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The Year of Our Lord 1952

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown23.7Ordained PriestJenaro Artázcoz Lizárraga, I.E.M.E. †Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasDirector General Emeritus
23.6Ordained DeaconPaulos Philoxinos AyyamkulangaraDeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
24.5Final VowsJoel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
43.8AppointedPolicarpo da Costa VazAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
22.8First VowsVitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
50.0AppointedPierre Duhart, M.E.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Jilin [Kirin], China
31.9IncardinatedStéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
64.2ResignedFrancisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.3ResignedPierre Joseph François d’Alcantara Sintas, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Berbérati, Central African RepublicPrefect Emeritus
50.7AppointedMalcolm Francis J. LaVelle, C.P. †Superior General of Congregation of the PassionSuperior General Emeritus
50.0AppointedPeter Liu HanchenAdministrator of Dali [Tali], China
DiedFrancesco Sanz Pascual, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia
AppointedFrancesco Maria Savarese, O.M. †Superior General of Order of the MinimsSuperior General Emeritus
58.0AppointedEmile M. Schot, B. †Superior General of Clerics Regular of St. PaulSuperior General Emeritus
51.4AppointedAugustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. †Minister General of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Nuncio
AppointedClément Sirgue, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Moundou, Chad
18.0ProfessedAdam Smigielski, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
BornNorman King’oo WambuaBishop of Machakos, Kenya
70.0ResignedPieter Jan Willekens, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Djakarta, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
53.3AppointedGeorges Xenopulos, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Crete {Candia}, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
36.5Selected[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin]Administrator of Tongzhou [Tungchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
1 Jan50.3DiedGiuseppe Di Donna, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Andria, Italy
20.7ProfessedAttila Miklósházy, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusTitular Bishop of Castellum Minus
2 Jan BornEmmanuel Nguyên Hong SonBishop of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
45.9AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Neghelli, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
45.9AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
3 Jan40.8AppointedAleksandar TokicCoadjutor Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), MontenegroArchbishop
40.8AppointedAleksandar TokicTitular Archbishop of BizyaArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
4 JanBornAlfonso Yepes RojoPrefect of Leticia, Colombia
5 Jan69.3DiedJoseph Henri Jean Marie Prud’hommeBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 Jan50.5Ordained BishopGuglielmo BosettiTitular Bishop of Hippo DiarrhytusBishop of Fidenza, Italy
BornJesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
BornJohn Douglas DeshotelBishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
67.7SucceededVicente Alejandro González y RobletoArchbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
86.7DiedJosé Antonio Lezcano y OrtegaArchbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
BornDenis Bernard Marie MoutelBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
8 Jan81.7DiedArturo Celestino ÁlvarezBishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
56.4SucceededAntonio Ignacio CamargoBishop of Calabozo, VenezuelaBishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
86.9ResignedEugenio (Juan Bautista) da Carcagente (Soler Rodríguez), O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
26.7Perpetual VowsPedro de Guzman Magugat, M.S.C. †Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
9 Jan82.1DiedAndrea CassuloApostolic Delegate to Turkey
10 Jan41.4AppointedPierre Marin Arntz, O.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Bandung, IndonesiaBishop of Bandung, Indonesia
41.4AppointedPierre Marin Arntz, O.S.C. †Titular Bishop of StectoriumBishop of Bandung, Indonesia
51.2AppointedRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.2Ordained PriestThomas Vose DailyPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
57.7AppointedXavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Costermansville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
57.7AppointedXavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of LaganiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
32.1AppointedLodewijk Antoon Jansen, S.M.M. †Prefect of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.3Ordained PriestJohn Richard McNamaraPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
37.0AppointedAntonio Torasso, I.M.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia
37.0AppointedAntonio Torasso, I.M.C. †Titular Bishop of ThapsusVicar Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia
43.2AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
43.2AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of BurcaBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
11 Jan38.8AppointedMarceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Leticia, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
BornPeter John HolidayBishop Emeritus of Kroonstad, South Africa
13 Jan37.0Ordained BishopJosip PavlišićTitular Bishop of BruzusArchbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
BornLucius Iwejuru UgorjiArchbishop of Owerri, Nigeria
14 JanBornMichele CastoroArchbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
56.1AppointedGeorges-Léon LandryTitular Bishop of CnossusBishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
56.1ResignedGeorges-Léon LandryBishop of Hearst, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
45.5SucceededPhilip Francis PocockArchbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
74.8AppointedArthur Alfred SinnottTitular Archbishop of SebasteaArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
74.8RetiredArthur Alfred SinnottArchbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
15 Jan62.6DiedFrancisco Blanco NájeraBishop of Orense, Spain
BornJosé Manuel Garza MaderoAuxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
BornPeter HlaBishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
16 Jan61.2InstalledHugh Louis LambBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
17 Jan52.8Ordained BishopMarcel-Pierre-Armand RiopelTitular Bishop of Neocaesarea in SyriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
18 Jan46.6SucceededRené-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Port-Said, EgyptBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
80.5DiedAnge-Marie (Paul) Hiral, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt
19 Jan47.8AppointedDante Battaglierin, S.X. †Apostolic Administrator of Jessore, BangladeshBishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
20 Jan18.0Perpetual VowsGrégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
75.3AppointedIgnace MobarakTitular Archbishop of GabalaArchbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
75.3RetiredIgnace MobarakArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
23.2Ordained PriestJosé Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola
21 Jan39.9AppointedErnest Maria ÇobaApostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
39.9AppointedErnest Maria ÇobaTitular Bishop of MidaëumApostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
23 Jan48.9AppointedLambert Anthony HochBishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
24 JanBornFausto Feliciano Gaibor GarcíaBishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
52.1Ordained BishopFriedrich Maria Heinrich RintelenTitular Bishop of ChusiraAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
25 Jan47.8AppointedPacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], ChinaBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
26 Jan51.8AppointedHeinrich BaakenAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedHeinrich BaakenTitular Bishop of GordusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
70.7DiedAlexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †Bishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
46.0AppointedIgnace ZiadéArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
27 Jan71.8AppointedPjetër DemaVicar Capitular of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
71.8AppointedPjetër DemaTitular Bishop of ApolloniasVicar Capitular of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
BornCalogero La Piana, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestLorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of Huacho, Peru
45.1Ordained BishopVincenzo RadicioniBishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMelchisedec Sikuli PalukuBishop of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 JanBornFernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
45.6Ordained BishopLino Rasdesales GonzagaBishop of Palo, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
29 Jan57.2AppointedGeorges CabanaCoadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Jan83.4DiedLuigi FerriBishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
31 Jan16.7First VowsTomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
56.6AppointedPacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. †Bishop of Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
52.5AppointedGiovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. †Bishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
1 Feb91.9DiedJosé Alves MatosoBishop of Guarda, Portugal
66.6DiedFelice Cribellati, F.D.P. †Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy
61.0SucceededDomingos da Silva GonçalvesBishop of Guarda, Portugal
17.4EnteredCláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
BornLumen Monteiro, C.S.C.Bishop of Agartala, India
2 FebBornLuis Albeiro Cortés RendónAuxiliary Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
BornAgenor Girardi, M.S.C. †Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
53.1Ordained BishopBuenaventura Jáuregui PrietoTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Zipaquirá, Colombia
50.7Ordained BishopJean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of BotrianaBishop Emeritus of Nouna, Burkina Faso
23.6ProfessedPaulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. †Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop Emeritus of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.0DiedWilliam Henry MellonBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
20.8ProfessedJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
3 Feb55.7Ordained BishopBiagio d’AgostinoTitular Bishop of CitiumBishop Emeritus of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
5 Feb BornJosé Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
6 Feb47.7AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyBishop of Saint-Flour, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
53.6AppointedAleksander MoscickiAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
53.6AppointedAleksander MoscickiTitular Bishop of DoaraAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
7 Feb65.4AppointedJoseph Aloysius BurkeBishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
51.2Ordained BishopFrancis Yi Xuanhua (Yi Hsüan-hua)Bishop of Xiangyang [Siangyang], China
8 Feb59.4AppointedThomas Kiely GormanCoadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
59.4AppointedThomas Kiely GormanTitular Bishop of RhasusBishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
44.9AppointedJoseph Mark McSheaAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
44.9AppointedJoseph Mark McSheaTitular Bishop of MinaBishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
10 Feb BornMartin Kivuva MusondeArchbishop of Mombasa, Kenya
47.9Ordained BishopPacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. †Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
66.6AppointedDenis J. MoynihanBishop of Kerry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
39.5Ordained BishopLaurean RugambwaTitular Bishop of FebianaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
12 Feb BornGilberto Gómez GonzálezBishop of Abancay, Peru
51.6DiedAmbrose Kelly, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
49.7AppointedJosé Lázaro Neves, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
14 Feb66.3AppointedStanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. †Bishop of Teramo e Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.1AppointedAloys BigirumwamiVicar Apostolic of Nyundo, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
47.1AppointedAloys BigirumwamiTitular Bishop of GarrianaBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
49.4AppointedAdolfo BinniBishop of Nola, Italy
49.6AppointedJames Buis, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of AstypalaeaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
49.6AppointedJames Buis, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Jesselton, MalaysiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
67.6AppointedLaurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, RwandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornJoseph ThykkattilBishop of Gwalior, India
49.8AppointedJan Vos, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of CnidusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
49.8AppointedJan Vos, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, MalaysiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.0AppointedJoseph Wang Cizhang (Wan Tsu-chang)Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China
15 Feb BornGeorge AntonysamyArchbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
16 Feb36.8AppointedAlberto Gaudêncio RamosArchbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
64.0AppointedMarcolino Esmeraldo de Souza DantasArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
17 Feb23.4Ordained PriestJohn Adel Elya, B.S. †Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
BornLouis Frederick KihnemanBishop of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
BornArmando António Ortíz AguirreBishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México
BornReinaldo del Prette LissotArchbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
18 Feb18.9ProfessedBrian James Barnes, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
79.9DiedAntoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Guangzhou [Canton], China
BornDaniel Kozelinski NettoBishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
19 Feb61.4DiedFrancesco GibertiBishop of Fidenza, Italy
20 Feb62.2SelectedJules Georges KandelaArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
21 Feb41.6AppointedJavier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, PeruAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
41.6AppointedJavier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. †Titular Bishop of BaparaAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
60.1DiedFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. †Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
74.9DiedAgostinho de Jesus e SouzaBishop of Porto, Portugal
22 Feb69.4AppointedMate GarkovićApostolic Administrator of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaArchbishop
69.4AppointedMate GarkovićTitular Bishop of AdrasusArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
23 Feb39.0AppointedGabriel BukatkoApostolic Administrator of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
39.0AppointedGabriel BukatkoTitular Bishop of SeverianaArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
40.8AppointedJorge Manrique HurtadoAuxiliary Bishop of La Paz, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
40.8AppointedJorge Manrique HurtadoTitular Bishop of HadrumetumArchbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
43.3AppointedMatteo Guido SperandeoBishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Calvi e Teano, Italy
24 Feb47.3Ordained BishopLucas Katsusaburo AraiBishop of Yokohama, JapanBishop Emeritus
49.6InstalledThomas Absolam McCabeBishop of Wollongong, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
24.4Ordained PriestAndrew PatakiPriest of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
25 Feb53.7Ordained BishopAleksander MoscickiTitular Bishop of DoaraAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
26 Feb BornJacinto Inácio FlachBishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
57.1AppointedLuigi PirelliBishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
27 Feb BornJohn Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S.Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi
28 Feb43.7AppointedLionel AudetAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.7AppointedLionel AudetTitular Bishop of ThibarisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
40.5AppointedFrancis Joseph KleinBishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
BornMarek SzkudłoAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
29 Feb86.5DiedAgustín Barrere, F.M.I. †Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina
72.6DiedRoger-Henri-Marie BeaussartAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
BornThomas LöhrAuxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany
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