Year 1944, January-February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown56.3ResignedJoseph Odon Alardo, O.S.B. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux {Santi Maurizio e Mauro di Clervaux}, LuxembourgAbbot Emeritus 63.6AppointedMarco Glaser †Apostolic Administrator of Iaşi, RomaniaAuxiliary Bishop 23.1Temporary VowsLeopold Grimard, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Idah, Nigeria 24.5Ordained PriestJoseph Jin Dechen †PriestBishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China AppointedJosé Maria Lemercier (Lemerder) †Administrator of Pinheiro, Maranhão, BrazilApostolic Administrator Emeritus BornJoseph Bilal Nyekindi †Bishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan ResignedJoseph Patrick O’Donohoe, M.H.M. †Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, PakistanPrefect Emeritus 53.4ResignedCarlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta †Administrator of Pinheiro, Maranhão, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil 44.6AppointedLouis Arthur Venadam, S.F.M. †Pro-Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], ChinaPro-Prefect Emeritus 29.0Ordained PriestFrancis Zhou Shanfu (Zhou Fangji) †PriestBishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China 1 Jan BornFranco AgostinelliBishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy 41.1AppointedMiklós Mihály Dudás, O.S.B.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineBishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary 58.6AppointedMikiel Gonzi †Archbishop of MaltaArchbishop Emeritus 22.8Ordained PriestVartan Tekeyan, I.C.P.B. †Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarBishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran 2 JanBornMartin Drennan †Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland 3 Jan75.9DiedJosef Hammels †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany 4 Jan77.8AppointedFranz Rudolf Bornewasser †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Trier, GermanyBishop BornLewis Jerome Zeigler †Archbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia 5 Jan88.7DiedPaul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam BornJohn Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. †Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) 6 Jan24.6Ordained PriestJosé Brandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil 26.2Ordained PriestEnrique Pélach y Feliú †PriestBishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru 45.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe Stella †Titular Bishop of UticaBishop Emeritus of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy 12 Jan85.5DiedJames Joseph Hartley †Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA 13 Jan38.1AppointedJuan Hervás y Benet †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, SpainPrelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain 38.1AppointedJuan Hervás y Benet †Titular Bishop of AlindaPrelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain 47.5AppointedIgnacy Krause, C.M. †Titular Bishop of BindaBishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China 47.5AppointedIgnacy Krause, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], ChinaBishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China 62.2DiedGaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China 14 Jan79.8AppointedÉmile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada BornLino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Carabayllo, Peru 15 Jan48.4AppointedJean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 17 Jan58.0DiedGiacinto Tamburini †Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy 18 Jan44.9InstalledBernard William Griffin †Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain 76.5DiedFrancis William Howard †Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA 54.0Ordained BishopJulien François Le Couëdic †Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus BornWilliam Francis MaloolyBishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA 55.3Ordained BishopPaul Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of ErizaBishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam 19 Jan BornJosip MrzljakBishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia 21 Jan56.1AppointedVincentas Borisevicius †Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania BornAbraham Kattumana †Official of the Roman Curia - Other 22 Jan48.3AppointedLino Aguirre Garcia †Bishop of Sinaloa, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México 58.0AppointedGerald C. Murray, C.Ss.R. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 58.0AppointedGerald C. Murray, C.Ss.R. †Titular Archbishop of BizyaCoadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada BornMario OliveriBishop Emeritus of Albenga-Imperia, Italy 39.2AppointedFerdinando Ruiz y Solózarno †Archbishop of Yucatán, México 49.1AppointedLucio Torreblanca y Tapia †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), MéxicoArchbishop of Durango, México 23 Jan22.5Ordained PriestEdgar Carício de Gouvêa †PriestBishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil 27 Jan BornJabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein, South Africa BornBraulio Rodríguez PlazaArchbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain BornCarmelo ScampaBishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil 78.0DiedThomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa 28 Jan BornVicente Jiménez ZamoraArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain BornRobert Michael McGuckinBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia 17.0EnteredCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile 80.0DiedRaffaele Santi †Bishop Emeritus of Montefeltro, Italy 29 Jan25.4Ordained PriestAmbrose Valerian Hayden †Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USAPriest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 25.8Ordained PriestGerald Francis O’Keefe †Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA BornJohn Olorunfemi OnaiyekanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria 35.3AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Prefect of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania 31 Jan BornWarlito Itucas CajandigVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines 1 FebBornUriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá 73.1DiedPróspero Maria Gustavo Bernardi, O.S.M. †Prelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil 52.0AppointedJuan Manuel González Arbeláez †Titular Archbishop of OxyrynchusArchbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia 52.0ResignedJuan Manuel González Arbeláez †Archbishop of Popayán, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus 2 Feb30.3Final VowsMarius Macrionitis, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece BornRatko PerićBishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Feb63.1ResignedFranz Wolfgang Demont, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Aliwal, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa BornGuerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.Bishop Emeritus of Mbaïki, Central African Republic 6 Feb34.9Ordained BishopLeonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of IsindaArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru 22.8Ordained PriestArturo Salazar Mejía, O.A.R. †Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsBishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia 22.5Ordained PriestLeopoldo Teofili †PriestArchbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy 44.4AppointedGiuseppe Zaffonato †Titular Bishop of ElateaArchbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy 8 Feb BornBrian Farrell, L.C.Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity BornJaume Pujol BalcellsArchbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain 9 Feb85.9DiedVincenzo Scozzoli †Bishop of Rimini, Italy 10 Feb72.7DiedGuillermo José Harris y Morales †Bishop of Loja, Ecuador 11 Feb73.0DiedPaweł Franciszek Kubicki †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, PolandAuxiliary Bishop 12 Feb BornPedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru 14 Feb BornKevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R.Bishop Emeritus of Rustenburg, South Africa BornPaul MaipanBishop Emeritus of Khammam, India BornJoseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Krishnagar, India 17 Feb71.4DiedEmilio Cecco, C.S.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador 18 Feb BornFlavio Calle ZapataArchbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia 19 Feb79.8DiedPaul-Marie Dumond, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China BornTerrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 20 Feb45.9AppointedJuan Niccolai, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija, BoliviaBishop Emeritus 45.9AppointedJuan Niccolai, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of RhandusBishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia 22 Feb76.0DiedFrancesco Maria Berti, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy BornRichard Brendan HigginsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military 23 FebBornSéamus Freeman, S.A.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland 68.0DiedFranz Wolf, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea 24 Feb BornJosé Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama 25 FebBornHippolyte Louis Jean Simon †Archbishop Emeritus of Clermont, France 26 Feb82.6AppointedJames Morrison †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop 57.2AppointedJoseph Anthony O’Sullivan †Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 27 Feb BornErnest LégerArchbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 28 Feb28.4Ordained PriestEduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus BornManfred Melzer †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany 50.2AppointedPranciskus Ramanauskas †Auxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania 50.2AppointedPranciskus Ramanauskas †Titular Bishop of CarpasiaAuxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania 29 Feb62.8DiedSabas Sarasola Esparza, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru