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The Year of Our Lord 1947

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Jul52.1AppointedWilliam Michael Slattery, C.M. †Superior General of Congregation of the MissionSuperior General Emeritus
1 Jul50.8Ordained BishopGeorges-Stanislas-Jean BéjotTitular Bishop of CassandriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24.9Ordained PriestJoseph CandolfiPriest of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
BornGiuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E.Bishop Emeritus of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
46.7Ordained BishopJames Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Ponce, Puerto RicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
2 Jul38.9Ordained BishopJames Joseph ByrneTitular Bishop of EtennaArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
39.5Ordained BishopJohn Patrick CodyTitular Bishop of ApolloniaCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
49.3Ordained BishopHenry Theophilus KlonowskiTitular Bishop of DaldisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
52.8AppointedThomas John McDonnellAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USACoadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
52.8AppointedThomas John McDonnellTitular Bishop of SelaCoadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
62.8AppointedMihael TorosApostolic Administrator of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaApostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
77.5DiedGabriele VettoriArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
3 Jul73.8DiedHenry John AlthoffBishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
77.6DiedSantos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia
45.2Ordained BishopAndré-Pierre-François FauvelBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceBishop Emeritus
23.4Ordained PriestStanisław SzymeckiPriest of Katowice, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
74.6AppointedFrancis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu)Titular Bishop of MactarisBishop Emeritus of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
74.6RetiredFrancis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu)Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
4 Jul67.5AppointedÉtienne Garon, M.S. †Prefect of Morondava, Madagascar
6 Jul51.0Ordained BishopCamilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CratiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sibundoy, Colombia
30.0Ordained PriestVincenzo FrancoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
60.2AppointedGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †Apostolic Delegate to IndonesiaApostolic Nuncio
26.0Ordained PriestIvan SemediPriest of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
7 Jul66.7DiedMaximilian Josef Johannes KallerBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
91.3DiedAnton Karaś (Karosas)Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
BornJuan Antonio Reig PlaBishop Emeritus of Alcalá de Henares, Spain
BornPetrus Boddeng TimangBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
8 Jul BornJohn Eijiro SuwaBishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
56.6ResignedNicolaus Szarvas, S.J. †Prefect of Taming [Daming], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
10 Jul43.0AppointedJean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Libreville, GabonArchbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
43.0AppointedJean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of RhinocoruraArchbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
58.9AppointedLouis-August Chorin, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand
58.9AppointedLouis-August Chorin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of PolystylusVicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand
45.2InstalledAndré-Pierre-François FauvelBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceBishop Emeritus
40.4AppointedIgnatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. †Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
57.8AppointedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
57.8AppointedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of ParlaisBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
39.0AppointedNicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †Bishop of Rawalpindi, PakistanBishop Emeritus
58.5AppointedGáspár Lischerong, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Daming [Taming], China
12 Jul23.7Ordained PriestMichel Joseph KuehnPriest of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop Emeritus of Chartres, France
25.3Ordained PriestLouis KuehnPriest of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
40.7AppointedKnut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of SwedenBishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
40.7AppointedKnut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of BiltaBishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
77.3RetiredRené-Marie-Joseph Perros, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, ThailandVicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Jul25.9Ordained PriestMaurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestCarlo CurisPriest of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyApostolic Nuncio
24.8Ordained PriestRoger Marie Élie EtchegarayPriest of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), FranceCardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
25.1Ordained PriestArmando FrancoPriestBishop of Oria, Italy
21.0Solemn VowsGiovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
23.3Ordained PriestSilvano PiovanelliPriest of Firenze {Florence}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.5Ordained BishopAlfonso Ródenas GarcíaBishop of Almería, Spain
30.0Ordained PriestFranz ŽakPriest of Sankt Pölten, AustriaBishop Emeritus
14 Jul BornLorenzo LoppaBishop Emeritus of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
15 Jul BornDieter GeerlingsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
BornDorylas MoreauBishop Emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
BornDavid Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua
16 Jul35.0ElectedGiovanni Enrico (John Henry) Boccella, T.O.R. †Minister General of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
BornAlfonso Cortés ContrerasArchbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México
BornAlvaro Leonel Ramazzini ImeriCardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
47.8Ordained BishopLeonard Joseph RaymondBishop of Allahabad, IndiaArchbishop of Nagpur, India
19 Jul63.6DiedWalter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
23.7Ordained PriestAmérico HenriquesPriestBishop Emeritus of Nova Lisboa, Angola
51.4AppointedMichael KellerBishop of Münster, Germany
93.0AppointedLeonidas MedinaTitular Archbishop of Novae PatraeBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
93.0RetiredLeonidas MedinaBishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
49.6SucceededÁngel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
52.1AppointedCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Prelate of Bananal, BrazilBishop of Goiás, Brazil
52.1AppointedCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CoelaBishop of Goiás, Brazil
20 Jul40.6Ordained BishopAntônio Maria Alves de SiqueiraTitular Bishop of ArycandaArchbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.3Ordained PriestEverardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. †Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa
25.3Ordained PriestHilarion Capucci, B.A. †Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
BornCosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J.Bishop Emeritus of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam
26.6Ordained PriestLambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
48.9Ordained BishopGeorges Xenopulos, S.J. †Bishop of Syros (e Milos), GreeceBishop Emeritus
22.7Ordained PriestFlorentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. †Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
21 Jul26.3Ordained PriestPhilippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiễn, P.F.J. †Priest of Saigon, Viet NamArchbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
94.9DiedYousef VI Emmanuel II ThomasPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
22 Jul BornClaude Champagne, O.M.I.Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
25 Jul63.4Ordained BishopGeorge Laurence CravenTitular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
41.2Ordained BishopKazimirs DulbinskisTitular Bishop of GeraraAuxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
45.8Ordained BishopFrancis Edward Joseph GrimshawBishop of Plymouth, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
28.0Ordained PriestWenceslas KalibushiPriestBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
32.3Ordained PriestJérôme RazafindrazakaPriestBishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
34.9Ordained BishopJuan Callanta SisonTitular Bishop of LimataArchbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
55.2Ordained BishopPēteris StrodsTitular Bishop of StadiaApostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia
58.2Ordained BishopHilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of GibbaArchbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Jul46.6AppointedBl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
45.5SucceededThomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
40.9AppointedJan Michiel Jozef Antoon HanssenCoadjutor Bishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop
40.9AppointedJan Michiel Jozef Antoon HanssenTitular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Roermond, Netherlands
42.9AppointedGeorges Léon PelletierBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
27 Jul BornGabriel Akwasi Ababio ManteBishop of Jasikan, Ghana
31.6Ordained PriestGodfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Enugu, Nigeria
BornGiovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
25.1Ordained PriestDante Carlos SandrelliPriest of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Formosa, Argentina
23.2Ordained PriestSettimio TodiscoPriest of Brindisi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
28 Jul71.3DiedJean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka
30 Jul83.0DiedAndré-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Vinh, Viet Nam
31 Jul27.7Ordained PriestJoseph Ma Zhongmu (Tegusbeleg)Priest of Yinchuan [Ningsia], ChinaBishop Emeritus
BornJoseph Ignace RandrianasoloBishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar
79.9DiedAdriaan SmetsApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Persia
1 Aug69.4DiedAlessandro MacchiBishop of Como, Italy
46.8InstalledJames Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Ponce, Puerto RicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
BornRomano RossiBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
2 Aug48.9AppointedRoman Richard AtkielskiAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
48.9AppointedRoman Richard AtkielskiTitular Bishop of StobiAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
22.6Ordained DeaconGaetano BonicelliDeacon of Bergamo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
47.0AppointedLouis Abel CaillouetAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedLouis Abel CaillouetTitular Bishop of SeteaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
42.0AppointedHugh Aloysius DonohoeAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USABishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
42.0AppointedHugh Aloysius DonohoeTitular Bishop of TaiumBishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
43.0AppointedAlfonso Espino y SilvaBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
19.7ProfessedThomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
46.2AppointedJohn Alexander MathesonBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
47.5AppointedJames Aloysius McNultyAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USABishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
47.5AppointedJames Aloysius McNultyTitular Bishop of MethoneBishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
43.4AppointedHubert Michael NewellCoadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USABishop Emeritus
43.4AppointedHubert Michael NewellTitular Bishop of ZaparaBishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
66.5DiedLuis A. Venegas HenríquezEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus of Chillán, Chile
3 Aug BornGeorges Abou Khazen, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
58.6Ordained BishopAurelio del Pino GómezBishop of Lérida, SpainBishop Emeritus
38.6Ordained BishopZdzisław GolińskiTitular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
55.8AppointedKarlo JamnikApostolic Administrator of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia
63.1ResignedTheodos (Peter) Schall, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe, South AfricaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
4 Aug62.5DiedMarcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic
5 Aug BornManolo Alarcon de los SantosBishop Emeritus of Virac, Philippines
6 Aug79.4DiedEugène CurienBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
42.9Ordained BishopJoseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. †Titular Bishop of ThasusBishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
8 Aug BornGonzalo Restrepo RestrepoArchbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
9 Aug45.1AppointedDaniel-Auguste LemonnierAuxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
45.1AppointedDaniel-Auguste LemonnierTitular Bishop of ByblusAuxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
52.4AppointedAlexandros ScandarBishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
43.4AppointedStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
43.4AppointedStephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †Titular Bishop of SaisCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
10 Aug59.4AppointedMarco II KhouzamPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
59.4AppointedMarco II KhouzamBishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
22.5Ordained PriestMario MigliettaPriest of Brindisi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
24.4Ordained PriestIgnacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasBishop Emeritus of Hwange, Zimbabwe
14 Aug BornAugustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
27.4Ordained PriestPeter Chen JianzhangPriestBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
28.6Ordained PriestPaul Liu ShuhePriestAuxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
25.3Ordained PriestCosmas Shi EnxiangPriestBishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
15 Aug38.6Ordained BishopCharles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of SufesBishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
45.3Ordained BishopJoseph HlouchBishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
16 Aug73.4DiedRamón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. †Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
49.4SucceededJuan Niccolai, O.F.M. †Bishop of Tarija, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
17 Aug24.8Ordained PriestFrancisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrelate of El Salto, Durango, México
18 Aug BornKevin John Patrick McDonaldArchbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
19 Aug BornDominique RézeauPermanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna
38.9AppointedRufino Jiao SantosAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop
38.9AppointedRufino Jiao SantosTitular Bishop of BarcaCardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
20 Aug52.7AppointedJoseph Maximilian MuellerCoadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedJoseph Maximilian MuellerTitular Bishop of SindaBishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
54.6AppointedThomas Lawrence NoaBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
21 Aug BornLiam Stephen CaryBishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
22 Aug47.1Ordained BishopAdolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of CapitoliasArchbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
23 Aug44.9AppointedArthur Walter Hughes, M. Afr. †Titular Archbishop of AprusApostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
44.9AppointedArthur Walter Hughes, M. Afr. †Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
24 Aug BornRonald William GainerBishop Emeritus of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
64.9Ordained BishopMarcus SigalaArchbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
25 Aug89.0DiedVictor Roelens, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Aug49.0Ordained BishopRoman Richard AtkielskiTitular Bishop of StobiAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
29 Aug BornAntranig AyvazianBishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria
23.7Ordained PriestFranco BrambillaPriest of Como, ItalyApostolic Nuncio
30 Aug63.4AppointedEmilio Botero GonzálezBishop of Pasto, Colombia
69.7DiedMario Giardini, B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
19.4ProfessedFerenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. †Member of Order of CisterciansBishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
19.8ProfessedEndre Gergely Kovács, O. Cist. †Member of Order of CisterciansAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
31 Aug29.0Ordained PriestEnzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
29.6Ordained PriestJesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
58.0Ordained BishopJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of ParlaisBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
27.8Ordained PriestCharles MsakilaPriest of Karema, TanzaniaBishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
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