Nominations and Resignations

in a.d. 1946

DateAscendingEvent
1946

Canada Diocese of Charlottetown lost territory to Diocese of Gaspé (Canada)

Egypt Titular Episcopal See of Canopus was suppressed (Egypt)

Greece Titular Episcopal See of Thebæ Phthiotides was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Thebæ Phthiotides (Greece)

Luxembourg Abbacy nullius of Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux was suppressed (to Diocese of Luxembourg) (Luxembourg)

Turkiye Titular Archiepiscopal See of Nacolia was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Nacolia (Turkiye)

Turkiye Titular Metropolitan See of Sebastea was renamed as Titular Metropolitan See of Sebastea (Turkiye)

Titular Episcopal See of Issus was suppressed

Albania Blessed Archbishop Nikollë Vinçens Prenushi, O.F.M., Archbishop of Durrës (Albania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania)

Argentina Fr. Alberto Deane, C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Belarus Bishop Karol Niemira resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus)

Brazil Fr. Afonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pinheiro (Brazil)

Brazil Fr. Miguel Alfredo Barat, C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Tefé (Brazil), passed away at 82

Brazil Fr. José Maria Lemercier resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Pinheiro (Brazil)

China Archbishop Mario Zanin (蔡寧) resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Harbin 哈爾濱 (China) and Apostolic Delegate to China

China Fr. Faustino M. Tissot (丁玉守), S.X., was elected Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China)

China Fr. Emilio Favarato, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

China Fr. Luigi Nogara (羅克信), P.I.M.E., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kaifengfu 開封府 (China)

Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Edoardo van Goethem, M.S.C., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Coquilhatville (Congo-Kinshasa)

Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Andrea Windels, C.M., Prefect Apostolic of Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away

France Abbot Dominique Nogues, O.C.S.O., was appointed as Abbot General of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

France Br. Arèse-Casimir Bression, F.S.C., resigned as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

France Br. François-Joseph Garrigue was appointed as Superior General of Marist Brothers

France Br. Athanase Ritimann, F.S.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Lasalians, De La Salle Brothers)

France Ms. Thérèse Cornille was appointed as Founder of Claire Amitié

Gambia Fr. Giovanni Meehan, C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Gambia (Gambia), passed away

Germany Abbot Sigisbert Mitterer, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Bavaria

Germany Fr. Donatus von Welle, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans)

Greece Fr. Marco Sigala was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Greece)

Hungary Bishop Miklós Dudás, O.S.B.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

India Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Lucknow (India)

Indonesia Msgr. Marcellinus van Soest, SS.CC., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bangka dan Billiton (Indonesia)

Indonesia Fr. Bernardus Joseph Joannes Visser, M.S.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Purwokerto (Indonesia)

Italy Bishop Gilla Vincenzo Gremigni, M.S.C., resigned as General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Italy Archbishop Saverio Ritter was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czechoslovakia

Italy Msgr. Paolo Igino Cecchetti, Priest of Fermo (Italy), was appointed as Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

Italy Fr. Enrico Tosi was appointed as Priest of Brescia (Italy)

Italy Fr. Tito Cerroni, C.P., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Italy Fr. Carlo Mario Pensa, F.D.P., was appointed as Superior General of Sons of Divine Providence

Italy Venerable Fr. Carlo Sterpi, F.D.P., resigned as Superior General of Sons of Divine Providence

Italy Mr. Carlo Sbardella was appointed as Director of Vatican Publishing House

Italy Mr. Vittorino Veronese was appointed as General President of Italian Catholic Action

Kenya Bishop Nicolas Stam, M.H.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu (Kenya)

Papua New Guinea Archbishop Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Papua (Papua New Guinea)

Poland Bishop Ceslao Sokołowski resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

Slovakia Bishop Martin Kheberich resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia)

South Africa Fr. Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal (South Africa)

South Korea Fr. Paul Chou (주재용 바오로), Prefect Apostolic of Zenshu (South Korea), passed away

Spain Fr. Manuel Suárez Fernández, O.P., was appointed as Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Syria Fr. Girolamo da Lione, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior of Syria and Cilicia (Syria), passed away

Tanzania Bishop John Heffernan, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Turkiye Archbishop Andrea Cassulo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Turkiye Archimandrite Maximos Mardelli was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Turkiye Fr. Giordano de Rudder, O.P., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Upper Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Uruguay Fr. Antonio Corso was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Montevideo (Uruguay)

USA Msgr. John Patrick Cody, Priest of Saint Louis (USA) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

USA Fr. Clement of Milwaukee, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans)

Zambia Fr. Fernand Martin, M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Fort Jameson (Zambia), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Fort Jameson (Zambia)

Fr. James F. Cunningham, C.S.P., was appointed as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Fr. Warner de Beuckelaer, F.C., was appointed as Superior General of Brothers of Charity

Fr. Dionysius Holovetsky, O.S.B.M., resigned as Vicar General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat

Fr. Sylvester Joseph Juergens, S.M., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Mary (Marianists)

Fr. François Joseph Jung, S.M., resigned as Vicar General of Society of Mary (Marianists)

Fr. Hlib Kinach, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Vicar General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat

Fr. Piotr Markiewicz, O.S.P.P.E., was appointed as Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers)

Fr. Henry Ignatius Stark, C.S.P., resigned as Superior General of Paulist Fathers (Paulists)

Sr. María Borja Mas de Xexás, R.J.M., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Sr. Santa Teresa Chapleau, R.J.M., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Sr. Thérèse de Lescure, R.S.C.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sr. Manuela Vicente, R.S.C.J., resigned as Superior General of Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

1946.01.01

China Bishop Salvador-Pierre Walleser (法來善), O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Qinzhou 秦州 (China), passed away at 71

France Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d’Ustou resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France)

1946.01.02

China Fr. Fabijan Abrantovič (龐懷德), M.I.C., Ordinary emeritus of Harbin 哈爾濱 of the Russians (China), passed away at 61

1946.01.03

Italy Archbishop Natale Gabriele Moriondo, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Caserta (Italy), passed away at 75

1946.01.04

Albania Blessed Bishop Frano Gjini, Abbot Ordinary of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Albania) and Titular Bishop of Semta, was appointed as Bishop of Lezhë (Albania)

Peru Fr. José Damase Laberge, O.F.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

1946.01.05

Italy Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina lost territory to Papal See of Roma (Italy)

1946.01.06

Italy Bishop Angelo Cambiaso, Bishop of Albenga (Italy), passed away at 80

South Korea Bishop Irenaeus Hayasaka (하야사카 이레네오), Titular Bishop of Sufes and Apostolic Administrator of Taiku 대구 (South Korea), passed away at 57

1946.01.07

France Bishop Charles-Marie-André Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun (France), passed away at 81

France Bishop Marie-Georges Petit succeeded as Bishop of Verdun (France)

1946.01.10

China Fr. René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin (林茂德), M.E.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Celenderis and Vicar Apostolic of Suifu 敘府 (China)

1946.01.11

Peru Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier was established (from Diocese of Cajamarca, Diocese of Chachapoyas and Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón) (Peru)

1946.01.15

Italy Archbishop Ettore Felici resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia

USA Fr. Charles Pasquale Greco was elected Bishop of Alexandria (USA)

1946.01.16

Italy Saint Anthony of Padua, was proclaimed as Doctor of the Church

1946.01.21

India Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Jhansi (India)

India Fr. Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Jhansi (India)

1946.01.26

Italy Msgr. Paolo Bertoli, Priest of Lucca (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

1946.01.31

Italy Cardinal Pietro Boetto, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Angelo in Pescheria pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy), passed away at 74

1946.02.03

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Casale was appointed as Priest of Trani (Italy)

1946.02.07

Brazil Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco, Bishop of Ilhéus (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Parnaíba (Brazil)

China Fr. Francis Gerard Kramer (康濟民), O.F.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Europus

1946.02.08

Suriname Fr. Stephanus Joseph Maria Magdalena Kuijpers, C.SS.R., was elected Titular Bishop of Termessus and Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana–Suriname (Suriname)

Suriname Bishop Theodorus Antonius Leonardus Maria van Roosmalen, C.SS.R., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana–Suriname (Suriname)

1946.02.09

Canada Diocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rimouski (with suffragan sees Gaspé and Golfe Saint-Laurent) (Canada)

Canada Bishop Joseph-Georges-Alexandre Courchesne, Bishop of Saint-Germain de Rimouski (Canada), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada)

1946.02.10

Belgium Fr. Adolphe Vander Perre was appointed as Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

1946.02.12

Canada Fr. Francis Valentine Allen was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Sri Lanka Bishop Gaston Robichez, S.J., Bishop of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), passed away at 79

1946.02.13

Italy Bishop Beniamino Socche, Bishop of Cesena (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (Italy)

1946.02.14

Italy Fr. Fiorenzo Angelini, Priest of Roma (Italy), was appointed as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies

Italy Fr. Giacomo Palombella was elected Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy)

Italy Bishop Bartolomeo Mangino resigned as Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy)

1946.02.15

Eritrea Archbishop Celestino Annibale Cattaneo, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Eritrea (Eritrea), passed away at 82

1946.02.16

Spain Fr. Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Lyrbe and Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro (Spain)

Spain Fr. Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo was elected Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

1946.02.17

Spain Bishop Marcelino Olaechea y Loizaga, S.D.B., Bishop of Pamplona (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain)

1946.02.18

Argentina Bishop Antonio Caggiano, Bishop of Rosario (Argentina), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Australia Archbishop Norman Thomas Gilroy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Brazil Archbishop Jaime de Barros Câmara, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Brazil Archbishop Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Canada Archbishop James Charles McGuigan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Chile Archbishop José María Caro Rodríguez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

China Bishop Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Ruspæ and Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao 青島 (China), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Cuba Archbishop Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

England Archbishop Bernard William Griffin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

France Archbishop Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

France Archbishop Clément-Émile Roques, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

France Archbishop Jules-Géraud Saliège, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

France Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission and Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina

Germany Archbishop Joseph Frings, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Germany Bishop Clemens August von Galen, Bishop of Münster (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Germany Bishop Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos, Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Hungary Venerable Archbishop József Mindszenty, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Italy Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania and Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Italy Msgr. Giuseppe Bruno, Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law and Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Council, was created Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned

Italy Cardinal Domenico Jorio, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title

Italy Cardinal Massimo Massimi, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico and President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title

Italy Archbishop Clemente Micara, Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg, was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Italy Archbishop Ernesto Ruffini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Italy Fr. Giuseppe D’Avack was elected Archbishop of Camerino (Italy)

Italy Bishop Gioacchino Di Leo, Titular Bishop of Memphis and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanciano (Italy) and Bishop of Ortona (Italy)

Italy Archbishop Umberto Malchiodi, Archbishop of Camerino (Italy), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Serræ and Coadjutor Bishop of Piacenza (Italy)

Italy Bishop Luigi Martinelli, Titular Bishop of Tium and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (Italy), was promoted as Archbishop of Amalfi (Italy)

Italy Fr. Maturino Blanchet, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Aosta (Italy)

Italy Bishop Raffaele De Giuli, Bishop of Vallo di Lucania (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Albenga (Italy)

Italy Bishop Bartolomeo Mangino was appointed as Bishop of Caserta (Italy)

Italy Fr. Giovanni Battista Piasentini was elected Bishop of Anagni (Italy)

Lebanon Patriarch Krikor Bédros XV Agagianian, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola

Mozambique Archbishop Teódosio Clemente de Gouveia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Netherlands Archbishop Jan de Jong, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Peru Archbishop Juan Gualberto Guevara, Military Vicar of Peru (Peru) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Poland Archbishop Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Spain Archbishop Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Spain Archbishop Agustín Parrado García, Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Spain Archbishop Enrique Pla y Deniel, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

Spain Bishop Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P., Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain), was appointed as Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

USA Archbishop John Joseph Glennon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

USA Msgr. Albert Gregory Meyer, Priest of Milwaukee (USA) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Bishop of Superior (USA)

USA Archbishop Edward Aloysius Mooney, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

USA Archbishop Francis Joseph Spellman, Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) and Military Vicar of United States of America (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

USA Archbishop Samuel Alphonse Stritch, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was created Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned

USA Bishop William Patrick O’Connor resigned as Bishop of Superior (USA)

1946.02.20

England Bishop David Mathew, Titular Bishop of Æliæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England), was promoted as Apostolic Delegate to British East and West Africa and Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Bithynia

1946.02.22

Argentina Cardinal Antonio Caggiano, Bishop of Rosario (Argentina), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna

Australia Cardinal Norman Thomas Gilroy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati

Brazil Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio

Brazil Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio

Brazil Bishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux, Titular Bishop of Barca and Auxiliary Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

Canada Cardinal James Charles McGuigan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo

Canada Fr. Maurice Roy, Priest of Québec (Canada), was elected Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Canada Bishop Edward Quentin Jennings, Titular Bishop of Sala and Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Kamloops (Canada)

Canada Fr. Georges-Léon Landry was elected Bishop of Hearst (Canada)

China Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao 青島 (China), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via

El Salvador Fr. Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Æzani and Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador)

England Cardinal Bernard William Griffin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio

France Cardinal Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title

France Cardinal Clément-Émile Roques, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina

Germany Cardinal Joseph Frings, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina

Germany Blessed Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, Bishop of Münster (Germany), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme

Germany Cardinal Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos, Bishop of Berlin (Germany), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title

Hungary Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio

Italy Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella

Italy Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno was appointed as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio

Italy Cardinal Clemente Micara was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva

Italy Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina

Mozambique Cardinal Teódosio Clemente de Gouveia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli

Poland Cardinal Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova

South Korea Fr. Paul Chu Jae-yong (주재용 바오로) was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Taiku 대구 (South Korea)

Spain Cardinal Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio

Spain Cardinal Agustín Parrado García, Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino

Spain Cardinal Enrique Pla y Deniel, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio

Spain Fr. Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi was elected Titular Bishop of Andeda and Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

USA Cardinal John Joseph Glennon, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente

USA Cardinal Edward Aloysius Mooney, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna

USA Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman, Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) and Military Vicar of United States of America (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

USA Cardinal Samuel Alphonse Stritch, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura

USA Fr. Thomas Lawrence Noa was elected Titular Bishop of Salona and Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

USA Bishop William Patrick O’Connor was appointed as Bishop of Madison (USA)

1946.02.26

Colombia Bishop Miguel Monconill y Viladot, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Caquetá (Colombia), passed away at 54

1946.02.28

Belize Bishop William Aloysius Rice, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Belize (Belize), passed away at 54

Cuba Cardinal Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Peru Cardinal Juan Gualberto Guevara, Military Vicar of Peru (Peru) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio

1946.03.02

Italy Archbishop Antonio Galati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Severina (Italy) and Archbishop-Bishop of Crotone (Italy), passed away at 76

1946.03.03

Syria Fr. Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A., Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Oriental Canon Law, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law

1946.03.04

Poland Fr. Stefan Wyszyński was elected Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

Poland Fr. Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski was elected Bishop of Chełmno (Poland)

Poland Bishop Carlo Maria Splett resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chełmno (Poland)

Poland Fr. Jan Stepa was elected Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

1946.03.09

Italy Archbishop Fernando Cento, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg and Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

Italy Msgr. Francesco Roberti, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Council

USA Cardinal John Joseph Glennon, Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente and Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA), passed away at 83

1946.03.12

Austria Abbot Hartmann Strohsacker, O.S.B., Rector Magnificus emeritus of Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, passed away at 75

Poland Bishop Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M., Titular Bishop of Modra and Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland)

Vietnam Fr. Francis Xavier Trương Bǚu Diệp, Priest of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), passed away at 49

1946.03.14

Canada Fr. Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Isba and Vicar Apostolic of Labrador (Canada)

China Fr. Charles Joseph van Melckebeke (王守禮), C.I.C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Sufes and Vicar Apostolic of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

France Bishop Frédéric Duc succeeded as Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France)

France Bishop Auguste Grumel, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France), passed away at 83

Peru Fr. Enrique Alvarez González, O.P., was elected Titular Bishop of Scyrus

1946.03.15

Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Joseph Sak, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic of Sakania (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 71

Italy Bishop Vittorio Consigliere, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Cerignola (Italy) and Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Italy), passed away at 62

1946.03.19

Italy Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

1946.03.20

Tanzania Bishop Burcardo Huwiler, M. Afr., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Bubuka (Tanzania)

1946.03.21

Italy Fr. Mauro De Caro, O.S.B. Cas., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

1946.03.22

Germany Blessed Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme and Bishop of Münster (Germany), passed away at 68

Italy Fr. Vincenzo Gili was elected Bishop of Cesena (Italy)

1946.03.25

Italy Fr. Pietro Villa, F.S.C.I., Prefect Apostolic of Gondar (Ethiopia), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (Italy) and Titular Bishop of Lystra

1946.03.30

Brazil Fr. Rosalvo Costa Rêgo was elected Titular Bishop of Marciana and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

1946.03.31

Australia Fr. Andrew Gerard Tynan was elected Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)

1946.04

Madagascar Bishop Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar)

1946.04.01

England Archbishop Thomas Leighton Williams, Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England), passed away at 69

Italy Archbishop Cesare Orsenigo, Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya, passed away at 72

Papua New Guinea Fr. Adalberto Ottone Rielander, SS.CC., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 70

1946.04.03

Brazil Bishop Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza, Bishop emeritus of Espírito Santo (Brazil), passed away at 73

Czechia Fr. Karel Skoupy was elected Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

1946.04.04

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Loango (Congo-Brazzaville)

South Africa Bishop Henri Delalle, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Natal (South Africa)

1946.04.06

Canada Bishop John Christopher Cody, Bishop of Victoria (Canada), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Elatea and Coadjutor Bishop of London (Canada)

1946.04.07

Italy Fr. Bruno Foresti was appointed as Priest of Bergamo (Italy)

1946.04.11

China Apostolic Vicariate of Anguo 安國 was promoted as Diocese of Anguo 安國 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing 安慶 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 (with suffragan sees Bengbu 蚌埠 and Wuhu 蕪湖) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府 was promoted as Diocese of Baoding 保定 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Beihai 北海 was promoted as Diocese of Beihai 北海 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing 北京 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing 北京 (with suffragan sees Anguo 安國, Baoding 保定, Shunde 順德, Tianjin 天津, Xianxian 獻縣, Xuanhua 宣化, Yongnian 永年, Yongping 永平, Zhaoxian 趙縣 and Zhengding 正定) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Bengbu 蚌埠 was promoted as Diocese of Bengbu 蚌埠 (became suffragan of Anqing 安慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Caozhoufu 曹州府 was promoted as Diocese of Caozhou 曹州 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德 was promoted as Diocese of Changde 常德 (became suffragan of Changsha 長沙) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Changsha 長沙 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Changsha 長沙 (with suffragan sees Changde 常德, Hengzhou 衡州 and Yuanling 沅陵) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Chengdu 成都 was promoted as Diocese of Chengdu 成都 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Chongqing 重慶 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chongqing 重慶 (with suffragan sees Chengdu 成都, Jiading 嘉定, Kangding 康定, Ningyuan 寧遠, Shunqing 順慶, Suifu 敘府 and Wanxian 萬縣) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Datongfu 大同府 was promoted as Diocese of Datong 大同 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 was promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (became suffragan of Xi’an 西安) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Fenyang 汾陽 was promoted as Diocese of Fenyang 汾陽 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu 福寧府 was promoted as Diocese of Funing 福寧 (became suffragan of Fuzhou 福州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Fushun 撫順 was promoted as Diocese of Fushun 撫順 (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou 福州 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou 福州 (with suffragan sees Funing 福寧 and Xiamen 廈門) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Ganzhou 贛州 was promoted as Diocese of Ganzhou 贛州 (became suffragan of Nanchang 南昌) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou 廣州 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guangzhou 廣州 (with suffragan sees Beihai 北海, Hong Kong 香港, Jiangmen 江門, Jiaying 嘉應, Shantou 汕頭 and Shaoguan 韶關) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang 貴陽 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guiyang 貴陽 (with suffragan see Nanlong 南龍) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Haimen 海門 was promoted as Diocese of Haimen 海門 (became suffragan of Nanjing 南京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou 杭州 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou 杭州 (with suffragan sees Linhai 臨海 and Ningbo 寧波) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou 漢口 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou 漢口 (with suffragan sees Hanyang 漢陽, Laohekou 老河口, Qichun 蘄春, Shinan 施南, Wuchang 武昌 and Yichang 宜昌) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Hanyang 漢陽 was promoted as Diocese of Hanyang 漢陽 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 was promoted as Diocese of Hanzhong 漢中 (became suffragan of Xi’an 西安) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Hengzhou 衡州 was promoted as Diocese of Hengzhou 衡州 (became suffragan of Changsha 長沙) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jiading 嘉定 was promoted as Diocese of Jiading 嘉定 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門 was promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jiaying 嘉應 was promoted as Diocese of Jiaying 嘉應 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jilin 吉林 was promoted as Diocese of Jilin 吉林 (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jinanfu 濟南府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan 濟南 (with suffragan sees Caozhou 曹州, Qingdao 青島, Yanggu 陽穀, Yantai 煙臺, Yanzhou 兗州, Yizhou 沂州 and Zhoucun 周村) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Jining 集寧 was promoted as Diocese of Jining 集寧 (became suffragan of Suiyuan 綏遠) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu 衛輝府 was promoted as Diocese of Jixian 級縣 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Ji’anfu 吉安府 was promoted as Diocese of Ji’an 吉安 (became suffragan of Nanchang 南昌) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Kaifengfu 開封府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng 開封 (with suffragan sees Jixian 級縣, Luoyang 洛陽, Nanyang 南陽, Shangqiu 商丘, Xinyang 信陽, Zhengzhou 鄭州 and Zhumadian 駐馬店) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Dajianlu 打箭爐 was promoted as Diocese of Kangding 康定 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kunming 昆明 (with suffragan see Dali 大理) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu 蘭州府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lanzhou 蘭州 (with suffragan see Qinzhou 秦州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口 was promoted as Diocese of Laohekou 老河口 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Taizhou 台州 was promoted as Diocese of Linhai 臨海 (became suffragan of Hangzhou 杭州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Luoyang 洛陽 was promoted as Diocese of Luoyang 洛陽 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府 was promoted as Diocese of Lu’an 潞安 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang 南昌 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang 南昌 (with suffragan sees Ganzhou 贛州, Ji’an 吉安, Nancheng 南城 and Yujiang 餘江) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nancheng 南城 was promoted as Diocese of Nancheng 南城 (became suffragan of Nanchang 南昌) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing 南京 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanjing 南京 (with suffragan sees Haimen 海門, Shanghai 上海 and Xuzhou 徐州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nanlong 南龍 was promoted as Diocese of Nanlong 南龍 (became suffragan of Guiyang 貴陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧 (with suffragan see Wuzhou 梧州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Nanyangfu 南陽府 was promoted as Diocese of Nanyang 南陽 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波 was promoted as Diocese of Ningbo 寧波 (became suffragan of Hangzhou 杭州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Ningxia 寧夏 was promoted as Diocese of Ningxia 寧夏 (became suffragan of Suiyuan 綏遠) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 was promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan 寧遠 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Qichun 蘄春 was promoted as Diocese of Qichun 蘄春 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao 青島 was promoted as Diocese of Qingdao 青島 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州 was promoted as Diocese of Qinzhou 秦州 (became suffragan of Lanzhou 蘭州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Rehe 熱河 was promoted as Diocese of Rehe 熱河 (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Sanyuan 三原 was promoted as Diocese of Sanyuan 三原 (became suffragan of Xi’an 西安) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shanghai 上海 was promoted as Diocese of Shanghai 上海 (became suffragan of Nanjing 南京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Guide 歸德 was promoted as Diocese of Shangqiu 商丘 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭 was promoted as Diocese of Shantou 汕頭 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shaozhou 韶州 was promoted as Diocese of Shaoguan 韶關 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shenyang 瀋陽 (with suffragan sees Fushun 撫順, Jilin 吉林, Rehe 熱河, Siping 四平 and Yanji 延吉) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shinan 施南 was promoted as Diocese of Shinan 施南 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shundefu 順德府 was promoted as Diocese of Shunde 順德 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shunqingfu 順慶府 was promoted as Diocese of Shunqing 順慶 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Shuozhou 朔州 was promoted as Diocese of Shuoxian 朔縣 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Sipingjie 四平街 was promoted as Diocese of Siping 四平 (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu 敘府 was promoted as Diocese of Suifu 敘府 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan 綏遠 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠 (with suffragan sees Jining 集寧, Ningxia 寧夏 and Xiwanzi 西灣子) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taiyuan 太原 (with suffragan sees Datong 大同, Fenyang 汾陽, Lu’an 潞安, Shuoxian 朔縣 and Yuci 榆次) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Tianjin 天津 was promoted as Diocese of Tianjin 天津 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Wanxian 萬縣 was promoted as Diocese of Wanxian 萬縣 (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Wuchang 武昌 was promoted as Diocese of Wuchang 武昌 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖 was promoted as Diocese of Wuhu 蕪湖 (became suffragan of Anqing 安慶) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Wuzhou 梧州 was promoted as Diocese of Wuzhou 梧州 (became suffragan of Nanning 南寧) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門 was promoted as Diocese of Xiamen 廈門 (became suffragan of Fuzhou 福州) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian 獻縣 was promoted as Diocese of Xianxian 獻縣 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 was promoted as Diocese of Xinyang 信陽 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xiwanzi 西灣子 was promoted as Diocese of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (became suffragan of Suiyuan 綏遠) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi’an 西安 (with suffragan sees Fengxiang 鳳翔, Hanzhong 漢中, Sanyuan 三原 and Yan’an 延安) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhuafu 宣化府 was promoted as Diocese of Xuanhua 宣化 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Xuzhou 徐州 was promoted as Diocese of Xuzhou 徐州 (became suffragan of Nanjing 南京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yanggu 陽穀 was promoted as Diocese of Yanggu 陽穀 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yanji 延吉 was promoted as Diocese of Yanji 延吉 (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘 was promoted as Diocese of Yantai 煙臺 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu 兗州府 was promoted as Diocese of Yanzhou 兗州 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yan’anfu 延安府 was promoted as Diocese of Yan’an 延安 (became suffragan of Xi’an 西安) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yichang 宜昌 was promoted as Diocese of Yichang 宜昌 (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu 沂州府 was promoted as Diocese of Yizhou 沂州 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yongnian 永年 was promoted as Diocese of Yongnian 永年 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yongpingfu 永平府 was promoted as Diocese of Yongping 永平 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yuanling 沅陵 was promoted as Diocese of Yuanling 沅陵 (became suffragan of Changsha 長沙) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yuci 榆次 was promoted as Diocese of Yuci 榆次 (became suffragan of Taiyuan 太原) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Yujiang 餘江 was promoted as Diocese of Yujiang 餘江 (became suffragan of Nanchang 南昌) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣 was promoted as Diocese of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府 was promoted as Diocese of Zhengding 正定 (became suffragan of Beijing 北京) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengzhou 鄭州 was promoted as Diocese of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhoucun 周村 was promoted as Diocese of Zhoucun 周村 (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) (China)

China Apostolic Vicariate of Zhumadian 駐馬店 was promoted as Diocese of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (became suffragan of Kaifeng 開封) (China)

Hong Kong Apostolic Vicariate of Hong Kong 香港 was promoted as Diocese of Hong Kong 香港 (became suffragan of Guangzhou 廣州) (Hong Kong)

Tanzania Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza) (Tanzania)

Brazil Bishop Inácio Krause (葛樂才), C.M., Titular Bishop of Binda and Vicar Apostolic of Shundefu 順德府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shunde 順德 (China)

China Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao 青島 (China), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

China Bishop Paul Yü Pin (于斌), Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Palæstina and Vicar Apostolic of Nanjing 南京 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

China Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy (沈士杰), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Cidyessus and Vicar Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

China Bishop Jean-Marie-Michel Blois (衛忠藩), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Vicar Apostolic of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

China Bishop Theodor Buddenbrock (濮登博), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Issus and Vicar Apostolic of Lanchowfu 蘭州府 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

China Bishop Domenico Luca Capozi (李路加), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia and Vicar Apostolic of Taiyuanfu 太原府 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

China Bishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau (德為能), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Bida and Vicar Apostolic of Yunnanfu 雲南府 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kunming 昆明 (China)

China Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier (梅占魁), C.M., Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia and Vicar Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

China Bishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet (魏暢茂), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Themisonium and Vicar Apostolic of Guangzhou 廣州 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

China Bishop Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (尚唯善), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Tremithus and Vicar Apostolic of Chongqing 重慶 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (China)

China Bishop Cyrill Rudolph Jarre (楊恩賚), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Metropolis in Asia and Vicar Apostolic of Jinanfu 濟南府 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

China Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile (趙炳文), O.P., Titular Bishop of Fussala and Vicar Apostolic of Funingfu 福寧府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

China Bishop Secondino Petronio Lacchio (藍澤民), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Prænetus and Vicar Apostolic of Changsha 長沙 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Changsha 長沙 (China)

China Bishop Jean Larrart (藍士謙), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Aulon and Vicar Apostolic of Guiyang 貴陽 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guiyang 貴陽 (China)

China Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez (梅耿光), S.J., Titular Bishop of Remesiana and Vicar Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Anqing 安慶 (China)

China Bishop Louis Morel (穆清海), C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Araxa and Vicar Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi (周濟世), C.M., Titular Bishop of Cratia and Vicar Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

China Bishop Zenón Arámburu Urquiola (蒲廬), S.J., Titular Bishop of Eressus and Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

China Bishop Assuero Teogano Bassi (巴友仁), S.X., Titular Bishop of Tabæ and Vicar Apostolic of Luoyang 洛陽 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

China Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry (包明揚), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Isauropolis and Vicar Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Ningyuan 寧遠 (China)

China Bishop-elect René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin (林茂德), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Celenderis and Vicar Apostolic of Suifu 敘府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Suifu 敘府 (China)

China Bishop Theodor Breher (白化東 / 브레허 白화동 주교), O.S.B., Titular Bishop of Hieron and Vicar Apostolic of Yanji 延吉 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yanji 延吉 (China)

China Bishop Ignazio Canazei (耿其光), S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Carystus and Vicar Apostolic of Shaozhou 韶州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shaoguan 韶關 (China)

China Bishop Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo (賈祿), M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic of Nanlong 南龍 (China) and Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Honoriade, was appointed as Bishop of Nanlong 南龍 (China)

China Bishop Cipriano Cassini (趙信義), S.J., Titular Bishop of Drivastum and Vicar Apostolic of Bengbu 蚌埠 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Bengbu 蚌埠 (China)

China Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming (陳啓明), C.M., Titular Bishop of Perta and Vicar Apostolic of Zhengdingfu 正定府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

China Bishop Simon Chu Kai-min (朱開敏), S.J., Titular Bishop of Lesvi and Vicar Apostolic of Haimen 海門 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China)

China Bishop Mario Civelli (祁濟眾), P.I.M.E., Titular Bishop of Tabbora and Vicar Apostolic of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

China Bishop Patrick Cleary (利伯高), S.S.C.M.E., Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro and Vicar Apostolic of Nancheng 南城 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Nancheng 南城 (China)

China Bishop Philip Côté (郃軼歐), S.J., Titular Bishop of Polystylus and Vicar Apostolic of Xuzhou 徐州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xuzhou 徐州 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Cui Shou-xun (Tsui Shou-hsün) (崔守恂), Titular Bishop of Tanais and Vicar Apostolic of Yongnian 永年 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

China Bishop Leon-Jean-Marie De Smedt (石德懋), C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Adraa and Vicar Apostolic of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China)

China Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille (文貴斌), C.M., Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Vicar Apostolic of Tianjin 天津 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Tianjin 天津 (China)

China Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre (戴安德), C.M., Titular Bishop of Gibba and Vicar Apostolic of Ningbo 寧波 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

China Bishop Gustave-Joseph Deswazières (祝福), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia and Vicar Apostolic of Beihai 北海 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Beihai 北海 (China)

China Bishop Frederic Anthony Donaghy (唐汝琪), M.M., Titular Bishop of Setea and Vicar Apostolic of Wuzhou 梧州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Wuzhou 梧州 (China)

China Bishop Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Sebela and Vicar Apostolic of Zhifou 芝罘 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yantai 煙臺 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Fan Heng-an (Fan Heng-nfan) (樊恆安), Titular Bishop of Paphus and Vicar Apostolic of Jining 集寧 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Jining 集寧 (China)

China Bishop Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani (費樂理), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Aspendus and Vicar Apostolic of Laohekou 老河口 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Laohekou 老河口 (China)

China Bishop Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia (富濟才), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Antiphræ and Vicar Apostolic of Yuci 榆次 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yuci 榆次 (China)

China Bishop Francis Xavier Ford (福爾德), M.M., Titular Bishop of Etenna and Vicar Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

China Bishop Edward John Galvin (高爾文), S.S.C.M.E., Titular Bishop of Myrina and Vicar Apostolic of Hanyang 漢陽 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Hanyang 漢陽 (China)

China Bishop Auguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais (高德惠), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Canopus and Vicar Apostolic of Jilin 吉林 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Jilin 吉林 (China)

China Bishop Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels (顧學德), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Attuda and Vicar Apostolic of Yichang 宜昌 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China) and Apostolic Administrator of Shinan 施南 (China)

China Bishop Auguste Haouisée (惠濟良), S.J., Titular Bishop of Cercina and Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai 上海 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

China Bishop Edgar Anton Häring (俞廣仁), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Anthedon and Vicar Apostolic of Shuozhou 朔州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

China Bishop Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote (王德純), O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Zorolus and Vicar Apostolic of Changde 常德 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Changde 常德 (China)

China Bishop Franz Hoowaarts (何方濟), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Ucres and Vicar Apostolic of Caozhoufu 曹州府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan (胡若山), C.M., Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia and Vicar Apostolic of Taizhou 台州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Linhai 臨海 (China)

China Bishop Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio (易興化), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Bagis and Vicar Apostolic of Yan’anfu 延安府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

China Bishop Louis Janssens (南阜民), C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis and Vicar Apostolic of Rehe 熱河 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Rehe 熱河 (China)

China Bishop Francesco Joosten, C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis and Vicar Apostolic of Datongfu 大同府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Datong 大同 (China)

China Bishop Rombert Casimir Kowalski (郭時濟), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Ipsus and Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang 武昌 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Wuchang 武昌 (China)

China Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer (康濟民), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Europus, was appointed as Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

China Bishop Raymond Aloysius Lane (林化東), M.M., Titular Bishop of Hypæpa and Vicar Apostolic of Fushun 撫順 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Fushun 撫順 (China)

China Bishop Joseph-Louis-Adhémar Lapierre (石俊聲), P.M.E., Titular Bishop of Cardicium and Vicar Apostolic of Sipingjie 四平街 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Siping 四平 (China)

China Bishop Eugenio Lebouille (劉士杰), C.M., Titular Bishop of Conana and Vicar Apostolic of Yongpingfu 永平府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

China Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文), Titular Bishop of Lampsacus and Vicar Apostolic of Fenyang 汾陽 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Fenyang 汾陽 (China)

China Bishop Pietro Massa (梅先春), P.I.M.E., Titular Bishop of Citharizum and Vicar Apostolic of Nanyangfu 南陽府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

China Bishop Gaetano Mignani (梅雅誼), C.M., Titular Bishop of Cassandria and Vicar Apostolic of Ji’anfu 吉安府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Ji’an 吉安 (China)

China Bishop Paul-Leon-Cornelius Montaigne (滿德胎), C.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (China)

China Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿), Titular Bishop of Sertei and Vicar Apostolic of Yanggu 陽穀 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China)

China Bishop Cutbert Martin O’Gara (歐克瀾), C.P., Titular Bishop of Elis and Vicar Apostolic of Yuanling 沅陵 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yuanling 沅陵 (China)

China Bishop John Andrew O’Shea (和若望), C.M., Titular Bishop of Midila and Vicar Apostolic of Ganzhou 贛州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Ganzhou 贛州 (China)

China Bishop Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate (陳明理), O.A.R., Titular Bishop of Chusira and Vicar Apostolic of Guide 歸德 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shangqiu 商丘 (China)

China Bishop Raffaele Angelo Palazzi (柏長青), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Nara and Vicar Apostolic of Hengzhou 衡州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Hengzhou 衡州 (China)

China Bishop Adolph John Paschang (柏增), M.M., Titular Bishop of Sasima and Vicar Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

China Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini (班錫宜), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Byblus and Vicar Apostolic of Sanyuan 三原 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

China Bishop Henry Ambrose Pinger (楊光被), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Capitolias and Vicar Apostolic of Zhoucun 周村 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China)

China Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall (馬守仁), O.P., Titular Bishop of Mactaris and Vicar Apostolic of Amoy 廈門 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xiamen 廈門 (China)

China Bishop William Charles Quinn (光一幸), C.M., Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus and Vicar Apostolic of Yujiang 餘江 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yujiang 餘江 (China)

China Bishop Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (駱書雅), M.E.P., Coadjutor Bishop of Ægeæ (Turkiye) and Vicar Apostolic of Chengdu 成都 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China)

China Bishop Theodore Schu (舒德祿), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis and Vicar Apostolic of Yanzhoufu 兗州府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yanzhou 兗州 (China)

China Bishop Pierre-Sylvain Valentin (華朗庭), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria and Vicar Apostolic of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Kangding 康定 (China)

China Bishop-elect Charles Joseph van Melckebeke (王守禮), C.I.C.M., Titular Bishop of Sufes and Vicar Apostolic of Ningxia 寧夏 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

China Bishop Charles Vogel (荷敬謙), M.E.P., Titular Bishop of Parlais and Vicar Apostolic of Shantou 汕頭 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

China Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan (王道南), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Athribis and Vicar Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

China Bishop Paul Wang Wen-cheng (王文成), Titular Bishop of Olena and Vicar Apostolic of Shunqingfu 順慶府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Shunqing 順慶 (China)

China Bishop Francis Xavier Wang Ze-pu (Wang Tse-pu) (王澤浦), Titular Bishop of Sinda and Vicar Apostolic of Wanxian 萬縣 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Wanxian 萬縣 (China)

China Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi (王增義), C.M., Titular Bishop of Lamia and Vicar Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Anguo 安國 (China)

China Bishop Charles Weber (萬賓來), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Daldis and Vicar Apostolic of Yizhoufu 沂州府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治), Titular Bishop of Calydon and Vicar Apostolic of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (China)

China Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德), Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos and Vicar Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

China Bishop Joseph Zhang Run-bo (張潤波), Titular Bishop of Tadamata and Vicar Apostolic of Xuanhuafu 宣化府 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

China Bishop Vitus Zhang Zuo-heng (Chang Tso-huan) (張作恆), S.V.D., Titular Bishop of Eguga and Vicar Apostolic of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xinyang 信陽 (China)

China Bishop Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (趙振聲), S.J., Titular Bishop of Bisica and Vicar Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

Hong Kong Bishop Enrico Valtorta (恩理覺), P.I.M.E., Titular Bishop of Lerus and Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong), was appointed as Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Italy Bishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni (萬九樓), O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Zapara and Vicar Apostolic of Xi’anfu 西安府 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Xi’an 西安 (China)

Italy Bishop Giovanni Bargiggia, Bishop of Vigevano (Italy), passed away at 69

Tanzania Fr. Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa (Tanzania) and Titular Bishop of Bubastis

1946.04.12

Poland Fr. Ignacy Swirski was elected Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

Poland Bishop Tadeusz Pawel Zakrzewski, Titular Bishop of Cariana and Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland), was appointed as Bishop of Płock (Poland)

1946.04.13

Brazil Diocese of Petrópolis was established (from Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Niterói and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)

1946.04.20

France Bishop Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet, Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes (France), passed away at 67

Italy Fr. Pio Laghi was appointed as Priest of Faenza (Italy)

Switzerland Fr. Gilberto Agustoni was appointed as Priest of Basel (Switzerland)

1946.04.23

Italy Fr. Alfredo Pacini, Priest of Lucca (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

1946.04.24

Iraq Bishop Jean Kurio, Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 71

1946.04.26

Wales Bishop Daniel Joseph Hannon, Bishop of Menevia (Wales), passed away at 61

1946.04.27

Egypt Fr. Pietro Dib was elected Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites

Lebanon Fr. Ignace Ziadé was elected Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Scotland Fr. James Donald Scanlan, Priest of Westminster (England), was elected Titular Bishop of Cyme and Coadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

USA Fr. John Raphael Hagan was elected Titular Bishop of Limata and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

1946.04.28

Belgium Fr. Gustaaf Joos was appointed as Priest of Gent (Belgium)

Italy Msgr. Alfredo Pacini, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti and Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic, was elected Titular Archbishop of Germia

1946.04.29

Iraq Bishop Yousef Ghanima, Titular Bishop of Colybrassus and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis

1946.05.02

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Burzio was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

Poland Fr. Franciszek Korszynski was elected Titular Bishop of Orisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

1946.05.03

Hungary Fr. Karl Kalman Papp was elected Bishop of Győr (Hungary)

Poland Venerable Cardinal August Hlond, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland)

Poland Archbishop Walenty Dymek, Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland) and Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland)

1946.05.05

Brazil Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Botucatu (Brazil), passed away at 60

1946.05.06

Belarus Bishop Kazimierz Bukraba, Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus), passed away at 60

1946.05.07

Morocco Bishop Pierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Rabat (Morocco)

Morocco Bishop Henri Vielle, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Rabat (Morocco), passed away at 78

Poland Fr. Zygmunt Choromański was elected Titular Bishop of Panopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Poland Fr. Wacław Majewski was elected Titular Bishop of Docimium and Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

1946.05.08

England Bishop James Dey, Military Vicar of Great Britain (England), passed away at 76

France Bishop Auguste-Joseph-Marie Cogneau resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Quimper (France)

France Bishop Adolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc, Bishop of Quimper (France), passed away at 89

Italy Msgr. Giuseppe Burzio, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was elected Titular Archbishop of Gortyna

Italy Fr. Pietro Raimondi was elected Bishop of Crotone (Italy)

1946.05.10

Tanzania Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Karema (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Kigoma) (Tanzania)

Tanzania Apostolic Vicariate of Kigoma was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika) (Tanzania)

China Fr. Faustino M. Tissot (丁玉守), S.X., was elected Bishop of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (China)

Tanzania Bishop John van Sambeek, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (Tanzania), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma (Tanzania)

1946.05.11

Austria Bishop Joseph Calasanz Fließer, Titular Bishop of Gargara and Auxiliary Bishop of Linz (Austria), was appointed as Bishop of Linz (Austria)

1946.05.12

Philippines Fr. José Tomás Sánchez was appointed as Priest of Sorsogon (Philippines)

Poland Blessed Fr. Michał Rapacz, Priest of Kraków (Poland), passed away at 41

1946.05.13

Venezuela Archbishop Lucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Venezuela Archbishop Felipe Rincón González, Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), passed away at 85

1946.05.14

Italy Bishop Giuseppe Siri, Titular Bishop of Livias and Auxiliary Bishop of Genova (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy)

1946.05.16

India Fr. Valerian Gracias was elected Titular Bishop of Thennesus and Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

1946.05.17

Chile Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title

France Cardinal Jules-Géraud Saliège, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana

Italy Bishop Luigi Ferri, Bishop of Montalto (Italy) and Bishop of Ripatransone (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Livias

1946.05.18

China Archbishop Jean-Marie-Michel Blois (衛忠藩), M.E.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China), passed away at 64

Madagascar Bishop Édouard Rostaing, M.S., Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé (Madagascar), passed away at 66

1946.05.20

Italy Cardinal Enrico Gasparri, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri and Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 74

1946.05.25

Albania Archbishop Gaspare Thaçi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë (Albania), passed away at 57

1946.05.26

Mexico Fr. José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra was appointed as Priest of Zamora (Mexico)

1946.05.27

Ireland Bishop Patrick Morrisroe, Bishop of Achonry (Ireland), passed away at 77

1946.05.28

Italy Fr. Giovanni Rizzo was elected Titular Bishop of Lysias and Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo (Italy)

Italy Fr. Giovanni Battista Zaupa, C.S.S., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines)

Fr. Dionigi Martinis, C.S.S., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines)

1946.05.29

Italy Cardinal Massimo Massimi, President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, was appointed as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

1946.05.31

Italy Fr. Luigi Arrigoni, Priest of Milano (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria and Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

1946.06.02

France Bishop Ernest-Victor Mennechet, Bishop of Soissons (France), passed away at 68

1946.06.06

France Bishop Rambert-Irénée Faure, Bishop of Saint-Claude (France), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

India Bishop Bernard James Sullivan, S.J., Bishop of Patna (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus

1946.06.07

Gambia Fr. Matteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Ecclesiastical Superior of Gambia (Gambia)

Togo Fr. Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Sokodé (Togo)

1946.06.08

Canada Bishop Maurice Roy, Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada), was appointed as Military Vicar of Canada (Canada)

1946.06.13

Papua New Guinea Apostolic Vicariate of Papua was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Port Moresby (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Samarai) (Papua New Guinea)

Papua New Guinea Apostolic Prefecture of Samarai was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Papua) (Papua New Guinea)

Zambia Apostolic Prefecture of Broken Hill was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lusaka (Zambia)

Brazil Fr. Alfredo Vicente Scherer, Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Hemeria and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Brazil Fr. Avelar Brandão Vilela, Priest of Aracaju (Brazil), was elected Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)

Brazil Fr. Luís Gonzaga Peluso was elected Bishop of Lorena (Brazil)

China Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile (趙炳文), O.P., Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

Dominica Fr. Antoon Demets, C.SS.R., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau (Dominica) and Titular Bishop of Cadossia

Italy Cardinal Clemente Micara, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri and Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva in commendum

Italy Fr. Antonio Picconi was elected Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

Nicaragua Fr. Octavio José Calderón y Padilla was elected Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Nicaragua Bishop Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes resigned as Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua)

Northern Ireland Bishop John Francis d’Alton, Bishop of Meath (Ireland), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Papua New Guinea Fr. André Sorin, M.S.C., was elected Apostolic Administrator of Samarai (Papua New Guinea), Titular Bishop of Antiphræ and Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Peru Bishop Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M., Bishop of Huancayo (Peru), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru)

Poland Venerable Cardinal August Hlond, S.D.B., President of Episcopal Conference of Poland and Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Zambia Fr. Bruno Wolnik, S.J., Prefect Apostolic of Broken Hill (Zambia), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Lusaka (Zambia)

1946.06.14

India Bishop Juan Vicente Arana Idígoras, O.C.D., Bishop of Vijayapuram (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Siniandus

1946.06.15

Brazil Archbishop João Batista Becker, Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), passed away at 76

Italy Fr. Pasquale Macchi was appointed as Priest of Milano (Italy)

USA Fr. James Aloysius Hickey was appointed as Priest of Saginaw (USA)

USA Fr. Humberto Sousa Medeiros was appointed as Priest of Fall River (USA)

1946.06.16

Canada Fr. Gregory Oucharyk was appointed as Priest of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Laigueglia was appointed as Priest of Ventimiglia (Italy)

Italy Archbishop Luigi Martinelli, Archbishop of Amalfi (Italy), passed away at 61

1946.06.18

Italy Fr. Danio Bolognini was elected Titular Bishop of Sidon and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (Italy)

1946.06.21

Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Camille Vandekerckhove, C.M., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa)

Philippines Fr. Henry Ederle, S.V.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (Philippines)

1946.06.22

Egypt Diocese of Cairo (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province) (Egypt)

Canada Fr. James Michael Hill was elected Bishop of Victoria (Canada)

England Fr. George Brunner was elected Titular Bishop of Elis and Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

Italy Fr. Donato Pafundi was elected Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (Italy) and Bishop of Cerignola (Italy)

USA Fr. Leo Ferdinand Dworschak was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Rapid City (USA) and Titular Bishop of Tium

USA Fr. Daniel Joseph Feeney was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) and Titular Bishop of Sita

1946.06.29

Italy Fr. Pietro Rossano was appointed as Priest of Alba (Italy)

Philippines Fr. Julio Rosales y Ras, Priest of Calbayog (Philippines), was elected Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines)

1946.06.30

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Josip Stepan Garić, O.F.M., Bishop of Banjaluka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), passed away at 75

Mexico Bishop Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta, Bishop of Zamora (Mexico), passed away at 72

Poland Fr. Władysław Rubin was appointed as Priest of Lviv (Ukraine)

1946.07.04

Micronesia Apostolic Vicariate of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Caroline and Marshall Islands (lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Guam) (Micronesia)

Micronesia Fr. Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Caroline and Marshall Islands (Micronesia)

Pakistan Bishop Hector Catry, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Semta

1946.07.06

Brazil Fr. Abel Ribeiro Camelo was elected Titular Bishop of Curium and Auxiliary Bishop of Goiás (Brazil)

Italy Archbishop Antonio Riberi (黎培理) was appointed as Apostolic Internuncio to China

1946.07.07

USA Sr. Francesca Saverio Cabrini, M.S.C., Superior General of Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was canonised

USA Fr. William I. Varsanyi was appointed as Priest of Kalocsa (Hungary)

1946.07.11

India Apostolic Prefecture of Gorakhpur was established (from Diocese of Allahabad and became suffragan of Agra) (India)

Burkina Faso Fr. Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Titular Bishop of Athribis

Ghana Fr. Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A., was elected Titular Bishop of Ammædara and Vicar Apostolic of Lower Volta (Ghana)

India Bishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Allahabad (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Perta

Kenya Fr. John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Cercina and Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Peru Fr. Ignazio García Martin, S.J., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of San Francisco Javier (Peru)

1946.07.12

USA Mr. Edward L. Hearn, Supreme Knight emeritus of Knights of Columbus, passed away at 80

1946.07.13

Italy Fr. Achille Silvestrini was appointed as Priest of Faenza (Italy)

1946.07.14

Peru Bishop Enrique Alvarez González, O.P., was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios (Peru)

1946.07.16

France Fr. Robert Picard de la Vacquerie was elected Titular Bishop of Doara

1946.07.18

Albania Blessed Fr. Alfons Tracki, Priest of Shkodrë (Albania), passed away at 49

China Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi (周濟世), C.M., Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

China Bishop Martino Chiolino (林棟臣), P.I.M.E., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Jixian 級縣 (China)

China Bishop Mario Civelli (祁濟眾), P.I.M.E., Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China), was appointed as Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

1946.07.19

Brazil Fr. Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Tefé (Brazil)

Latvia Fr. Kazimirs Dulbinskis was elected Titular Bishop of Gerara and Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia)

Latvia Fr. Peters Strods was elected Titular Bishop of Stadia and Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia)

South Sudan Bishop Rodolfo Orler, M.C.C.J., Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal (South Sudan), passed away at 53

1946.07.20

Italy Bishop Luciano Geraci, Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy), passed away at 69

USA Bishop James Francis McIntyre, Titular Bishop of Cyrene and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Paltus and Coadjutor Archbishop of New York (USA)

USA Archbishop Joseph Elmer Ritter, Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA)

USA Bishop Paul Clarence Schulte, Bishop of Leavenworth (USA), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA)

1946.07.21

Spain Bishop Leopoldo Eijo y Garay, Bishop of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (Spain), was promoted as Patriarch of Indias Occidentales

1946.07.23

Italy Archbishop Pasquale Berardi, Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy), passed away at 85

1946.07.26

China Fr. Giuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà (羅錦章), O.F.M., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Hankou 漢口 (China)

1946.07.28

Belgium Fr. Henri Lemaître was appointed as Priest of Antwerpen (Belgium)

1946.07.29

Tanzania Fr. James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr., was elected Titular Bishop of Adraa and Vicar Apostolic of Karema (Tanzania)

1946.07.30

Benin Fr. André van den Bronk, S.M.A., was elected Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Delta del Nilo (Egypt) and Titular Bishop of Tentyris

Egypt Bishop Pietro Dib, Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites, was appointed as Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Egypt Bishop Jules Girard, S.M.A., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Delta del Nilo (Egypt)

1946.08.01

Canada Fr. Eugène Prévost, C.F.S., Founder of Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity, passed away at 85

1946.08.03

Brazil Fr. Jorge Marcos de Oliveira was elected Titular Bishop of Bagis and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Brazil Fr. Benedito Zorzi was elected Bishop of Ilhéus (Brazil)

Mexico Fr. Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla was elected Titular Bishop of Aulon and Coadjutor Bishop of León (Mexico)

USA Msgr. Timothy Manning, Priest of Los Angeles (USA) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Titular Bishop of Lesvi and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

USA Fr. Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald was elected Titular Bishop of Cantanus and Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA)

1946.08.04

China Fr. Luigi Baumeister (包美德), M.S.C., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Shiqian 石阡 (China), passed away at 52

Italy Fr. Luigi Bettazzi was appointed as Priest of Bologna (Italy)

1946.08.06

Bulgaria Bishop Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P., Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria), passed away at 69

1946.08.07

China Bishop Raymond Aloysius Lane (林化東), M.M., Bishop of Fushun 撫順 (China), was appointed as Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers)

China Bishop James Edward Walsh (華理柱), M.M., resigned as Superior General of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll Fathers)

1946.08.08

Ireland Fr. Patrick Dunne was elected Titular Bishop of Nara and Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

1946.08.09

Croatia Bishop Giovanni Simrak, Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia), passed away at 63

India Bishop Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ajmer (India), passed away at 59

1946.08.10

Peru Diocese of Ica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima) (Peru)

1946.08.13

Switzerland Fr. Charles Journet, Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland), was appointed as Domestic Prelate

1946.08.16

Brazil Bishop Riccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela, Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos

1946.08.20

Italy Msgr. Giuseppe Pasquazi, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

Mexico Bishop Francisco María González y Arias, Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico), passed away at 72

1946.08.24

Italy Fr. Luigi Dadaglio, Priest of Acqui (Italy), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

1946.08.25

Italy Fr. Aurelio Marena was elected Titular Bishop of Lampsacus and Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy)

1946.08.26

Pakistan Fr. Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro was appointed as Priest of Karachi (Pakistan)

1946.08.29

USA Fr. Daniel Ivancho was elected Titular Bishop of Europus and Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Ruthenians (USA)

1946.09.01

Ireland Archbishop John Mary Harty, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland), passed away at 79

Italy Bishop Pietro Ossola, Titular Bishop of Axomis, was appointed as Bishop of Montalto (Italy) and Bishop of Ripatransone (Italy)

1946.09.03

Brazil Fr. Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F., Apostolic Administrator of São José de Alto Tocantins (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Bisica and Bishop-Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins (Brazil)

Canada Bishop Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Golfe Saint-Laurent (Canada), passed away at 77

1946.09.04

Hungary Fr. Ladislao Bánáss was elected Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary)

Poland Fr. Lucjan Bernacki was elected Titular Bishop of Mela and Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

1946.09.05

Italy Fr. Liberato Tosti was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay and Titular Archbishop of Leucas

1946.09.07

Chile Fr. Pio Alberto Fariña Fariña was elected Titular Bishop of Citharizum and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

1946.09.08

Italy Fr. Vincenzo Cavalla was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy) and Archbishop of Matera (Italy)

1946.09.11

Ireland Archbishop Jeremiah Kinane succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland)

Italy Blessed Fr. Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio, Priest of Trieste (Italy), passed away at 34

1946.09.15

Belgium Fr. Jean-Baptiste Janssens, S.J., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Italy Bishop Cristoforo Demonico Carullo, O.F.M., Bishop of Lacedonia (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Conza (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Bisaccia (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Conza (Italy), Bishop of Bisaccia (Italy) and Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Italy)

Slovenia Fr. Anton Vovk was elected Titular Bishop of Cardicium and Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Slovenia Fr. Maksimilijan Držecnik was elected Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lavant (Austria)

1946.09.17

Zambia Bishop Heinrich Horst, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa (Zambia), passed away at 44

1946.09.20

Peru Fr. Aurelio Macedonio Guerriero was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru)

Peru Fr. Federico Pérez Silva, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Carystus and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru)

1946.09.22

Finland Bishop Johannes Michael Buckx, S.C.I., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Finland (Finland), passed away at 65

Peru Bishop Daniel Figueroa Villón, Titular Bishop of Parnassus and Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Huancayo (Peru)

1946.09.23

Italy Bishop Ugo Giubbi, Bishop of San Miniato (Italy), passed away at 60

1946.09.24

Canada Fr. Benjamin Ibberson Webster was elected Titular Bishop of Paphus and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Italy Fr. Pietro Romualdo M. Zilianti, O.S.B. Oliv., was appointed as Abbot Ordinary of Monte Oliveto Maggiore (Italy)

1946.09.26

Vietnam Bishop François-Arsène-Jean-Marie-Eugène Lemasle, M.E.P., Vicar Apostolic of Huê (Vietnam), passed away at 71

1946.09.28

USA Bishop John Raphael Hagan, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA), passed away at 56

1946.09.30

France Fr. Martin-Marie-Stanislas Gillet, O.P., Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), was elected Titular Archbishop of Nicæa

1946.10.01

Brazil Fr. João Batista Costa, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Scilium and Bishop-Prelate of Porto Velho (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Pedro Massa, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Porto Velho (Brazil)

Czechia Patriarch Pavel Huyn, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia), passed away at 78

Italy Bishop Stefano Corbini, Bishop of Foligno (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Madytus

1946.10.07

Argentina Fr. Juan Carlos Aramburu, Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Platæa and Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina)

Argentina Fr. Silvino Martínez, Priest of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina), was elected Titular Bishop of Canatha and Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina)

1946.10.08

Spain Cardinal Agustín Parrado García, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain), passed away at 74

1946.10.10

France Bishop Emile-Arsène Blanchet, Bishop of Saint-Dié (France), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Lerus

1946.10.12

China Bishop Ignazio Canazei (耿其光), S.D.B., Bishop of Shaoguan 韶關 (China), passed away at 63

Netherlands Cardinal Jan de Jong, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente

1946.10.14

Hungary Bishop Miklós Dudás, O.S.B.M., Bishop of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc of the Hungarians (Hungary)

1946.10.17

France Bishop Pie Eugène Joseph Neveu, A.A., Titular Bishop of Citrus, passed away at 69

1946.10.20

France Sr. Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière (Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran) was beatified

1946.10.22

USA Bishop John Baptist Morris, Bishop of Little Rock (USA), passed away at 80

1946.10.25

Ecuador Fr. Jeroteo della Santissima Vergine del Carmelo, O.C.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador)

1946.10.26

Brazil Fr. Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm., was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Leuce

Italy Fr. Giovanni Urbani, Priest of Venezia (Italy), was elected Titular Bishop of Axomis, Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia (Italy) and General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Russia Bishop Paolo Meletijew was appointed as Titular Bishop of Heracleopolis magna

Spain Bishop Enrique Delgado y Gómez, Bishop of Almería (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona (Spain)

Spain Bishop Juan Hervás y Benet, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Mallorca (Spain)

1946.10.27

Italy Sr. Teresa Eustochio Verzeri (Ignazia), F.S.C.G., was beatified

1946.10.29

Brazil Fr. Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Jacarezinho (Brazil)

1946.11.01

Poland Fr. Karol Józef Wojtyła was appointed as Priest of Kraków (Poland)

1946.11.02

Argentina Bishop Germiniano Esorto, Titular Bishop of Birtha and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Argentina Fr. Emilio Antonio di Pasquo was elected Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

England Bishop John Patrick Barrett, Bishop of Plymouth (England), passed away at 68

1946.11.03

Algeria Fr. Léon-Étienne Duval, Priest of Annecy (France), was elected Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

1946.11.04

Czechia Fr. Josef Beran, Priest of Plzeň (Czechia), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Italy Archbishop Maurilio Silvani, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

1946.11.08

Brazil Fr. Venceslao da Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

1946.11.09

Chile Apostolic Administration of Copiapó was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena) (Chile)

Iraq Archbishop Athanase Ignace Nuri, Archbishop emeritus of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq), passed away at 88

Slovakia Fr. Vasil Hopko was elected Titular Bishop of Midila and Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

USA Bishop George Joseph Donnelly, Titular Bishop of Cœla and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Leavenworth (USA)

1946.11.11

USA Archbishop Francis Joseph Beckman, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Phulli

USA Archbishop Henry Patrick Rohlman succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA)

1946.11.12

Italy Cardinal Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica and Master of Papal Chamber emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces, passed away at 69

Italy Cardinal Nicola Canali, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) and Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, was appointed as Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals

1946.11.14

Colombia Mission sui juris of San Andrés y Providencia was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

Zimbabwe Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria was established (Zimbabwe)

Colombia Fr. Eugenio da Carcagente, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia), was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

1946.11.16

Albania Blessed Fr. Zef Marksen, Priest of Lezhë (Albania), passed away at 40

Italy Archbishop Antonio Lega, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) and Bishop of Cervia (Italy), passed away at 83

1946.11.17

Nicaragua Bishop Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes was appointed as Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

1946.11.19

Spain Bishop Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R., Bishop of Tarazona (Spain), passed away at 72

USA Bishop Christian Herman Winkelmann, Bishop of Wichita (USA), passed away at 63

1946.11.24

China Bishop Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla (富格辣), O.F.M. Obs., and 28 companions were beatified

Peru Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo, Bishop of Huánuco (Peru), was appointed as Bishop of Ica (Peru)

Spain Bishop Balbino Santos y Olivera, Bishop of Málaga (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain)

1946.11.26

Italy Bishop Felice Beccaro, Bishop of Nuoro (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of San Miniato (Italy)

USA Bishop Martin John O’Connor, Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton (USA), was appointed as Rector of Pontifical North American College

USA Bishop Louis Francis Kelleher, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA), passed away at 57

1946.11.28

Peru Fr. Joseph-Rolland-Gustave Prévost-Godard (趙玉明), P.M.E., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

1946.12.01

USA Fr. Valentin Schaaf, O.F.M., Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), passed away at 63

1946.12.04

Italy Fr. Luigi Cammarata was elected Titular Bishop of Cesarea in Mauretania and Bishop-Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

1946.12.06

Poland Fr. Paolo Ceslao Rydzewski was elected Titular Bishop of Chusira and Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland)

1946.12.07

USA Bishop Albert Lewis Fletcher, Titular Bishop of Samos and Auxiliary Bishop of Little Rock (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

1946.12.09

Egypt Bishop Giorgio Baraka, Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt), passed away at 58

1946.12.12

Australia Fr. Bernard Denis Stewart was elected Titular Bishop of Ucres and Coadjutor Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia)

Cameroon Fr. Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Themisonium and Vicar Apostolic of Douala (Cameroon)

India Fr. Albert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Bishop of Lucknow (India)

Italy Fr. Gaetano Pollio (陽霖), P.I.M.E., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

Poland Bishop Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński, Bishop of Łódź (Poland), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Drizipara

Poland Fr. Franciszek Jedwabski was elected Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates and Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań (Poland)

Senegal Bishop Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Dakar (Senegal) and Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

South Africa Fr. Denis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I., was elected Titular Bishop of Turuzi and Vicar Apostolic of Natal (South Africa)

USA Bishop Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.SS.R., Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Bida and Coadjutor Bishop of Monterey–Fresno (USA)

1946.12.14

Poland Fr. Karol Pekala was elected Titular Bishop of Trocmades and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

1946.12.15

Uganda Fr. Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga was appointed as Priest of Kampala (Uganda)

1946.12.20

Italy Cardinal Luigi Lavitrano resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Poland Fr. Michał Klepacz was elected Bishop of Łódź (Poland)

1946.12.25

Argentina Archbishop Juan Pascual Chimento, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina), passed away at 59

Scotland Bishop George Henry Bennett, Bishop of Aberdeen (Scotland), passed away at 71

1946.12.30

Brazil Bishop-elect Alfredo Vicente Scherer, Titular Bishop of Hemeria and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

1946.12.31

Albania Blessed Fr. Anton Zogaj, Priest of Durrës (Albania), passed away at 38

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