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The Year of Our Lord 1945

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown50.7ConvertedNikolay AvtonomovTitular Archbishop of Ratiaria
80.1ResignedMiguel Alfredo Barrat, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Tefé, BrazilPrefect Emeritus
20.9First VowsJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
ResignedFederico da Baselga, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Endeber, EthiopiaPrefect Emeritus
DiedTiziano da Verona, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Hosanna, Ethiopia
66.7ResignedFranciscus Lucas, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Djibouti (Gibuti)Prefect Emeritus
64.0CeasedRoberto da Gangi Vincenzo de Franco, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, GreeceApostolic Administrator Emeritus
62.5ResignedFranz HartzPrelate of Schneidemühl, PolandPrelate Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestJoseph Hou Jin-dePriestBishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
15.8EnteredMichael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerApostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
CeasedFrancis Xavier Ichitaro IdeguchiApostolic Administrator of Miyazaki, JapanApostolic Administrator of Kagoshima, Japan
28.5Ordained PriestAloysius Jin Lu-xian, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCoadjutor Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
28.0Ordained PriestSimon Liu Zhong-yu (Liu Zongyu)PriestBishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China
41.0DiedTomaz M. de Marcellano, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões), Brazil
31.0Ordained PriestThomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong)PriestBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
AppointedGabriele Mary Raimondo, O.A.D. †Prior General of Agostiniani ScalziPrior General Emeritus
20.5First VowsPaul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
31.6EnteredPaul Song Wei-li, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]
57.9AppointedAmedeo da Gangi Marcantonio Speciale, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, GreeceApostolic Administrator Emeritus
26.6Final VowsSimeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
65.8ResignedJohn A. Wall, M.H.M. †Prefect of Kodok, SudanPrefect Emeritus
Jan66.3DiedDamian TchengPrefect of Zhaotong [Chaotung], China
1 Jan BornVincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Yendi, Ghana
29.6Ordained PriestAnthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
2 Jan BornTomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
3 Jan62.8ResignedEgidio LariApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio
65.8Ordained BishopEdward Francis RyanBishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
4 Jan51.7InstalledMichael Joseph ReadyBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
5 Jan BornJoël Michel Marie Luc MercierSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
41.4InstalledMário de Miranda Vilas-BoasArchbishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
BornJoseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
6 Jan50.0AppointedDonald Alphonsus CampbellArchbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
23.7Ordained PriestRobert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
9 Jan82.8DiedSaturnino PeriBishop Emeritus of Iglesias, Italy
10 Jan53.9Ordained BishopJohn George BennettBishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
55.3InstalledEugene Joseph McGuinnessCoadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop
52.1Ordained BishopWilliam Theodore MulloyBishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
11 Jan60.3InstalledRalph Leo HayesBishop of Davenport, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedJean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.2AppointedJean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of SauatraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
12 Jan45.2AppointedAlfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles
45.2AppointedAlfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of MundinitzaBishop Emeritus of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles
13 Jan61.4AppointedFrancisco Beckmann, C.M. †Archbishop of Panamá
62.8DiedMarco Giovanni Della Pietra, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
40.0AppointedHernán Frías HurtadoBishop of Antofagasta, ChileBishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedJuan Gualberto Guevara y de la CubaBishop of Peru, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
16 Jan BornJulian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S.Bishop Emeritus of Badulla, Sri Lanka
17 Jan85.5DiedPio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. †Bishop of Marsi, Italy
62.1DiedAdrien-Pierre Devals, M.E.P. †Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
18 Jan53.9AppointedGilla Vincenzo Gremigni, M.S.C. †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
74.0AppointedAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in HonoriadeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
74.0RetiredAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Papua, Papua New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.1AppointedCostantino StellaBishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
19 Jan70.2DiedClaudio María Volio y JiménezBishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
20 Jan BornMartin Tetsuo HiragaBishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
21 Jan BornFernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
78.2DiedGherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, Italy
22 Jan54.0AppointedDomenico BriziBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
56.9AppointedDemetrio MoscatoArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
38.9AppointedEnrico NicodemoBishop of Mileto, ItalyArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
BornChristoph Schönborn, O.P.Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
BornAlojz UranArchbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
23 Jan52.8AppointedLucio CrescenziApostolic Administrator of Fabriano e Matelica, ItalyBishop
52.8AppointedLucio CrescenziTitular Bishop of PharsalusBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
24 JanBornValério Breda, S.D.B. †Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
25 Jan29.3Ordained PriestOskar Formánek, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop
27 Jan25.8Ordained PriestPatrick Vincent AhernPriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
74.2AppointedJoseph Patrick DonahueAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
74.2AppointedJoseph Patrick DonahueTitular Bishop of EmmaüsAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
25.4Ordained PriestEdward Dennis HeadPriest of New York, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
BornJuan Navarro CastellanosBishop Emeritus of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
29 Jan BornSeverino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
30 Jan BornPhilip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R.Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
BornMichele Russo, M.C.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad
31 Jan70.5DiedLéon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda
60.6SucceededLaurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of RuandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
BornDionisio Guillermo García IbáñezArchbishop of Santiago de Cuba
1 Feb71.6ResignedFranz Justus RarkowskiBishop of Germany, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
2 Feb34.4Final VowsCarolus Dauvin, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornPaul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P.Bishop Emeritus of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
3 Feb51.9AppointedJosé Souto VizosoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, SpainBishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
51.9AppointedJosé Souto VizosoTitular Bishop of ElusaBishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
4 Feb BornMaurice Marcel GardèsArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
25.7Ordained PriestVasile HossuPriest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), RomaniaBishop
BornGeorge KocherryApostolic Nuncio
5 FebBornMichael Aidan CourtneyApostolic Nuncio to Burundi
BornRamzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoArchbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
6 Feb BornSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Mbanza Congo, Angola
7 Feb BornJulio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
8 Feb BornEmiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
11 Feb54.0Ordained BishopDomenico BriziBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
63.3Ordained BishopGiacomo Luigi (James Louis) ChengTitular Bishop of BarcususVicar Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand
25.5Ordained PriestAlan Charles ClarkPriest of Southwark, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
54.0Ordained BishopGilla Vincenzo Gremigni, M.S.C. †Bishop of Teramo, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
12 Feb BornPhilip Lasap Za HawngBishop Emeritus of Lashio, Myanmar
16 Feb BornEdward Michael GroszAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
21 Feb17.8EnteredLuis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Priest
22 Feb68.6DiedMarius BessonBishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
43.2AppointedAdolf BolteAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, GermanyBishop
43.2AppointedAdolf BolteTitular Bishop of CibyraBishop of Fulda, Germany
67.7DiedMichal BubnićBishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
60.2DiedWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North)
24 Feb26.7Ordained PriestSauveur CasanovaPriest of Ajaccio, FranceBishop Emeritus
62.7Ordained BishopFrancisco Cavero y TormoBishop of Coria, Spain
67.1AppointedLouis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisSuperior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
82.4DiedLuigi PauliniBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
23.4Ordained PriestPaul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado †Priest of Istituto del PradoBishop Emeritus of Saint-Etienne, France
26.9Ordained PriestCharles Alexander Kazimieras SalatkaPriest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
25 Feb BornRosolino Bianchetti BoffelliBishop Emeritus of Quiché, Guatemala
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