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The Year of Our Lord 1953

Bishop Events

November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov41.7InstalledJuan Carlos AramburuBishop of Tucumán, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
25.9Ordained PriestJosé Mario Escobar SernaPriestBishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
26.9Ordained PriestJohn MendesPriest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornPatrick Christopher PinderArchbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles
3 Nov50.3AppointedAimé DécosseBishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedRaymond Peter HillingerBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
21.3Solemn VowsIñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. †Member of Congregation of the PassionBishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
4 Nov49.8ResignedCarlo Alberto Ferrero di CavallerleoneArchbishop of Italy, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus
45.2AppointedArrigo PintonelloArchbishop of Italy, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
45.2AppointedArrigo PintonelloTitular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis in ArcadiaBishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
5 Nov82.8DiedAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
6 Nov BornReinhard HaukeAuxiliary Bishop of Erfurt, Germany
69.1AppointedAdeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. †President of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
8 Nov29.8Ordained PriestNestor BihondaPriestBishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
49.0InstalledWilliam Joseph BrennanBishop of Toowoomba, Australia
39.6Ordained BishopJames Robert KnoxTitular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
69.7DiedMečislovas ReinysAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
9 Nov64.8AppointedEfrem ForniApostolic Nuncio to BelgiumCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
64.8AppointedEfrem ForniApostolic Internuncio to LuxembourgCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
10 Nov48.7Ordained BishopColeman Francis CarrollTitular Bishop of PitanaeArchbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
64.1AppointedWilliam GodfreyArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
BornGiuseppe PellegriniBishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
11 Nov BornNarciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C.Bishop of Romblon, Philippines
37.2AppointedHeriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Prefect of Mitú, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia
BornPablo León HakimianBishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
33.5Ordained PriestTimothée Pirigisha MukombePriestBishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Nov58.5AppointedGiovanni PanicoApostolic Delegate to CanadaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornChristopher Charles ProwseArchbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
15 Nov53.1AppointedPlacido Maria Cambiaghi, B. †Bishop of Crema, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
60.0InstalledJosé García y GoldarazArchbishop of Valladolid, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
28.2Ordained PriestGeorge To BataPriest of Rabaul, Papua New GuineaAuxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
41.8Ordained PriestHerman To PaivuPriest of Rabaul, Papua New GuineaArchbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16 Nov50.1AppointedJean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1AppointedJean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. †Titular Bishop of IerafiVicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
BornGuillermo Teodoro Elías MillaresAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
72.4AppointedJames Michael ListonArchbishop (Personal Title) of Auckland, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedEris Norman Michael O’BrienArchbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
40.1AppointedJorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
40.1AppointedJorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of IzirianaVicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
41.8AppointedLouis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
41.8AppointedLouis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of ButhrotumBishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Nov75.2AppointedWilliam David O’BrienTitular Archbishop of CalyndaAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 Nov BornLuc CyrArchbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
66.8AppointedFrancesco LardoneApostolic Nuncio to PeruApostolic Nuncio
43.5AppointedOpilio RossiTitular Archbishop of AncyraCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
43.5AppointedOpilio RossiApostolic Nuncio to EcuadorCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
24 Nov BornJoseph Nguyễn NăngArchbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
25 Nov76.4AppointedJohn Mark GannonArchbishop (Personal Title) of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
26 Nov BornLivio CorazzaBishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
BornThomas Thennatt, S.A.C. †Bishop of Gwalior, India
77.6AppointedMichael Wasaburo UrakawaTitular Bishop of Attalea in PamphyliaBishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
77.6RetiredMichael Wasaburo UrakawaBishop of Sendai, JapanBishop Emeritus
27 Nov62.2AppointedDomenico BornigiaBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
67.1AppointedSouleyman SayeghAuxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
67.1AppointedSouleyman SayeghTitular Bishop of Palaeopolis in AsiaAuxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
28 Nov51.4AppointedJoseph Gerald BerryArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
29 Nov24.6Ordained PriestGeraldo do Espírito Santo ÁvilaPriestArchbishop of Brazil, Military
49.1Ordained BishopSalvatore SiinoTitular Archbishop of PergeApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
55.8AppointedPietro ZuccarinoBishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
30 Nov45.6Ordained BishopBernard Joseph FlanaganBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
24.4Ordained PriestFernando Iório RodriguesPriestBishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
54.8DiedJoseph MastersonArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
41.6Ordained BishopJoseph ParecattilTitular Bishop of Arethusa dei SiriCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India
45.2Ordained BishopArrigo PintonelloTitular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis in ArcadiaBishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
59.1Ordained BishopMichael RodriguesBishop of Belgaum, IndiaBishop Emeritus
47.9Ordained BishopAlfredo VozziBishop of Cava e Sarno, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
2 Dec55.3AppointedAthanase Jean Daniel BakoseArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
BornManuel Aurelio CruzAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
55.7InstalledLawrence Joseph ShehanBishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3 Dec51.5Ordained BishopEberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CemerinianusAbbot Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
BornCrisostomo Ayson YalungBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
4 Dec BornAmalraj ArulappanBishop of Ootacamund, India
BornCsaba TernyákArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
BornJan Franciszek WątrobaBishop of Rzeszów, Poland
5 Dec32.2Ordained PriestGilbert Blaize RegoPriestBishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
6 Dec23.6Ordained PriestAlbano Bortoletto CavallinPriest of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestPedro Antônio Marchetti FedaltoPriest of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
28.2Ordained PriestAntônio Agostinho MarochiPriest of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.9Ordained PriestGuillermo Alvaro Ortiz CarrilloPriest of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop of Garagoa, Colombia
51.2Ordained BishopJosé Humberto Quintero ParraTitular Archbishop of AchridaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
7 Dec72.0AppointedGaetano CicognaniCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
25.4Solemn VowsMaurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
76.6AppointedFerdinand Stanislaus PawlikowskiTitular Archbishop of VelebusdusBishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
76.6RetiredFerdinand Stanislaus PawlikowskiBishop of Seckau, AustriaBishop Emeritus
8 Dec25.3Ordained PriestBenedito Francisco de AlbuquerquePriest of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
23.4Ordained PriestJosé Carlos Castanho de AlmeidaPriest of Sorocaba, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.5Ordained PriestWalter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
23.4Ordained PriestGeraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesArchbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.7Ordained PriestAntônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred StigmataBishop Emeritus of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
25.5Ordained PriestRubens Augusto de Souza EspínolaPriest of São Carlos do Pinhal, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
9 Dec63.9AppointedJoão de Deus Ramalho, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in LydiaBishop Emeritus of Macau, China
63.9ResignedJoão de Deus Ramalho, S.J. †Bishop of Macau, ChinaBishop Emeritus
12 Dec57.9AppointedBernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of ArsamosataBishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
57.9ResignedBernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedFrancesco MonacoCoadjutor Bishop of Caltanissetta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedFrancesco MonacoTitular Bishop of Germa in GalatiaBishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
66.9AppointedJohannes Christianus Vrakking, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of CedamusaBishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
66.9ResignedJohannes Christianus Vrakking, M.S.C. †Bishop of Surigao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
13 Dec26.9Ordained PriestDemetrio Ignacio Aquino AquinoPriest of Caacupé, ParaguayBishop Emeritus
49.8Ordained BishopAgostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. †Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
43.9Ordained BishopExpedito Eduardo de OliveiraTitular Bishop of BarcaBishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
14 DecBornPedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
15 Dec28.7Ordained PriestSebastian Acol DalisPriest of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
BornJohn Hsane HgyiBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
26.7Ordained PriestEmiliano Kulhi MadangengPriestVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
87.1DiedBonaventura PortaBishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
16 Dec73.7AppointedJosé da Costa NunesTitular Patriarch of OdessusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
73.7AppointedJosé da Costa NunesVice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic ChamberCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
19 Dec28.9Ordained PriestGabriel Dwatuka WagiPriestBishop Emeritus of Rumbek, South Sudan
25.6Ordained PriestJohn Aloysius MarshallPriest of Worcester, Massachusetts, USABishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
28.1Ordained PriestJoseph RoyPriest of Mysore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
23.1Ordained PriestManuel Samaniego BarrigaPriestBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
35.0AppointedAlberto Uribe UrdanetaAuxiliary Bishop of Manizales, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
35.0AppointedAlberto Uribe UrdanetaTitular Bishop of Abila in PalaestinaArchbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
BornDominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman, Ghana
20 Dec59.0Ordained BishopCarlo BandiniBishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
53.2Ordained BishopPlacido Maria Cambiaghi, B. †Bishop of Crema, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
25.6Ordained PriestPatrick Paul D’SouzaPriestBishop Emeritus of Varanasi, India
32.7Ordained PriestStephen Nweke EzeanyaPriest of Onitsha, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus
BornMaurizio GervasoniBishop of Vigevano, Italy
32.3Ordained PriestBernhard HuhnPriest of Görlitz, GermanyApostolic Administrator Emeritus
25.2Ordained PriestJoseph Crescent McKinneyPriest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornCarmen Ros Nortes, N.S.C.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
25.6Ordained PriestJoseph Ti-kangPriest of Taipei, TaiwanArchbishop Emeritus
21 Dec62.3Ordained BishopDomenico BornigiaBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
25.8Ordained PriestAlfons DemmingPriest of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec36.4AppointedJosé de Almeida Batista PereiraAuxiliary Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), BrazilBishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.4AppointedJosé de Almeida Batista PereiraTitular Bishop of Baris in PisidiaBishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.9AppointedWilliam J. PhilbinBishop of Clonfert, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
58.0AppointedJerome Aloysius Daugherty SebastianAuxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
58.0AppointedJerome Aloysius Daugherty SebastianTitular Bishop of Baris in HellespontoAuxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
47.2AppointedMaxime TessierCoadjutor Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
23 Dec25.4Ordained PriestHenri Désiré DelruePriest of Lille, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
24 Dec41.1AppointedLuigi RaimondiApostolic Nuncio to HaitiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
41.1AppointedLuigi RaimondiTitular Archbishop of TarsusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
BornAdam SzalArchbishop of Przemyśl, Poland
25 Dec99.5DiedLeonidas MedinaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
26 Dec BornEduardo Eliseo MartínArchbishop of Rosario, Argentina
27 Dec25.7Ordained PriestJean HuardPriest of Tournai {Doornik}, BelgiumBishop
25.7Ordained PriestDomingos Lam Ka TseungPriest of Macau, ChinaBishop Emeritus
43.6Ordained BishopOpilio RossiTitular Archbishop of AncyraCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
28 Dec58.2InstalledEris Norman Michael O’BrienArchbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
40.8AppointedAlejandro Ayson OlaliaBishop of Lipa, PhilippinesArchbishop of Lipa, Philippines
29 Dec49.6Ordained BishopRaymond Peter HillingerBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
31 Dec44.8AppointedAthanasios Cheriyan PolachirakalAuxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop
44.8AppointedAthanasios Cheriyan PolachirakalTitular Bishop of Sarepta dei MaronitiBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
66.7AppointedGiovanni GiorgisBishop of Susa, Italy

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