The Year of Our Lord 1950

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.8	Appointed	Raymund Alfons Ackermann, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Yanji [Yenki], China	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
	55.4	Appointed	Alfredo Bontempi †	Rector
	32.9	Selected	[Benedict Cai Xiufeng] †	Administrator of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China	Bishop
	85.1	Died	Francisco Javier Cavada Contreras †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magallanes, Chile
	54.9	Ceased	Albert-François Cousineau, C.S.C. †	Superior General of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
		Born	Augustine Cui Tai		Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
	63.5	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
	21.0	Entered	Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	58.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Franciolini †	Coadjutor Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
	69.0	Converted	Iwannis (Youhanna) Gandour †	Titular Archbishop of Bostra
	31.9	Appointed	Joseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †	Prefect of Musoma, Tanzania	Prefect Emeritus
	52.1	Resigned	Augustin Claude Guérin, M. Afr. †	Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Prefect Emeritus
		Appointed	Guo Mingye †	Apostolic Administrator of Daming [Taming], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	24.4	Incardinated	Robert Healy †	Priest of Perth, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	35.0	Appointed	Louis He Dezong †	Apostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	32.4	Appointed	Michael He Jinmin †	Apostolic Administrator of Ningbo [Ningpo], China	Bishop
	68.5	Died	John Baptist Hou †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shihnan [Enshi], China
	53.5	Appointed	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
		Died	Willibrord Lay, O.S.B. †	Prefect Emeritus of Lindi, Tanzania
	28.9	Selected	Lucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China	Bishop
	37.0	Selected	Odoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. †	Administrator of Hankow [Hankou], China	Bishop
		Born	Félicien Muvara †		Priest
	20.6	First Vows	Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
	45.6	Resigned	Vincentas Padolskis †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
	25.2	Ordained Priest	[Matthew Pan Deshi] †	Priest	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
	76.3	Died	Giuseppe Potier, C.M. †	Prefect of Arauca, Colombia
	25.5	Final Vows	Paul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
	41.3	Appointed	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Apostolic Administrator of Lipa, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
	67.2	Resigned	Bruno Wolnik, S.J. †	Prefect of Lusaka, Zambia	Prefect Emeritus
1 Jan	26.1	Ordained Priest	Brian Patrick Ashby †	Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Leonard Anthony Faulkner †	Priest of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.1	Died	William Aloysius Griffin †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
	21.0	Solemn Vows	Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
		Born	Timothée Modibo-Nzockena †		Bishop of Franceville, Gabon
		Born	Xavier Johnsai Munyongani †		Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
	23.3	Ordained Deacon	Pavlo Vasylyk †	Deacon	Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
2 Jan		Born	Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
4 Jan		Born	Gerald Michael Barbarito		Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
5 Jan	44.2	Incardinated	Jean-Marie Villot †	Priest of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Secretary of State
6 Jan	22.4	Ordained Priest	Alberto Tricarico †	Priest of Gallipoli, Italy	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
8 Jan	72.3	Died	Nicolás Corona y Corona †	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
	17.9	Entered	Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Sigismondi †	Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	67.6	Died	Andrej Skrábik †	Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
9 Jan		Born	Carlos Aguiar Retes		Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
	52.0	Appointed	Antonio Taffi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio
	52.0	Appointed	Antonio Taffi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Apostolic Nuncio
14 Jan	59.1	Appointed	Alfonso Castaldo †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop
	59.1	Appointed	Alfonso Castaldo †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	59.1	Appointed	Alfonso Castaldo †	Apostolic Administrator of Pozzuoli, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	23.6	Professed	Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
	34.8	Appointed	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
15 Jan		Born	Christopher Alan Saunders		Bishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
18 Jan	64.8	Died	Alfonso Camillo de Romanis, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	James Henry Ambrose Griffiths †	Titular Bishop of Gaza	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
	77.8	Died	Elie Chedid (Scedid) †	Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
20 Jan	64.1	Appointed	Louis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Girus	Bishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
	64.1	Resigned	Louis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China	Bishop Emeritus
	39.3	Appointed	Franz Jáchym †	Coadjutor Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
	39.3	Appointed	Franz Jáchym †	Titular Archbishop of Maronea	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
21 Jan	53.1	Appointed	Paul Nousseir †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
22 Jan	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bergamaschi †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
23 Jan	76.3	Appointed	Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nice, France	Bishop
	69.9	Resigned	César Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Douglas William Young, S.V.D.		Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
24 Jan	45.8	Appointed	Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jan	45.8	Appointed	Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Zenobias	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
25 Jan	56.5	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
27 Jan		Born	Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez		Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
27 Jan	44.8	Appointed	Edouard Gabriel Quint, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China	Prefect Emeritus
28 Jan	45.5	Appointed	George William Ahr †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	52.1	Appointed	John Joyce Russell †	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
	44.3	Appointed	Christopher Joseph Weldon †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	40.5	Appointed	John Joseph Wright †	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
29 Jan		Born	Joaquim Justino Carreira †		Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	36.5	Ordained Bishop	João Cláudio Colling †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
30 Jan	44.1	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Titular Archbishop of Ternobus	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
30 Jan	44.1	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
31 Jan	70.3	Died	Francesco Gardini †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
	42.2	Appointed	Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro †	Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Palaestina	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
	77.0	Appointed	Pasquale Mores †	Titular Archbishop of Phulli	Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
	77.0	Retired	Pasquale Mores †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	25.1	Ordained Priest	Georges Biard, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Mopti, Mali
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
		Born	Kazimierz Nycz		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
2 Feb	26.3	Ordained Priest	Gilles Bélisle †	Priest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	67.0	Appointed	Antonio Cardona Riera †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Jesús Enciso Viana †	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	36.2	Incardinated	Patrick Kla Juwle †	Priest of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Vicar Apostolic
	28.2	Ordained Priest	Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
	48.0	Appointed	Manuel Llopis Ivorra †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
	39.0	Final Vows	José Oleaga Guerequiz, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Prefect of San Francisco Javier, Peru
	46.2	Appointed	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
3 Feb	53.0	Appointed	Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
	53.0	Appointed	Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
	54.2	Appointed	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	54.2	Appointed	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
		Born	Cesare Pasini		Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Library
	40.7	Appointed	Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi †	Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
	40.7	Appointed	Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi †	Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
4 Feb	42.5	Died	James Thomas O’Dowd †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Feb		Born	Patrick James Dunn		Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
5 Feb		Born	Andrew Raksam Marak		Bishop of Tura, India
6 Feb		Born	Timothy Michael Dolan		Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
7 Feb	64.7	Died	William Francis Murphy †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
	73.0	Died	Boniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)
		Born	Dušan Spiridion Špiner		Priest of Bratislava, Slovakia
8 Feb		Born	Callistus Rubaramira		Bishop of Kabale, Uganda
9 Feb	57.5	Appointed	Joseph Charbonneau †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	57.5	Resigned	Joseph Charbonneau †	Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	42.0	Appointed	Ladislav Hlad †	Titular Bishop of Cediae
	76.6	Died	Franz Justus Rarkowski †	Bishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
	84.5	Died	Adolf Piotr Szelążek †	Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
10 Feb	32.2	Ordained Priest	Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
10 Feb	62.8	Appointed	Paul-Marie-Alexandre Richaud †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
13 Feb		Born	Domenico Cornacchia		Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
	44.7	Appointed	Armando Lombardi †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea Philippi	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
	44.7	Appointed	Armando Lombardi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
14 Feb	76.8	Died	Jean-Camille Costes †	Bishop of Angers, France
14 Feb	81.1	Died	Anselmo Filippo Pecci, O.S.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Demetrio Fernández González		Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
15 Feb		Born	Stephanus Tri Bữu Thiên		Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam
16 Feb	85.0	Died	James Naughton †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland
19 Feb	24.8	Ordained Priest	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
	34.4	Ordained Bishop	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Dices	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
	61.4	Died	Henry John Poskitt †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Marian Przykucki †	Priest of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
20 Feb	44.0	Appointed	Manuel Marengo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
20 Feb	44.0	Appointed	Manuel Marengo †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae	Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
22 Feb	56.5	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
24 Feb	64.3	Died	Luigi Cammarata †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
26 Feb	64.9	Died	Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
28 Feb		Born	Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio		Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
28 Feb	54.8	Died	José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz †	Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

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