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The Year of Our Lord 1947

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DateAgeBishopTitle
unknown70.0Robert Edwin Brown, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
unknown42.6Emilio Favarato, O.F.M. Conv. †Prefect Emeritus of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
unknownGiuseppe Kirsten, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Benue, Nigeria
unknownHenrique KleinPrelate of Juruá, Acre, Brazil
6 Jan73.2Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
17 Jan63.2Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, O.M.I. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
25 Jan66.6Johannes Damascus Jesacher (Iesacher), O.F.M. †Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
28 Jan82.7Luigi Maria Perego, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
28 Jan64.1Louis-Michel-François Tardy, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon
30 Jan79.2Joseph Martin NathanAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
31 Jan61.5Daniel Kauczor, M.F.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Lydenburg, South Africa
1 Feb70.3Filippo CortesiApostolic Nuncio to Poland
3 Feb62.6Pierre-Marie DurieuxArchbishop of Chambéry, France
4 Feb58.9John Francis Eich, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
5 Feb75.9Michel AkrasArchbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
5 Feb73.3Anton HilfrichBishop of Limburg, Germany
12 Feb82.7Tito TrocchiOfficial of the Apostolic Chamber
13 Feb74.9Juan Villar y SanzBishop of Lérida, Spain
21 Feb80.0John Joseph Brown, S.J. †Former Bishop-Elect of El Paso, Texas, USA
Mar52.5Égide Marie (Donat) Roy, O.F.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Kagoshima, Japan
2 Mar80.9Leopold PrečanArchbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
9 Mar86.9Cyrillo de Paula FreitasBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
17 Mar65.6Thomas Henry McLaughlinBishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
22 Mar70.5Joaquim Mamede da Silva LeiteAuxiliary Bishop of Campinas, Brazil
22 Mar72.5Pierre Rossillon, M.S.F.S. †Bishop of Vizagapatnam, India
29 Mar74.2 Ignaz (Josef Thomas) Staub, O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
1 Apr78.6Joaquim Antônio de AlmeidaBishop Emeritus of Natal, Brazil
3 Apr66.4Ferdinando RiccaBishop of Trapani, Italy
7 Apr64.5Aristides de Araújo PortoBishop of Montes Claros, Brazil
30 Apr63.4Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. †Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
6 May65.0Peter Joseph MonahanArchbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 May67.5Michael Joseph CurleyArchbishop of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA
16 May80.5Francis Joseph WallAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
6 Jun61.4Giuseppe CogoniArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
10 Jun83.9Pierre MarceillacBishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
13 Jun60.2Francis Joseph MagnerBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA
16 Jun66.8Francesco PetronelliArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
29 Jun77.0Pavol JantauschApostolic Administrator of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia
2 Jul77.5Gabriele VettoriArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
3 Jul73.8Henry John AlthoffBishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
3 Jul77.6Santos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia
7 Jul66.7Maximilian Josef Johannes KallerBishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
7 Jul91.3Anton Karaś (Karosas)Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
19 Jul63.6Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
21 Jul94.9Yousef VI Emmanuel II ThomasPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
28 Jul71.3Jean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka
30 Jul83.0André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Vinh, Viet Nam
31 Jul79.9Adriaan SmetsApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Persia
1 Aug69.4Alessandro MacchiBishop of Como, Italy
2 Aug66.5Luis A. Venegas HenríquezEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus of Chillán, Chile
4 Aug62.5Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic
6 Aug79.4Eugène CurienBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
16 Aug73.4Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. †Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
25 Aug89.0Victor Roelens, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30 Aug69.7Mario Giardini, B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
8 Sep91.8Cyril IX MogabgabPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
20 Sep72.1Luigi NovielloBishop of Alife, Italy
27 Sep75.4Luigi BarlassinaPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
1 Oct67.0Domenico ArgnaniBishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
6 Oct70.3Miguel Antonio MejíaBishop of Guayana, Venezuela
10 Oct84.0Francesco EmanuelliBishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
24 Oct77.2Carlo SalottiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
30 Oct72.9John Joseph CantwellArchbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
1 Nov36.5Bl. Théodore Georges RomzhaApostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
10 Nov67.7Pedro Eggerath, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 Nov73.4Giuseppe VenturiArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
17 Nov71.7Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
23 Nov76.5Hieronymus Maria Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
23 Nov60.9James Hugh RyanArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
10 Dec71.0Pierre-André-Charles Petit de JullevilleCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
13 Dec68.7Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 Dec74.8Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam
20 Dec73.7Honoré-Joseph CoppietersBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
20 Dec69.1Santino MargariaBishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
21 Dec62.7José Pereira AlvesBishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
21 Dec54.7Emile Yelle, P.S.S. †Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
22 Dec60.2John Aloysius ColemanBishop of Armidale, Australia
22 Dec65.3Maurilio SilvaniApostolic Internuncio to Austria
23 Dec87.2José Miralles y SbertBishop of Mallorca, Spain
27 Dec72.7Victoriano Román Zárate (de San José), O.A.R. †Prefect Emeritus of Palawan, Philippines

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