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The Year of Our Lord 1959

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Jul62.9AppointedHeinrich Bliestle, M.S.F. †Superior General of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilySuperior General Emeritus
1 Jul38.5Ordained BishopMichael Kien SamophithakTitular Bishop of OctabaArchbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
47.8AppointedAmbrogio MarchioniApostolic Nuncio to El SalvadorApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
47.8AppointedAmbrogio MarchioniApostolic Nuncio to GuatemalaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
43.0Ordained BishopJoseph Ngogi NkongoloTitular Bishop of LebedusBishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.4Ordained BishopPierre Marie Joseph VeuillotBishop of Angers, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
2 Jul41.5AppointedJoseph-Albert MalulaAuxiliary Bishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.5AppointedJoseph-Albert MalulaTitular Bishop of AttanasusCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.6AppointedLeo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †Bishop of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
3 Jul25.8Ordained PriestVictor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
4 Jul BornDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
25.3Ordained PriestIgnatius Wang Chung ChangPriest of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Jul23.2Ordained PriestFelice CecePriest of Nola, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
47.6SelectedJean Prou, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
23.5Ordained PriestEdwin ReganPriest of Cardiff, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
31.1Ordained PriestAgustín Alejo (Aleido) Román RodríguezPriest of Matanzas, CubaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
7 Jul59.6AppointedArturo Duque VillegasArchbishop of Manizales, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
BornJustin KientegaBishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
38.8Ordained BishopPlaton Volodyslav KornyljakTitular Bishop of Castra MartisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
BornJosé Benedicto Moscoso MirandaBishop of Jalapa, Guatemala
8 Jul52.1AppointedJean Émile André Marie MauryTitular Archbishop of Laodicea in PhrygiaArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
9 Jul26.5Ordained PriestMaximilian Aichern, O.S.B.Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
53.6ResignedMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Apostolic Delegate to DakarBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
52.1AppointedJean Émile André Marie MauryApostolic Delegate to DakarArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
10 Jul BornDominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
45.1AppointedZenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Asmara, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.1AppointedZenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of TinistaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia
11 Jul47.6AppointedHonorato Piazera, S.C.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
47.6AppointedHonorato Piazera, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of TermessusBishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
78.7AppointedFrancisco de Assis PiresTitular Archbishop of Antiochia in PisidiaBishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
78.7RetiredFrancisco de Assis PiresBishop of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
12 Jul24.4Ordained PriestNicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A.Priest of Order of St. AugustineBishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
24.4Ordained PriestAntonio CilibertiPriest of Rossano-Cariati, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
26.5Ordained PriestFrancis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
24.2Ordained PriestJosé Augusto Martins Fernandes PedreiraPriestBishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
28.5Ordained PriestAndré Mayamba Mabuti KathongoPriest of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
24.8Ordained PriestLuigi PaiaroPriest of Padova {Padua}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nyahururu, Kenya
27.3Ordained PriestMario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M.Priest of Congregation of the MissionAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
26.4Ordained PriestAngélico Sândalo BernardinoPriestBishop Emeritus of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestHenry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
55.5Ordained Bishop[Peter Wang Rui-huan (Wang Rui Kuan)]Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
14 Jul36.8Ordained BishopTomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ArsamosataBishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
47.6ConfirmedJean Prou, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
15 Jul45.8AppointedJoseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. †Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa
BornDamiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Moroto, Uganda
41.0AppointedJan-Wawrzyniec KulikAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.0AppointedJan-Wawrzyniec KulikTitular Bishop of RhandusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
16 Jul57.0AppointedJohn Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. †Archbishop of Kaduna, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus
18 Jul47.4AppointedJohn James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †Prefect of Bhamo, MyanmarBishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
BornIlson de Jesus MontanariSecretary of the Dicastery for Bishops
19 Jul23.9Ordained PriestJoaquín Carmelo Borobia IsasaPriest of Tudela, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
55.1Ordained BishopAngel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
48.3Ordained BishopAngélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sololá, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus
39.6SelectedAnthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], ChinaBishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
21 Jul25.3Ordained PriestAusten Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
25.3Ordained PriestPatelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryBishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
26.2Ordained PriestSoane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryBishop Emeritus of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Jul72.8AppointedFerdinando BaldelliPresident of the Roman Curia - Other
72.8AppointedFerdinando BaldelliTitular Bishop of AperlaePresident of the Roman Curia - Other
41.1AppointedPablo Correa LeónBishop of Cúcuta, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedTadeusz EtterAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
48.1AppointedTadeusz EtterTitular Bishop of BonitzaAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
45.5AppointedAlfred PichlerBishop of Banjaluka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 Jul60.4Ordained BishopJohann LenhardtTitular Bishop of CarystusAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
52.0AppointedLuís Gonzaga PelusoBishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
26.9Ordained PriestAlessandro PlottiPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
39.9AppointedVictor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †Apostolic Administrator of Formosa, Goias, BrazilBishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
26 Jul30.9Ordained PriestElie Amsini KiswayaPriestBishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30.9Ordained PriestRonald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
55.1InstalledGiuseppe BonaciniBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
BornAlphonse Liguori ChaupaBishop Emeritus of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
25.7Ordained PriestErwin Hecht, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
39.6Ordained BishopAnthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], ChinaBishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
27 Jul BornAntonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B.Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
29 Jul80.7DiedAnselmo Mary Catalán, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
BornSebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X.Bishop of Baroda, India
31 Jul46.8Ordained BishopFranz Janssen, C.M. †Titular Bishop of CoelianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia
83.4DiedMichael Joseph Keyes, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aug19.8ProfessedBasil Myron Schott, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
1 Aug BornKarl BorschAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
49.0AppointedAlberto Frederico EtgesBishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
Ordained Bishop[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. †Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
2 Aug57.7InstalledAdolf BolteBishop of Fulda, Germany
22.6ProfessedEdward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
70.3InstalledFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ndola, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
3 Aug50.8AppointedAníbal Muñoz DuqueArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
BornÁngel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
4 Aug BornGerardo Alimane AlminazaBishop of San Carlos, Philippines
79.4DiedBl. Ioan BalanBishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
5 Aug BornReynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
6 Aug BornDarwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
7 Aug BornStephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
8 Aug49.7AppointedJosé de Jesús Clemens Alba PalaciosBishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
45.8AppointedCharles Albert BuswellBishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus
42.2AppointedAugusto CarvalhoBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedBernard Joseph FlanaganBishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
62.7AppointedJohn Baptist FranzBishop of Peoria, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
70.7DiedFermín Emilio LafitteArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliApostolic Delegate to Belgian CongoBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliTitular Archbishop of AmidaBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliApostolic Delegate to RwandaBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
48.5AppointedJolando NuzziAuxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
48.5AppointedJolando NuzziTitular Bishop of EmmaüsBishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
9 Aug33.0Ordained PriestJames Chan Soon CheongPriestBishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
52.8Ordained BishopVivian Anthony DyerCoadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop
23.9Ordained PriestJesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha SusoPriestBishop Emeritus of Babahoyo, Ecuador
26.3Ordained PriestJosé Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryPrefect Emeritus of Vichada, Colombia
26.7Ordained PriestFernando Sáenz LacallePriest of Opus DeiArchbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
26.2Ordained PriestTharcisse Tshibangu TshishikuPriest of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornPaul Wang HuiyaoBishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
11 Aug BornRoland VunuvungBishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
13 Aug37.3SelectedGeorges LayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
15 Aug21.2Perpetual VowsAquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Superior General Emeritus
21.3ProfessedDaniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoArchbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoBishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoBishop of Argentina, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornYaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil ChamiArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
27.6Ordained PriestJames Henry GarlandPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
48.9Ordained BishopIgnace Antoine II HayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24.4Ordained PriestAlbino Mamede CletoPriestBishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
32.3Ordained PriestCastor SekwaPriest of Shinyanga, TanzaniaBishop
BornFrancis Serrao, S.J.Bishop of Shimoga, India
30.8Ordained PriestThéophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
25.1Ordained PriestFrancesco TommasielloPriestBishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
41.8Ordained Bishop[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. †Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
16 Aug62.0Ordained BishopHenryk GrzondzielTitular Bishop of AthribisAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
18 Aug19.9Perpetual VowsRicardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
20 Aug82.4DiedAlexandre EvreinoffTitular Archbishop of Parium
21 Aug57.8DiedRubén Odio HerreraArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
23 Aug28.4Ordained PriestLéonard DhejjuPriest of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
25.4Ordained PriestFranz DietlPriest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
69.7AppointedJules Georges KandelaTitular Archbishop of Seleucia PieriaArchbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
69.7ResignedJules Georges KandelaArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
BornJulio Esteban Larrondo YáñezPrelate of Illapel, Chile
28.9Ordained PriestMagnus MwalunyunguPriestBishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
24 Aug88.6DiedNicola GiannattasioBishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
25 Aug18.7ProfessedAlbert Vanbuel, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
26 Aug37.3ConfirmedGeorges LayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
BornChristian Rodembourg, M.S.A.Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
27 Aug59.4DiedJoseph John AnnabringBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
29 Aug45.6SelectedJoseph Elias TawilPatriarchal VicarEparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
30 Aug46.3AppointedRupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
28.5Ordained PriestPiergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
31 Aug49.4AppointedPier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
49.4AppointedPier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CibyraAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
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