Year 1926, May-June, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 MayBornFelipe Santiago Benitez Avalos †Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay 53.2Ordained BishopJuozapas Kukta †Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania 49.0AppointedMassimo Massimi †Dean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura 49.1AppointedTeofil Skalski †Apostolic Administrator of Zytomir, Ukraine 2 May47.1InstalledRafael Lira Infante †Bishop of Rancagua, ChileBishop of Valparaíso, Chile 50.5Ordained BishopKazimieras Paltarokas †Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania 3 May65.5InstalledPrudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Temuco, ChileBishop Emeritus BornAldo Garzia †Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy 4 May50.0AppointedGiovanni Cardona, C.S.Sp. †Superior of Lunda, Angola 5 May83.2DiedFrederick Eis †Bishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA 56.0DiedPedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, O. de M. †Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil 32.6AppointedBoļeslavs Sloskāns †Auxiliary BishopApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus 32.6AppointedBoļeslavs Sloskāns †Titular Bishop of CilliumApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus BornMaurice Taylor †Bishop Emeritus of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain 6 May56.7Ordained BishopFerenc Virág †Bishop of Pécs, Hungary 7 May54.3SucceededWilliam Barry †Archbishop of Hobart, Australia 57.2AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Ferdinando Bussolari, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy 57.2AppointedEmilio Maria Cottafavi †Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy 73.2DiedPatrick Delany †Archbishop of Hobart, Australia 8 MayBornWalter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil 9 May70.8InstalledGuillermo Rojas y Arrieta, C.M. †Archbishop of Panamá 59.4InstalledMelquisedec del Canto Terán †Bishop of San Felipe, ChileBishop Emeritus 10 May57.7AppointedJoão Francisco Braga †Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 41.9AppointedAcacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus 41.9AppointedAcacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †Titular Archbishop of MilevumArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela 39.6AppointedEnrique María Dubuc Moreno †Coadjutor Bishop of Barquisimeto, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus 39.6AppointedEnrique María Dubuc Moreno †Titular Bishop of ZaraïBishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela 51.3AppointedAleksandr Ivanovič Frison †Apostolic Administrator of Odessa, Ukraine 51.3AppointedAleksandr Ivanovič Frison †Titular Bishop of LimyraApostolic Administrator of Odessa, Ukraine 51.3Ordained BishopAleksandr Ivanovič Frison †Titular Bishop of LimyraApostolic Administrator of Odessa, Ukraine BornRafael Garcia González †Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México 37.4AppointedTheodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Funing [Xiapu], ChinaArchbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China 32.6Ordained BishopBoļeslavs Sloskāns †Titular Bishop of CilliumApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus 45.5AppointedPhilippe Zhao Huai-yi (Tchao) †Vicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China 50.4AppointedAloysius Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China 12 MayBornDesmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea 13 May49.5SucceededStephen Peter Alencastre, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA 68.7DiedLibert Hubert Jean Louis Boeynaems, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA 30.4Ordained PriestAugustin Olbert, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China 52.6InstalledJuozapas Skvireckas †Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania 24.9Ordained PriestFaustino M. Tissot, S.X. †Priest of Xaverian Missionary FathersBishop Emeritus of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China 14 May60.9AppointedLorenzo Del Ponte †Bishop of Acqui, Italy 44.8DiedGeremia Pascucci †Bishop of Trivento, Italy 16 May43.2Ordained BishopBl. Hryhory Lakota †Titular Bishop of DaoniumAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland 42.2Ordained BishopMečislovas Reinys †Titular Bishop of TiddiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania 18 May47.5DiedJosé Joaquín Arteaga y San Julián, O.C.D. †Prefect of Urabá, Colombia 45.4AppointedJoseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of MopsuestiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia 45.4AppointedJoseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, NamibiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 37.5AppointedTheodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †Titular Bishop of FussalaArchbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China 19 May24.7Ordained DeaconMichel Olçomendy, M.E.P. †Deacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresArchbishop Emeritus of Singapore 20 May83.5DiedMartín García y Alcocer, O.F.M. Disc. †Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines 21 MayBornJohn Baptiste Wang Xi Xian †Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China 22 May22.7Ordained DeaconRichard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA 59.5InstalledCarlo Cremonesi †Prelate of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, ItalyCardinal, Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities BornGeorges Rol †Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France 23 May43.3AppointedAugustin Baumtrog †Apostolic Administrator of Volga, Russian Federation 57.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Antonio Ferdinando Bussolari, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy BornJude (George Joseph) Cleary, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA 55.3AppointedStefan Demurov †Apostolic Administrator of Tiflis and Georgia BornBasil Salvadore D’Souza †Bishop of Mangalore, India 28.2Ordained PriestWilliam Lumley, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Jos, Nigeria 56.7Ordained BishopBl. Manuel Medina y Olmos †Titular Bishop of AmoriumBishop of Guadix, Spain 45.3AppointedJohann Roth †Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus, Russian Federation 58.0InstalledCarlos Silva Cotapos †Bishop of Talca, ChileBishop Emeritus 24 May49.2AppointedLuigi Maglione †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, Secretary of State 25 May57.2CeasedGiuseppe Antonio Ferdinando Bussolari, O.F.M. Cap. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy 71.4DiedMarie Bertrand (Jean-Charles) Cothonay, O.P. †Prefect Emeritus of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam 64.4Ordained BishopEugène Jacques Philippe Crépin †Titular Bishop of Tralles in AsiaAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France 26 May66.1DiedRinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy BornOtto Wüst †Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland 27 May53.4Ordained BishopRambert-Irénée Faure †Bishop of Saint-Claude, France BornJorge Maria Hourton Poisson †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile 28 MayBornPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles 48.4AppointedAndrew James Louis Brennan †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus 29 May25.3Ordained PriestGiuseppe Amici †Priest of Lodi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy 24.1Ordained PriestValérien Bélanger †Priest of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada 23.8Ordained PriestLucjan Bernacki †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland 24.9Ordained PriestAnacleto Cazzaniga †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Urbino, Italy 23.8Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Choi Deok-hong (Choe, Tchoi) †Priest of Taiku, Korea (South)Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) 23.4Ordained PriestGiovanni Umberto Colombo †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 27.6Ordained PriestHieroteo de la Santissima Virgen del Carmen Valbuena Alvarez, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrefect Emeritus of Esmeraldas, Ecuador 26.1Ordained PriestLeo Ferdinand Dworschak †Priest of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus 27.8Ordained PriestLeo Fabian Fahey †Priest of Natchez, Mississippi, USACoadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA 23.7Ordained PriestDaniel Figueroa Villón †PriestBishop of Chiclayo, Peru 24.7Ordained PriestBolesław Filipiak †Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, PolandCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana 23.2Ordained PriestJosé María García Lahiguera †Priest of Madrid, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain 23.3Ordained PriestPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia 25.7Ordained PriestMichael Alphonsus Harrington †Priest of Pembroke, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 27.1Ordained PriestThomas M. Megan, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China 24.7Ordained PriestMichel Olçomendy, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresArchbishop Emeritus of Singapore 24.5Ordained PriestFelix Romero Menjibar †Priest of Córdoba, SpainArchbishop of Valladolid, Spain 24.0Ordained PriestJesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Darién, Panama 30 May26.8Ordained PriestApollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) BornJames Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA 50.6InstalledKazimieras Paltarokas †Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania 55.6Ordained BishopJames J. Roche †Bishop of Ross, IrelandBishop of Cloyne, Ireland 31 May83.5DiedFélix-Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste Guillibert †Bishop of Fréjus, France Jun52.6AppointedMarcelo Calvo, O.A.R. †Apostolic Administrator of Lábrea, Amazonas, BrazilApostolic Administrator Emeritus 1 Jun50.6AppointedFrancis Joseph Beckman †Apostolic Administrator of Omaha, Nebraska, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA BornLuigi Bommarito †Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy 53.4InstalledRambert-Irénée Faure †Bishop of Saint-Claude, France BornDominik Hrušovský †Apostolic Nuncio 3 Jun60.8AppointedPietro di Maria †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandApostolic Nuncio BornLucien Monsi-Agboka †Bishop Emeritus of Abomey, Benin BornFrancis John Spence †Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada 7 JunBornRobert Sastre †Bishop of Lokossa, Benin 9 Jun65.9DiedGeorg Glosauer †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia 39.5Ordained BishopFrancis Martin Kelly †Titular Bishop of MylasaBishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA 68.7DiedRaymond-Marie-Turiaf de La Porte †Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France 10 JunBornKevin McNamara †Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland BornAntônio Ribeiro de Oliveira †Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil 11 Jun26.6Ordained PriestThomas Arthur Connolly †Priest of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA 52.1AppointedFrancisco Ozamiz Corta, C.M.F. †Apostolic Administrator of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil 12 Jun25.5Ordained PriestDavid Frederick Cunningham †Priest of Syracuse, New York, USABishop Emeritus 13 Jun25.1Ordained PriestFrancis Joseph Schenk †Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Duluth, Minnesota, USA 43.0Ordained BishopEnrico Pascal Valtorta, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of LerusBishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China 14 Jun75.8DiedIgnatius Brouwer, M.H.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan 16 Jun BornHildebrando Mendes CostaBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil 18 Jun79.2DiedJean-Marie Clerc, M.S.F.S. †Bishop of Vizagapatnam, India 72.4RetiredAlexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy, C.S.Sp. †Superior General of Congregation of the Holy SpiritSuperior General Emeritus 51.7SucceededPierre Rossillon, M.S.F.S. †Bishop of Vizagapatnam, India 19 Jun89.2DiedBenedetto Maria della Camera †Auxiliary Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyTitular Bishop of Thermopylae 20 Jun42.8AppointedFernando Cento †Apostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 54.2Ordained BishopAdolfo Luigi Pagani †Bishop of Como, Italy 21 Jun63.3Elevated to CardinalLuigi Capotosti †Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary 63.3ResignedLuigi Capotosti †Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary 52.0AppointedRaoul-Octave-Marie-Jean Harscouët †Bishop of Chartres, France 66.4AppointedMichele Lega †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments 45.2AppointedFilippo Mantini †Bishop of Bosa, ItalyBishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy 42.4AppointedJohn Joseph Mitty †Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USAArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USA 70.6ConfirmedCyril IX Mogabgab †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria 70.6ConfirmedCyril IX Mogabgab †Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria 59.4AppointedBernard O’Kane †Bishop of Derry, Ireland 56.6AppointedOctave-Louis Pasquet †Bishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceBishop Emeritus 76.0AppointedJean Baptiste Étienne Honoré Penon †Titular Bishop of CusaeBishop Emeritus of Moulins, France 76.0RetiredJean Baptiste Étienne Honoré Penon †Bishop of Moulins, FranceBishop Emeritus 57.5AppointedCarlo Perosi †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation 57.5Elevated to CardinalCarlo Perosi †Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation 45.8AppointedMihovil Pušić †Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop Emeritus 47.8ConfirmedElie Rischa (Richa) †Titular Archbishop of Nazareth per i MaronitiBishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon 56.5AppointedIsidoro (Mihovil) Sain, O.S.B. †Bishop of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia 54.2ConfirmedElie Chedid (Scedid) †Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti 60.0AppointedQuirico Travaini †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop of Fossano, Italy 49.1AppointedFrancis John Vaughan †Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain 22 Jun57.5InstalledLouis-Marie Ricard †Bishop of Nice, France 24 Jun60.6AppointedFabio Berdini †Titular Bishop of PergamumBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy 60.6ResignedFabio Berdini †Bishop of Cesena, ItalyBishop Emeritus 63.3AppointedLuigi Capotosti †Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary 42.8AppointedFernando Cento †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia PieriaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 54.0AppointedBonaventura Cerretti †Cardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura 55.4AppointedNicola Giannattasio †Titular Archbishop of PessinusBishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy 55.4ResignedNicola Giannattasio †Bishop of Nardò, ItalyBishop Emeritus 44.9AppointedAugust Józef Hlond, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, PolandCardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland 50.3AppointedRomuald Jałbrzykowski †Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania 46.4AppointedArkadiusz Lisiecki †Bishop of Katowice, Poland 51.6AppointedStanisław Kostka Łukomski †Bishop of Łomża, Poland 70.5AppointedFrancesco Maffei †Titular Archbishop of LimisaBishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, Italy 70.5ResignedFrancesco Maffei †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus 54.4AppointedLuigi Mazzini †Auxiliary Bishop of Savona e Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy 54.4AppointedLuigi Mazzini †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in LydiaBishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy 54.4ResignedLuigi Mazzini †Bishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus 48.6AppointedBeniamino Nardone †Secretary of the Congregation of Ceremonies 58.3AppointedLouis Petit, A.A. †Titular Archbishop of CorinthusArchbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece 58.3ResignedLouis Petit, A.A. †Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedMelchior Sun Dezhen (Souen), C.M. †Titular Bishop of EsbusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ankwo [Anguo], China 52.7AppointedOdoric Simon Tcheng Hede (Cheng Hede), O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CotennaPrefect of Puchi [Puqi], China 45.7AppointedPhilippe Zhao Huai-yi (Tchao) †Titular Bishop of VagaVicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China 25 JunBornJán Eugen Kočiš †Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian) 58.7AppointedJoseph Gabriel Pinten †Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus 26 JunBornWilliam Russell Houck †Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA 32.5Ordained PriestAlphonse Streit, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa 27 Jun52.0AppointedNicola Canali †Official of the Congregation of the Holy OfficeCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary 28 Jun48.5AppointedAnton Ceska, S.V.D. †Prefect of Niigata, JapanPrefect Emeritus 52.2AppointedJoseph Reiners, S.V.D. †Prefect of Nagoya, JapanPrefect Emeritus 29 Jun25.6Ordained PriestRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 57.4Ordained BishopEmilio Maria Cottafavi †Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy 29.8Ordained PriestLouis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso 51.8Ordained BishopJohannes Hillebrand †Titular Bishop of CeramusAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany 46.0Ordained BishopArturo Jara Márquez, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of ArchelaïsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile 23.1Ordained PriestJoseph Germain Martin, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi 24.5Ordained PriestJohannes Riegler, M.F.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Lydenburg, South Africa 30 JunBornGiovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen 83.4DiedGiuseppe Salvatore Scatti †Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy