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1983 Pope John Paul II names 3 new Dutch bishops

1983 U.S. bishops condemn nuclear weapons

1970 Dutch bishops says he is in favor of married priest

1966 U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays

1960 Dutch bishops question papacy values

1954 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs

1954 Bishops publish Mandement (member socialist org forbidden)

1950 Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins

1947 Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism"

1943 Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews

1942 RC churches protest, Dutch bishops stand against spread of Judaism

1939 Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, born in South Africa, Secretary-General, Bishops' Conference 1983-88

1937 Spanish bishops support Franco and fascists

1936 Belgian bishops condemn fascism and communism

1936 Pope Pius XI encyclical to U.S. bishops "On motion pictures"

1936 Dutch bishops forbid membership of Nazi party

1934 Dutch RC Bishops warn against fascism/nazism

1933 Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions

1853 Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops

1800 Pope Pius VII calls on French bishops to return to Gospel principles

1787 1st Anglican bishops of New York and Pennsylvania consecrated in London

1591 French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France

1220 German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights


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