The Year of Our Lord 1968

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb Born Devair Araújo da Fonseca Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

46.0 Appointed Austin-Emile Burke † Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

17.6 Entered Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. Member of Order of Cistercians Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2 Feb 48.2 Appointed Luigi Bongianino † Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy

48.2 Appointed Luigi Bongianino † Titular Bishop of Vulturia Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy

59.1 Ceased Giovanni Francesco Dadone † Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop of Fossano, Italy

51.3 Appointed Guerino Luigi Grimaldi † Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

51.3 Appointed Guerino Luigi Grimaldi † Titular Bishop of Salapia Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

23.3 Solemn Vows Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

40.7 Solemn Vows Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

25.4 Ordained Priest Norbert Trelle Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

3 Feb 44.8 Appointed Blas Victorio Conrero † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

64.4 Appointed Pietro Gazzoli † Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Pietro Gazzoli † Titular Bishop of Forum Flaminii Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy

47.3 Appointed Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. † Auxiliary Bishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

47.3 Appointed Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

56.4 Died Francis Joseph Klein † Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

51.3 Ordained Bishop Winnibald Joseph Menezes † Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

72.7 Died Adolph John Paschang, M.M. † Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China

4 Feb Born Georges Iskandar, B.S. Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

5 Feb Born Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil

52.9 Succeeded Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Archbishop Emeritus

80.8 Died Paul-Marie-Alexandre Richaud † Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

47.8 Appointed José Tomás Sánchez † Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

47.8 Appointed José Tomás Sánchez † Titular Bishop of Lesvi Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

36.8 Appointed Bienvenido Solon Tudtud † Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

36.8 Appointed Bienvenido Solon Tudtud † Titular Bishop of Thimida Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

6 Feb 31.6 Ordained Priest Bedřich Provazník † Priest Bishop

Born José Antonio Satué Huerto Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain

Born Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal

7 Feb 73.2 Appointed Georges Cabana † Titular Archbishop of Succuba Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

73.2 Resigned Georges Cabana † Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

90.5 Died Francesco Maria Franco † Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy

8 Feb 51.3 Appointed Servílio Conti, I.M.C. † Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil

54.9 Appointed Matija Matiša Zvekanović † Bishop of Subotica, Serbia Bishop Emeritus

9 Feb 24.1 Ordained Priest Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

83.0 Died Enrico Petrilli † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy

44.9 Succeeded Karl (Charles) Reiterer, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia

48.1 Appointed Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. † Archiepiscopal Exarch of Argentina (Ukrainian) Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

65.8 Resigned Jan Vos, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

10 Feb 51.7 Ordained Bishop Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France

62.3 Appointed Isidor Markus Emanuel † Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany

62.3 Resigned Isidor Markus Emanuel † Bishop of Speyer, Germany Bishop Emeritus

11 Feb 18.5 Professed Paul Bernard Bird, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Ballarat, Australia

51.0 Ordained Bishop Anton Hänggi † Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

37.7 Ordained Bishop José da Silva Chaves Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Bishop Emeritus of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil

60.0 Ordained Bishop Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. † Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

12 Feb 94.4 Died James Albert Duffy † Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

76.2 Retired Giacomo Lercaro † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.6 Succeeded Antonio Poma † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

14 Feb Born Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia

55.1 Died Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

15 Feb 75.3 Appointed Emilio Baroncelli † Titular Bishop of Forum Clodii Bishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy

75.3 Retired Emilio Baroncelli † Bishop of Recanati, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Born Julius Yakubu Kundi Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria

63.0 Appointed Paul Francis Tanner † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 43.6 Appointed Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath † Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

43.6 Appointed Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath † Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

42.9 Appointed Joseph Mahn Erie † Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia Vicar Apostolic

47.6 Appointed Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Sfasferia Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia

17 Feb 63.5 Appointed John Joseph Carberry † Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

70.3 Appointed Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục † Titular Archbishop of Bulla Regia Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam

70.3 Resigned Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục † Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

18 Feb Born Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

52.4 Ordained Bishop Antonio Innocenti † Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

47.7 Installed St. Karol Józef Wojtyła † Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

20 Feb Born Ernesto Jesús Brotóns Tena Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

65.6 Appointed Piotr Golebiowski † Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland

21 Feb 53.9 Appointed Piotr Longin Bednarczyk † Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Piotr Longin Bednarczyk † Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

22 Feb 48.0 Installed René Audet † Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

40.9 Ordained Bishop José López Lara † Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

55.8 Ordained Bishop Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

23 Feb 45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Antonetti † Titular Archbishop of Rusellae Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

58.2 Appointed Jean Jadot † Titular Archbishop of Zuri Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat for Non-Christians

64.5 Died Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas † Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

24 Feb 45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Antonetti † Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Antonetti † Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

42.4 Died Leonello Berti, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos

37.4 Succeeded Francis Patrick Carroll † Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia

76.1 Died Francis Augustin Henschke † Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia

58.2 Appointed Jean Jadot † Apostolic Delegate to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat for Non-Christians

39.4 Ordained Bishop Kuriakose Kunnacherry † Titular Bishop of Cephas Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

Born Stanislaus Tobias Magombo † Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

Born Antonio José Valín Valdés Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain

25 Feb 46.5 Ordained Bishop Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. † Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

85.7 Died Alfred Couderc † Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France

72.7 Ordained Bishop Juozapas Pletkus † Titular Bishop of Tubia Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania

45.5 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Torres Romero † Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena Bishop of Toluca, México, México

26 Feb Born Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland

52.3 Appointed Godofredo Pedernal Pisig † Bishop of Borongan, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

27 Feb 44.7 Appointed Vekoslav Grmič † Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

44.7 Appointed Vekoslav Grmič † Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia

28 Feb 53.8 Appointed Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu † Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Appointed André-Pierre-François Fauvel † Titular Bishop of Abthugni Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France

65.8 Resigned André-Pierre-François Fauvel † Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb		Born	Devair Araújo da Fonseca		Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46.0	Appointed	Austin-Emile Burke †	Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
17.6	Entered	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Feb	48.2	Appointed	Luigi Bongianino †	Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
48.2	Appointed	Luigi Bongianino †	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
59.1	Ceased	Giovanni Francesco Dadone †	Apostolic Administrator of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
51.3	Appointed	Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
51.3	Appointed	Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †	Titular Bishop of Salapia	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
23.3	Solemn Vows	Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
40.7	Solemn Vows	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
25.4	Ordained Priest	Norbert Trelle	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
3 Feb	44.8	Appointed	Blas Victorio Conrero †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
64.4	Appointed	Pietro Gazzoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Pietro Gazzoli †	Titular Bishop of Forum Flaminii	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
47.3	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
47.3	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
56.4	Died	Francis Joseph Klein †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
51.3	Ordained Bishop	Winnibald Joseph Menezes †	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
72.7	Died	Adolph John Paschang, M.M. †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
4 Feb		Born	Georges Iskandar, B.S.		Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
5 Feb		Born	Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
52.9	Succeeded	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Archbishop Emeritus
80.8	Died	Paul-Marie-Alexandre Richaud †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
47.8	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
47.8	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
36.8	Appointed	Bienvenido Solon Tudtud †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
36.8	Appointed	Bienvenido Solon Tudtud †	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
6 Feb	31.6	Ordained Priest	Bedřich Provazník †	Priest	Bishop
	Born	José Antonio Satué Huerto		Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain
	Born	Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag		Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
7 Feb	73.2	Appointed	Georges Cabana †	Titular Archbishop of Succuba	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
73.2	Resigned	Georges Cabana †	Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
90.5	Died	Francesco Maria Franco †	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
8 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Servílio Conti, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil
54.9	Appointed	Matija Matiša Zvekanović †	Bishop of Subotica, Serbia	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
83.0	Died	Enrico Petrilli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy
44.9	Succeeded	Karl (Charles) Reiterer, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia
48.1	Appointed	Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. †	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Argentina (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
65.8	Resigned	Jan Vos, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Feb	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
62.3	Appointed	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
62.3	Resigned	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	18.5	Professed	Paul Bernard Bird, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Anton Hänggi †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
37.7	Ordained Bishop	José da Silva Chaves	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Bishop Emeritus of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	94.4	Died	James Albert Duffy †	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
76.2	Retired	Giacomo Lercaro †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.6	Succeeded	Antonio Poma †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb		Born	Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C.		Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia
55.1	Died	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
15 Feb	75.3	Appointed	Emilio Baroncelli †	Titular Bishop of Forum Clodii	Bishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy
75.3	Retired	Emilio Baroncelli †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Julius Yakubu Kundi		Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
63.0	Appointed	Paul Francis Tanner †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	43.6	Appointed	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
43.6	Appointed	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath †	Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
42.9	Appointed	Joseph Mahn Erie †	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia	Vicar Apostolic
47.6	Appointed	Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sfasferia	Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
17 Feb	63.5	Appointed	John Joseph Carberry †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
70.3	Appointed	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Titular Archbishop of Bulla Regia	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
70.3	Resigned	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb		Born	Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard		Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Innocenti †	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
47.7	Installed	St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †	Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Feb		Born	Ernesto Jesús Brotóns Tena		Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
65.6	Appointed	Piotr Golebiowski †	Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland
21 Feb	53.9	Appointed	Piotr Longin Bednarczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Piotr Longin Bednarczyk †	Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
22 Feb	48.0	Installed	René Audet †	Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
40.9	Ordained Bishop	José López Lara †	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
23 Feb	45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti †	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
58.2	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Titular Archbishop of Zuri	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
64.5	Died	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
24 Feb	45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
42.4	Died	Leonello Berti, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos
37.4	Succeeded	Francis Patrick Carroll †	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
76.1	Died	Francis Augustin Henschke †	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
58.2	Appointed	Jean Jadot †	Apostolic Delegate to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Kuriakose Kunnacherry †	Titular Bishop of Cephas	Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
	Born	Stanislaus Tobias Magombo †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
	Born	Antonio José Valín Valdés		Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain
25 Feb	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. †	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
85.7	Died	Alfred Couderc †	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
72.7	Ordained Bishop	Juozapas Pletkus †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Torres Romero †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena	Bishop of Toluca, México, México
26 Feb		Born	Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E.		Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland
52.3	Appointed	Godofredo Pedernal Pisig †	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	44.7	Appointed	Vekoslav Grmič †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.7	Appointed	Vekoslav Grmič †	Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
28 Feb	53.8	Appointed	Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Titular Bishop of Abthugni	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
65.8	Resigned	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus

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