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The Year of Our Lord 1954

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar51.1AppointedBenjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. †Bishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
3 Mar49.5AppointedLorenzo Bessone, I.M.C. †Bishop of Meru, Kenya
BornBawai (Ashur) SoroBishop Emeritus of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
6 Mar76.9DiedMassimo MassimiCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
7 Mar27.8Ordained PriestSydney Anicetus CharlesPriest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
BornGuido ZendronBishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
8 Mar56.0AppointedFrancesco FasolaCoadjutor Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
56.0AppointedFrancesco FasolaTitular Bishop of VartanaArchbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
10 Mar86.4DiedGabriel Joseph Élie Breynat, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada
12 Mar74.2AppointedJohn Joseph SwintArchbishop (Personal Title) of Wheeling, West Virginia, USABishop
13 Mar25.5Ordained PriestAlessandro Assolari, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Mangochi, Malawi
28.5Ordained PriestAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloPriestCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
24.6Ordained PriestGérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
24.1Ordained PriestManuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
24.1Ordained PriestArnaldo RibeiroPriest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.4Ordained PriestOscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
14 Mar47.3AppointedOctavio Antonio Beras RojasApostolic Administrator of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24.2Ordained PriestJesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionPrelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
47.1Ordained BishopWilliam J. PhilbinBishop of Clonfert, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
16 MarBornLéon LemmensAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
17 Mar BornWolfgang IpoltBishop of Görlitz, Germany
18 Mar BornGiambattista DiquattroApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
44.1AppointedLeonidas Eduardo Proaño VillalbaBishop of Bolivar, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
19 Mar53.2InstalledJosef SchoiswohlBishop of Seckau, AustriaBishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
20 Mar BornJoseph Vincent BrennanBishop of Fresno, California, USA
78.7AppointedGiuseppe BrunoCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
78.7AppointedGiuseppe BrunoPrefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
68.2AppointedPietro CiriaciCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
23 Mar55.7AppointedAllen James BabcockBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
24 Mar75.6DiedFranz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
46.8AppointedClarence George IssenmannAuxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
46.8AppointedClarence George IssenmannTitular Bishop of PhyteaBishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
25 Mar54.0Ordained BishopJoseph John AnnabringBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
BornGuglielmo BorghettiBishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
54.5AppointedGiuseppe GarneriAuxiliary Bishop of Susa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.5AppointedGiuseppe GarneriTitular Bishop of UticaBishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
39.9Ordained BishopJan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of Metropolis in AsiaBishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Mar53.3AppointedJustin Joseph McCarthyAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USABishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
53.3AppointedJustin Joseph McCarthyTitular Bishop of DoberusBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
54.4AppointedPaul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph PinierBishop of Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
30 Mar41.2AppointedIgino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Aguarico, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus
31 Mar41.4AppointedPablo Barrachina EstevanBishop of Orihuela, SpainBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
BornRaimundo Possidônio Carrera da MataBishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
2 AprAppointedPaul Tch’angApostolic Administrator of Siping [Szepingkai], China
3 Apr22.7Ordained PriestPaulo Eduardo Andrade PontePriestArchbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
24.4Ordained PriestVicente Ataviado y TumaladPriestBishop of Maasin, Philippines
23.9Ordained PriestIvo FürerPriest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestJacques André Marie JullienPriest of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
24.8Ordained PriestJohannes KappPriest of Fulda, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.3Ordained PriestCarmelo Dominador Flores MorelosPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
25.5Ordained PriestJaime Lachica SinPriest of Jaro, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
26.3Ordained PriestJohn Nicholas WurmPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
4 Apr58.9AppointedAbdallah NujaimBishop of Baalbek (Maronite), LebanonBishop Emeritus
BornMarco SalviBishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
5 Apr44.3AppointedJosé de Jesús Clemens Alba PalaciosAuxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.3AppointedJosé de Jesús Clemens Alba PalaciosTitular Bishop of AmisusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
69.8AppointedKonštantín BohačevskyjTitular Archbishop of BeroëArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
BornEdwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
95.7DiedJesús María Echavarría y AguirreBishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
58.7SucceededLuis Guízar y BarragánBishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
39.4ResignedPedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. †Prefect of Tumaco, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
BornHoracio del Carmen Valenzuela AbarcaBishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
6 Apr50.4AppointedJoseph Maria PerniconeAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.4AppointedJoseph Maria PerniconeTitular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in HonoriadeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
7 Apr BornJosé Luis Henao CadavidBishop of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
8 Apr52.1AppointedAntonio BagnoliBishop of Fiesole, ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 Apr48.9AppointedTimotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Yanji [Yenki], ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)
10 Apr45.5AppointedAlphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
45.5AppointedAlphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of RisiniumBishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
51.8AppointedJohn Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. †Bishop of Kaduna, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria
43.7AppointedJohn Joseph Reddington, S.M.A. †Bishop of Jos, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
52.4AppointedJohn Joseph U WinAuxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop
52.4AppointedJohn Joseph U WinTitular Bishop of LeteArchbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
11 Apr27.7Ordained PriestBernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
12 Apr BornJulio AngkelBishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
BornHugo Norberto SantiagoBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
13 Apr BornMichael Owen JackelsArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
14 Apr76.2DiedAntonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. †Superior General Emeritus of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusSuperior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
15 Apr63.4ResignedMartin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, CanadaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
16 Apr54.7AppointedFrançois AyoubArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
44.3AppointedElie FarahArchbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedDavid James MathewVicar Apostolic of Great Britain, MilitaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Apr25.4Ordained PriestRoque Antonio Adames RodríguezPriest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
24.1Ordained PriestUgo Donato BianchiPriest of Montefeltro, ItalyArchbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
26.6Ordained PriestMichel Louis ColoniPriest of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
27.5Ordained PriestAron Jean-Marie LustigerPriest of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23.7Ordained PriestJosé Mario Ruiz NavasPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
18 Apr77.1DiedArthur Alfred SinnottArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
19 Apr BornMarko Semren, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 AprBornCarlo Chenis, S.D.B. †Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
21 Apr56.1AppointedBenjamin Ibberson WebsterBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
22 Apr45.1Ordained BishopAthanasios Cheriyan PolachirakalTitular Bishop of Sarepta dei MaronitiBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
BornĐura DžudžarBishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)
BornJorge Martín Torres CarbonellBishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
23 Apr46.4AppointedJosé de Jesús Arango Velázquez, O.F.M. †Prefect of Guapi, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
45.1AppointedLuis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. †Prefect of Tumaco, ColombiaVicar Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia
24 Apr46.6AppointedMario Longo DorniBishop of Pistoia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornKevin C. McCoyRector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College
32.3Ordained PriestAloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma MweruPriest of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
BornAnthony Basil TaylorBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
25 Apr44.8Ordained BishopJosé Armando Gutiérrez GranierTitular Bishop of PioniaArchbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 Apr45.9Ordained BishopPius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †Bishop of Umzimkulu, South AfricaAuxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
BornWalmor Oliveira de AzevedoArchbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 Apr76.3AppointedPierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. †Titular Bishop of PlataeaBishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
76.3RetiredPierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. †Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
28 Apr BornGonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J.Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
68.6DiedWendelin RauchArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
30 Apr BornPatrick Joseph McKinneyBishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
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