Year 1950, November-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 NovBornGeevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil †Bishop Emeritus of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India 35.0Ordained BishopJosé Varani †Titular Bishop of AltavaBishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Nov61.1DiedTheodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China 3 Nov BornBernard BoberArchbishop of Košice, Slovakia 4 Nov61.1AppointedAlfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda †Apostolic Administrator of Lucena, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 5 Nov48.2Ordained BishopHerman Tillemans, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BerissaArchbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia BornJohn Charles WesterArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 6 Nov56.3AppointedJaime de Barros Câmara †Bishop of Brazil, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BornRonald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada BornJoel Matthias Konzen, S.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA BornLeonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 7 Nov61.5AppointedGhebre Jesus Jacob †Apostolic Administrator of Eritrea (Ethiopian), EritreaApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea 66.8DiedKrizosztom (Ferenc) Kelemen, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary 24.2First VowsJulio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines 8 Nov57.5DiedAlbini Lafortune †Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada 37.0SucceededJoseph Albertus Martin †Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 9 Nov46.3Ordained BishopMatthew Kavukattu †Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India 44.7Ordained BishopSebastian Emmanuel Vayalil †Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus 10 Nov BornCasimiro López LlorenteBishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain 11 Nov78.0DiedJosé de Jesús López y González †Bishop of Aguascalientes, México 70.8AppointedClemente Micara †Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy 79.1AppointedLuca Ermenegildo Pasetto, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} 12 Nov67.7DiedBl. Hryhory Lakota †Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland 13 Nov29.0ProfessedLuca Collino, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy BornAntal SpányiBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary 14 Nov70.1DiedGeorges-Alexandre Courchesne †Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada 48.3AppointedCornelius Lucey †Coadjutor Bishop of Cork, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland 48.3AppointedCornelius Lucey †Titular Bishop of SilaBishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland 16 Nov87.9DiedJoseph Marie Cuaz, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laos 83.9DiedErcolano Marini †Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy 17 NovBornMoses Montu Costa, C.S.C. †Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh BornVíctor René Rodríguez GómezBishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México BornEdmund Woga, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia 18 Nov57.3AppointedWilhelm Cleven †Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 57.3AppointedWilhelm Cleven †Titular Bishop of SasimaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany BornAlessandro D’ErricoApostolic Nuncio 76.2DiedPierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China 19 Nov38.4Ordained BishopAlexandru Todea †Titular Bishop of CaesaropolisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania 20 Nov42.2AppointedJános Bárd †Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 42.2AppointedJános Bárd †Titular Bishop of UlpianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary 45.0AppointedMihály Endrey-Eipel †Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, HungaryBishop of Vác, Hungary 45.0AppointedMihály Endrey-Eipel †Titular Bishop of BarataBishop of Vác, Hungary 85.0DiedTommaso Valerio Valeri, O.F.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy 21 Nov BornLawrence Thomas PersicoBishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 25 Nov62.0DiedPatrick James Byrne, M.M. †Apostolic Delegate to Korea 47.7AppointedGracija Ivanovic †Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroApostolic Administrator Emeritus 70.2ResignedDavid O’Leary, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 82.9DiedGiovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †Pro-Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China 43.5SucceededWilliam Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South AfricaArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa 26 Nov38.5Ordained BishopJoão Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of DrivastumPrelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil 30 Nov74.8AppointedAugusto Bertazzoni †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, ItalyBishop Emeritus 29.3Ordained PriestRaymund Wang Chong Lin †PriestBishop Emeritus of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China 1 Dec BornAdolfo Eduardo José Bittschi MayerAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia 51.5AppointedGiovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda 51.5AppointedGiovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of CerbaliBishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda 2 Dec49.0InstalledGiovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus BornOtto GeorgensAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany 3 Dec24.3Ordained PriestHeitor de Araújo SalesPriest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 16.0ProfessedTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 26.8Ordained PriestJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation 28.4Ordained PriestAlfredo Guillermo Disandro †Priest of Córdoba, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina 35.5Ordained BishopElizeu Simões Mendes †Titular Bishop of NisyrusBishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil 4 Dec BornFranco Maria Giuseppe AgnesiAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy 50.1AppointedValerian Gracias †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India 80.2DiedJohannes Baptist Höcht †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany 57.7AppointedThomas Roberts, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of SugdaeaArchbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India 57.7ResignedThomas Roberts, S.J. †Archbishop of Bombay, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus 5 Dec BornLajos VargaAuxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary 6 Dec52.9AppointedÁngel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †Bishop of Tunja, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia 7 Dec63.9ResignedJoseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi 8 Dec27.2Ordained PriestBernardo José Bueno Miele †PriestArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil 27.5Ordained PriestVirgílio de Pauli †Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil 24.2Ordained PriestLuís Gonzaga Fernandes †PriestBishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil 49.0InstalledGiovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †Bishop of Bova, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy 26.3Ordained PriestBruno Maldaner †PriestBishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 46.7InstalledManuel da Silveira d’Elboux †Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 9 Dec78.9AppointedAlbino Morera †Titular Bishop of GurzaBishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy 78.9RetiredAlbino Morera †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyBishop Emeritus 35.7AppointedJosé Rincón Bonilla †Auxiliary Bishop of Zulia, VenezuelaAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 35.7AppointedJosé Rincón Bonilla †Titular Bishop of TamasusAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 10 Dec26.7Ordained PriestUrbano José Allgayer †PriestBishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 23.7Ordained PriestRómulo García †Priest of Mar del Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina 11 Dec63.0AppointedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of ReligiousCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites 55.8AppointedLaurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. †Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon 55.8AppointedLaurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. †Titular Bishop of Comana ArmeniaeAuxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon 55.3AppointedMaurice Schexnayder †Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus 55.3AppointedMaurice Schexnayder †Titular Bishop of TuscamiaBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA 12 Dec BornHugo Nicolás BarbaroBishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina 69.9AppointedIwannis (Youhanna) Gandour †Titular Archbishop of Bostra 62.3AppointedLuis Alonso Muñoyerro †Archbishop of Spain, Military 62.3AppointedLuis Alonso Muñoyerro †Titular Archbishop of SionArchbishop of Spain, Military 63.0AppointedPatrick O’Boyle †Bishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus BornJustin Tetmu Samba †Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania 13 Dec61.6DiedGeorge Joseph Donnelly †Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA 78.9DiedLuigi Mazzini †Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy 14 Dec57.1AppointedLuis Cabrera Cruz †Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, MéxicoBishop of San Luis Potosí, México 53.9AppointedEduardo Martinez González †Bishop of Zamora, SpainBishop Emeritus 46.7AppointedOctaviano Márquez y Tóriz †Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México BornIlídio Pinto Leandro †Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal BornCarl Leonard ReidOrdinary Emeritus of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia 15 DecBornIrineu Roque Scherer †Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil 17 Dec BornSolomon Amanchukwu AmatuBishop of Okigwe, Nigeria 37.9Ordained BishopFrane Franić †Titular Bishop of AgathopolisArchbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia 24.0Ordained PriestDomenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia 46.8AppointedFrancesco Minerva †Bishop of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy 49.2AppointedCorrado Mingo †Bishop of Trapani, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy 62.9AppointedErnesto Ruffini †Apostolic Administrator of Trapani, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy 18 Dec49.9AppointedGiuseppe Burzio †Apostolic Nuncio to CubaApostolic Nuncio 49.9AppointedGiuseppe Burzio †Apostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoApostolic Nuncio 46.4InstalledMatthew Kavukattu †Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India 20 Dec BornAloysius Murwito, O.F.M.Bishop of Agats, Indonesia 21 Dec50.8AppointedClaudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Thare, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand 23.5Ordained PriestJohn Joseph Gerry †Priest of Brisbane, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 23.5Ordained PriestRaul Nicolau Gonsalves †Priest of Goa e Damão, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus 70.3DiedKonrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos †Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany 22.8Ordained PriestPeter Quinn †Priest of Perth, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia 42.3AppointedRufino Jiao Santos †Bishop of Philippines, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines 25.3Ordained PriestThomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. †Priest of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanBishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) 22 Dec77.2DiedHugh Charles Boyle †Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 43.1SucceededJohn Francis Dearden †Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA BornTomᚠGalisBishop of Žilina, Slovakia 40.5AppointedSergio Pignedoli †Titular Archbishop of IconiumCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians 40.5AppointedSergio Pignedoli †Apostolic Nuncio to BoliviaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians 23 Dec38.9AppointedAlfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hyderabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Warangal, India 22.5Ordained PriestGiacomo Biffi †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy 23.5Ordained DeaconGuy Gérard Deroubaix †Deacon of Lille, FranceBishop of Saint-Denis, France 24.5Ordained PriestDominik Hrušovský †PriestApostolic Nuncio 42.3AppointedAndré Jacques, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 42.3AppointedAndré Jacques, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of IngilaBishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 25.9Ordained PriestGabriel Larraín Valdivieso †Priest of Santiago de Chile 45.6AppointedAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 45.6AppointedAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Titular Bishop of NasaiBishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 57.0AppointedAlphonse Streit, C.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa 57.0AppointedAlphonse Streit, C.M.M. †Titular Bishop of NiciusBishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa 52.8AppointedJosé Vieira Alvernaz †Coadjutor Archbishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus 52.8AppointedJosé Vieira Alvernaz †Titular Archbishop of AnasarthaArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India 52.8AppointedJosé Vieira Alvernaz †Coadjutor Patriarch of East Indies, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India 25.9Ordained PriestŠtefan Vrablec †Priest of Trnava (Tirnava), SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia 24 Dec42.2Ordained BishopHerbert Bednorz †Titular Bishop of Bulla RegiaBishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland 29.4Ordained PriestPeter Dubovský, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 25 Dec67.6DiedCamillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya BornNoël Treanor †Apostolic Nuncio to European Union 27 Dec26.3Ordained PriestPedro Fré, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 62.6AppointedAthanasius (Ludwig) Merkle, O. Cist. †AbbotAbbot Emeritus 24.7Ordained PriestJosé Rodrigues de Souza, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil 28 Dec44.8AppointedBaldwin (Wilfred) Dworschak, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus 30 Dec BornJosé María Ortega TrinidadPrelate Emeritus of Juli, Peru