The Year of Our Lord 1972

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	67.7	Resigned	Pedro José (Giuseppe Pietro) Agostini, O. Cist. †	Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Abbot Emeritus
	22.0	Professed	Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M.	Member of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Haïti
	25.0	Solemn Vows	Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti
	79.9	Died	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
	43.3	Succeeded	Peter Chung Hoan Ting	Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
	42.7	Resigned	Michele Di Simone, C.P. †	Prefect of Sekadau, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
	44.5	Incardinated	Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †	Priest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
	80.3	Retired	Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello †	Apostolic Administrator of Goa e Damão, India	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	22.8	Perpetual Vows	Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
	69.6	Resigned	Johannes Maria Hoeck (Höck), O.S.B. †	Superior General of Order of Saint Benedict
	25.4	Ordained Deacon	Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.	Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)
	17.8	Professed	Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.	Member of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
	20.2	Professed	Michael Lenihan, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
		Born	Anthony Li Hui		Coadjutor Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
	59.6	Resigned	João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
		Died	Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
	54.0	Appointed	Clément Ignace Mansourati †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	49.9	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	President of the Roman Curia - Other	Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	45.1	Appointed	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Hosanna, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
	27.5	Entered	Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.	Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
	35.4	Incardinated	Rafael Palmero Ramos †	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
	51.3	Resigned	Jerónimo José Podestá †	Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda, Argentina
	37.9	Resigned	Ján Jiří Pojer †	Priest
	28.5	Final Vows	Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
	58.7	Appointed	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Apostolic Administrator of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	41.6	Appointed	Adélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P. †	Superior General of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Bishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
	24.2	Professed	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Jan	70.1	Ceased	Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
3 Jan	45.1	Appointed	Manfred Müller †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
	45.1	Appointed	Manfred Müller †	Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
	48.4	Appointed	Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck †	Titular Bishop of Vageata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	57.5	Appointed	Rudolf Schmid †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Rudolf Schmid †	Titular Bishop of Dionysiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	51.1	Appointed	Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Appointed	Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen †	Titular Bishop of Belali	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
4 Jan		Born	Nareg (Narek Louis) Naamoyan (Namo)		Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine
5 Jan	26.2	Ordained Priest	Jacob Angadiath	Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA
		Born	Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay		Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
		Born	Andrea Ripa		Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
6 Jan	59.5	Appointed	Annibale Bugnini, C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
	63.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
	64.3	Appointed	Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Numida	President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
	60.6	Appointed	Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Satrianum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
7 Jan	55.6	Appointed	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Bishop Emeritus
	85.2	Died	Dionisio Borra †	Bishop Emeritus of Fossano, Italy
	51.7	Appointed	Jan Gurda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	51.7	Appointed	Jan Gurda †	Titular Bishop of Thasbalta	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	56.2	Appointed	Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.2	Appointed	Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
	82.8	Died	Jacques Mangers, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
	41.3	Appointed	Joseph Powathil †	Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.3	Appointed	Joseph Powathil †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi	Archbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
8 Jan	28.8	Professed	Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
9 Jan	87.5	Died	Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
9 Jan	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Auguste Nobou †	Bishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
10 Jan	25.1	Ordained Priest	Andrew Francis †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan
12 Jan	62.8	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Begley †	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan		Born	Tom Thomas Pattasseril, I.C.		Apostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
13 Jan		Born	Adam John Parker		Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
13 Jan		Born	Masilo John Selemela		Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria, South Africa
15 Jan	56.6	Appointed	Aldo Del Monte †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho	Priest of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
		Born	Luis Eduardo González Cedrés		Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay
		Born	Ángel Maximiliano Ordoñez Sigcho		Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	43.3	Appointed	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
	43.3	Appointed	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Titular Archbishop of Massa Lubrense	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
16 Jan	62.6	Ceased	Santo Bergamo †	Apostolic Administrator of Rossano, Italy	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
	45.2	Installed	Antonio Cantisani †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
	81.1	Died	Gregorio Modrego y Casaus †	Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	27.6	Ordained Deacon	Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
	63.9	Appointed	Léonce Tchantayan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
	63.9	Appointed	Léonce Tchantayan †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
	63.9	Resigned	Léonce Tchantayan †	Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan		Born	Ivan Brient		Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
17 Jan	83.0	Died	Gáspár Lischerong, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Daming [Taming], China
18 Jan	62.9	Appointed	Samuel Chauriz, O.A.O.C. †	Archbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
18 Jan	64.5	Resigned	Teodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †	Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Abbot Emeritus
20 Jan	61.3	Resigned	Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	39.2	Appointed	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
	21.2	Entered	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
21 Jan	45.8	Appointed	Desiderio Elso Collino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
	45.8	Appointed	Desiderio Elso Collino †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
		Born	Vicente de Paula Tavares		Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
	54.4	Died	Gerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia
22 Jan	57.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Moizo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop
	57.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Moizo †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
	50.6	Appointed	Cesare Pagani †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
	50.6	Appointed	Cesare Pagani †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
		Born	Bruno Paul Marie Valentin		Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France
23 Jan	51.7	Installed	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Jan	83.1	Retired	Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira †	Vicar Apostolic of Portugal, Military	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	62.8	Died	Félix Alvin D. Ley, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan
	43.6	Appointed	António Ribeiro †	Vicar Apostolic of Portugal, Military	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Jan		Born	Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez		Bishop of El Banco, Colombia
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez	Priest of Camagüey, Cuba	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	René Henry Gracida	Titular Bishop of Masuccaba	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	John Aloysius Marshall †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
	30.2	Ordained Priest	Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris †	Priest of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Bitettum	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26 Jan	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Louis Edward Gelineau †	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jan	50.4	Appointed	Edward Thomas O’Meara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
28 Jan	50.4	Appointed	Edward Thomas O’Meara †	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
29 Jan	58.3	Succeeded	Francesco Amadio †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
	65.1	Ceased	Marc-Armand Lallier †	Apostolic Administrator of Nancy (-Toul), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
		Born	Mauricio Alberto Landra		Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
	83.1	Retired	Luciano Marcante †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	73.2	Died	Charles Quentin Bertram Olwell, C.P. †	Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
31 Jan		Born	Rolandas Makrickas		Cardinal, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	43.8	Appointed	Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
	43.8	Appointed	Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Camplum	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
Feb	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Nykanor Mykola Deyneha (Dejneha), M.S.U. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Feb	27.9	Ordained Priest	Manfred Melzer †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	65.6	Appointed	Juan Moleón Andreu †	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
2 Feb	20.5	Professed	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Francis Maguire †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
	46.3	Appointed	James Joseph McGuinness †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	46.3	Appointed	James Joseph McGuinness †	Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Daimlaig	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	21.6	Solemn Vows	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Born	Thomas (Tomy) Joseph Tharayil		Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
3 Feb		Born	João Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
	38.3	Appointed	Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	38.3	Appointed	Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Obba	Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
	50.3	Appointed	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	68.8	Resigned	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	63.7	Appointed	John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	55.6	Appointed	Manuel Visuvasam †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
4 Feb	40.4	Appointed	José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Prelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
5 Feb	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Michele Giordano †	Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
5 Feb		Born	Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi		Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador
6 Feb	52.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Cases Deordal †	Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	41.6	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Soares Costa †	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
7 Feb		Born	Roberto Carlos Zacarías López		Bishop of Canindeyú, Paraguay
8 Feb	66.2	Appointed	Mihály Endrey-Eipel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	45.2	Appointed	Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. †	Apostolic Administrator of Szombathely, Hungary	Bishop
	45.2	Appointed	Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
	44.4	Appointed	László Kádár, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	44.4	Appointed	László Kádár, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	73.7	Appointed	Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Basti	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
	73.7	Resigned	Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. †	Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	78.6	Retired	Sándor Kovács †	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	61.9	Appointed	László Lékai †	Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	61.9	Appointed	László Lékai †	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	74.9	Retired	José de Jesús Martinez Vargas †	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	38.2	Appointed	Libardo Ramírez Gómez	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
		Born	Roberto Yenny García		Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
9 Feb	83.0	Died	Felice Beccaro †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
11 Feb	60.0	Died	Pavol Brezanóczy †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
13 Feb	88.8	Died	William Lawrence Adrian †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Saminini Arulappa †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Charles Amarin Brand †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Annibale Bugnini, C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Casoria †	Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Desiderio Elso Collino †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
	37.9	Ordained Bishop	Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Jan Gurda †	Titular Bishop of Thasbalta	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Numida	President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
	62.9	Ordained Bishop	Antal Jakab †	Titular Bishop of Astigi	Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Tamás Jung †	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caffa	Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Satrianum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Edward Thomas O’Meara †	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Cesare Pagani †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Edoardo Pecoraio †	Titular Archbishop of Cumae	Apostolic Nuncio
	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Powathil †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi	Archbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Dermot J. Ryan †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Titular Bishop of Garba	Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
15 Feb	50.8	Appointed	Vittorio Piola †	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Feb	81.9	Retired	Carlo Rossi †	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	67.9	Died	Pacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
17 Feb	30.2	Professed	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
17 Feb		Born	Kęstutis Kėvalas		Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
19 Feb	39.9	Appointed	Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
	48.9	Appointed	Eurico Dias Nogueira †	Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
	48.3	Appointed	Américo Henriques †	Bishop of Nova Lisboa, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
	55.3	Appointed	Félix Niza Ribeiro †	Bishop of João Belo, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Appointed	Altino Ribeiro de Santana †	Bishop of Beira, Mozambique
20 Feb	76.2	Died	Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of San Marcos, Guatemala
20 Feb	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Iomnium	Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
21 Feb	87.9	Died	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
22 Feb	85.1	Died	Karel Skoupý †	Bishop of Brno, Czechia
23 Feb	45.0	Appointed	Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
23 Feb	45.0	Appointed	Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
24 Feb	82.0	Died	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
24 Feb	26.2	Solemn Vows	Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
26 Feb	87.2	Died	António Valente da Fonseca †	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

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