The Year of Our Lord 1938

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.9	Resigned	Francesco Saverio Bini, F.S.C.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Kodok, Sudan	Vicar Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan
	27.3	Final Vows	Juan Bockwinckel (Bockwinkel), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
	65.2	Resigned	Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Paul Collin †		Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine
	42.9	Appointed	Albert-François Cousineau, C.S.C. †	Superior General of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
		Born	Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba †		Bishop Emeritus of Sokodé, Togo
	62.3	Resigned	Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. †	Superior of Tukuyu, Tanzania	Superior Emeritus
		Resigned	Agostino della Vergine, O.C.D. †	Superior of Baghdad, Iraq	Superior Emeritus
	25.1	First Vows	Odilo Etspüler (Etspueler), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
	63.3	Appointed	Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Shihnan [Enshi], China	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
	26.1	Ordained Priest	[Joseph Huang Zi-yu] †	Priest	Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
	57.5	Resigned	Arturo Jara Márquez, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	21.5	Entered	Aloysius Jin Lu-xian, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Coadjutor Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	46.3	Died	Mieczysław Michailas Joudokas †	Apostolic Administrator of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk, Russian Federation
	59.7	Appointed	Dionizy (Roman) Kajetanowicz †	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
		Died	Félix de Kempeneer, C.M. †	Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	66.4	Ceased	Wenceslas Joseph Kinold, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Karafuto, Japan	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
		Born	Maurice Konan Kouassi		Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
	26.4	Final Vows	Joseph Li Bingyao, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
	30.0	Ordained Priest	[Stephen Li Side] †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	29.0	Ordained Priest	[John Li Xi-ting (Li Hsi Ying)] †	Priest	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
	21.2	First Vows	Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	24.6	Final Vows	Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Superior General Emeritus
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Henry Systermans, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Superior General Emeritus
	24.2	Ordained Priest	[Michael Yang Gao-jian], O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
		Born	Vital Komenan Yao †		Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
	53.8	Died	Giuseppe Zambonardi, F.S.C.J. †	Prefect of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan
	20.1	Entered	[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
Jan	69.1	Retired	Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	50.3	Appointed	Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Ipsus	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
	50.3	Resigned	Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan		Born	José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria †		Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
2 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Walsh †	Titular Bishop of Coela	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
3 Jan	73.5	Died	Pierre-Florentin-André du Bois de la Villerabel †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
4 Jan		Born	Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña †		Bishop of El Salvador, Military
5 Jan	49.7	Appointed	Pavao Butorac †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
5 Jan	62.0	Died	Lawrence Pereira †	Bishop of Kottar, India
7 Jan	64.5	Appointed	Franz Justus Rarkowski †	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	64.5	Appointed	Franz Justus Rarkowski †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea	Bishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
8 Jan	38.4	Resigned	William John Ferrer Cassidy, O.P. †	Superior of Kienow [Jian’ou], China	Superior Emeritus
	45.6	Appointed	José Constantino García Pulgar, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Phaena	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
	48.0	Appointed	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Bishop of Madura, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
	49.7	Appointed	John Joseph Lonergan †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Bishop-Elect
	40.2	Appointed	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Vicar Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
	40.2	Appointed	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Titular Bishop of Saesina	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
11 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Molinari		Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
11 Jan		Born	Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
12 Jan	69.4	Died	Pasquale Dell’Isola †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
13 Jan	56.8	Installed	Vincenzo Del Signore †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
14 Jan		Born	Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. †		Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
15 Jan	69.9	Appointed	Serge Der Abrahamian †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon dei Armeni	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
16 Jan	51.6	Appointed	Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
		Born	Vilhelms Ņukšs †		Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
	31.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Perniciaro †	Titular Bishop of Arbanum	Bishop Emeritus of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
17 Jan	57.0	Died	Johann Roth †	Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus, Russian Federation
18 Jan		Born	Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
18 Jan	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic
19 Jan		Born	Marko Culej †		Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia
21 Jan	48.7	Appointed	Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. †	Prefect of Morondava, Madagascar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Antsirabé, Madagascar
22 Jan	58.4	Appointed	Manuel Arce y Ochotorena †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
25 Jan	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki †	Titular Bishop of Peltae	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
26 Jan	42.1	Installed	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
26 Jan		Born	Luciano Nervi, S.M.M. †		Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi
27 Jan	44.8	Appointed	Ricardo Chávez Alcazar †	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia
29 Jan		Born	Mário Zanetta †		Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
30 Jan	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Adelchi Albanesi †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
30 Jan	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Carata †	Priest of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
31 Jan	55.7	Died	Evangelista Galea, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões), Brazil
Feb	64.4	Resigned	John William Campling, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Feb	18.1	Professed	Aloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
	17.5	Temporary Vows	Paolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. †	Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata	Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
	20.6	Professed	Jorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Añatuya, Argentina
3 Feb		Born	Antonio Maria Vegliò		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
4 Feb		Born	Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. †		Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
	57.2	Appointed	Antonio García y García †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
	48.8	Appointed	Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
6 Feb	56.9	Ordained Bishop	José Félix Heredia Zurita, S.J. †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
7 Feb		Born	Gabriel Antonio Camilo González		Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic
7 Feb		Born	John Gabriel †		Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
9 Feb	62.7	Died	Florian-Jean-Baptiste Demange, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South)
	52.2	Appointed	Louis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China	Bishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
		Born	Raul José Quimpo Martirez †		Bishop Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
10 Feb	49.3	Appointed	Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
10 Feb	49.3	Appointed	Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Latopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
11 Feb	67.6	Died	James Byrne †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
11 Feb	59.2	Appointed	Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet †	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
12 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. †	Bishop of León, Spain	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
13 Feb	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Tatsuo Doi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
13 Feb		Born	Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France
15 Feb	52.0	Selected	Joseph-Jean Heintz †	Bishop of Metz, France
15 Feb		Born	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †		Archbishop of Tours, France
16 Feb		Born	William John Brennan †		Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia
16 Feb	74.9	Died	Luigi Capotosti †	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
18 Feb		Born	Louis-Marie Billé †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
19 Feb		Born	Roman Andrzejewski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
19 Feb	64.2	Died	Julio Campero y Aráoz †	Bishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
20 Feb	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. †	Bishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Bishop Emeritus
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Jacques Michel Djarwé †	Priest	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Efrem Forni †	Titular Archbishop of Darnis	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
	64.6	Ordained Bishop	Franz Justus Rarkowski †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea	Bishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
		Born	Paolo Romeo		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Ruotolo †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
21 Feb		Born	Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 Feb		Born	John Cunningham †		Bishop Emeritus of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
		Born	Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức †		Bishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
	75.5	Died	Fortunato de Santa †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
23 Feb	63.5	Succeeded	Michael Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
	83.8	Died	Michael Joseph Spratt †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
	59.3	Died	Boniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
24 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Etienne Bornet †	Titular Bishop of Tenedus	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Chabalier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pharan	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Francis Ridgley Cotton †	Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
	67.1	Died	Stefan Demurov †	Apostolic Administrator of Tiflis and Georgia
	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Sérvule Desranleau †	Titular Bishop of Sala	Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lamia	Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
25 Feb		Born	Jacques Ishaq †		Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
	87.4	Died	Hubert Otto, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China
	64.3	Appointed	Federico Tedeschini †	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
26 Feb	37.2	Appointed	José André Coimbra †	Bishop of Barra do Piraí, Brazil	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	24.4	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Graham †	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.2	Appointed	William Aloysius Griffin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Michele Maccarrone †	Priest	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Marcello Morgante †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
		Born	Marko Sopi †		Apostolic Administrator of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia
		Born	Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira		Bishop Emeritus of Portugal, Military
28 Feb		Born	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe †		Bishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa

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