The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	54.2	Resigned	Fabian Abrantowicz, M.I.C. †	Apostolic Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	55.1	Resigned	Antonino Arata †	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	Official of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	62.0	Died	Henri Bardou, M. Afr. †	Prefect Emeritus of Ghardaïa, Algeria
	47.9	Resigned	Bartolomeo Maria Bechis, C.M. †	Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia	Prefect Emeritus
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †	Priest of Clerks Regular of Somasca	Superior General Emeritus
	14.9	Entered	John Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
	51.6	Resigned	Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	58.0	Appointed	Roberto da Gangi Vincenzo de Franco, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, Greece	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Alessandro Guidati †	Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio), Greece	Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
	69.2	Resigned	Francisco Miguel Irazola y Galarza, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.2	Appointed	Jozef Kerec, S.D.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong [Chaotung], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
		Born	Félix Kouadjo †		Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
	54.6	Appointed	Ambroise Leblanc, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Urawa, Japan	Prefect Emeritus
	25.1	Ordained Priest	[Joseph Lin Quan] †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
	21.5	Entered	[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Stefan Liu Difen (Liu Daifen, Liu Tifeng) †	Priest	Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
	54.5	Resigned	Romualdo M. Migliorini, O.S.M. †	Prefect of Swaziland	Prefect Emeritus
		Born	Gabriel Mmole †		Bishop Emeritus of Mtwara, Tanzania
	58.0	Resigned	Alois Mohn, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
	11.2	Professed	Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. †	Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
	77.0	Died	António Joaquim Pereira †	Priest
	41.5	Appointed	Antonio Riberi †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	54.9	Resigned	Saverio Ritter †	Apostolic Nuncio to Czechoslovakia	Official of the Secretariat of State
	24.2	First Vows	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
		Died	Giovanni Starcke, M.S.F. †	Superior of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
	72.1	Resigned	Justinas Staugaitis †	Prelate of Klaipeda, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
		Resigned	Gyula Székely †	Apostolic Administrator of Mérk, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	30.0	Professed	Ernst Tewes, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	62.3	Resigned	Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.5	Died	Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. †	Prefect of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa
		Appointed	André Windels, C.M. †	Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1 Jan	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuttack, India	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jan	47.7	Appointed	Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. †	Bishop of Kottar, India	Bishop Emeritus
	47.1	Appointed	Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chengtingfu [Zhengding], China	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	47.1	Appointed	Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Perta	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	72.0	Died	Bernard O’Kane †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
	43.0	Appointed	Louis Perera, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop-Elect
6 Jan	27.2	Ordained Priest	Miguel Angel García y Aráuz †	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Pes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
		Born	Andrzej Józef Sliwinski †		Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
		Born	Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.		Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
7 Jan	41.1	Appointed	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	41.1	Appointed	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	39.6	Appointed	Patrick Usher, S.S.C.M.E. †	Prefect of Bhamo, Myanmar
	39.6	Appointed	Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
	65.4	Appointed	Laurentius Zeller, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
	65.4	Appointed	Laurentius Zeller, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
8 Jan	44.4	Appointed	Mariano Rossell y Arellano †	Archbishop of Guatemala
9 Jan		Born	Odilon Guimarães Moreira		Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10 Jan	70.0	Died	Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
12 Jan		Born	Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder †		Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
15 Jan	23.2	Ordained Priest	Simon Lei Zhenxia (Lei Chang-hsia) †	Priest	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
		Born	Alfonso Milián Sorribas †		Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
18 Jan	17.6	Simple Vows	Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
20 Jan	74.8	Died	Giuseppe Maria Leo †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
20 Jan	94.1	Died	Juan Torres y Rivas †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain
21 Jan		Born	Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Quelimane, Mozambique
	38.0	Succeeded	Manuel Larraín Errazuriz †	Bishop of Talca, Chile
	70.6	Appointed	Carlos Silva Cotapos †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
	70.6	Resigned	Carlos Silva Cotapos †	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	28.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
22 Jan		Born	Vicente Macanan Navarra		Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
23 Jan		Born	Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
25 Jan		Born	Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
25 Jan		Born	Dermot Clifford		Archbishop Emeritus of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
26 Jan		Born	Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.		Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
27 Jan	79.7	Died	Matteo Angelo Filipello †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
29 Jan		Born	Jesús Moliné Labarte		Bishop Emeritus of Chiclayo, Peru
30 Jan	58.7	Appointed	Gaetano De Cicco †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Francesco Marchesani †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
		Born	Alberto Suárez Inda		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
Feb	71.7	Resigned	Paul-Marie-Joseph Julliotte, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Hainan [Hainan], China	Prefect Emeritus
1 Feb		Born	George William Coleman †		Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
2 Feb	19.6	Professed	José Brandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
3 Feb	65.3	Died	Janez Franciszek Gnidovec, C.M. †	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
4 Feb	44.4	Appointed	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
4 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Beniamino Socche †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
5 Feb	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Hünermann †	Titular Bishop of Ostracine	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	49.9	Ordained Bishop	James Staunton †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Laurentius Zeller, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum	Apostolic Administrator of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
7 Feb	57.8	Died	Bl. Anselmo Polanco y Fontecha, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
7 Feb	53.0	Died	Giacinto Gaudenzio Stanchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China
10 Feb		Born	Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal		Bishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
	58.6	Died	Arturo Jara Márquez, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile
	62.9	Ceased	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli †	Secretary of State	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	81.6	Died	Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
		Born	Kazimierz Ryczan †		Bishop Emeritus of Kielce, Poland
	78.5	Died	Emmanuel Sagrada (Segrada), P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Toungoo, Myanmar
12 Feb	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Áron Márton †	Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	26.4	Ordained Priest	Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
15 Feb		Born	Isaías Duarte Cancino †		Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
18 Feb		Born	James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
20 Feb		Born	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †		Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
20 Feb		Born	Enrico Masseroni †		Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
21 Feb		Born	Zdzisław Fortuniak		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
22 Feb		Born	Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
23 Feb	89.1	Died	Eugène-Jacques Grellier †	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France	Bishop
24 Feb	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tymbrias	Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
24 Feb	65.4	Died	Vincenzo Migliorelli †	Bishop Emeritus of San Severino (-Treia), Italy
25 Feb		Born	Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez †		Bishop of Veracruz, México
26 Feb	26.6	Ordained Priest	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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