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The Year of Our Lord 1959

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown26.5Final VowsGeorge Marian Anathil, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Indore, India
66.5ResignedPedro Pablo (Luis Reinaldo) Andrade Sánchez, O.F.M. †Prefect of Galápagos, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus
18.9First VowsPhilip Boyce, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop Emeritus of Raphoe, Ireland
46.9AppointedPavol BrezanóczyApostolic Administrator of Eger, HungaryArchbishop
58.7AppointedGaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. †Superior General of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusSuperior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
26.8Final VowsRaymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
17.4EnteredJohn Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
19.9EnteredNicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †Member of Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata ConcezioneBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
64.0DiedAndré Dumas, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Hakodate, Japan
79.0DiedCanisius Teodorus Gellings, SS.CC. †Prefect Emeritus of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
27.1Ordained DeaconAntons JustsDeaconBishop Emeritus of Jelgava, Latvia
BornSamuel KledaArchbishop of Douala, Cameroon
60.6AppointedSándor Klempa, O. Praem. †Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, HungaryApostolic Administrator Emeritus
61.1ResignedThaddée Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. †Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
42.0AppointedMiguel Antonio Medina y MedinaAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop of Montería, Colombia
ResignedManuel Moncayo, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Zamora, EcuadorApostolic Administrator Emeritus
53.8ResignedEdouard Gabriel Quint, O.F.M. †Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], ChinaPrefect Emeritus
DiedClément Sirgue, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Moundou, Chad
44.9DiedGilberto TapiaFormer Bishop-Elect of Guaranda, Ecuador
Resigned[ Tcheng Yu-sin (Cheng Yu Sin)]Bishop-Elect of Guangzhou [Canton], ChinaFormer Bishop-Elect
25.0Ordained PriestPaul Tep Im SothaPriest of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaPrefect of Battambang, Cambodia
49.7AppointedGiacomo TestaPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
72.4AppointedGustavo TestaOfficial of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
55.5AppointedBl. Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, C.SS.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Ordained Bishop Wang Ju-guang (Wong Juguang)Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China
86.1DiedFrancis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu)Bishop Emeritus of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
68.0Selected[Louis Zhang Jia-shu (Chang Kia Shu)], S.J. †Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
1 Jan BornMichael Didi Adgum MangoriaArchbishop of Khartoum, Sudan
53.3AppointedBenedetto FalcucciTitular Archbishop of PreslavusBishop Emeritus of Penne e Pescara, Italy
53.3ResignedBenedetto FalcucciBishop of Penne e Pescara, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornHubertus LetengBishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia
2 Jan BornJosafá Menezes da SilvaArchbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
BornPrudencio Padilla Andaya, Jr., C.I.C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines
BornLuis Fernando Ramos PérezArchbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile
4 Jan BornGerard Paul BergieBishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
48.1Ordained BishopDemetrio Mansilla ReoyoTitular Bishop of ErythraeBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
5 Jan34.0ProfessedAngelo Maria Rivato, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
6 Jan44.8Ordained BishopRaphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. †Titular Bishop of TauaBishop Emeritus of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
39.4Ordained BishopJosé Gabriel Calderón ContrerasTitular Bishop of VictorianaBishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
19.4ProfessedRobert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.Member of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristBishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
25.8Perpetual VowsBernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Maseru, Lesotho
54.5DiedJoão Batista Portocarrero CostaCoadjutor Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
7 Jan BornSantiago OliveraBishop of Argentina, Military
BornMarcel Utembi TapaArchbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Jan BornJosé María BaliñaBishop Emeritus of Mar del Plata, Argentina
44.3AppointedAlfonso NiehuesCoadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
44.3AppointedAlfonso NiehuesTitular Bishop of Euroea in EpiroArchbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.5AppointedManuel Tavares de AraújoBishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop Emeritus
10 Jan36.8AppointedNevin William Hayes, O. Carm. †Prelate of Sicuani, PeruAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 Jan24.9Ordained PriestJosé Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
24.1Ordained PriestRafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
46.2InstalledBl. Albino LucianiBishop of Vittorio Veneto, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
22.1Ordained PriestWalter Pérez VillamontePriestBishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
13 Jan57.3DiedHenri-Alexandre ChappoulieBishop of Angers, France
38.3AppointedJohn Neil CullinaneAuxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
38.3AppointedJohn Neil CullinaneTitular Bishop of FlumenzerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
38.9AppointedJohn Jobst, S.A.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
38.9AppointedJohn Jobst, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of PitanaeBishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
14 Jan29.8Ordained PriestVitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
16 Jan72.6DiedMichele FontevecchiaBishop Emeritus of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
BornGiovane Pereira de MeloBishop of Araguaína, Tocatins, Brazil
17 Jan BornAndrés Arteaga ManieuAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
66.4AppointedFelipe Benito Condurú PachecoTitular Bishop of DecorianaBishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
66.4ResignedFelipe Benito Condurú PachecoBishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornSulpizio Shinzo MoriyamaBishop of Oita, Japan
18 Jan80.5DiedTheodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
27.3Ordained PriestIsak DoeraPriestBishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
49.3Ordained BishopLech KaczmarekTitular Bishop of AliaBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
25.4Ordained PriestAlphonse U Than AungPriest of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
19 Jan34.4AppointedSerafim Fernandes de AraújoAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
34.4AppointedSerafim Fernandes de AraújoTitular Bishop of VerinopolisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.7AppointedCarmine RoccoApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
20 Jan BornAlfred AgyentaBishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
40.2AppointedEstanislao Alcaraz y FigueroaBishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
59.8AppointedGiuseppe Antonio FerrettoSecretary of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornKrzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv.Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan
BornEduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Jan BornMiguel Romano GómezAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
22 Jan BornThierry Marie ScherrerBishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
23 Jan52.8AppointedJohn William Comber, M.M. †Titular Bishop of ForatianaSuperior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
BornJesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
49.5AppointedJohn Joseph WrightBishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
24 Jan50.0AppointedPaul Bùi Chu TạoVicar Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
50.0AppointedPaul Bùi Chu TạoTitular Bishop of NumidaBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
63.7AppointedGiovanni PanicoApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
38.7AppointedAlberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. †Prefect of Canelos, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
25 Jan BornAlejandro Daniel GiorgiAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
58.2Ordained BishopJosé del Pilar Quezada ValdézBishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
46.9Ordained BishopWacław WyciskTitular Bishop of Caesarea in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
26 Jan52.4AppointedPieter Jan Antoon MoorsBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
27 Jan48.0AppointedJulius AngerhausenAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedJulius AngerhausenTitular Bishop of EminentianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
BornRafic NahraAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
28 Jan67.9DiedMario BondiniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
74.3DiedJosé María González y ValenciaArchbishop of Durango, México
29 Jan49.2AppointedSante PortalupiApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
49.2AppointedSante PortalupiApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
27.1Ordained PriestLawrence Thienchai SamanchitPriest of Chantaburi, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
30 Jan BornMarco Eugênio Galrão Leite de AlmeidaAuxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
BornBrian Gregory MascordBishop of Wollongong, Australia
31 Jan BornSebastião Bandeira CoêlhoBishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
70.0AppointedGiuseppe BeltramiApostolic Internuncio to NetherlandsCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
47.0AppointedOscar de OliveiraCoadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedOscar de OliveiraTitular Archbishop of RhoinaArchbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornSandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya
1 Feb BornKuriakose BharanikulangaraBishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
24.3Ordained DeaconPaul-Mounged El-HachemDeacon of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Kuwait
38.3Ordained PriestPierre-Jean Trần Xuân HạpPriest of Vinh, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
2 Feb19.3ProfessedEustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
52.1Ordained BishopJan CzerniakTitular Bishop of EudociaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
29.3Ordained PriestJohannes DybaPriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyBishop of Fulda, Germany
49.4AppointedManuel Fernández-Conde y García del RebollarBishop of Córdoba, Spain
55.8InstalledFrancisco Gallego PérezBishop of Cali, Colombia
BornGilbert Armea GarceraArchbishop of Lipa, Philippines
61.6AppointedJames Joseph GerrardAuxiliary Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedJames Joseph GerrardTitular Bishop of FormaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
26.1Ordained PriestFranz GravePriest of Essen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.8Ordained PriestBienvenido Solon TudtudPriestPrelate of Marawi, Philippines
3 Feb BornPasquale IacobonePresident of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
44.7AppointedMarcelo Mendiharat PommiesCoadjutor Bishop of Salto, UruguayBishop Emeritus
44.7AppointedMarcelo Mendiharat PommiesTitular Bishop of ZertaBishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
47.7AppointedGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Bishop of Barranquilla, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
4 Feb BornLucius Hre KungBishop of Hakha, Myanmar
InstalledChristopher Ulyatt, O.F.M. †Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa
5 Feb51.8AppointedRaymond D’MelloBishop of Mangalore, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
54.8AppointedAlbert Vincent D’SouzaAuxiliary Bishop of Mysore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
54.8AppointedAlbert Vincent D’SouzaTitular Bishop of SemneaArchbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
BornMario Vaccari, O.F.M.Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
BornOttavio Vitale, R.C.J.Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
6 Feb50.0AppointedIgnacio Arbulú PinedaBishop of Huánuco, Peru
55.2AppointedCarlos Alberto Arce MasíasBishop of Piura, Peru
56.2AppointedAlberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. †Bishop of Ica, PeruBishop Emeritus
BornJoseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-NoblatBishop of Langres, France
40.6AppointedAlfonso Sánchez TinocoBishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
8 Feb46.9Ordained BishopRichard Finn, S.M.A. †Bishop of Ibadan, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
BornNirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B.Bishop of Krishnagar, India
BornClaudio ManiagoArchbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
53.8Ordained BishopJerzy ModzelewskiTitular Bishop of DaoniumAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
9 Feb BornMark Anthony EckmanAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
10 Feb49.4SucceededAndrea PangrazioBishop of Livorno, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
82.6DiedGiovanni PiccioniBishop of Livorno, Italy
75.4DiedGeorge Weld, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
12 Feb38.1AppointedMichael Kien SamophithakVicar Apostolic of Thare, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
38.1AppointedMichael Kien SamophithakTitular Bishop of OctabaArchbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
51.0AppointedPierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.0AppointedPierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of HyllarimaBishop Emeritus of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.8AppointedAngelo Tarantino, F.S.C.J. †Bishop of Arua, UgandaBishop Emeritus
45.6AppointedJosé ThurlerBishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
13 Feb74.7DiedAmbroise Leblanc, O.F.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Urawa, Japan
14 Feb BornNicholas Gilbert Erskine HudsonAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
15 Feb44.6AppointedAntonio IannucciBishop of Penne e Pescara, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
25.1Ordained PriestGrégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
18 Feb74.2DiedJeremiah KinaneArchbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
19 Feb BornJuan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M.Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
47.1AppointedAnthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Umuahia, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
45.5AppointedCristiano Frederico Portela de Araújo PenaBishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedAntonio RiberiApostolic Nuncio to IrelandCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Spain
20 Feb42.4AppointedJuan Nicolasora NilmarAuxiliary Bishop of Jaro, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
42.4AppointedJuan Nicolasora NilmarTitular Bishop of ZaparaBishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
21 Feb24.5Ordained PriestPatrick CoveneyPriest of Cork and Ross, IrelandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
27.0Ordained PriestFranz KamphausPriest of Münster, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Limburg, Germany
48.2AppointedJean KarroumBishop of Hassaké (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
53.5AppointedFranz KönigBishop of Austria, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
25.9Ordained PriestReinhard LettmannPriest of Münster, GermanyBishop Emeritus
35.0Ordained PriestWilliam Jerome McCormackPriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.6Ordained PriestPhilip PargeterPriest of Birmingham, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestWilliam WalshPriestBishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Ireland
22 Feb76.3DiedGustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
49.9Ordained BishopMiguel Garcia FrancoBishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
BornCirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
24 Feb46.8Ordained BishopFidel Cortés PérezBishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
52.1AppointedJoseph Peter Michael DenningAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedJoseph Peter Michael DenningTitular Bishop of MallusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
53.1AppointedCharles Richard MulrooneyAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedCharles Richard MulrooneyTitular Bishop of ValentinianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
46.1Ordained BishopJaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AvissaPrelate Emeritus of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
49.8Ordained BishopDaniel Willem Stuyvenberg, S.M. †Titular Bishop of DionysiasArchbishop Emeritus of Honiara, Solomon Islands
25 Feb49.1AppointedExpedito Eduardo de OliveiraBishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
27 Feb BornGerard NashBishop of Ferns, Ireland
28 Feb89.7DiedAngelo BartolomasiArchbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military
54.8AppointedLéo BlaisTitular Bishop of HieronBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
54.8ResignedLéo BlaisBishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
51.0AppointedLaurent MorinBishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
24.8Ordained PriestKarl-Josef RauberPriest of Mainz, GermanyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
BornRamón Alberto Rolón GüepsaBishop of Montería, Colombia
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