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The Year of Our Lord 1972

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown67.7ResignedPedro José (Giuseppe Pietro) Agostini, O. Cist. †Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, BrazilAbbot Emeritus
22.0ProfessedQuesnel Alphonse, S.M.M.Member of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop of Fort-Liberté, Haďti
25.0Solemn VowsGiorgio Bertin, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Djibouti
79.9DiedJoseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
43.3SucceededPeter Chung Hoan TingVicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
42.7ResignedMichele Di Simone, C.P. †Prefect of Sekadau, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
44.5IncardinatedStephen Hector Youssef DoueihiPriest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
80.3RetiredFrancisco Xavier da Piedade RebelloApostolic Administrator of Goa e Damăo, IndiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
22.8Perpetual VowsRuben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
69.6ResignedJohannes Maria Hoeck (Höck), O.S.B. †Superior General of Order of Saint Benedict
25.4Ordained DeaconPaulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)
17.8ProfessedMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Member of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
20.2ProfessedMichael Lenihan, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
BornAnthony Li HuiCoadjutor Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
59.6ResignedJoăo Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †Prelate of Óbidos, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
DiedAlfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
54.0AppointedClément Ignace MansouratiVice President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon LawAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
49.9AppointedPaul Casimir MarcinkusPresident of the Roman Curia - OtherPro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
45.1AppointedDomenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
27.5EnteredMarc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
35.4IncardinatedRafael Palmero RamosPriest of Toledo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
51.3ResignedJerónimo José PodestáTitular Bishop of Horrea AniniciBishop Emeritus of Avellaneda, Argentina
37.9ResignedJán Jiří PojerPriest
28.5Final VowsEduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
58.7AppointedJoăo de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †Apostolic Administrator of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
41.6AppointedAdélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P. †Superior General of Poveri Servi della Divina ProvvidenzaBishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
24.2ProfessedOscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Jan70.1CeasedGiovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
3 Jan45.1AppointedManfred MüllerAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
45.1AppointedManfred MüllerTitular Bishop of IubaltianaBishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
48.4AppointedFranz Xaver SchwarzenböckAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedFranz Xaver SchwarzenböckTitular Bishop of VageataAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
57.5AppointedRudolf SchmidAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.5AppointedRudolf SchmidTitular Bishop of DionysianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
51.1AppointedHeinrich von Soden-FraunhofenAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedHeinrich von Soden-FraunhofenTitular Bishop of BelaliAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
4 Jan BornNareg (Narek Louis) Naamoyan (Namo)Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine
5 Jan26.2Ordained PriestJacob AngadiathPriest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA
BornEmmanuel (Khaled Ayad) BishayBishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
BornAndrea RipaSecretary of the Apostolic Signatura
6 Jan59.5AppointedAnnibale Bugnini, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of DiocletianaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
63.2AppointedGiuseppe CasoriaTitular Archbishop of Forum NovumCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
64.3AppointedEdward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †Titular Archbishop of NumidaPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
60.6AppointedPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of SatrianumCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
7 Jan55.6AppointedJean Albert Marie Auguste BernardBishop of Nancy (-Toul), FranceBishop Emeritus
85.2DiedDionisio BorraBishop Emeritus of Fossano, Italy
51.7AppointedJan GurdaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
51.7AppointedJan GurdaTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
56.2AppointedFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
56.2AppointedFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †Titular Archbishop of AquavivaArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
82.8DiedJacques Mangers, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
41.3AppointedJoseph PowathilAuxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
41.3AppointedJoseph PowathilTitular Bishop of Caesarea PhilippiArchbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
8 Jan28.8ProfessedHilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
9 Jan87.5DiedJoseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
43.9Ordained BishopAuguste NobouBishop of Korhogo, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
10 Jan25.1Ordained PriestAndrew FrancisPriestBishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan
12 Jan62.8Ordained BishopMichael Joseph BegleyBishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USABishop Emeritus
BornTom Thomas Pattasseril, I.C.Apostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
13 Jan BornAdam John ParkerAuxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
BornMasilo John SelemelaAuxiliary Bishop of Pretoria, South Africa
15 Jan56.6AppointedAldo Del MonteBishop of Novara, ItalyBishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestJacinto Furtado de Brito SobrinhoPriest of Bacabal, Maranhăo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
BornLuis Eduardo González CedrésBishop of Mercedes, Uruguay
BornÁngel Maximiliano Ordońez SigchoAuxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
43.3AppointedJaime Lachica SinCoadjutor Archbishop of Jaro, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
43.3AppointedJaime Lachica SinTitular Archbishop of Massa LubrenseCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
16 Jan62.6CeasedSanto BergamoApostolic Administrator of Rossano, ItalyBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
45.2InstalledAntonio CantisaniArchbishop of Rossano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
81.1DiedGregorio Modrego y CasausArchbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
27.6Ordained DeaconYves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
63.9AppointedLéonce TchantayanAuxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonBishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
63.9AppointedLéonce TchantayanTitular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaBishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
63.9ResignedLéonce TchantayanBishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), IranBishop Emeritus
17 Jan BornIvan BrientFormer Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
83.0DiedGáspár Lischerong, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Daming [Taming], China
18 Jan62.9AppointedSamuel Chauriz, O.A.O.C. †Archbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
64.5ResignedTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyAbbot Emeritus
20 Jan61.3ResignedHendrik Theodorus Edmund BeelAuxiliary Bishop of Roermond, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
39.2AppointedJoannes Baptist Matthijs GijsenBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
21.2EnteredLeonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
21 Jan45.8AppointedDesiderio Elso CollinoAuxiliary Bishop of Rosario, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
45.8AppointedDesiderio Elso CollinoTitular Bishop of BuxentumBishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
BornVicente de Paula TavaresAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
54.4DiedGerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia
22 Jan57.0AppointedGiuseppe MoizoCoadjutor Bishop of Acqui, ItalyBishop
57.0AppointedGiuseppe MoizoTitular Bishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaBishop of Acqui, Italy
50.6AppointedCesare PaganiBishop of Cittŕ di Castello, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia-Cittŕ della Pieve, Italy
50.6AppointedCesare PaganiBishop of Gubbio, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia-Cittŕ della Pieve, Italy
BornBruno Paul Marie ValentinBishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France
23 Jan51.7InstalledAntônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. †Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Jan83.1RetiredManuel Gonçalves CerejeiraVicar Apostolic of Portugal, MilitaryCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
62.8DiedFélix Alvin D. Ley, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan
43.6AppointedAntónio RibeiroVicar Apostolic of Portugal, MilitaryCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Jan BornDimas Antonio Acuńa JiménezBishop of El Banco, Colombia
23.5Ordained PriestJuan de la Caridad García RodríguezPriest of Camagüey, CubaCardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
48.6Ordained BishopRené Henry GracidaTitular Bishop of MasuccabaBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
43.7Ordained BishopJohn Aloysius MarshallBishop of Burlington, Vermont, USABishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
30.2Ordained PriestVincent Marius Joseph PeirisPriest of Colombo, Sri LankaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.2Ordained BishopBenedito de Ulhôa VieiraTitular Bishop of BitettumArchbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26 Jan43.7Ordained BishopLouis Edward GelineauBishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USABishop Emeritus
28 Jan50.4AppointedEdward Thomas O’MearaAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USAArchbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
50.4AppointedEdward Thomas O’MearaTitular Bishop of ThisiduoArchbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
29 Jan58.3SucceededFrancesco AmadioBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
65.1CeasedMarc-Armand LallierApostolic Administrator of Nancy (-Toul), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
BornMauricio Alberto LandraAuxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
83.1RetiredLuciano MarcanteBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
30 Jan73.2DiedCharles Quentin Bertram Olwell, C.P. †Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
31 Jan BornRolandas MakrickasCoadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
43.8AppointedCelso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
43.8AppointedCelso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †Titular Bishop of CamplumBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
Feb64.1Ordained BishopNykanor Mykola Deyneha (Dejneha), M.S.U. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Feb27.9Ordained PriestManfred MelzerPriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.6AppointedJuan Moleón AndreuBishop of Paraguay, Military
2 Feb20.5ProfessedWilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartArchbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
52.4Ordained BishopJoseph Francis MaguireTitular Bishop of MactarisBishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
46.3AppointedJames Joseph McGuinnessCoadjutor Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
46.3AppointedJames Joseph McGuinnessTitular Bishop of Sanctus GermanusBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
57.4Ordained BishopLawrence Joseph RileyTitular Bishop of DaimlaigAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
21.6Solemn VowsOrani Joăo Tempesta, O. Cist.Member of Order of CisterciansCardinal, Archbishop of Săo Sebastiăo do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornThomas (Tomy) Joseph TharayilArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
3 Feb BornJoăo Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
38.3AppointedErwin Hecht, O.M.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Kimberley, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
38.3AppointedErwin Hecht, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of ObbaBishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
50.3AppointedHenry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’HeureuxBishop of Perpignan-Elne, FranceBishop Emeritus
68.8ResignedJohn Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †Bishop of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
63.7AppointedJohn Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †Bishop of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
55.6AppointedManuel VisuvasamBishop of Coimbatore, India
4 Feb40.4AppointedJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of PauzeraPrelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
5 Feb41.3Ordained BishopMichele GiordanoTitular Bishop of Lari CastellumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
BornSkiper Bladimir Yáńez CalvachiBishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador
6 Feb52.1Ordained BishopJosé María Cases DeordalBishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, SpainBishop Emeritus
41.6Ordained BishopAntônio Soares CostaTitular Bishop of Synnada in MauretaniaBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
7 Feb BornRoberto Carlos Zacarías LópezBishop of Canindeyú, Paraguay
8 Feb66.2AppointedMihály Endrey-EipelAuxiliary Bishop of Pécs, HungaryBishop of Vác, Hungary
45.2AppointedÁrpád Fábián, O. Praem. †Apostolic Administrator of Szombathely, HungaryBishop
45.2AppointedÁrpád Fábián, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of ClypiaBishop of Szombathely, Hungary
44.4AppointedLászló Kádár, O. Cist. †Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
44.4AppointedLászló Kádár, O. Cist. †Titular Bishop of SaetabisArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
73.7AppointedSándor Klempa, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of BastiApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
73.7ResignedSándor Klempa, O. Praem. †Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, HungaryApostolic Administrator Emeritus
78.6RetiredSándor KovácsBishop of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus
61.9AppointedLászló LékaiApostolic Administrator of Veszprém, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
61.9AppointedLászló LékaiTitular Bishop of Girus TarasiiCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
74.9RetiredJosé de Jesús Martinez VargasBishop of Armenia, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
38.2AppointedLibardo Ramírez GómezBishop of Armenia, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
BornRoberto Yenny GarcíaBishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
9 Feb83.0DiedFelice BeccaroBishop of San Miniato, Italy
11 Feb60.0DiedPavol BrezanóczyArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
13 Feb88.8DiedWilliam Lawrence AdrianBishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
47.4Ordained BishopSaminini ArulappaArchbishop of Hyderabad, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
51.6Ordained BishopCharles Amarin BrandTitular Bishop of UthinaArchbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
59.6Ordained BishopAnnibale Bugnini, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of DiocletianaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
63.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe CasoriaTitular Archbishop of Forum NovumCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
45.8Ordained BishopDesiderio Elso CollinoTitular Bishop of BuxentumBishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
37.9Ordained BishopPatelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †Titular Bishop of AurusulianaBishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
39.3Ordained BishopJoannes Baptist Matthijs GijsenBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
51.8Ordained BishopJan GurdaTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
64.4Ordained BishopEdward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †Titular Archbishop of NumidaPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
62.9Ordained BishopAntal JakabTitular Bishop of AstigiBishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
60.1Ordained BishopTamás JungTitular Bishop of Castellum in NumidiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
43.1Ordained BishopEfraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †Titular Bishop of CaffaBishop Emeritus of Săo Joăo Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
56.3Ordained BishopFederico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †Titular Archbishop of AquavivaArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
60.7Ordained BishopPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of SatrianumCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
50.5Ordained BishopEdward Thomas O’MearaTitular Bishop of ThisiduoArchbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
50.7Ordained BishopCesare PaganiBishop of Cittŕ di Castello, ItalyArchbishop of Perugia-Cittŕ della Pieve, Italy
61.4Ordained BishopEdoardo PecoraioTitular Archbishop of CumaeApostolic Nuncio
41.4Ordained BishopJoseph PowathilTitular Bishop of Caesarea PhilippiArchbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
36.3Ordained BishopCarlos José Ruiseco VieiraTitular Bishop of FebianaArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
47.6Ordained BishopDermot J. RyanArchbishop of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
45.6Ordained BishopHernando Velásquez LoteroTitular Bishop of GarbaBishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
15 Feb50.8AppointedVittorio PiolaBishop of Biella, ItalyBishop Emeritus
81.9RetiredCarlo RossiBishop of Biella, ItalyBishop Emeritus
16 Feb67.9DiedPacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. †Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
17 Feb30.2ProfessedLucio Alfert, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
BornKęstutis KėvalasArchbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
19 Feb39.9AppointedAugusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.Bishop of Tete, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
48.9AppointedEurico Dias NogueiraBishop of Sá da Bandeira, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
48.3AppointedAmérico HenriquesBishop of Nova Lisboa, AngolaBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedFélix Niza RibeiroBishop of Joăo Belo, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
56.3AppointedAltino Ribeiro de SantanaBishop of Beira, Mozambique
20 Feb76.2DiedCelestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of San Marcos, Guatemala
52.2Ordained BishopHenrique Froehlich, S.J. †Titular Bishop of IomniumBishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
21 Feb87.9DiedEugčne-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
22 Feb85.1DiedKarel SkoupýBishop of Brno, Czechia
23 Feb45.0AppointedRaymond Joseph Louis BouchexAuxiliary Bishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
45.0AppointedRaymond Joseph Louis BouchexTitular Bishop of ElvasArchbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
24 Feb82.0DiedAnastasio Hurtado y RoblesBishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
26.2Solemn VowsGabriel Enrique Montero Umańa, O.F.M. Conv.Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
26 Feb87.2DiedAntónio Valente da FonsecaBishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
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