Year 1931, January-February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown59.7ResignedJosé María Álvarez, O.P. †Prefect of Shikoku, JapanPrefect Emeritus 16.8ProfessedGiuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †Member of Clerks Regular of SomascaSuperior General Emeritus 53.6ResignedRobert Edwin Brown, S.J. †Prefect of Salisbury, ZimbabwePrefect Emeritus 36.0AppointedAndré Dumas, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Hakodate, JapanApostolic Administrator Emeritus 43.2ElectedMesrop Habozian, C.M.Vd. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di ViennaAbbot General Emeritus 59.2AppointedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArcheologyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies BornAndré Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo †Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) BornMario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde †Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania 23.8Ordained PriestAlfonso Maria Montà, O.S.M. †Priest of Order of Friar Servants of MaryPrior General Emeritus 79.3ReconciledJosé Joaquín Pérez y Budar †Archbishop 27.3Final VowsAntonio Pott, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordFormer Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China 21.2Final VowsGeraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil BornFrédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O.Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda 70.1CeasedGiustino Sanchini †Apostolic Administrator of Fossombrone, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy 22.4Final VowsFrans Simons, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Indore, India 24.5Final VowsAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia 20.8First VowsWilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia 26.1First VowsJohannes Wiesen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay 77.6DiedFrancesco Saverio Zaldúa †Priest 19.1Entered[Benedict Bonaventura Zhangxin], O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China BornPeter Zhuang JianjianBishop Emeritus of Shantou [Swatow], China 1 Jan77.4AppointedLuigi Fantozzi, C.Pp.S. †Titular Archbishop of DaraBishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy 77.4RetiredLuigi Fantozzi, C.Pp.S. †Bishop of Veroli, ItalyBishop Emeritus BornConcordio Maria Sarte †Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines 2 JanBornAbílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe BornPaul Xie Ting Zhe †Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China 3 Jan45.2AppointedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia 45.2AppointedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CartennaeBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia 4 Jan45.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe Cogoni †Bishop of Nuoro, ItalyArchbishop of Oristano, Italy 5 Jan BornGérard Denis Auguste DefoisBishop Emeritus of Lille, France 6 Jan66.7Ordained BishopHipólito Leopoldo Agudelo †Bishop of Pasto, Colombia 76.7DiedJean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Burundi 69.4AppointedJohn Henry Tihen †Titular Bishop of BosanaBishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA 69.4ResignedJohn Henry Tihen †Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus 41.5InstalledMario Toccabelli †Bishop of Alatri, ItalyArchbishop of Siena, Italy 7 Jan86.8DiedBenjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. Rec. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China 11 JanBornCirilo Reyes Almario †Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines 12 Jan BornDomingo Salvador CastagnaArchbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina 13 Jan58.7AppointedConrad Gröber †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany BornIgnacio Noguer Carmona †Bishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain 14 Jan59.9AppointedLuigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) †Bishop of Venosa, ItalyBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy 16 Jan46.3AppointedBl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of Lebedus 41.9AppointedCrisanto Luque y Sánchez †Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia 41.9AppointedCrisanto Luque y Sánchez †Titular Bishop of CroaeCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia 17 Jan BornJoseph Willy RomélusBishop Emeritus of Jérémie, Haïti 18 Jan52.2Ordained BishopSantino Margaria †Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy 56.9ResignedJoseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus BornReginald Joseph Orsmond †Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa 21 Jan64.2DiedJosef Jindrich Gross †Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia 22 Jan44.3InstalledLafayette Libânio †Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus BornPaul Mbiybe Verdzekov †Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon 23 Jan64.2AppointedFrancis Joseph Wall †Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland 64.2AppointedFrancis Joseph Wall †Titular Bishop of ThasusAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland 24 Jan90.6DiedGregor [Krikor] Govrighian [Govrik], C.M.Vd. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna 47.0DiedAthanase Khoriaty, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon 22.9Ordained PriestZoltan Lengyel †PriestApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian) 25 JanBornJoseph Anthony Fiorenza †Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA BornDivo Zadi †Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy 26 Jan81.0DiedEdward Joseph McCarthy †Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 56.4SucceededThomas O’Donnell †Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada BornBernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France 29 Jan72.7DiedFabien Antoine Eestermans, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan 30 Jan39.2AppointedJoseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada 39.2AppointedJoseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †Titular Bishop of RuspaeBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada 56.4AppointedFrancisco María González y Arias †Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México 58.5AppointedEduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil 46.1Ordained BishopBl. Alexandru Rusu †Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania 52.5AppointedGuillermo Tritschler y Córdoba †Bishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México 65.3ConfirmedJoseph Vogt †Bishop of Aachen, Germany 31 Jan46.0CeasedBl. Iuliu Hossu †Apostolic Administrator of Maramureş (Romanian), RomaniaBishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania Feb16.5EnteredCarlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Minas, Uruguay 1 Feb24.1Ordained PriestAlfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia 58.8Ordained BishopConrad Gröber †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 30.7Ordained PriestJean Van der Heijden (Heyden), S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 2 Feb46.3Ordained BishopBl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of Lebedus 46.1InstalledBl. Alexandru Rusu †Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania 40.2First VowsThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China 3 Feb87.3DiedDominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Iaşi, Romania 5 FebBornGiovanni Marra †Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy 77.9DiedAlbert Nègre †Archbishop of Tours, France 6 Feb44.1AppointedJoseph Anthony O’Sullivan †Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada BornRicardo Jamin Vidal †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines 7 Feb24.9Ordained PriestJohn William Comber, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaSuperior General Emeritus BornDomenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy 54.4DiedJoseph-Romuald Léonard †Bishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada 8 Feb78.6DiedGeorge Crompton Ambrose Burton †Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain 42.5AppointedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova 42.5AppointedManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Titular Bishop of GurzaSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova 57.0AppointedJoseph-Tobie Mariétan, C.R.A. †Titular Bishop of AgathopolisAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland 10 Feb82.1DiedBertram Orth †Archbishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 11 Feb57.6Ordained BishopHenri-Édouard Dutoit †Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras, France 47.6AppointedGeorges Joseph Haezaert, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) BornLouis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 51.8Ordained BishopJean Marie van Cauwenbergh †Titular Bishop of SynausAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium 12 Feb75.1DiedÉlisée-Louis Fatiguet, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China BornAgustín García-Gasco y Vicente †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain 57.2InstalledEtienne-Joseph Hurault †Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France 39.8AppointedCarlo Margotti †Apostolic Delegate to GreeceArchbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy 50.6AppointedArcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy BornFrancisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin †Bishop of Getafe, Spain 14 FebBornHenry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan BornRafael Montiano Lim †Bishop of Boac, Philippines 15 FebBornRodolfo Bufano †Bishop of San Justo, Argentina 58.8InstalledConrad Gröber †Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 16 FebBornArmindo Lopes Coelho †Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal 27.1Ordained PriestAlphonsus Tchao (Zhao, Chao Chen-ya), C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China 18 Feb57.9AppointedGaudenzio Manuelli †Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy BornPiergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 56.7AppointedGiuseppe Venturi †Archbishop of Chieti, Italy 19 Feb BornCamillo RuiniCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy 20 FebBornVen. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA 40.2AppointedFrancisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, SpainArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain 40.2AppointedFrancisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †Titular Bishop of SiniandusArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain BornFrancis Xavier Mugadzi †Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe 21 FebBornLászló Huzsvár †Bishop Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia BornJoseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. †Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China 22 Feb57.6InstalledHenri-Édouard Dutoit †Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras, France 63.7DiedMichael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. †Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada 24 Feb51.7AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe 51.7AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Titular Bishop of UbazaArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe 48.5AppointedPeter Francis Rayappa †Bishop of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus 59.7AppointedJosef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, NamibiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 59.7AppointedJosef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †Titular Bishop of DrusilianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia BornPaulo Lopes de Faria †Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil 46.5AppointedJuan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, NicaraguaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 46.5AppointedJuan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of ColophonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua 81.9DiedJuan José Solís y Fernández †Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain 25 Feb48.6AppointedFranz Hartz †Prelate of Schneidemühl, PolandPrelate Emeritus 27 FebAppointedFrancesco Sanz Pascual, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia 28 Feb51.1AppointedRafael Balanzá y Navarro †Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo, SpainBishop of Lugo, Spain 22.7Ordained PriestKevin William Barden, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran 60.6InstalledCornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 41.0AppointedGaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. †Superior of Rajaburi, ThailandVicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand 22.4Ordained PriestFelicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy