Year 1948, January-February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown40.0AppointedGabriel Abou-Saada †Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine 60.1AppointedMikhayl Assaf †Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineArchbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan 22.4EnteredErnest Anthony Bertrand Boland, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan 39.9AppointedAlois Bürke, S.M.B. †Pro-Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], ChinaPrefect Emeritus ResignedJacinto Maria Dávila, O.P. †Prefect of Canelos, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus 54.6ResignedVinzenz Maria Demetz, O.F.M. †Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], ChinaPrefect Emeritus Appointed Fan Puhou †Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China 26.9Ordained Priest[Peter Fan Wenxing] †PriestBishop Emeritus of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China 22.5First VowsOlívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil 29.2IncardinatedJohn Joseph Fitzpatrick †Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA 24.2Final VowsJoseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA BornJean-Michel Girard, C.R.B.Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland 28.1Final VowsFrançois Hoenen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 20.9EnteredGeorg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland 65.9ResignedJacobus Jacobs, O. Praem. †Prefect of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus 26.0Ordained Priest[Henry Jia Fu-shan (Kia Fu Chan)] †PriestBishop of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China 29.1Final VowsCarlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama BornMichael Marai †Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea DiedGerardo Martino Uberto Martens, C.I.C.M. †Prefect of Makassar, Indonesia 48.7ResignedThomas M. Megan, S.V.D. †Prefect of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], ChinaPrefect Emeritus 20.2Solemn VowsAbraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. †Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria 52.2AppointedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) †Apostolic Administrator of Xiapu [Funing], ChinaBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China 63.2AppointedAdeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. †Secretary General of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation 63.9AppointedSaverio Ritter †Official of the Secretariat of State BornPaul Runangaza RuzokaArchbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania 34.6AppointedJohannes Schütte, S.V.D. †Pro-Prefect of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], ChinaSuperior General Emeritus of Society of the Divine Word 52.4AppointedJuan Tarcisio Senner, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia 48.6ResignedLouis Arthur Venadam, S.F.M. †Pro-Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], ChinaPro-Prefect Emeritus 27.0Ordained Priest[Anthony Zhong Quanzhang] †PriestBishop of Meixian [Kaying], China 30.3EnteredPaul Zoungrana, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Jan47.6AppointedMartin John O’Connor †President of the Pontifical Commission for Social CommunicationsPresident Emeritus 1 Jan BornIvan DevčićArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka, Croatia BornJacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 2 Jan51.6AppointedLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil 3 Jan41.1AppointedManuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus 49.4AppointedÉdouard Jetté †Auxiliary Bishop of Joliette, Québec, CanadaApostolic Administrator Emeritus 49.4AppointedÉdouard Jetté †Titular Bishop of TabaeApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada BornDonato NegroArchbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy 4 Jan48.0Ordained BishopReginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 52.6Ordained BishopCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CoelaBishop of Goiás, Brazil 5 JanBornFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia 6 Jan25.8Ordained PriestMário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerPrelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil 7 Jan BornJan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa 8 Jan46.8AppointedAttilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop of Iringa, Tanzania 46.8AppointedAttilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Iringa, TanzaniaBishop of Iringa, Tanzania 52.9AppointedFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USABishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 52.9AppointedFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CotennaBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 42.5AppointedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 42.5AppointedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of HirinaArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 43.7AppointedPeter Wang Muduo (Wang Mu-to) †Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China 61.8AppointedGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of UzalisVicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 61.8AppointedGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 9 Jan BornAndrej ImrichAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia 71.2AppointedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of AcarassusBishop Emeritus of Jinzhou [Jehol], China 71.2ResignedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], ChinaBishop Emeritus 42.1AppointedMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du SénégalBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France 48.8SucceededRené-Joseph Piérard †Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop Emeritus 90.4DiedJoseph-Marie Tissier †Bishop of Châlons, France 10 Jan40.0AppointedCarlos Gouvêa Coelho †Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil 45.4AppointedAntônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of LacedaemoniaPrelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil 45.4AppointedAntônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †Prelate of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, BrazilPrelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil 44.7AppointedJoseph Rodgers †Coadjutor Bishop of Killaloe, IrelandBishop 44.7AppointedJoseph Rodgers †Titular Bishop of SebelaBishop of Killaloe, Ireland 11 Jan25.8Ordained PriestFrancis John Dunn †Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USAAuxiliary Bishop 13 Jan55.1AppointedUgo Camozzo †Archbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 14 Jan75.7DiedFrancesco Canessa †Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy BornGiovanni D’Alise †Bishop of Caserta, Italy 51.4Ordained BishopPatrick Aloysius O’Boyle †Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 15 Jan BornPaul Choi Deok-kiBishop Emeritus of Suwon, Korea (South) 88.3AppointedHeinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusBishop Emeritus of Poona, India 88.3RetiredHeinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †Bishop of Poona, IndiaBishop Emeritus 41.6AppointedAntónio Ferreira Gomes †Coadjutor Bishop of Portalegre, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal 41.6AppointedAntónio Ferreira Gomes †Titular Bishop of RhandusBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal 75.4AppointedFrancis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisBishop Emeritus of Fenyang [Fenyang], China 75.4RetiredFrancis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus 16 Jan BornGiorgio Demetrio GallaroSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches 17 Jan36.2AppointedIsidore Borecky †Apostolic Exarch of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada 36.2AppointedIsidore Borecky †Titular Bishop of Amathus in CyproBishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada BornDerek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil 47.9AppointedClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 47.9AppointedClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Titular Bishop of OlenaPrelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil 18 Jan22.9Ordained PriestLuciano José Cabral Duarte †Priest of Aracajú, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil 52.6InstalledFilippo Jacolino †Bishop of Trapani, Italy BornJohn Thomas KattrukudiyilBishop Emeritus of Itanagar, India 59.9CeasedErnesto Ruffini †Apostolic Administrator of Trapani, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy 19 Jan30.0IncardinatedBasil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †Priest of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada 48.3AppointedMarian Jankowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland 48.3AppointedMarian Jankowski †Titular Bishop of Diospolis in ThraciaAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland 42.6AppointedNilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †Apostolic Exarch of Western Canada (Ukrainian)Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada 49.9AppointedWładysław Suszyński †Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaApostolic Administrator 49.9AppointedWładysław Suszyński †Titular Bishop of TabboraApostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania 20 Jan39.2AppointedBernard Czaplinski †Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop 39.2AppointedBernard Czaplinski †Titular Bishop of FaustinopolisBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland 21 Jan51.5InstalledPatrick Aloysius O’Boyle †Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 23 Jan BornJavier Salinas ViñalsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain 25 Jan26.0Ordained PriestJaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras 26.4Ordained PriestManuel Franklin da Costa †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola 41.9CeasedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the LordArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan 64.2DiedJoseph Donatien Plissonneau, S.C.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Foumban, Cameroon 43.9Ordained BishopStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Titular Bishop of SaisCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 28 Jan54.2AppointedKarel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium BornCelso Morga IruzubietaArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain BornGino RealiBishop Emeritus of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy BornSebastián Taltavull AngladaBishop of Mallorca, Spain 29 Jan46.7Ordained BishopAlbert Rudolph Zuroweste †Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus 31 Jan68.1AppointedJean Delay †Archbishop of Marseille, FranceArchbishop Emeritus 22.5Solemn VowsGiuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina FebOrdained Priest Hao Nai †Priest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], ChinaAdministrator 65.1ResignedRobert Constant Lagae, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 1 Feb41.8Ordained BishopJosé del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of ColybrassusApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil 59.1Ordained BishopBenigno Carrara †Titular Bishop of HieropolisBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy 77.2DiedFrancis Clement Kelley †Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 58.4SucceededEugene Joseph McGuinness †Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 2 Feb36.4Final VowsEugene Edward Fahy, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China 3 Feb BornCarlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste 5 Feb66.3AppointedTerence Bernard McGuire †Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus 52.3AppointedEris Norman Michael O’Brien †Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia 52.3AppointedEris Norman Michael O’Brien †Titular Bishop of AlindaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia 41.4AppointedAntonio Tedde †Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy 6 Feb BornAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to Israel 7 Feb56.0AppointedGerald Thomas Bergan †Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USAArchbishop Emeritus 46.4AppointedEdward Wilson Douglas †Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 61.6AppointedJames Francis Aloysius McIntyre †Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 42.1AppointedJohn Aloysius Murphy †Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain 42.1AppointedJohn Aloysius Murphy †Titular Bishop of AppiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain 37.0AppointedManuel de Jesus Pereira †Auxiliary Bishop of Funchal, PortugalBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal 37.0AppointedManuel de Jesus Pereira †Titular Bishop of PraenetusBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal 8 Feb22.5Ordained PriestRamón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia BornJoseph Osei-BonsuBishop Emeritus of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana 41.4Ordained BishopAnselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ConanaBishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil 9 Feb75.0DiedAuguste-Julien-Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar 10 Feb BornLuis Armando CollazuolBishop Emeritus of Concordia, Argentina BornThomas Anthony WilliamsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain 11 Feb61.5AppointedGustavo Testa †Apostolic Delegate to Palestine, TransJordan, and CyprusCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 12 Feb59.3AppointedAlphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of TigavaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 59.3AppointedAlphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 70.4AppointedLéon Klerlein, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 61.1AppointedJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of SerteiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) 61.1AppointedJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 30.6IncardinatedMark Onwuha Unegbu †Priest of Owerri, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria 46.2AppointedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus 46.2AppointedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of IsauropolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viet Nam 34.8AppointedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia 34.8AppointedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Tullia 38.7AppointedJoseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Owerri, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria 38.7AppointedJoseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of TiddiBishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria 13 Feb47.8AppointedRuy Serra †Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, BrazilBishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 39.5AppointedJosé Terceiro de Sousa †Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil 14 Feb75.8DiedConrad Gröber †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 37.1AppointedAndrew J. Roborecki †Auxiliary Bishop of Central Canada (Ukrainian)Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada 37.1AppointedAndrew J. Roborecki †Titular Bishop of TanaisBishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada 15 Feb25.7Ordained PriestFrançois Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 77.9DiedMichael Ott, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada 16 Feb BornJohn FlemingBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland 96.8DiedGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies BornLadislav Hučko †Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian) BornArmando TrasartiBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy 19 Feb80.9AppointedDionisio Vismara, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of TymbriasBishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India 80.9RetiredDionisio Vismara, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hyderabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus 20 Feb49.9AppointedVitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M. †Prefect of Misurata, LibyaVicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya 21 Feb25.1Ordained PriestPaul John O’Byrne †Priest of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus 23 FebBornCherubim Alfred Dambui †Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 63.8AppointedJulio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. †Bishop of Cali, Colombia 24 Feb58.1InstalledFrancis Patrick Keough †Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA BornGilles LemayBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada 25 Feb58.3Ordained BishopJean Duperray †Titular Bishop of LamiaBishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France 42.1Ordained BishopJohn Aloysius Murphy †Titular Bishop of AppiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain 48.1Ordained BishopWendelin Joseph Nold †Titular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA 26 Feb BornBoutros MarayatiArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria 85.3DiedValentín de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. †Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 28 Feb53.6AppointedJames Black †Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain 48.3AppointedThomas Arthur Connolly †Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA 26.0Ordained PriestGeorge Avis Fulcher †Priest of Columbus, Ohio, USABishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA 40.4CeasedFranc Močnik †Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, ItalyFormer Administrator 63.5AppointedMihael Toros †Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy 29 Feb48.0AppointedOrlando Chaves, S.D.B. †Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil