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The Year of Our Lord 1961

Bishop Events

January


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown52.3ResignedJános BárdAuxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedWilliam Dennis Buckley, O.S.F.S. †Superior General of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
58.6ElectedBasil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
28.9Final VowsMiguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
37.5IncardinatedRené Henry GracidaPriest of Miami, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
DiedPasquale de Martino, S.X. †Prefect of Padang, Indonesia
21.7ProfessedPeter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Alindao, Central African Republic
DiedJosé Oleaga Guerequiz, S.J. †Prefect of San Francisco Javier, Peru
50.3AppointedEdoardo PecoraioUnder Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
44.2AppointedIoánnis PerrísApostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio), GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
55.6ResignedLuigi PunzoloApostolic Nuncio to PanamaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
BornMethodius Qu AilinBishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
26.6Final VowsHermann Raich, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
45.7AppointedJosé Rincón BonillaAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
45.8CeasedDomingo Roa PérezApostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
BornJoseph Shen Guo’anFormer Bishop-Elect of Hankow [Hankou], China
76.3CeasedMihael TorosApostolic Administrator of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), ItalyApostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
19.2EnteredLucas Van Looy, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
BornJohn Wang RuowangBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
51.6AppointedLino ZaniniOfficial of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
1 Jan BornAntônio Braz BeneventeBishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
BornEttore Dotti, C.S.F.Bishop of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
26.0Ordained PriestFrederick D’SouzaPriestBishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
BornTomás López DuránAuxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
BornYanuarius Teofilus Matopai YouBishop of Jayapura, Indonesia
BornFrancesco SirufoArchbishop of Acerenza, Italy
BornMatthew YitierehBishop of Yendi, Ghana
2 Jan56.7ResignedHubertus Hermens, S.V.D. †Prefect of Denpasar, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
3 Jan56.9AppointedAntoine Everard Jean Avertanus Albers, O. Carm. †Bishop of Malang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
50.4AppointedPierre Marin Arntz, O.S.C. †Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia
43.9AppointedWilhelmus Joannes (Guillaume Jean) Demarteau, M.S.F. †Bishop of Bandjarmasin, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
66.8AppointedAdrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †Archbishop of Djakarta, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedJoseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, LesothoBishop Emeritus
71.3AppointedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Bishop of Amboina, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedPeter Han Kong-ryelVicar Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)
47.9AppointedPeter Han Kong-ryelTitular Bishop of SagalassusArchbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)
49.5AppointedJan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †Bishop of Surabaia, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
56.0AppointedEmanuel Gregory ’Mabathoana, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
47.3AppointedGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Endeh, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
64.8AppointedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Bishop of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
58.0AppointedRené-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. †Bishop of Fort Rosebery, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Mansa, Zambia
33.4AppointedIgnatius Phakoe, O.M.I. †Bishop of Leribe, LesothoBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedJacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. †Bishop of Samarinda, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
57.3AppointedNicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Makassar, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedWillem Schoemaker, M.S.C. †Bishop of Purwokerto, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
64.1AppointedAlbert Soegijapranata, S.J. †Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
38.7AppointedJoseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †Coadjutor Bishop of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
38.7AppointedJoseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of TadamataBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
54.6AppointedAntoine Hubert Thijssen, S.V.D. †Bishop of Larantuka, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedWilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †Bishop of Ruteng, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
50.5AppointedHerculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
53.7AppointedAntoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Medan, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedTheodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. †Bishop of Atambua, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
47.4AppointedNicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. †Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
64.5AppointedNicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. †Bishop of Manado, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
4 Jan48.8Ordained BishopDavid Monas MaloneyTitular Bishop of RuspaeBishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
6 Jan76.5DiedKonštantín BohačevskyjArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
7 Jan45.2InstalledManuel José Bernardino Piñera CarvalloBishop of Temuco, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
8 Jan44.5Ordained BishopStefan BarełaTitular Bishop of HyllarimaBishop of Częstochowa, Poland
32.6Ordained PriestUrbanus Joseph KiokoPriestBishop Emeritus of Machakos, Kenya
23.5Ordained PriestAnthony Theodore LoboPriest of Karachi, PakistanBishop Emeritus of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan
BornJoão Muniz Alves, O.F.M.Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil
50.8InstalledCarlos Parteli KellerBishop of Tacuarembó, UruguayArchbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
41.9InstalledCarlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
10 Jan82.3DiedRémy-Louis Leprêtre, O.F.M. †Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Syria
25.3Ordained DeaconBenigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †Deacon of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
11 Jan25.2Ordained PriestJoseph Devellerez Thaung ShwePriestBishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
12 Jan BornAntoine ChbeirBishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria
55.1Ordained BishopKarl GnädingerTitular Bishop of CelerinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
44.2Ordained BishopIoánnis PerrísArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus
13 Jan BornHéctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C.Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
14 Jan BornJuan Antonio Aznárez CoboArchbishop of Spain, Military
26.3ProfessedZacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
16 Jan56.8AppointedFernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des MartiniesCoadjutor Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedFernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des MartiniesTitular Bishop of Metropolis in AsiaBishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
69.1Elevated to CardinalLuis Concha CórdobaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
61.8AppointedGiuseppe Antonio FerrettoCardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
61.8Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe Antonio FerrettoCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornAlain Jean Louis GuellecBishop of Montauban, France
53.2AppointedJosé Rafael Pulido MéndezCoadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaArchbishop
53.2AppointedJosé Rafael Pulido MéndezTitular Archbishop of CyrrhusArchbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
58.3AppointedJosé Humberto Quintero ParraCardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte CelioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
58.3Elevated to CardinalJosé Humberto Quintero ParraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
68.4AppointedJoseph Elmer RitterCardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore e Sant’Alfonso in Via MerulanaCardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
68.4Elevated to CardinalJoseph Elmer RitterCardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
45.9AppointedDomingo Roa PérezBishop of Maracaibo, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
45.2AppointedMiguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †Bishop of Calabozo, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
17 Jan44.1AppointedJean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mzuzu, MalawiBishop Emeritus
24.5ProfessedLuis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
18 Jan BornJean-Christophore Amade Aloma, M. Afr.Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
38.7Ordained BishopPaul-Émile CharbonneauTitular Bishop of ThapsusBishop Emeritus of Hull, Québec, Canada
62.2AppointedVincenzo Maria JaconoTitular Bishop of PataraBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
62.2ResignedVincenzo Maria JaconoBishop of Nicastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedVittorio MoiettaBishop of Nicastro, Italy
BornAriel Edgardo Torrado MosconiBishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
43.3Ordained BishopJoseph Raymond WindleTitular Bishop of UzitaBishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
46.5AppointedKarmelo ZazinovićAuxiliary Bishop of Krk (Veglia), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedKarmelo ZazinovićTitular Bishop of LebessusBishop Emeritus of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
19 Jan55.6AppointedFrancesco CarpinoOfficial of the Sacred Consistorial CongregationCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
55.6AppointedFrancesco CarpinoTitular Archbishop of SerdicaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
53.4AppointedAlberto CastelliTitular Archbishop of RhusiumVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
69.1AppointedLuis Concha CórdobaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria NuovaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
77.7AppointedArmand CoupelTitular Bishop of IngilaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
77.7RetiredArmand CoupelBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), FranceBishop Emeritus
22.4Ordained PriestDjibrail KassabPriest of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqBishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
50.7AppointedFrançois-Louis-Marie KervèadouBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), FranceBishop Emeritus
62.2AppointedCharles Quentin Bertram Olwell, C.P. †Prelate of Marbel, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus
62.2AppointedCharles Quentin Bertram Olwell, C.P. †Titular Bishop of ThabracaPrelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
53.6AppointedVicente Posada ReyesBishop of Borongan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Cabanatuan, Philippines
20 Jan BornVincent Alexandre Édouard Élie JordyArchbishop of Tours, France
21 Jan62.9InstalledFrancesco FasolaBishop of Caltagirone, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
53.4AppointedTheodorus Gerardus Antonius HendriksenAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.4AppointedTheodorus Gerardus Antonius HendriksenTitular Bishop of EumeniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
BornRaphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda
77.9DiedHeinrich WienkenBishop Emeritus of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
22 Jan25.0Ordained PriestVartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †Priest of Congregazione Mechitarista di VeneziaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
39.8Ordained BishopPhilippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiễn, P.F.J. †Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet NamArchbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
51.9Ordained BishopMichel Nguyễn Khắ NgữBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
54.8Ordained BishopAntoine Nguyễn Văn ThiệnBishop of Vĩnh Long, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
52.3Ordained BishopJoseph Trần Văn ThiệnBishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam
23 Jan40.5Ordained BishopLouis Joseph Jean Marie FortierTitular Bishop of PomariaArchbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
25 Jan BornCharles Allieu Matthew CampbellBishop of Bo, Sierra Leone
27 Jan62.3DiedSilvino MartínezBishop of Rosario, Argentina
28 Jan42.6AppointedVicente de Paulo Araújo MatosBishop of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedJosé Bezerra CoutinhoBishop of Estância, Sergipe, BrazilBishop Emeritus
55.8DiedJoseph StreidtAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
37.6IncardinatedDavid Bernard ThompsonPriest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
79.3DiedPaul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem)Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
29 Jan59.1Ordained BishopTito ManciniTitular Bishop of VartanaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
80.5DiedArcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
BornSamson Shukardin, O.F.M.Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
74.0DiedJohannes Christianus Vrakking, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
30 Jan BornPeter Loy ChongArchbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
31 Jan BornGustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
29.0Ordained PriestRaphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a NzekiPriest of Nairobi, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus
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