1932

This article includes events that occurred in the Christian world in 1932.

Events

the Primitive Methodist church, the Bible Christians and the United Methodist Church of Great Britain merge to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
Iraq achieves independence from the United Kingdom. An officially Muslim nation, Iraq begins persecuting Assyrian Christians the following year.

January 6: José Cardinal Saraiva Martins of Portugal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
January 13: Joseph Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong, Bishop of Hong Kong
March 8: Rodolfo Cardinal Quezada Toruño of Guatemala, Archbishop of Guatemala City
April 2: Edward Michael Cardinal Egan of the United States, Archbishop of New York City
May 17: Miloslav Cardinal Vlk of the Czech Republic, Archbishop of Prague
June 14: Henri Cardinal Schwery of Switzerland, Retired Bishop of Sion.
July 26: James Francis Cardinal Stafford of the United States, Major Penitentiary
August 10: Gaudencio Borbon Cardinal Rosales of the Philippines, Archbishop of Manila
August 24: Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor of England & Wales, Archbishop of Westminster
September 13: Pedro Cardinal Rubiano Sáenz of Colombia, Archbishop of Bogotá
November 1: Francis Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal 25 May 1985, Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni since April 2005.
November 23: Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino of Italy, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
December 8: Eusebio Oscar Cardinal Scheid of Brazil, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro

20th century (1901-2000)