Year 1939, July-August, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Jul69.6DiedNikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece 54.6AppointedJosé de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate †Titular Bishop of VerbeBishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México 54.6ResignedJosé de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate †Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 2 Jul31.9ProfessedWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria 26.5Ordained DeaconMaurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea 27.0Ordained DeaconGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea 25.3Ordained PriestGuido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya 35.3Ordained PriestStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 3 Jul23.5Ordained PriestCarlo Minchiatti †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy 4 JulBornAlphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. †Bishop of Raiganj, India 5 Jul24.1Ordained PriestJosef Hinterhölzl †Priest of Brno, CzechiaBishop 6 Jul73.4DiedJoseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. †Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} 7 Jul BornFrançois-Xavier Jacques Marie LoizeauBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France 8 JulBornAlbert Ayinde Fasina †Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria 9 Jul25.7Ordained PriestCharles Albert Buswell †Priest of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop Emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, USA 27.2Ordained PriestFidel Cortés Pérez †PriestBishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México 23.8Ordained PriestAntonio Cunial †Priest of Treviso, ItalyBishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy 64.0DiedPjetër Gjura †Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania 23.6Ordained PriestDenis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa 25.0Ordained PriestAntonio Mauro †PriestOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other 23.2Ordained PriestGyörgy Póka †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary BornMichael Jarboe Sheehan †Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 22.9Ordained PriestGyula Szakos †PriestBishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary 11 Jul53.4AppointedJules Halbert, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 53.4AppointedJules Halbert, S.M. †Titular Bishop of ArchelaïsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) 60.2AppointedFélix Hedde, O.P. †Titular Bishop of EchinusVicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam 60.2AppointedFélix Hedde, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam 45.4AppointedBlasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TerenuthisPrefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China 45.4AppointedBlasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South AfricaPrefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China 39.4AppointedCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kirin [Jilin], ChinaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 39.4AppointedCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of OtrusCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China 43.3AppointedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of AthyraBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia 43.3AppointedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia 45.4AppointedUrbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 45.4AppointedUrbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Tarasa in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 54.5AppointedWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (North)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 54.5AppointedWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Titular Bishop of NaissusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North) BornSerafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil 48.7AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of RuspaeCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China 48.7AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], ChinaCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China 12 Jul BornErwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil 14 Jul20.4Temporary VowsCarlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 15 Jul57.9AppointedAlberto Mendoza y Bedolla †Bishop of Campeche, México 16 Jul24.0Ordained PriestDomenico Caloyera, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey 25.4Ordained PriestDavid Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus 24.7Ordained PriestAgapito Simeoni †PriestBishop of Ariano, Italy 17 Jul59.3DiedHenri-Jean Houbaut †Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France BornAdalbert NdzanaBishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon 18 Jul17.2EnteredAdalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinPrelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil 19 Jul62.1AppointedMichal Bubnić †Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia 51.6AppointedGyula Czapik †Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Eger, Hungary 51.6AppointedJózsef Grősz †Bishop of Szombathely, HungaryArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary 55.0AppointedIstván Madarász †Bishop of Košice, Slovakia 68.3DiedDomenico Spolverini †Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia 20 Jul38.0AppointedFrancesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. †Bishop of Multan, PakistanBishop Emeritus of Lyallpur, Pakistan 81.0DiedTimothy J. Corbett †Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA 36.5AppointedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], ChinaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China 36.5AppointedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Titular Bishop of SeteaBishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China 76.8DiedAugustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yenchowfu, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Shantung {Scian-Ton Meridionale}, China 48.0ResignedBernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], ChinaPrefect Emeritus 21 Jul40.8AppointedFrancesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of RhasusBishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru 40.8ResignedFrancesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), PeruBishop Emeritus 22 Jul66.9AppointedPetras Pranciskus Bučys, M.I.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MarySuperior General Emeritus 23 Jul24.4Ordained PriestProsper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal 26.8Ordained PriestFranz Janssen, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia 31.4AppointedZoltan Lengyel †Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian) 26.0Ordained PriestLuigi Liverzani †Priest of Faenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Frascati, Italy 23.3Ordained PriestEusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia 44.4CeasedLaurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. †Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon 24 Jul59.5Ordained BishopThomas Edward Flynn †Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain 67.0DiedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil BornFrancisco Ramírez NavarroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México 25 Jul BornRobert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles 87.6DiedEduard Baron von der Ropp †Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus 26 Jul33.9Ordained PriestHans Urs von Balthasar †Priest of Society of JesusPriest of Chur, Switzerland 27 Jul22.8Ordained PriestEnrico Bartoletti †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy 40.1AppointedGuido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy BornFrançois Thibodeau, C.I.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada 28 Jul81.5DiedJosé Santiago Irala, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru 29 Jul66.7AppointedJosé Horacio Campillo Infante †Titular Archbishop of Larissa in ThessaliaArchbishop of Santiago de Chile 66.7ResignedJosé Horacio Campillo Infante †Archbishop of Santiago de Chile 38.5AppointedJosé Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva †Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil 30 Jul27.3Ordained PriestRamón Daumal Serra †Priest of Barcelona, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain BornAgnelo Rufino GraciasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India 25.9Ordained PriestNarciso Jubany Arnau †Priest of Barcelona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain 79.1DiedOrazio Mazzella †Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy 51.5Ordained BishopOreste Rauzi †Titular Bishop of ArgosAuxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy 31 Jul BornJohn Tong HonCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Aug BornAlexis Habiyambere, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda 48.6DiedPeter Wang †Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China 1 Aug BornFrancesco Sarego, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 3 Aug60.9AppointedLorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China 4 Aug40.1DiedEdmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire 5 Aug44.3AppointedWilliam Joseph Condon †Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA 46.3AppointedNeil Farren †Bishop of Derry, IrelandBishop Emeritus 33.1AppointedAlexandre Gonçalves do Amaral †Bishop of Uberaba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil 55.0AppointedHenry Vincent Marshall †Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain 63.1AppointedJános Mikes †Titular Archbishop of SelymbriaBishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary 51.8AppointedRanulfo da Silva Farias †Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil 6 Aug36.6Ordained BishopSmiljan Franjo Čekada †Titular Bishop of PharbaethusArchbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.3Ordained PriestJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil 25.3Ordained PriestJan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 25.4Ordained PriestMarcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †Priest of Institute of the Josephites of BelgiumBishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 25.4Ordained PriestPierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 7 AugBornMile Bogović †Bishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia 8 Aug51.9AppointedRaffaele Campelli †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus BornMichael Patrick Driscoll †Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA 79.8DiedIsaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache) †Archbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran 56.3AppointedGioacchino Pedicini †Bishop of Ariano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy 10 Aug35.5Ordained BishopAntoine Everard Jean Avertanus Albers, O. Carm. †Titular Bishop of Thubunae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Malang, Indonesia 11 AugBornPavel Hájek †Bishop 12 Aug57.2AppointedAndrej Skrábik †Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 57.2AppointedAndrej Skrábik †Titular Bishop of ScyrusBishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 13 Aug27.4Ordained PriestGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 22.8Ordained PriestAlberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei †Priest of Lamego, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal 45.8Ordained BishopBl. Michaël Kozal †Titular Bishop of LappaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland 22.8Ordained PriestGiovanni Melis Fois †Priest of Oristano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy 63.3AppointedGiovanni Battista Federico Vallega †Apostolic Nuncio to LithuaniaArchbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey 15 Aug47.0Ordained BishopJoseph Charbonneau †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada 31.7Ordained PriestAlberto Rencoret Donoso †Priest of Santiago de ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile 35.4Final VowsAugustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Patna, India 16 Aug BornSeán Baptist BradyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland 18.8First VowsPaul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. †Member of Congregation of Holy CrossAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti 27.4Solemn VowsMichael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria 19 Aug BornDavid Eugene FellhauerBishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA 22 Aug BornJulio Edgar Cabrera OvalleBishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala 24 Aug40.2Ordained BishopGuido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy 40.5Ordained BishopWilliam Otterwell Brady †Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA 39.8Ordained BishopThomas Arthur Connolly †Titular Bishop of SilaArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA 52.6Ordained BishopGuy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ajmer, India 20.6Professed[James Li Shu-ren], O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Yueyang [Yochow], China 55.1Ordained BishopIstván Madarász †Bishop of Košice, Slovakia 27.3Ordained PriestJoseph Parecattil †Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 25.7Ordained PriestAppasinghe Paul Perera †Priest of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 26.3Ordained PriestJohannes Schütte, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordSuperior General Emeritus 26 Aug26.6Ordained PriestMaurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea 27.2Ordained PriestGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea 27 Aug51.7Ordained BishopGyula Czapik †Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Eger, Hungary 28 Aug73.1AppointedJosé María Caro Rodríguez †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile 29 Aug25.3Ordained PriestMarcel Pierre Marie Chauvin, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso 39.9AppointedAugusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †Bishop of Temuco, ChileBishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile 70.2DiedAlvaro Valladares, O.P. †Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador 30 Aug BornFrançois Paul Marie MaupuBishop Emeritus of Verdun, France 39.1AppointedPedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela 39.1AppointedPedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †Titular Bishop of Orthosias in PhoeniciaBishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela 31 Aug26.2Final VowsJoseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam