza CastroArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
BornGiovanni VoltaBishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
16 MarBornFerenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. †Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
72.5ResignedSebastiano NicotraApostolic Nuncio to PortugalApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
18 Mar42.2Ordained BishopPietro CiriaciTitular Archbishop of TarsusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
29.2Ordained PriestOscar (Antonius Aloysius Gerardus) Cremers, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrefect Emeritus of Hollandia, Indonesia
55.3Ordained BishopFortunato DevotoTitular Bishop of AttaeaAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
48.2Ordained BishopConstant Jurgens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestFranciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Changzhi [Luan], China
22.5Ordained PriestGiuseppe MojoliPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
19 MarBornJosé María Setién AlberroBishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain
20 MarBornÉrico FerrariBishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
BornTimóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
23 Mar39.3AppointedManuel Gonçalves CerejeiraArchbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
39.3AppointedManuel Gonçalves CerejeiraTitular Archbishop of MityleneCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
BornJean HuardBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
69.0AppointedHéctor Raphaël QuillietTitular Archbishop of SergiopolisBishop Emeritus of Lille, France
69.0ResignedHéctor Raphaël QuillietBishop of Lille, FranceBishop Emeritus of Lille, France
24 Mar26.3Ordained PriestAdolf BoltePriest of Paderborn, GermanyBishop of Fulda, Germany
44.8InstalledMaurice FeltinBishop of Troyes, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
26.5Ordained PriestJerome M. FernandezPriest of Quilon, IndiaBishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestCarl Joseph LeiprechtPriest of Rottenburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
22.6Ordained PriestAntonio Oña de EchavePriestBishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
BornMichel Marie Paul SaudreauBishop Emeritus of Le Havre, France
25 Mar26.2Ordained PriestPaolo Dezza, S.J. †Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
57.3Ordained BishopKonstantyn DominikTitular Bishop of AthribisAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
42.1AppointedBernard James SheilAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
42.1AppointedBernard James SheilTitular Bishop of PegaeAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 Mar42.3AppointedGuido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
42.3AppointedGuido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Mastaura in AsiaVicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
38.4AppointedHector Catry, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Lahore, PakistanBishop Emeritus
BornErnst Franz Gerd Werner DickeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
62.6InstalledJoseph-Guillaume-Laurent ForbesArchbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
23.4Ordained PriestFerdinando Ruiz y SolózarnoPriestArchbishop of Yucatán, México
47.0AppointedPierre Cheng Youxian (Cheng Youhin)Vicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China
47.0AppointedPierre Cheng Youxian (Cheng Youhin)Titular Bishop of Sozusa in PalaestinaVicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China
53.1AppointedSylvain van Hee, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.1AppointedSylvain van Hee, S.J. †Titular Bishop of PossalaVicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
69.1ResignedStanislas-Marie-Liévin de Vos, S.J. †Prefect of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
29 Mar60.3AppointedMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of MaltaBishop
49.6Ordained BishopJohn Michael McNamaraTitular Bishop of EumeniaAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
30 MarBornJoão Corso, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornAlfred KleinermeilertAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
55.4Ordained BishopJosé de Jesús López y GonzálezTitular Bishop of DadimaBishop of Aguascalientes, México
36.8AppointedBernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †Prefect of Tumaco, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
51.4AppointedJoseph Francis RummelBishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USAArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
31 MarBornPeter Henrici, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
1 AprBornRicardo Antonio Suriñach CarrerasBishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico
2 AprBornJenaro Artázcoz Lizárraga, I.E.M.E. †Director General Emeritus of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras
BornJoseph Louis BernardinCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 AprBornMichel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
37.1SucceededJohn Francis NortonBishop of Bathurst, Australia
63.9DiedMichael O’Farrell, C.M. †Bishop of Bathurst, Australia
4 AprBornGiacomo BarabinoBishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
BornJoseph Kesenge WandangakonguBishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
6 Apr58.5ResignedEmile-Fernand Sauvant, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Bamako, MaliVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornPaul-Werner ScheeleBishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
7 Apr28.5Ordained PriestJosé Maria CavalleroPriestBishop of Minas, Uruguay
BornDecio Lucio GrandoniBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
22.3Ordained PriestRafael Grovas FelixPriest of San Juan de Puerto RicoBishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
22.3Ordained PriestFrancisco Javier Nuño y GuerreroPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
22.2Ordained PriestGiuseppe PetraliaPriest of Monreale, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
23.5Ordained PriestCharles-Marie-Joseph-Henri de ProvenchèresPriest of Moulins, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
27.1Ordained PriestRoberto RoncaPriestPrelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
9 AprBornDomingos Lam Ka TseungBishop Emeritus of Macau, China
10 AprBornJosé Próspero da Ascensão PuatyBishop Emeritus of Lwena, Angola
11 Apr44.4AppointedBernardino Salvatore Re, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Lipari, Italy
BornFrancis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Niigata, Japan
12 Apr69.2AppointedAlfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart, C.O. †Titular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
13 AprBornGodefroy Émile M’PwatiBishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo
15 Apr43.6Ordained BishopValerian Joseph de SouzaBishop of Mangalore, India
50.3Ordained BishopBl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. †Titular Bishop of SelymbriaBishop of Lérida, Spain
25.9Ordained PriestMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
17 AprBornFrançois-Xavier Nguyễn Văn ThuậnCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
18 Apr65.8DiedJosé Joaquín Manuel Eloy Arróspide y EcheverríaBishop of Melo, Uruguay
BornKarl Josef Becker, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire
19 AprBornBalashoury ThanugundlaBishop of Guntur, India
20 Apr65.0AppointedAnton GislerCoadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
65.0AppointedAnton GislerTitular Bishop of MilevumCoadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
82.0DiedAngelo Maria Filippo SinibaldiBishop of Segni, Italy
22 AprBornGiovanni De AndreaVice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
74.1DiedJosé Mora y del RioArchbishop of México, Federal District
42.0Ordained BishopLeon WetmańskiTitular Bishop of CamachusAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
23 Apr78.9DiedAugustinus Josephus CallierBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
BornWolfgang Große (Grosse)Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
BornAntonino OrrùBishop Emeritus of Ales-Terralba, Italy
84.6DiedAlgernon Charles StanleyAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
25 Apr44.6InstalledJanuarius Kyunosuke HayasakaBishop of Nagasaki, JapanBishop Emeritus
55.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe NogaraArchbishop of Udine, Italy
47.7Ordained BishopAnton Theodor Fortunatus Spruit, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of VagaVicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China
26 Apr43.2SelectedJean Elie El-HageArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
BornJohn Aloysius MarshallBishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
52.5Ordained BishopJohn Joseph McMahonBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
27 AprBornManuel Pestana FilhoBishop Emeritus of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
BornEdoardo RicciBishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy
28 AprBornPaulos Philoxinos AyyamkulangaraAuxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
BornPatrick Paul D’SouzaBishop Emeritus of Varanasi, India
BornGeorges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
56.7SelectedEmmanuel PharesTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
BornPierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon
29 Apr43.3Ordained BishopJean Elie El-HageArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
BornJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
BornAntônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
30 Apr42.7AppointedRiccardo BartoloniApostolic Internuncio to LithuaniaApostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Palestine, TransJordan, and Island of Cyprus
BornAllan ChamgweraBishop Emeritus of Zomba, Malawi
BornHenri Goudreault, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
56.4ResignedLorenzo SchioppaApostolic Internuncio to LithuaniaApostolic Internuncio to Netherlands
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