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The Year of Our Lord 1955

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar22.1ProfessedMaximilian Aichern, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
57.3AppointedCesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
57.3AppointedCesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of AchyrausPrelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
2 Mar59.1SucceededHenri Maurice Albert AudrainArchbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
82.5DiedVirgile-Joseph BéguinArchbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
67.8AppointedGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio
47.6AppointedGiuseppe PullanoApostolic Administrator of Patti, ItalyBishop
4 Mar40.6AppointedMartinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Bangassou, Central African RepublicPrefect Emeritus
5 Mar BornHeinz-Günter BongartzAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
29.6Ordained PriestOlívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
BornJesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
6 Mar45.2Ordained BishopNicholas Thomas ElkoTitular Bishop of ApolloniasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
7 Mar31.0Ordained PriestIgnatius D’CunhaPriestBishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
53.4AppointedClaude Marie Joseph DupuyAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
53.4AppointedClaude Marie Joseph DupuyTitular Bishop of SeliaArchbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
38.3AppointedJosé Joaquín Flórez HernándezBishop of Duitama, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
39.9AppointedManuel António PiresCoadjutor Bishop of Silva Porto, AngolaBishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola
39.9AppointedManuel António PiresTitular Bishop of AliaBishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola
BornGustavo Rodriguez VegaArchbishop of Yucatán, México
8 Mar BornJoão Noé RodriguesBishop of Tzaneen, South Africa
BornBertram Víctor Wick EnzlerBishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
9 Mar53.1AppointedLuis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of SareptaBishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
53.1ResignedLuis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †Bishop of Antioquía, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
47.6AppointedPaolo CartaBishop of Foggia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy
42.9AppointedAntonio MistrorigoBishop of Troia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
46.5AppointedFelicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
10 Mar65.8ResignedJoseph-Paul Futy, M.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, MadagascarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
11 Mar BornJames Kazuo KodaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
BornBroderick Soncuaco PabilloVicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
12 Mar26.0Ordained PriestSebastian MankuzhikaryPriest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India
46.6Ordained BishopBruno WechnerTitular Bishop of CartennaeBishop Emeritus of Feldkirch, Austria
13 Mar BornRicardo García GarcíaPrelate of Yauyos, Peru
43.3AppointedMaxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Coadjutor Bishop of Manitoba (Ukrainian), CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
48.7Ordained BishopAntonio Rosario MennonnaBishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
14 Mar49.2AppointedJuan Hervás y BenetPrelate of Ciudad Real, SpainPrelate Emeritus
49.2AppointedJuan Hervás y BenetTitular Bishop of DoraPrelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
15 Mar57.9AppointedEdmund Joseph ReillyAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
57.9AppointedEdmund Joseph ReillyTitular Bishop of NepteAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
18 Mar31.2Ordained PriestPaul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
BornCarlos Enrique Trinidad GómezBishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
19 Mar43.9Ordained BishopRamón Pastor Bogarín ArgañaTitular Bishop of BagisBishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
BornJames Douglas ConleyBishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
23.6Ordained PriestGiuseppe MalandrinoPriest of Noto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.8Ordained PriestAntônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
20 Mar40.7AppointedAntonio IannucciAuxiliary Bishop of Penne e Pescara, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
40.7AppointedAntonio IannucciTitular Bishop of HadrianiaArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
43.5Ordained BishopFrancisco Peralta y BallabrigaBishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop Emeritus
22 Mar BornJorge Humberto Rodríguez-NoveloAuxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
23 Mar41.0AppointedTeofilo Camomot BastidaAuxiliary Bishop of Jaro, PhilippinesCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
41.0AppointedTeofilo Camomot BastidaTitular Bishop of ClysmaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
BornAbel Doctor GabuzaCoadjutor Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
50.2AppointedSilvio Luis Haro AlvearBishop of Ibarra, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
BornJohn Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, O.F.M.Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan
55.9AppointedPierre-Marie Gustave LacointeBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
41.1AppointedJulio Benigno Laschi GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, ParaguayAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
41.1AppointedJulio Benigno Laschi GonzálezTitular Bishop of AbydusAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
43.7AppointedCharles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. †Bishop of Surigao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
24 Mar40.4Ordained BishopJoseph Aloysius DurickTitular Bishop of CerbaliBishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
44.3InstalledJean-Ernest MénardBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
25.6Ordained PriestHenri Antoine Marie TeissierPriest of Alger, AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus
25 Mar BornCristóbal Ascencio GarcíaBishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México
21.0ProfessedLuiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †Member of Agostiniani ScalziBishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
60.2AppointedRené Henri Joseph FontenelleTitular Bishop of Theudalis
25.2Ordained PriestAngel Tec-i HobayanPriestBishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines
67.6DiedAlphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire
51.1Ordained BishopRoger Jean Fernand MichonBishop of Chartres, France
57.8Ordained BishopAndré-Jean-Baptiste PiogerTitular Bishop of TremithusBishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
44.1Ordained BishopCyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément TourelTitular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
26 Mar BornCalogero MarinoBishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
24.9Ordained PriestAdélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P. †Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina ProvvidenzaBishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
27.3Ordained DeaconPierre Trần Thành ChungDeacon of Kontum, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
27 Mar39.9Ordained BishopFlorentino de Andrade e SilvaTitular Bishop of HeliosebasteBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
24.0Ordained PriestClóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29 Mar73.6DiedJoseph Otto KolbArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 Mar78.2DiedManuel Mendes da Conceição SantosArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
1 Apr46.2AppointedGuillermo Escobar VélezBishop of Antioquía, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
2 Apr BornGuillermo Francisco Escobar GaliciaBishop of Teotihuacán, México, México
46.1AppointedHélder Pessoa CâmaraTitular Archbishop of SaldaeArchbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Apr BornLorenzo GhizzoniArchbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
5 Apr75.9DiedJorge García CaballerosBishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
BornBernard LongleyArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
6 Apr BornLászló Kiss-RigóBishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
7 Apr BornMarian Eleganti, O.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
BornJoseph Trân Văn ToànBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
9 Apr23.9Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Aguilera RodriguezPriestBishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
41.5ElectedAnastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †Superior General of Order of Discalced CarmelitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
23.2Ordained PriestMariano De NicolòPriest of Rimini, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.7Ordained DeaconMaurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
25.4Ordained PriestPaul-Marie Joseph André GuillaumePriest of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France
24.9Ordained PriestSilvio PadoinPriest of Vittorio Veneto, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy
34.7Ordained PriestFelix Paz PerezPriest of Manila, PhilippinesBishop of Imus, Philippines
45.1AppointedCyril Edward RestieauxBishop of Plymouth, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
BornMarian RojekBishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
BornJosé Manuel Romero BarriosBishop of El Tigre, Venezuela
10 Apr49.3InstalledFrancisco Javier Nuño y GuerreroCoadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
11 Apr67.9ElectedMichael David Browne, O.P. †Master General of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
48.0Ordained BishopAndré Creemers, O.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BelabiteneBishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.4AppointedHermann Josef SchäufeleAuxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyArchbishop
48.4AppointedHermann Josef SchäufeleTitular Bishop of Leptis MagnaArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
12 Apr31.2Ordained PriestRoger MpunguPriestBishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
13 Apr65.6AppointedGiuseppe SchiaviniAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
65.6AppointedGiuseppe SchiaviniTitular Bishop of PharsalusAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
14 Apr70.7DiedHenry Vincent MarshallBishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
55.0AppointedGiovanni UrbaniArchbishop (Personal Title) of Verona, ItalyCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
48.0Ordained BishopAntoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of PhelbesArchbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
15 Apr50.0AppointedSecondo ChioccaAuxiliary Bishop of Genova, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
50.0AppointedSecondo ChioccaTitular Bishop of Caesarea in BithyniaBishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
50.0ResignedSecondo ChioccaBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
70.8ResignedLaurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, RwandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.8AppointedSergio PignedoliAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
BornDagoberto Sosa ArriagaBishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México
47.4DiedSantos Ubierna, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
17 Apr53.4AppointedAnthony Jordan, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
53.4AppointedAnthony Jordan, O.M.I. †Titular Archbishop of SilyumArchbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
38.0Ordained BishopGeorge Maung KyawBishop of Bassein, Myanmar
27.4Ordained PriestFernando Ramon Prego CasalPriest of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaBishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
26.5Ordained PriestGabriel Lawrence SengolPriest of Tanjore, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
19 Apr39.9AppointedErnest Arthur GreenBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
20 Apr51.5AppointedArturo Mery BeckdorfTitular Archbishop of PhasisCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
51.5AppointedArturo Mery BeckdorfCoadjutor Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), ChileCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
52.4AppointedAntônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.4AppointedAntônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of AttudaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.3AppointedVicente Angelo José Marchetti ZioniAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.3AppointedVicente Angelo José Marchetti ZioniTitular Bishop of LauzadusArchbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Apr36.8AppointedVicente de Paulo Araújo MatosAuxiliary Bishop of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
36.8AppointedVicente de Paulo Araújo MatosTitular Bishop of Antiochia ad MaeandrumBishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
BornDavid Michael O’Connell, C.M.Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
22 Apr40.5IncardinatedPedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. †Priest of Pasto, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
23 Apr BornJorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornAloísio Jorge Pena VitralBishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornLudovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
24 Apr26.5Ordained PriestPudhota Chinniah BalaswamyPriestBishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
BornBrian Edwin Charles Butterley FermeSecretary of the Council for the Economy
38.4Ordained BishopJosé Joaquín Flórez HernándezBishop of Duitama, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
25 Apr43.0Ordained BishopAntonio MistrorigoBishop of Troia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
BornPhilip Robert MogerBishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
BornBenjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar
26 Apr BornJoseph Robert BinzerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
BornDamian Denis DalluArchbishop of Songea, Tanzania
27 Apr77.8DiedFrancesco BerettiOfficial of the Roman Curia - Other
53.6Ordained BishopClaude Marie Joseph DupuyTitular Bishop of SeliaArchbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
32.7Ordained DeaconJoseph Phan Văn HoaDeacon of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet NamCoadjutor Bishop
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