The Year of Our Lord 1944

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	56.3	Resigned	Joseph Odon Alardo, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux {Santi Maurizio e Mauro di Clervaux}, Luxembourg	Abbot Emeritus
	63.6	Appointed	Marco Glaser †	Apostolic Administrator of Iaşi, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop
	23.1	Temporary Vows	Leopold Grimard, C.S.Sp. †	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prefect Emeritus of Idah, Nigeria
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Jin Dechen †	Priest	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
		Appointed	José Maria Lemercier (Lemerder) †	Administrator of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
		Born	Joseph Bilal Nyekindi †		Bishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan
		Resigned	Joseph Patrick O’Donohoe, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan	Prefect Emeritus
	53.4	Resigned	Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta †	Administrator of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	44.6	Appointed	Louis Arthur Venadam, S.F.M. †	Pro-Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], China	Pro-Prefect Emeritus
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Francis Zhou Shanfu (Zhou Fangji) †	Priest	Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
1 Jan		Born	Franco Agostinelli		Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Miklós Mihály Dudás, O.S.B.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
	58.6	Appointed	Mikiel Gonzi †	Archbishop of Malta	Archbishop Emeritus
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Vartan Tekeyan, I.C.P.B. †	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
2 Jan		Born	Martin Drennan †		Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
3 Jan	75.9	Died	Josef Hammels †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
4 Jan	77.8	Appointed	Franz Rudolf Bornewasser †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Trier, Germany	Bishop
4 Jan		Born	Lewis Jerome Zeigler †		Archbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
5 Jan	88.7	Died	Paul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
5 Jan		Born	John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. †		Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)
6 Jan	24.6	Ordained Priest	José Brandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Enrique Pélach y Feliú †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru
	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Stella †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Bishop Emeritus of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
12 Jan	85.5	Died	James Joseph Hartley †	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
13 Jan	38.1	Appointed	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
	38.1	Appointed	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Titular Bishop of Alinda	Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
	47.5	Appointed	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Binda	Bishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
	47.5	Appointed	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Bishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
	62.2	Died	Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ninghsia, China
14 Jan	79.8	Appointed	Émile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jan		Born	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop Emeritus of Carabayllo, Peru
15 Jan	48.4	Appointed	Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Jan	58.0	Died	Giacinto Tamburini †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
18 Jan	44.9	Installed	Bernard William Griffin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	76.5	Died	Francis William Howard †	Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Julien François Le Couëdic †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	William Francis Malooly		Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Eriza	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
19 Jan		Born	Josip Mrzljak		Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia
21 Jan	56.1	Appointed	Vincentas Borisevicius †	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
21 Jan		Born	Abraham Kattumana †		Official of the Roman Curia - Other
22 Jan	48.3	Appointed	Lino Aguirre Garcia †	Bishop of Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
	58.0	Appointed	Gerald C. Murray, C.Ss.R. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
	58.0	Appointed	Gerald C. Murray, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Archbishop of Bizya	Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
		Born	Mario Oliveri		Bishop Emeritus of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
	39.2	Appointed	Ferdinando Ruiz y Solózarno †	Archbishop of Yucatán, México
	49.1	Appointed	Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Archbishop of Durango, México
23 Jan	22.5	Ordained Priest	Edgar Carício de Gouvêa †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
27 Jan		Born	Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.		Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein, South Africa
		Born	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza		Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
		Born	Carmelo Scampa		Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil
	78.0	Died	Thomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa
28 Jan		Born	Vicente Jiménez Zamora		Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	Robert Michael McGuckin		Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
	17.0	Entered	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
	80.0	Died	Raffaele Santi †	Bishop Emeritus of Montefeltro, Italy
29 Jan	25.4	Ordained Priest	Ambrose Valerian Hayden †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Gerald Francis O’Keefe †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
		Born	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
	35.3	Appointed	Patrick Winters, S.A.C. †	Prefect of Mbulu, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
31 Jan		Born	Warlito Itucas Cajandig †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
1 Feb		Born	Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
	73.1	Died	Próspero Maria Gustavo Bernardi, O.S.M. †	Prelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil
	52.0	Appointed	Juan Manuel González Arbeláez †	Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus	Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
	52.0	Resigned	Juan Manuel González Arbeláez †	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Feb	30.3	Final Vows	Marius Macrionitis, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
2 Feb		Born	Ratko Perić		Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Feb	63.1	Resigned	Franz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa
3 Feb		Born	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.		Bishop Emeritus of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
6 Feb	34.9	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Isinda	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Arturo Salazar Mejía, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo Teofili †	Priest	Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
	44.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Zaffonato †	Titular Bishop of Elatea	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
8 Feb		Born	Brian Farrell, L.C.		Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
8 Feb		Born	Jaume Pujol Balcells		Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
9 Feb	85.9	Died	Vincenzo Scozzoli †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
10 Feb	72.7	Died	Guillermo José Harris y Morales †	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
11 Feb	73.0	Died	Paweł Franciszek Kubicki †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
12 Feb		Born	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
14 Feb		Born	Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Rustenburg, South Africa
		Born	Paul Maipan		Bishop Emeritus of Khammam, India
		Born	Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Krishnagar, India
17 Feb	71.4	Died	Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
18 Feb		Born	Flavio Calle Zapata		Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
19 Feb	79.8	Died	Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
19 Feb		Born	Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.		Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
20 Feb	45.9	Appointed	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	45.9	Appointed	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhandus	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
22 Feb	76.0	Died	Francesco Maria Berti, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy
22 Feb		Born	Richard Brendan Higgins		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
23 Feb		Born	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
23 Feb	68.0	Died	Franz Wolf, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea
24 Feb		Born	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
25 Feb		Born	Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon †		Archbishop Emeritus of Clermont, France
26 Feb	82.6	Appointed	James Morrison †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop
26 Feb	57.2	Appointed	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Feb		Born	Ernest Léger		Archbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
28 Feb	28.4	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †	Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Manfred Melzer †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	50.2	Appointed	Pranciskus Ramanauskas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
	50.2	Appointed	Pranciskus Ramanauskas †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
29 Feb	62.8	Died	Sabas Sarasola Esparza, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru

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