The Year of Our Lord 1948

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	40.0	Appointed	Gabriel Abou-Saada †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
	60.1	Appointed	Mikhayl Assaf †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
	22.4	Entered	Ernest Anthony Bertrand Boland, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan
	39.9	Appointed	Alois Bürke, S.M.B. †	Pro-Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China	Prefect Emeritus
		Resigned	Jacinto Maria Dávila, O.P. †	Prefect of Canelos, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
	54.6	Resigned	Vinzenz Maria Demetz, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China	Prefect Emeritus
		Appointed	Fan Puhou †	Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China
	26.9	Ordained Priest	[Peter Fan Wenxing] †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China
	22.5	First Vows	Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
	29.2	Incardinated	John Joseph Fitzpatrick †	Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
	24.2	Final Vows	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
		Born	Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B.		Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
	28.1	Final Vows	François Hoenen, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	20.9	Entered	Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
	65.9	Resigned	Jacobus Jacobs, O. Praem. †	Prefect of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect Emeritus
	26.0	Ordained Priest	[Henry Jia Fu-shan (Kia Fu Chan)] †	Priest	Bishop of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
	29.1	Final Vows	Carlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
		Born	Michael Marai †		Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
		Died	Gerardo Martino Uberto Martens, C.I.C.M. †	Prefect of Makassar, Indonesia
	48.7	Resigned	Thomas M. Megan, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China	Prefect Emeritus
	20.2	Solemn Vows	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
	52.2	Appointed	Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) †	Apostolic Administrator of Xiapu [Funing], China	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
	63.2	Appointed	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. †	Secretary General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
	63.9	Appointed	Saverio Ritter †	Official of the Secretariat of State
		Born	Paul Runangaza Ruzoka		Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
	34.6	Appointed	Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. †	Pro-Prefect of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China	Superior General Emeritus of Society of the Divine Word
	52.4	Appointed	Juan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
		Born	Tito Banchong Thopanhong		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Luang Prabang, Laos
	48.6	Resigned	Louis Arthur Venadam, S.F.M. †	Pro-Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], China	Pro-Prefect Emeritus
	27.0	Ordained Priest	[Anthony Zhong Quanzhang] †	Priest	Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
Jan	47.6	Appointed	Martin John O’Connor †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications	President Emeritus
1 Jan		Born	Ivan Devčić		Archbishop Emeritus of Rijeka, Croatia
1 Jan		Born	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.Ss.R. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
2 Jan	51.6	Appointed	Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
3 Jan	41.1	Appointed	Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	49.4	Appointed	Édouard Jetté †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	49.4	Appointed	Édouard Jetté †	Titular Bishop of Tabae	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
		Born	Donato Negro		Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
4 Jan	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Jan	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Coela	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
5 Jan		Born	František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †		Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
6 Jan	25.8	Ordained Priest	Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
7 Jan		Born	Jan de Groef, M. Afr.		Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
8 Jan	46.8	Appointed	Attilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania
	46.8	Appointed	Attilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iringa, Tanzania	Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania
	52.9	Appointed	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
	52.9	Appointed	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cotenna	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
	42.5	Appointed	Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
	42.5	Appointed	Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
	43.7	Appointed	Peter Wang Muduo (Wang Mu-to) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
	61.8	Appointed	Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	61.8	Appointed	Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Jan		Born	Andrej Imrich		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia
	71.2	Appointed	Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Acarassus	Bishop Emeritus of Jinzhou [Jehol], China
	71.2	Resigned	Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China	Bishop Emeritus
	42.1	Appointed	Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
	48.8	Succeeded	René-Joseph Piérard †	Bishop of Châlons, France	Bishop Emeritus
	90.4	Died	Joseph-Marie Tissier †	Bishop of Châlons, France
10 Jan	40.0	Appointed	Carlos Gouvêa Coelho †	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
	45.4	Appointed	Antônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lacedaemonia	Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
	45.4	Appointed	Antônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †	Prelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil	Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
	44.7	Appointed	Joseph Rodgers †	Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Bishop
	44.7	Appointed	Joseph Rodgers †	Titular Bishop of Sebela	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
11 Jan	25.8	Ordained Priest	Francis John Dunn †	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
13 Jan	55.1	Appointed	Ugo Camozzo †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Jan	75.7	Died	Francesco Canessa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy
		Born	Giovanni D’Alise †		Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jan		Born	Paul Choi Deok-ki		Bishop Emeritus of Suwon, Korea (South)
	88.3	Appointed	Heinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
	88.3	Retired	Heinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †	Bishop of Poona, India	Bishop Emeritus
	41.6	Appointed	António Ferreira Gomes †	Coadjutor Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
	41.6	Appointed	António Ferreira Gomes †	Titular Bishop of Rhandus	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
	75.4	Appointed	Francis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Bishop Emeritus of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
	75.4	Retired	Francis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan		Born	Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro		Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
17 Jan	36.2	Appointed	Isidore Borecky †	Apostolic Exarch of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
	36.2	Appointed	Isidore Borecky †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
		Born	Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.		Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	47.9	Appointed	Clemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †	Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Clemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Olena	Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
18 Jan	22.9	Ordained Priest	Luciano José Cabral Duarte †	Priest of Aracajú, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
	52.6	Installed	Filippo Jacolino †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
		Born	John Thomas Kattrukudiyil		Bishop Emeritus of Itanagar, India
	59.9	Ceased	Ernesto Ruffini †	Apostolic Administrator of Trapani, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
19 Jan	30.0	Incardinated	Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †	Priest of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
	48.3	Appointed	Marian Jankowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	48.3	Appointed	Marian Jankowski †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	42.6	Appointed	Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †	Apostolic Exarch of Western Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
	49.9	Appointed	Władysław Suszyński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Apostolic Administrator
	49.9	Appointed	Władysław Suszyński †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
20 Jan	39.2	Appointed	Bernard Czaplinski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Bishop
20 Jan	39.2	Appointed	Bernard Czaplinski †	Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
21 Jan	51.5	Installed	Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jan		Born	Javier Salinas Viñals		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
25 Jan	26.0	Ordained Priest	Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Manuel Franklin da Costa †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola
	41.9	Ceased	Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
	64.2	Died	Joseph Donatien Plissonneau, S.C.I. †	Prefect Emeritus of Foumban, Cameroon
	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sais	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
28 Jan	54.2	Appointed	Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
		Born	Celso Morga Iruzubieta		Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
		Born	Gino Reali		Bishop Emeritus of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy
		Born	Sebastián Taltavull Anglada		Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
29 Jan	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan	68.1	Appointed	Jean Delay †	Archbishop of Marseille, France	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jan	22.5	Solemn Vows	Giuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
Feb		Ordained Priest	Hao Nai †	Priest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Administrator
Feb	65.1	Resigned	Robert Constant Lagae, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Feb	41.8	Ordained Bishop	José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Colybrassus	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Benigno Carrara †	Titular Bishop of Hieropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	77.2	Died	Francis Clement Kelley †	Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
	58.4	Succeeded	Eugene Joseph McGuinness †	Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
2 Feb	36.4	Final Vows	Eugene Edward Fahy, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Prefect Emeritus of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China
3 Feb		Born	Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B.		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
5 Feb	66.3	Appointed	Terence Bernard McGuire †	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	52.3	Appointed	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
	52.3	Appointed	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Alinda	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
	41.4	Appointed	Antonio Tedde †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
6 Feb		Born	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana		Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
7 Feb	56.0	Appointed	Gerald Thomas Bergan †	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.4	Appointed	Edward Wilson Douglas †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	61.6	Appointed	James Francis Aloysius McIntyre †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	42.1	Appointed	John Aloysius Murphy †	Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
	42.1	Appointed	John Aloysius Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Appia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
	37.0	Appointed	Manuel de Jesus Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
	37.0	Appointed	Manuel de Jesus Pereira †	Titular Bishop of Praenetus	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
8 Feb	22.5	Ordained Priest	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
		Born	Joseph Osei-Bonsu		Bishop Emeritus of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana
	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
9 Feb	75.0	Died	Auguste-Julien-Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
10 Feb		Born	Luis Armando Collazuol		Bishop Emeritus of Concordia, Argentina
10 Feb		Born	Thomas Anthony Williams		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
11 Feb	61.5	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Apostolic Delegate to Palestine, TransJordan, and Cyprus	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
12 Feb	59.3	Appointed	Alphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Tigava	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	59.3	Appointed	Alphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	70.4	Appointed	Léon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	61.1	Appointed	John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
	61.1	Appointed	John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	30.6	Incardinated	Mark Onwuha Unegbu †	Priest of Owerri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
	46.2	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.2	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Isauropolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viet Nam
	34.8	Appointed	Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia
	34.8	Appointed	Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tullia
	38.7	Appointed	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Owerri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
	38.7	Appointed	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tiddi	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
13 Feb	47.8	Appointed	Ruy Serra †	Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Feb	39.5	Appointed	José Terceiro de Sousa †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
14 Feb	75.8	Died	Conrad Gröber †	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
	37.1	Appointed	Andrew J. Roborecki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Central Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
	37.1	Appointed	Andrew J. Roborecki †	Titular Bishop of Tanais	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
15 Feb	25.7	Ordained Priest	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
15 Feb	77.9	Died	Michael Ott, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 Feb		Born	John Fleming		Bishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
	96.8	Died	Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
		Born	Ladislav Hučko		Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
		Born	Armando Trasarti		Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
19 Feb	80.9	Appointed	Dionisio Vismara, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Tymbrias	Bishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
19 Feb	80.9	Retired	Dionisio Vismara, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hyderabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	49.9	Appointed	Vitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Misurata, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
21 Feb	25.1	Ordained Priest	Paul John O’Byrne †	Priest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Feb		Born	Cherubim Alfred Dambui †		Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
23 Feb	63.8	Appointed	Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Cali, Colombia
24 Feb	58.1	Installed	Francis Patrick Keough †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
24 Feb		Born	Gilles Lemay		Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
25 Feb	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean Duperray †	Titular Bishop of Lamia	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	42.1	Ordained Bishop	John Aloysius Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Appia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
26 Feb		Born	Boutros Marayati		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
26 Feb	85.3	Died	Valentín de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
28 Feb	53.6	Appointed	James Black †	Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
	48.3	Appointed	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
	26.0	Ordained Priest	George Avis Fulcher †	Priest of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
	40.4	Ceased	Franc Močnik †	Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Former Administrator
	63.5	Appointed	Mihael Toros †	Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
29 Feb	48.0	Appointed	Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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