Year 1946, May, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 May44.5Ordained BishopRené-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], ChinaBishop Emeritus 50.4Ordained BishopGeorges-Léon Landry †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus BornJoseph Francis MartinoBishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA 41.2Ordained BishopMaurice Roy †Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada 57.2Ordained BishopPietro Villa, F.S.C.J. †Titular Bishop of LystraAuxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy 2 May45.2AppointedGiuseppe Burzio †Apostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio BornJosé Luis MollaghanArchbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina BornAdriano TessarolloBishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy 3 May57.3AppointedWalenty Dymek †Archbishop of Poznań, Poland 60.1AppointedKálmán József Papp †Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary 4 May25.6Ordained PriestJohn James Ward †Priest of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 48.5AppointedAndrzej Wronka †Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 5 May60.1DiedAntonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil 28.5Ordained PriestMatthieu Kanyama †Priest of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus BornAndré MarceauBishop Emeritus of Nice, France 29.8Ordained PriestJoseph Ngogi Nkongolo †PriestBishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 42.5Ordained BishopArturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of LyrbeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious 6 May60.4DiedKazimierz Bukraba †Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus 62.5ResignedKarol Niemira †Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, BelarusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 7 May BornJesús Carlos Cabrero RomeroArchbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México 54.0AppointedZygmunt Choromański †Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 54.0AppointedZygmunt Choromański †Titular Bishop of PanopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland BornWilliam (Leonard) Kenney, C.P.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain 53.3AppointedFranciszek Salezy Korszyński †Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland 53.3AppointedFranciszek Salezy Korszyński †Titular Bishop of OrisaAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland 54.6AppointedWacław Majewski †Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 54.6AppointedWacław Majewski †Titular Bishop of DocimiumAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 65.0ResignedPierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Rabat, MoroccoAuxiliary Bishop of Rabat, Morocco 78.8DiedHenri Vielle, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco 8 May45.2AppointedGiuseppe Burzio †Titular Archbishop of GortynaApostolic Nuncio 78.1RetiredAuguste-Joseph-Marie Cogneau †Auxiliary Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 76.5DiedJames Dey †Vicar Apostolic of Great Britain, Military 89.2DiedAdolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France 50.2AppointedPietro Raimondi †Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), ItalyBishop Emeritus 9 May BornGeorge StackArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain 10 May55.5AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China 44.9AppointedFaustino M. Tissot, S.X. †Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus 60.0AppointedJan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania 11 May BornMaurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.Bishop Emeritus of Kitale, Kenya 49.7AppointedJoseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) †Bishop of Linz, AustriaBishop Emeritus 62.2AppointedSaverio Ritter †Apostolic Internuncio to CzechoslovakiaOfficial of the Secretariat of State 12 May28.2Ordained PriestCyriaque Siméon Obamba †PriestBishop Emeritus of Mouila, Gabon 26.1Ordained PriestJosé Tomás Sánchez †Priest of Sorsogon, PhilippinesCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy 44.7Ordained BishopBl. Stefan Wyszyński †Bishop of Lublin, PolandCardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland 13 May67.2SucceededLucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández †Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 85.2DiedFelipe Rincón González †Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 14 May39.9AppointedGiuseppe Siri †Archbishop of Genova, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy 16 May BornAndré GazailleBishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada 17 May77.7AppointedLuigi Ferri †Titular Bishop of LiviasBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy 77.7RetiredLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus 77.7RetiredLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy BornAntonio Lanfranchi †Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy 18 May64.6DiedJean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China 79.9AppointedJosé María Caro Rodríguez †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della ScalaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile 66.4DiedEdouard Rostaing, M.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar 19 May26.2Ordained PriestConstantin Guirma †Priest of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus of Kaya, Burkina Faso 48.6Ordained BishopFranciszek Jop †Titular Bishop of DauliaBishop of Opole, Poland BornJuventino Kestering †Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil 48.3Ordained BishopGiacomo Palombella †Bishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Matera, Italy BornAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio 53.9Ordained BishopJan Piotr Stepa †Bishop of Tarnów, Poland 20 May74.8DiedEnrico Gasparri †Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura BornBrendan KellyBishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland 21 May50.4InstalledGeorges-Léon Landry †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus 51.0AppointedGerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara †Official to RomaniaApostolic Delegate to Great Britain 22 May BornFrancesco MontenegroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy 23 May BornLucio LemmoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy 24 May BornOdon Marie Arsène RazanakolonaArchbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar 25 May BornWashington Cruz, C.P.Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil 57.3DiedGaspër Thaçi †Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania 26 May17.1ProfessedJosé Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. †Member of Congregation of the PassionPrelate Emeritus of Moyobamba, Peru 24.4Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Sahagún de la ParraPriest of Zamora, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México 27 May77.2DiedPatrick Morrisroe †Bishop of Achonry, Ireland 28 May56.2Ordained BishopJohn Raphael Hagan †Titular Bishop of LimataAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA BornMarcelino Hernández RodríguezBishop Emeritus of Colima, México BornBosco PuthurBishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia 55.5AppointedGiovanni Rizzo †Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy 55.5AppointedGiovanni Rizzo †Titular Bishop of LysiasArchbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy 29 May69.1AppointedMassimo Massimi †Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura 40.0InstalledGiuseppe Siri †Archbishop of Genova, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy 30 May BornMichael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio 16.3Temporary VowsPellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy 47.9Ordained BishopCharles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China 24.4Ordained PriestThomas Jerome Welsh †Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA 31 May55.9AppointedLuigi Arrigoni †Apostolic Nuncio to Peru 55.9AppointedLuigi Arrigoni †Titular Archbishop of Apamea in SyriaApostolic Nuncio to Peru BornJohannes KreidlerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany