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The Year of Our Lord 1959

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr39.1AppointedJuan Félix Pepén y SolimanBishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
2 Apr74.5DiedBl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of Lebedus
3 Apr28.3Ordained PriestOsmond Peter MartinPriest of BelizeBishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
33.0Ordained PriestRaymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
40.4AppointedFirmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Mendi, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
4 Apr26.6Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste Maria CisséPriestBishop of Sikasso, Mali
21.0Solemn VowsAmancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
27.1Ordained PriestGian Vincenzo MoreniPriest of Brescia, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
5 Apr61.1Ordained BishopLéon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of FesseëBishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.6Ordained BishopAlfonso NiehuesTitular Bishop of Euroea in EpiroArchbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
55.8Ordained BishopJosé Félix Pintado Blasco, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of PhobaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
46.7Ordained BishopManuel Tavares de AraújoBishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.6InstalledEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasApostolic Administrator of Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
45.7Ordained BishopJosé ThurlerBishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
6 Apr52.0Ordained BishopRaymond D’MelloBishop of Mangalore, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
BornEtienne Ung’eyowun BediwegiBishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornRamón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
7 Apr58.7AppointedAmand Louis Marie Antoine Hubert, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, EgyptVicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.7AppointedAmand Louis Marie Antoine Hubert, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of SaisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt
BornGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
BornLiborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
8 Apr61.3AppointedCharles-Marie-Jacques GuilhemCoadjutor Bishop of Laval, FranceBishop Emeritus
61.3AppointedCharles-Marie-Jacques GuilhemTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
BornYoohanon Theodosius KochuthundilBishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
45.5DiedMarius Macrionitis, S.J. †Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
36.9AppointedAdalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
9 Apr53.0Ordained BishopJohn William Comber, M.M. †Titular Bishop of ForatianaSuperior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
BornJean-Marie Charles André Le VertAuxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
54.9AppointedAngel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
BornKiro StojanovBishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
10 Apr BornPeter Rumal KharadiBishop of Jhabua, India
11 Apr27.0Ordained DeaconJoachim Mbadu Kikhela KupikaDeacon of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Titular Bishop of Belesasa
12 Apr40.4Ordained BishopEstanislao Alcaraz y FigueroaBishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
48.2Ordained BishopJulius AngerhausenTitular Bishop of EminentianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
50.1Ordained BishopIgnacio Arbulú PinedaBishop of Huánuco, Peru
28.9Ordained PriestJoseph DerghamPriestBishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
26.7Ordained PriestBoutros Edmond GemayelPriest of Cyprus (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus
27.0Ordained PriestJoachim Mbadu Kikhela KupikaPriest of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Titular Bishop of Belesasa
14 Apr BornRosario GisanaBishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
15 Apr51.2AppointedPaolo BertoliApostolic Nuncio to LebanonCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
16 Apr64.5AppointedMartin Lucas, S.V.D. †Apostolic Delegate to ScandinaviaApostolic Delegate Emeritus
17 Apr44.3AppointedAlejandro Durán MoreiraBishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
38.6AppointedPlaton Volodyslav KornyljakApostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
38.6AppointedPlaton Volodyslav KornyljakTitular Bishop of Castra MartisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
18 Apr82.0DiedMoisés Sizenando CoelhoArchbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
67.0DiedFelipe Antonio Gallego Gorgojo, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19 Apr23.3Ordained PriestRyszard KarpińskiPriest of Lublin, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
BornAlain de RaemyAuxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
55.8DiedAndré Sorin, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
20 Apr BornJuan Antonio Guerrero Alves, S.J.Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
25.8ProfessedHenrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil
BornStefano ManettiBishop of Fiesole, Italy
21 Apr36.6AppointedTomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †Prelate of Coroico, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
36.6AppointedTomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ArsamosataBishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
40.8AppointedCostanzo MicciAuxiliary Bishop of Larino, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy
40.8AppointedCostanzo MicciTitular Bishop of HadrianiaBishop of Fano, Italy
22 Apr52.2Ordained BishopJoseph Peter Michael DenningTitular Bishop of MallusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
53.2Ordained BishopCharles Richard MulrooneyTitular Bishop of ValentinianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
23 Apr27.7Ordained PriestJoseph MittathanyPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Imphal, India
28.4Ordained PriestAbraham Aruliah SomavarapaPriestBishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India
24 Apr BornCristián Contreras VillarroelBishop of Melipilla, Chile
72.3ResignedJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
39.7AppointedUrban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. †Prefect of Bechuanaland, BotswanaBishop of Gaborone, Botswana
25 Apr28.6Ordained PriestRoland AboujaoudéPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
60.1AppointedIgnace Pierre XVI (Louis) BatanianTitular Archbishop of Colonia in ArmeniaPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
BornEnrique Benavent VidalArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
52.5AppointedAlfredo BrunieraApostolic Nuncio to EcuadorVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
47.3AppointedMichel-Henri Canonne, A.A. †Bishop of Tuléar, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
49.3AppointedCornelius ChitsuloBishop of Dedza, Malawi
46.1AppointedFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Bishop of Fort Jameson, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
62.2AppointedMarcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †Bishop of Kasama, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedVivian Anthony DyerCoadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop
52.5AppointedVivian Anthony DyerTitular Archbishop of GabalaArchbishop of Calcutta, India
59.8AppointedJoseph Fady, M. Afr. †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus
50.4AppointedAdolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. †Bishop of Abercorn, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Mbala, Zambia
49.3AppointedLawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. †Bishop of Zomba, MalawiBishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Archbishop of Lusaka, ZambiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
39.7AppointedEugène Maillat, M. Afr. †Bishop of N’Zérékoré, GuineaBishop Emeritus
70.0AppointedFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ndola, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
42.8AppointedJoseph Ngogi NkongoloVicar Apostolic of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.8AppointedJoseph Ngogi NkongoloTitular Bishop of LebedusBishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
56.8AppointedTimothy Phelim O’Shea, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Livingstone, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedJohn Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †Archbishop of Blantyre, MalawiArchbishop Emeritus
45.9Ordained BishopAngelo ZambarbieriTitular Bishop of SitaBishop of Guastalla, Italy
26 Apr50.2Ordained BishopPaul Bùi Chu TạoTitular Bishop of NumidaBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
88.4DiedJoseph Patrick DonahueAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
35.7Ordained BishopJulio González Ruiz, S.D.B. †Bishop of Puno, PeruBishop Emeritus
52.2InstalledAntonio RavagliCoadjutor Bishop of Modigliana, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Apr65.0AppointedPaolo SavinoAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedPaolo SavinoTitular Bishop of Caesarea in ThessaliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
BornFranc ŠuštarAuxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
28 Apr BornRichard William SmithArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
29 Apr BornLauro Sérgio Versiani BarbosaBishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
30 Apr64.9DiedEdouard RanaivoBishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
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