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The Year of Our Lord 1953

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May38.3Ordained PriestJoseph Robert CrowleyPriest of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
41.9Ordained BishopJan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †Titular Bishop of GermanicopolisBishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
3 May50.2Ordained BishopJohn Bökenföhr (Boekenfoehr), O.M.I. †Bishop of Kimberley, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
41.2Ordained BishopManuel Alfonso de CarvalhoTitular Bishop of RhaedestusBishop of Angra, Portugal
44.9InstalledEnrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †Bishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
44.4AppointedCornélio Veerman, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Cametá, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
5 May47.6Ordained BishopLawrence Bernard Brennan CaseyTitular Bishop of CeaBishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
6 May BornAlbert LeGattArchbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
7 May69.9DiedJuan Francisco AragoneArchbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
53.2AppointedClaudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Ubon, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
48.2AppointedVictor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Rangoon, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus of Rangoon, Myanmar
48.2AppointedVictor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AchyrausArchbishop Emeritus of Rangoon, Myanmar
45.2AppointedPaolo BertoliApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
40.1AppointedFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Fort Jameson, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
40.1AppointedFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of CarystusBishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
45.2AppointedAbilio del Campo y de la BárcenaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, SpainBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
53.5AppointedSegundo García Fernández, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.5AppointedSegundo García Fernández, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
73.0AppointedFidel García MartínezTitular Bishop of SululosBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
73.0ResignedFidel García MartínezBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, SpainBishop Emeritus
47.6AppointedJoseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in AegyptoBishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana
47.6ResignedJoseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †Bishop of Keta, GhanaBishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedMichael Mongkhol On PrakhongchitVicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand
47.7AppointedMichael Mongkhol On PrakhongchitTitular Bishop of BlaundusVicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand
8 May BornAntonio ArcariApostolic Nuncio
BornFernando Miguel Gil EisnerBishop of Salto, Uruguay
48.5AppointedSighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. †Abbot General of Order of CisterciansAbbot General Emeritus
BornJoachim NtahondereyeBishop of Muyinga, Burundi
9 May BornPierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, I.N.D.V.Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
57.5AppointedRafael García y García de CastroArchbishop of Granada, Spain
61.1AppointedMaurizio RaspiniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestWalter Francis SullivanPriest of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
10 May39.5Ordained BishopMarius Macrionitis, S.J. †Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
11 May67.2DiedFrancesco Saverio Bini, F.S.C.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan
12 May BornCláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 May46.9AppointedGilles-Henri-Alexis BartheBishop of MonacoBishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France
81.5AppointedPierre-Maurice-Marie RivièreTitular Archbishop of AnchialusBishop Emeritus of Monaco
81.5RetiredPierre-Maurice-Marie RivièreBishop of MonacoBishop Emeritus
14 May40.7AppointedAldo ForzoniBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
26.8Solemn VowsJulio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
24.9Ordained PriestLawrence Ephraem ThottamPriest of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
15 May72.5DiedAntonio García y GarcíaArchbishop of Valladolid, Spain
83.4DiedHenri Léonard, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
16 May BornLuis Javier Argüello GarcíaArchbishop of Valladolid, Spain
17 May46.4Ordained BishopUbaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. †Titular Bishop of BidaPrelate of Corocoro, Bolivia
46.5Ordained BishopLuigi CicuttiniTitular Bishop of AmyzonBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
47.5Ordained BishopEttore CunialTitular Archbishop of SoteropolisVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
18 May72.4DiedPatrick Joseph McCormickAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
57.9DiedLuigi Santa, I.M.C. †Bishop of Rimini, Italy
BornAloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka, M.S.F.Bishop of Palangkaraya, Indonesia
20 May BornMichel Joseph MulloyPriest of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
22 May52.8AppointedCostantino CaminadaBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, ItalyBishop of Ferentino, Italy
23 May27.9Ordained PriestAntonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
24 May BornAngelo Antolini, O.F.M. Cap.Prefect of Robe, Ethiopia
54.2Ordained BishopMarco Antonio García y SuárezBishop of Granada, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
18.9ProfessedSergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
40.0Ordained BishopOthon MottaTitular Bishop of UzitaBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.2Ordained BishopGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †Titular Bishop of ZalicheBishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
42.5Ordained BishopJoão Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.2Ordained BishopPietro SfairTitular Bishop of Epiphania in SyriaTitular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti
35.7Ordained BishopGerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †Titular Bishop of RhesainaVicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia
25 May79.1DiedCésar Antonio CánevaBishop of Azul, Argentina
BornFrancesco MoragliaPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
26 May54.6Ordained BishopPierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la ChanonieBishop of Clermont, FranceBishop Emeritus
54.3Ordained BishopGeorges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of MariammeBishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 May BornDaniele Libanori, S.J.Official of the Roman Curia - Other
28 May BornJosé Câmnate na BissignBishop Emeritus of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
BornJán OroschArchbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
29 May48.6AppointedVirginio DondeoBishop of Alife, ItalyBishop of Orvieto, Italy
46.8AppointedFrancis Joseph GreenAuxiliary Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USABishop Emeritus
46.8AppointedFrancis Joseph GreenTitular Bishop of SerraBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
24.3Ordained PriestManuel Mireles VaqueraPriestPrelate Emeritus of El Salto, Durango, México
30 May27.0Ordained PriestPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
24.0Ordained PriestJean-Guy CouturePriest of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
23.0Ordained PriestGérard DrainvillePriestBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
35.0Ordained PriestAnthony Joseph EmeryPriest of Birmingham, England, Great BritainBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
23.9Ordained PriestBernard HubertPriest of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
26.2Ordained PriestDominic Anthony MarconiPriest of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.8Ordained PriestLawrence James McNamaraPriest of Kansas City, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
22.7Ordained PriestAngelo ParavisiPriest of Bergamo, ItalyBishop of Crema, Italy
BornVito RalloApostolic Nuncio
25.0Ordained PriestDaniel Patrick ReillyPriest of Providence, Rhode Island, USABishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
25.9Ordained PriestJoseph Martin SartorisPriest of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.5Ordained PriestFrancis Joseph WalmsleyPriest of Southwark, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
31 May42.6Ordained BishopRémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of TuruziBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
60.1SucceededPeter William BartholomeBishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
30.1Ordained PriestClaude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
87.1DiedJoseph Francis BuschBishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
BornGeorges ChihaneBishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
50.3Ordained BishopPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of PellaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia
BornJosé Leonardo Lemos MontanetBishop of Orense, Spain
25.9Ordained PriestHoward George TrippPriest of Southwark, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
27.0Ordained PriestJohn Baptiste Wang Xi XianPriestBishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
Jun29.7Perpetual VowsEloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. †Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasBishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia
2 Jun35.7Perpetual VowsNicholas Grimley, S.M.A. †Member of Society of African MissionsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
3 Jun30.2Ordained Priest[Joseph Liu Yuanren]PriestBishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
31.1Ordained PriestMarc Yuan Wen ZaiPriest of Haimen [Haimen], ChinaBishop
4 Jun55.8Ordained BishopAlphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †Titular Bishop of CataquasBishop Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
56.0Ordained BishopGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of ThabracaBishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
5 Jun BornJohn (Roman) Fang Xing YaoBishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
BornRoberto Francisco Ferrería PazBishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25.0Ordained PriestLouis Edward GelineauPriest of Burlington, Vermont, USABishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
6 Jun25.0Ordained PriestAlfred John MarkiewiczPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USABishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
7 Jun BornJohn Đo Văn NgânBishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
22.7Ordained PriestEndre GyulayPriest of Csanád, HungaryBishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
24.6Ordained PriestIstván KatonaPriest of Vác, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
24.3Ordained PriestJohn Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
8 Jun BornJosé Moreira da SilvaBishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
BornMédard Léopold OuédraogoBishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
10 Jun52.4Ordained BishopNoël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of BagaiBishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
27.5Ordained PriestMichael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
11 Jun71.6Ordained BishopJosef FreusbergTitular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in EpiroAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany
BornJames Liu Tan-kueiBishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
42.5Ordained BishopJean-Ernest MénardTitular Bishop of AliaBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
25.1Ordained PriestFrançois-Xavier Nguyễn Văn ThuậnPriest of Huê, Viet NamCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
12 Jun BornJohn Stanley Kenneth ArnoldBishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
13 Jun26.5Ordained PriestWilliam John McNaughton, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
14 Jun24.2Ordained PriestBogdan BejzePriest of Łódź, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
28.2Ordained PriestVilmos Dékány, Sch. P. †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
15 Jun BornGeorges Colomb, M.E.P.Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
16 Jun72.1DiedRichard Joseph DowneyArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
BornCalogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy
17 Jun69.9DiedPatrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. †Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
67.7AppointedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MethoneBishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
67.7ResignedBerthold Bühl, O.F.M. †Bishop of Oruro, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
BornKricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) CoussaBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
38.4AppointedLuis Aníbal Rodríguez PardoBishop of Oruro, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
30.7Ordained PriestJohn Richard Sheets, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
18 Jun44.2AppointedGiacomo TestaTitular Archbishop of Heraclea in EuropaPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
44.2AppointedGiacomo TestaApostolic Delegate to TurkeyPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
BornDavid John WalkowiakBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
19 Jun BornRaymond Sumlut GamBishop of Banmaw, Myanmar
20 Jun20.3ProfessedThomas Bhalerao, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Nashik, India
BornItalo Dell’Oro, C.R.S.Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
69.4DiedCharles-Albert Gounot, C.M. †Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
51.1AppointedMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaApostolic Nuncio
21 Jun23.1Ordained PriestGiuseppe Antonio De AndreaPriest of Consolata MissionariesApostolic Nuncio
24.7Ordained PriestFrancis LennyPriest of Armagh, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop
22 JunBornJean Damascène BimenyimanaBishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda
BornWillem Jacobus EijkCardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
23 Jun68.6DiedAdriano BernareggiBishop of Bergamo, Italy
24 Jun47.0Ordained BishopGilles-Henri-Alexis BartheBishop of MonacoBishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France
51.5AppointedClemente GaddiBishop of Nicosia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
26.4Ordained PriestGeorg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
51.6Ordained BishopJean-Emmanuel MarquèsTitular Bishop of SigusArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
25 Jun29.2Ordained PriestAlexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
26 Jun24.3Ordained PriestGiacomo BabiniPriest of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
BornKevin Peter DoranBishop of Elphin, Ireland
40.1SucceededThomas FernandoBishop of Tuticorin, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
26.4ProfessedRobert-Marie Gay, M. Afr. †Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
74.1ResignedFrancis Tiburtius Roche, S.J. †Bishop of Tuticorin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
27 Jun48.7Ordained BishopVirginio DondeoBishop of Alife, ItalyBishop of Orvieto, Italy
77.6AppointedJean-Marie JanTitular Bishop of EdistianaBishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
77.6RetiredJean-Marie JanBishop of Cap-Haïtien, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
45.5DiedBl. Ioan SuciuApostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
28 Jun24.5Ordained PriestCarlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
22.8Ordained PriestSalvatore De GiorgiPriest of Lecce, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
23.9Ordained PriestCzesław DominPriest of Katowice, PolandBishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
23.7Ordained PriestPatricio Infante AlfonsoPriest of Santiago de ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
70.3DiedÉtienne KatchoAuxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornPavel PosádAuxiliary Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
23.5Ordained PriestFernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
25.6Ordained PriestSergio Valech AldunatePriest of Santiago de ChileAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29 Jun28.1Ordained PriestErnesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
42.6AppointedCarlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
42.6AppointedCarlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CaltadriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
46.7AppointedAgostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Khartoum, SudanArchbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
46.7AppointedAgostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of BaleciumArchbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
52.9Ordained BishopCostantino CaminadaBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, ItalyBishop of Ferentino, Italy
25.8Ordained DeaconMichel Louis ColoniDeacon of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
58.4SucceededAlbert-François Cousineau, C.S.C. †Bishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
23.1Ordained PriestGiuseppe Di FalcoPriest of Chieti, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
26.1Ordained PriestYves-Maria Guy DubigeonPriest of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
23.8Ordained PriestRené Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P.Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Andong, Korea (South)
24.0Ordained PriestJosé Gea EscolanoPriestBishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
24.2Ordained PriestVinzenz GuggenbergerPriest of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.1Ordained PriestNicolas Huỳnh Văn NghiPriest of Saigon, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
22.6Ordained PriestSalvatore IsgróPriestArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
55.3ResignedWilliam Lumley, S.M.A. †Prefect of Jos, NigeriaPrefect Emeritus
26.7Ordained DeaconAron Jean-Marie LustigerDeacon of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
28.1Ordained PriestJames Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
26.3Ordained PriestVictor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
64.2AppointedJacques Mangers, S.M. †Bishop of Oslo, NorwayBishop Emeritus
75.6AppointedJohann Evangelist Erich MüllerBishop of Stockholm, SwedenBishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedKnut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Bishop of Stockholm, SwedenBishop Emeritus
23.6Ordained PriestFranc PerkoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
40.4Ordained BishopYves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of DolicheArchbishop Emeritus of Garoua, Cameroon
45.9Ordained BishopGiuseppe PullanoTitular Bishop of UzalisBishop of Patti, Italy
37.7AppointedJohn Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
37.7AppointedJohn Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. †Titular Bishop of SbidaBishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
48.5AppointedFélix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.5AppointedFélix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of CasiusArchbishop Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.9AppointedUbaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D. †Superior of KuwaitVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
27.2Ordained PriestAndrew Tsien Chih-ch’un (Tsien Zhichun)Priest of Taipei, TaiwanBishop Emeritus of Hwalien, Taiwan
23.1Ordained PriestJuan Luis Ysern de ArcePriest of Granada, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
30 Jun40.1AppointedSebastiano BaggioTitular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
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