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The Year of Our Lord 1953

Bishop Events

July to August


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jul40.1AppointedSebastiano BaggioApostolic Nuncio to ChileCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
2 Jul30.0Simple VowsRené Henry GracidaMember of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
26.1Ordained PriestHubert LuthePriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
20.4ProfessedEdmund Fairbanks McCaffreyMember of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
20.4ProfessedGeorge Yod Phimphisan, C.Ss.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
3 Jul BornPrecioso Dacalos Cantillas, S.D.B.Bishop of Maasin, Philippines
49.0AppointedJoão Batista Portocarrero CostaCoadjutor Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
49.0AppointedJoão Batista Portocarrero CostaTitular Archbishop of SelgeCoadjutor Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
4 Jul50.3AppointedPaolo PappalardoApostolic Administrator of Alep [Beroea, Halab], SyriaOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
5 Jul BornPeter Malcolm BrignallBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
22.7Ordained PriestMichele GiordanoPriest of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
25.2Ordained DeaconMichel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
24.4Ordained PriestAmérico do Couto OliveiraPriestBishop of Lamego, Portugal
26.2Ordained PriestCornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M. †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
24.2Ordained PriestHermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. †Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel MessicoPrelate Emeritus of Huautla, Oaxaca, México
25.1Ordained PriestAntónio RibeiroPriest of Braga, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
23.5Ordained PriestJean-Charles Jacques Clovis Marcel ThomasPriest of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
6 Jul53.3AppointedAlbert LeménagerBishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
BornAnthony Bernard PaulBishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
BornŠtefan SečkaBishop of Spiš, Slovakia
7 Jul BornPier Luigi Nava, S.M.M.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
52.4DiedMichele RateniBishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
51.5AppointedAlfredo Rubio DiazAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
51.5AppointedAlfredo Rubio DiazTitular Bishop of VallisArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
8 Jul BornVincenzo Carmine OrofinoBishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy
10 Jul69.0DiedRomualdo M. Migliorini, O.S.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Swaziland
11 Jul30.2Ordained PriestLuís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Lichinga, Mozambique
42.7AppointedJohn Joseph KrolAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
42.7AppointedJohn Joseph KrolTitular Bishop of CadiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12 Jul25.5Ordained PriestEmmanuel ConstantPriestBishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti
50.2Ordained BishopVincenzo De ChiaraBishop of Mileto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestJuan Antonio Flores SantanaPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
23.1Ordained PriestSerafino SprovieriPriest of Cosenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
14 Jul BornSebastian KallupuraArchbishop of Patna, India
15 Jul26.9Ordained PriestArmando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
70.8DiedIvanios Givergis Thomas Panikervitis (Panickerveetil)Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
BornMartin VidovićApostolic Nuncio
16 Jul20.7First VowsDenis Croteau, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
20.5Temporary VowsFrancis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. †Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
18 Jul81.5DiedHormisdas Étienne DjibriArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
19 Jul28.4Ordained PriestAlonso Arteaga YepesPriestBishop of Espinal, Colombia
63.7DiedJohn Joseph BoylanBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
52.6Ordained BishopAntonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. †Titular Bishop of ZoaraVicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
23.3Ordained PriestFrancesco CuccaresePriest of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
26.0Ordained PriestHugh LindsayPriest of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
23.6Ordained PriestJohn Basil MeekingPriest of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
26.1Ordained PriestDaniel Enrique Núñez NúñezPriestBishop of David, Panama
24.3Ordained PriestJohn Raphael QuinnPriest of San Diego, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
33.9Ordained PriestMagín Camerino Torreblanca ReyesPriestBishop Emeritus of Texcoco, México, México
20 Jul27.3Ordained PriestBernard AgréPriest of Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
39.3AppointedJames Robert KnoxTitular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
39.3AppointedJames Robert KnoxApostolic Delegate to OtherCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
21 Jul50.3AppointedAlbert Gregory MeyerArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 Jul BornJuan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F.Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
BornValentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C.Bishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
24 Jul BornIvo ScapoloApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
25 Jul49.1AppointedEmilio Abascal y SalmerónAuxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, MéxicoArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
49.1AppointedEmilio Abascal y SalmerónTitular Bishop of AbziriArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
24.2Ordained PriestJude SpeyrerPriest of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
30.2Ordained PriestRamón Torrella CascantePriest of Barcelona, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
26 Jul40.1Ordained BishopSebastiano BaggioTitular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
24.5Ordained PriestWalter BrandmüllerPriest of Bamberg, GermanyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
61.3Ordained BishopMaurizio RaspiniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
74.2AppointedFrancis Tiburtius Roche, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AmadassaBishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India
39.1Ordained BishopZacarias Rolim de MouraBishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus
27 Jul49.8AppointedAlfred Bertram LevermanBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
BornPedro López QuintanaApostolic Nuncio to Austria
28 Jul51.3AppointedAugusto GianfranceschiAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
51.3AppointedAugusto GianfranceschiTitular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
30 Jul41.9AppointedPrimo GasbarriAuxiliary Bishop of Velletri, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
41.9AppointedPrimo GasbarriTitular Bishop of ThennesusBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
42.7AppointedSilvio Angelo Pio OddiTitular Archbishop of MesembriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
42.7AppointedSilvio Angelo Pio OddiApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem, Palestine, Jordan, and CyprusCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
31 Jul47.1AppointedRaffaele ForniTitular Archbishop of AeginaApostolic Nuncio
47.1AppointedRaffaele ForniApostolic Internuncio to IranApostolic Nuncio
2 Aug22.9Ordained PriestAndrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
22.2ProfessedMiguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
23.7Ordained PriestTadeusz RybakPriestBishop Emeritus of Legnica, Poland
22.5Ordained PriestDivo ZadiPriest of Chiusi e Pienza, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
4 Aug71.8AppointedTerence Bernard McGuireTitular Archbishop of Leontopolis in AugustamnicaArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
71.8ResignedTerence Bernard McGuireArchbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
25.4Ordained PriestCelso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
5 Aug87.9DiedAugustin-Fernand LeynaudArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
6 Aug BornJerzy Mazur, S.V.D.Bishop of Ełk, Poland
57.0AppointedHenry Joseph O’BrienArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop Emeritus
7 Aug48.7AppointedWilliam Joseph BrennanBishop of Toowoomba, Australia
BornGuy André Marie de Kerimel de KervenoArchbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
36.5AppointedDominic Ignatius EkandemAuxiliary Bishop of Calabar, NigeriaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
36.5AppointedDominic Ignatius EkandemTitular Bishop of Hierapolis in IsauriaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
52.4AppointedAmbrose RayappanCoadjutor Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
52.4AppointedAmbrose RayappanTitular Archbishop of SelymbriaArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
8 Aug18.3EnteredMichael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
36.7AppointedGuilford Clyde YoungApostolic Administrator of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaArchbishop of Hobart, Australia
9 Aug65.2AppointedCarlos de la Trinidad Borge y CastrilloAuxiliary Bishop of Managua, NicaraguaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.9Ordained BishopAldo ForzoniBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
11 Aug BornJosé Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M.Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
12 Aug67.1DiedPietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
BornCharles Martin WamikaBishop of Jinja, Uganda
14 Aug22.4EnteredJoseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
53.5DiedAthanase Paul HindoArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
15 Aug24.1Ordained PriestPedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. †Priest of Congregation of Jesus and MaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
BornSylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
24.1Perpetual VowsGérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †Member of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
16 Aug27.8Ordained PriestPatrício José Hanrahan, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
BornDavid Gerard O’ConnellAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
17 Aug BornPedro Luiz StringhiniBishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
18 Aug BornEmmanuel Celeste TranceBishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines
19 Aug63.4DiedGyözö Simon MacalikAuxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
60.6AppointedBryan Joseph McEntegartTitular Bishop of AradiBishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
48.0Ordained BishopMichael Mongkhol On PrakhongchitTitular Bishop of BlaundusVicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand
47.1AppointedAlexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph RenardBishop of Versailles, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
20 Aug BornKazimierz GurdaBishop of Siedlce, Poland
42.9AppointedFranz HengsbachAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
42.9AppointedFranz HengsbachTitular Bishop of CantanusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
21 Aug BornEdgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
22 Aug26.5Ordained PriestPaul Kim Tchang-ryeolPriestBishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
61.3InstalledMaurizio RaspiniBishop of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
32.8Ordained PriestLeo Soekoto, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
23 Aug25.8Ordained PriestBronisław Jan Maria DembowskiPriest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandBishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
23.1Ordained PriestVittorio TomassettiPriestBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
24 Aug25.5Ordained PriestGeevarghese Timotheos ChundevalelPriest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop Emeritus
75.0DiedElie Rischa (Richa)Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
25 Aug48.5AppointedColeman Francis CarrollAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
48.5AppointedColeman Francis CarrollTitular Bishop of PitanaeArchbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
55.3AppointedEdward Vincent DarginAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedEdward Vincent DarginTitular Bishop of AmphipolisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
59.8AppointedJosé García y GoldarazArchbishop of Valladolid, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedWalter Philip KellenbergAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
52.2AppointedWalter Philip KellenbergTitular Bishop of IoanninaBishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
BornMaurizio MalvestitiBishop of Lodi, Italy
64.7AppointedAgostino SabaBishop of Nicotera e Tropea, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
55.4AppointedLawrence Joseph ShehanBishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
26 Aug43.9AppointedAndrea PangrazioCoadjutor Bishop of Verona, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
43.9AppointedAndrea PangrazioTitular Bishop of Caesarea in ThessaliaArchbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
44.3Ordained BishopGiacomo TestaTitular Archbishop of Heraclea in EuropaPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
27 Aug36.1DiedPéter OroszAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
28 Aug41.5AppointedJuan Carlos AramburuBishop of Tucumán, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
61.9AppointedJosé Borgatti, S.D.B. †Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
67.9DiedLouis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Chongqing [Chungking], China
43.6AppointedAntonio José PlazaBishop of Azul, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
29 Aug64.4DiedFrancis Joseph HaasBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
BornAugustine Tochukwu UkwuomaBishop of Orlu, Nigeria
30 Aug65.3DiedGiovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †Official of the Secretariat of State
25.4Ordained PriestJoão Corso, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18.0Simple VowsBenigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
31 Aug54.9DiedJean Batiot, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar
53.5Ordained BishopAlbert LeménagerBishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
44.4AppointedGiacomo TestaApostolic Administrator of Constantinople, TurkeyPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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