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The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

May to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May52.9AppointedJoão Irineu Joffily (Joffly)Titular Archbishop of AnasarthaArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
52.9ResignedJoão Irineu Joffily (Joffly)Archbishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestNorbert RobichaudPriest of Chatham, New Brunswick, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
BornEmil Aloysius WcelaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
2 MayBornDennis Harold De JongBishop of Ndola, Zambia
3 May42.2Ordained BishopCrisanto Luque y SánchezTitular Bishop of CroaeCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
5 May45.4AppointedAttilio AdinolfiBishop of Anagni, Italy
80.8DiedBartolomeo Maria LaguminaBishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
75.9DiedGiuseppe LaguminaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
52.4AppointedMathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Douala, CameroonVicar Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon
73.0DiedBasilio PompiljCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
62.5DiedEverard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
6 May49.9AppointedVittore Rosario FernandesBishop of Mangalore, India
56.7InstalledFrancisco María González y AriasBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
7 May BornAldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
44.4Ordained BishopJoseph Anthony O’SullivanBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
8 May48.5AppointedAristides de Araújo PortoCoadjutor Bishop of Montes Claros, BrazilBishop
48.5AppointedAristides de Araújo PortoTitular Bishop of ThevesteBishop of Montes Claros, Brazil
77.2DiedJulián Raymundo Riveiro y Jacinto, O.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
9 May51.6AppointedFrancesco GardiniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
59.6AppointedFrancesco Marchetti SelvaggianiVicar General of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
BornMarian Kazimierz ZimałekAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
10 May23.3Ordained PriestJaime Garcia GoulartPriest of Díli, Timor-LesteBishop Emeritus
23.1Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Tirado PedrazaPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
43.6Ordained BishopMario VianelloBishop of Fidenza, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia, Italy
11 May40.6AppointedEduard Profittlich, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
66.4ResignedAntonino Zecchini, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of EstoniaApostolic Nuncio to Latvia
12 May47.4DiedPierre Erdozainey-Etchart, S.C.I. †Superior of Tali [Dali], China
13 MayBornOscar Rolando Cantuarias PastorArchbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
53.6SucceededAuguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], ChinaBishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
84.6DiedJules Prosper París, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
BornLaurence RyanBishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
15 May52.8InstalledGuillermo Tritschler y CórdobaBishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
16 May21.9ProfessedAurelian (Josef) Bilgeri, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Eshowe, South Africa
20.7First VowsHeinrich Suso Brechter, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
BornBlasco Francisco CollaçoApostolic Nuncio
53.4AppointedMario Giardini, B. †Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
17 May19.9ProfessedPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
18 MayBornLorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
44.4InstalledJoseph Anthony O’SullivanBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
21 May40.4SucceededCharles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
71.7DiedJosé Bento Martins RibeiroBishop of Cochin, India
BornJesús Arturo RoldánBishop of San Rafael, Argentina
59.9ResignedJoseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
22 MayBornArthé GuimondArchbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
61.5AppointedJohn Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. †Prefect of Bahama, Bahamas, AntillesVicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles
23 May BornLucian MureşanCardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
24 May58.6Ordained BishopEmilio Cecco, C.S.I. †Titular Bishop of LetopolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
26 May59.6AppointedFrancesco Marchetti SelvaggianiArchpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
BornSimone Alfiero ScatizziBishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
64.6Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph WallTitular Bishop of ThasusAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
27 MayBornAugustus PetersAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
39.0AppointedErnesto Sena de OliveiraArchbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
39.0AppointedErnesto Sena de OliveiraTitular Archbishop of MityleneBishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
41.8AppointedJoão da Silva Campos NevesAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
41.8AppointedJoão da Silva Campos NevesTitular Bishop of VatarbaBishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
28 May55.1AppointedCelso Benigno Luigi CostantiniApostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin], ChinaCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
51.8AppointedDomenico MarsigliaArchbishop of Rossano, Italy
30 May32.8Ordained PriestRoman Richard AtkielskiPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop
22.8Ordained PriestEmilio BiancheriPriestBishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
22.4Ordained PriestJames Patrick CarrollPriest of Sydney, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.9Ordained PriestBernardo CitterioPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.4Ordained PriestGérard-Marie CoderrePriest of Joliette, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
26.9Ordained PriestFranco CostaPriest of Genova, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
26.0Ordained PriestCyril Conrad CowderoyPriest of Southwark, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
23.2Ordained PriestAbilio del Campo y de la BárcenaPriest of Burgos, SpainBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
25.0Ordained PriestAntanas Louis DeksnysPriest of Kaunas, LithuaniaOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
26.0Ordained PriestÉmilien FrenettePriest of Montréal, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
51.0AppointedJohannes Damascus Jesacher (Iesacher), O.F.M. †Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
28.6Ordained PriestMikel KoliqiPriest of Shkodrë, AlbaniaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
23.7Ordained PriestLuigi MorstabiliniPriestBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
26.3Ordained PriestPetru PlescaPriest of Iaşi, RomaniaOrdinary
25.9Ordained PriestJuan Ricote AlonsoPriest of Madrid, SpainBishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
27.9Ordained PriestFrancesco RossiPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
26.3Ordained PriestPaul Francis TannerPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
24.3Ordained PriestLeonardo Viera ContrerasPriest of Colima, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
24.1Ordained PriestPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Priest of Order of St. AugustineOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
31 May44.8Ordained BishopTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of HierissusBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
72.0DiedEberhard Limbrock, S.V.D. †Prefect Emeritus of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
58.2InstalledGaudenzio ManuelliArchbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
65.1DiedFelix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
75.7ResignedBoghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII TerzianPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
75.7ResignedBoghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII TerzianBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
1 Jun49.2AppointedEgidio LariTitular Archbishop of TyrusApostolic Nuncio
49.2AppointedEgidio LariApostolic Delegate to PersiaApostolic Nuncio
88.3DiedGiovanni Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
3 JunBornSimon Michael Fung Kui HeongBishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
5 Jun57.7AppointedJames Albert DuffyTitular Bishop of SilandusBishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
57.7ResignedJames Albert DuffyBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USABishop Emeritus
91.5DiedCrescente Errázuriz ValdiviesoArchbishop of Santiago de Chile
BornLaurence ForristalBishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
27.1Ordained PriestBernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Comayagua, Honduras
7 Jun25.2Ordained DeaconBaldwin (Wilfred) Dworschak, O.S.B. †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
BornAndrea Gemma, F.D.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
46.2Ordained BishopTeodoro PallaroniBishop of Sarsina, Italy
43.7InstalledMario VianelloBishop of Fidenza, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia, Italy
26.3Ordained PriestCyril John VogelPriest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
8 Jun45.6AppointedTomás Aspe, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
BornEgidio CaporelloBishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
57.0SucceededVahan KitchourianArchbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
83.0DiedJoseph RokossianArchbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
9 Jun48.8AppointedAlbert Henri Charles Breton, M.E.P. †Bishop of Fukuoka, JapanBishop Emeritus
38.0AppointedThomas Martin FoxBishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
60.5AppointedMathurin-Pie Le Ruyet, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ajmer, IndiaBishop Emeritus
10 Jun67.5DiedHermann Bücking, S.V.D. †Prefect Emeritus of Togo
84.0DiedJacques Reelick, S.C.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.0Ordained BishopUrban John VehrBishop of Denver, Colorado, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
BornJosé Vieira de Lima, T.O.R.Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
12 JunBornColin CampbellBishop Emeritus of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Jun28.3Ordained PriestLionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
15 Jun BornRichard Charles Patrick HanifenBishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
16 Jun64.7AppointedJules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †Prefect of Sikkim, IndiaPrefect Emeritus
BornPablo Puente BucesApostolic Nuncio
17 Jun45.8Ordained BishopKarl Joseph AlterBishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
BornDonald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Morondava, Madagascar
18 JunBornAntonio Dorado SotoBishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
19 Jun68.8DiedJames Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
69.1AppointedJuan Bautista Gorordo y PerfectoTitular Bishop of TacapaeBishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
69.1ResignedJuan Bautista Gorordo y PerfectoBishop of Cebu, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
BornAlonso Llano RuizBishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
71.3DiedGiovanni VolpiBishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
BornJohn Baptist Ye RonghuaBishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
20 Jun79.3RetiredEugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.9SucceededAlexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam
BornWilliam Joseph FoleyArchbishop of Perth, Australia
25.4Ordained PriestWilliam Joseph MoranPriest of San Francisco, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
21 Jun45.6Ordained BishopTomás Aspe, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
BornHubert BucherBishop Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
BornLuis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Melo, Uruguay
BornJoseph Leopold ImeschBishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
24.4Ordained PriestWilliam J. PhilbinPriest of Achonry, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
63.2Ordained BishopFlorentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of LeucePrelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
23.7Ordained PriestLouis Wach, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
24.1Ordained PriestWilliam Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
22 JunBornPaulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
50.2AppointedFilippo MantiniBishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
23 Jun BornJuan de Dios Caballero ReyesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México
44.0AppointedPierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, CanadaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.0AppointedPierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of ThmuisCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada
46.0AppointedAlphonse Verwimp, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.0AppointedAlphonse Verwimp, S.J. †Titular Bishop of UcculaBishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 JunBornPaulo Eduardo Andrade PonteArchbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
BornHabib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
23.0Ordained PriestSegundo Garcia de Sierra y MéndezPriest of Oviedo, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
24.0Solemn VowsTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di GrottaferrataAbbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
BornRudolf MüllerBishop Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany
26.8Ordained PriestGeorges Léon PelletierPriest of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
26 Jun60.6AppointedJames J. RocheCoadjutor Bishop of Cloyne, IrelandBishop
60.6AppointedJames J. RocheTitular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaBishop of Cloyne, Ireland
27 Jun45.3AppointedLeone Sieben, C.M. †Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Jun56.9Ordained BishopFerdinando BernardiBishop of Andria, ItalyArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
26.8Ordained PriestJean Louis Joseph Collignon, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Les Cayes, Haïti
51.7Ordained BishopFrancesco GardiniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
22.5Ordained PriestZdzisław GolińskiPriest of Częstochowa, PolandBishop
BornPiotr HemperekAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
23.8Ordained PriestSecundo TagliabuePriest of Vercelli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
29 Jun30.0Ordained PriestBaltasar Álvarez RestrepoPriest of Manizales, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
51.4Ordained BishopJuan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. †Bishop of Vijayapuram, IndiaBishop Emeritus
23.2Ordained DeaconAntoni Léon Louis CaillotDeacon of Coutances (-Avranches), FranceBishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
29.8Ordained PriestHenri-Alexandre ChappouliePriest of Paris, FranceBishop of Angers, France
42.9Ordained BishopManuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †Titular Bishop of GurzaSuperior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
48.9Ordained BishopPeter Francis RayappaBishop of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus
51.0InstalledArcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
24.6Ordained PriestMaurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis PourchetPriest of Besançon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Saint-Flour, France
28.7Ordained PriestGabriel (André) Sortais, O.C.S.O. †Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceAbbot General
30 Jun50.9AppointedAndrea CesaranoArchbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
44.8InstalledTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, ChileBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
48.9AppointedAgostino MancinelliCoadjutor Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, ItalyArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
48.9AppointedAgostino MancinelliTitular Bishop of NazianzusArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
55.0AppointedMassimiliano MassimilianiBishop of Modigliana, Italy
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