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The Year of Our Lord 1944

Bishop Events

November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov54.4AppointedJoseph PaceBishop of Gozo, Malta
52.7SucceededJosyf SlipyjArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineCardinal, Major Archbishop
4 Nov66.5DiedLuigi DragoBishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
79.2DiedAndrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
5 Nov22.8Ordained PriestIgnazio CannavňPriest of Acireale, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
40.1Ordained BishopBernhard SteinTitular Bishop of DagnumBishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
6 Nov BornIoan RobuArchbishop Emeritus of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
8 Nov49.2InstalledRichard James CushingArchbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
9 Nov77.4DiedGeorges-Marie-Eugčne AudollentBishop of Blois, France
46.7AppointedJoseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping)Titular Bishop of CalydonBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
46.7AppointedJoseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping)Vicar Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], ChinaBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
11 Nov53.8AppointedJohn George BennettBishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
51.8AppointedMatthew Francis BradyBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
BornPaul Bůi Văn ÐọcArchbishop of Thŕnh-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
53.8AppointedHenry Joseph GrimmelsmanBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedRalph Leo HayesBishop of Davenport, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedEugene Joseph McGuinnessCoadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop
55.1AppointedEugene Joseph McGuinnessTitular Bishop of IliumBishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
52.0AppointedWilliam Theodore MulloyBishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
51.5AppointedMichael Joseph ReadyBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
92.7DiedJean-François-Ernest RicardArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
52.3AppointedJoseph Elmer RitterArchbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USACardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
65.6AppointedEdward Francis RyanBishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
12 Nov BornRamon Cabrera ArgüellesArchbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
61.5Ordained BishopRaboula Youssef BakhacheTitular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei SiriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
55.4Ordained BishopFrancisco Blanco NájeraBishop of Orense, Spain
BornJózsef TamásAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
48.5Ordained BishopHenri-Albert Thomine, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AndedaVicar Apostolic of Laos
13 Nov BornEugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
15 Nov21.3ProfessedAlbert Vanhoye, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
BornIgnace Joseph III (Ephrem) YounanPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
19 NovBornKevin Michael BrittBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
53.9Ordained BishopRamón Sanahuja y MarcéBishop of Segorbe, SpainBishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en Espańa)
23.4Ordained PriestAndrás József Szennay, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary
BornEdmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
20 NovBornDavid Christopher McGoughAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
22 Nov54.7SucceededEugeniusz BaziakArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
BornJoseph Paul Pierre MorissetteBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
80.7DiedBolesław TwardowskiArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
26 Nov51.0Ordained BishopJosé García y GoldarazBishop of Orihuela, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
BornDonald Joseph KettlerBishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
27 Nov55.9DiedHenricus Norbertus (Harrie) van Oort, S.C.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Benkoelen, Indonesia
29 Nov23.2Ordained DeaconPaulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. †Deacon of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Săo Paulo, Brazil
30 Nov BornJoseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
40.9Ordained BishopCarlo Alberto Ferrero di CavallerleoneTitular Archbishop of TrapezusArchbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military
25.7Ordained PriestEdmundo Luís KunzPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop
26.5Ordained PriestAugusto PetróPriestBishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dec70.7ResignedLuigi LavitranoArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
2 Dec56.1AppointedStanislaus Vincent BonaCoadjutor Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USABishop
56.1AppointedStanislaus Vincent BonaTitular Bishop of MelaBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3 Dec24.6Ordained PriestJosé de Aquino PereiraPriest of Săo Carlos do Pinhal, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
BornAyo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P.Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria
27.3Ordained PriestMichael He JinminPriestBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
24.5Ordained PriestAlberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
4 Dec61.1DiedVicente Bartolomeu Maria Priante, S.D.B. †Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
68.6DiedGiovanni Battista Federico VallegaArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), TurkeyArchbishop
5 Dec BornJosé Vilaplana BlascoBishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
8 Dec25.3Ordained PriestSilvio Maria DárioPriestBishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.6Ordained Priest[Samuel Guo Chuan-zhen], O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jinan [Tsinan], China
28.2Ordained PriestEmmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.8Ordained PriestJožef SmejPriest of Maribor, SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
9 Dec62.5AppointedFrancisco Cavero y TormoBishop of Coria, Spain
61.6AppointedDaniel Llorente y FedericoBishop of Segovia, SpainBishop Emeritus
62.9AppointedLuciano Pérez PlateroArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
55.0AppointedSaturnino Rubio y MontiélBishop of Osma, SpainBishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
BornLuigi VenturaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to France
10 Dec BornMathew ArackalBishop Emeritus of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India
34.4Ordained BishopHenrique GelainBishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
69.3DiedEugenio Massi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou], China
13 Dec67.2AppointedFlorent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la VillerabelTitular Archbishop of AenusArchbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
67.2ResignedFlorent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la VillerabelArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
14 Dec44.1AppointedRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.1AppointedRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in IsauriaBishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornFelipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
51.6Ordained BishopMichael Joseph ReadyBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
15 Dec69.4DiedMaurice Francis McAuliffeBishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USABishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
40.2AppointedVicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, ColombiaBishop of Valledupar, Colombia
40.2AppointedVicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of AradBishop of Valledupar, Colombia
17 Dec54.7SucceededGiuseppe BattagliaBishop of Faenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.5Ordained BishopJoseph PaceBishop of Gozo, Malta
47.7Ordained BishopFerdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ByblusBishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
33.9Ordained PriestAnthony Saliu SanusiPriest of Lagos, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
71.8DiedAntonio ScaranteBishop of Faenza, Italy
40.9Ordained BishopÁngel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of AssusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
18 Dec24.5Ordained PriestWilliam Dunne, S.P.S. †Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Kitui, Kenya
19 Dec76.9DiedGyözö HorváthAuxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
27.4Ordained BishopPéter OroszAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
20 Dec69.1DiedGilles de Böck (Boeck), C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
37.6SucceededFrançois Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Dec53.9Ordained BishopHenry Joseph GrimmelsmanBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
58.5Ordained BishopAuguste JauffrésBishop of Tarentaise, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornJosé Octavio Ruiz ArenasSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization
32.3Ordained PriestIreneus Wien DudPriest of Bahr el-Ghazal, SudanArchbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan
22 Dec74.1DiedBernhard Adriaan (Jordaan) Gijlswijk, O.P. †Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa
63.0AppointedSt. Angelo Giuseppe RoncalliApostolic Nuncio to FrancePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
BornBenedetto TuziaBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
23 Dec24.2Ordained PriestLéon Eugčne Émile François DixneufPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
BornPatras Minj, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Ambikapur, India
33.1Ordained PriestMaximino Romero de LemaPriestSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
23.3Ordained PriestRaúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Formosa, Argentina
34.9Ordained PriestFidel Mario Tubino MongilardiPriest of Lima, PeruAuxiliary Bishop
61.1AppointedValerio ValeriOfficial of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
24 Dec BornOswald GraciasCardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
23.1Ordained PriestJózsef SzendiPriest of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), HungaryArchbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
31 DecBornAndré de WitteBishop Emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

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