The Year of Our Lord 1957

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	25.8	Solemn Vows	Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
	49.3	Resigned	Alberto Castelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
		Died	Illuminato Colombo, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Misurata, Libya
	25.0	Final Vows	Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
	38.9	Resigned	Joseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †	Prefect of Musoma, Tanzania	Prefect Emeritus
		Appointed	Maroun Harica, O.A.M. †	Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Superior General Emeritus
	48.7	Resigned	Daniel Eugene Ivancho †	Titular Bishop of Europus
	45.5	Appointed	Honoré Joseph Marie Jouneaux, O.M.I. †	Prefect of Pala, Chad	Prefect Emeritus
	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.	Deacon of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	46.0	Appointed	Jean-Charles Leclaire †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Priest
	46.0	Appointed	Jean-Charles Leclaire †	Titular Bishop of Metrae	Priest of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
	33.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ma Xue-sheng †	Priest	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
	52.5	Appointed	William Joseph McDonald †	Rector of the Catholic University of America	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
	37.9	Entered	Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
	78.8	Retired	Pio Paschini †	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
	75.6	Appointed	Pierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabat, Morocco
	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Alberto Jover Piamonte †	Deacon of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop
	22.6	First Vows	Hermann Raich, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
	22.2	Perpetual Vows	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	84.3	Retired	Angelo Rotta †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
		Died	Marcel Saint-Denis, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Northern Nyassa, Malawi
		Resigned	Paul Sakuzo Uchino †	Prefect of Urawa, Japan	Prefect Emeritus
	35.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Zhu Baoyu †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
1 Jan	62.2	Appointed	Martin Lucas, S.V.D. †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia
2 Jan	45.0	Appointed	Thomas Joseph McDonough †	Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4 Jan	35.7	Appointed	Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Parakou, Benin	Prefect Emeritus
	43.7	Appointed	João José da Mota e Albuquerque †	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
		Born	Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C.		Bishop of Manado, Indonesia
5 Jan	95.5	Died	Alexandre Caillot †	Bishop of Grenoble, France
	54.8	Succeeded	André-Jacques Marie Joseph Fougerat †	Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus
	55.1	Appointed	Jean-Emmanuel Marquès †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
6 Jan	65.4	Died	Joseph Meile †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
		Born	Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández †		Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	21.3	Solemn Vows	Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
	71.5	Appointed	Giacomo Rosso †	Titular Bishop of Myndus	Bishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
	71.5	Resigned	Giacomo Rosso †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jan	62.0	Appointed	Luigi Pirelli †	Titular Bishop of Lysias	Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
8 Jan	62.0	Resigned	Luigi Pirelli †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
10 Jan	90.0	Died	Felix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
10 Jan		Born	Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun		Archbishop of Rouen, France
11 Jan	46.1	Appointed	Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
		Born	Luciano Suriani		Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
	42.8	Appointed	Marcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †	Prefect of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Jan	49.7	Appointed	Marino Bergonzini †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
12 Jan	49.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Sensi †	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus), Palestine	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 Jan	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Londrina, Brazil	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
13 Jan	68.2	Died	Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
14 Jan	72.0	Died	Robert John Armstrong †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
	57.5	Appointed	Justin James Field, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
	45.5	Appointed	Charles Alphonse H.J. Gachet, F.M.I. †	Bishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	[Alfonso de Galarreta], S.S.P.X.		Bishop
	54.8	Succeeded	Joseph Thomas McGucken †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
15 Jan	43.3	Appointed	Julius August Döpfner †	Bishop of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
16 Jan	28.4	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On †	Priest of Thare, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
17 Jan	61.6	Appointed	Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
	63.4	Appointed	Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Abel Ribeiro Camelo †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
18 Jan	67.9	Appointed	Cândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
19 Jan	45.8	Appointed	Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña †	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
19 Jan		Born	Julián Ruiz Martorell		Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
20 Jan	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Luiz Coelho †	Bishop of Maringá, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
20 Jan	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Francis Fox †	Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura	Bishop Emeritus of Sale, Australia
21 Jan	52.1	Appointed	Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay	Prelate Emeritus
23 Jan		Born	Raymond Anthony Browne		Bishop of Kerry, Ireland
23 Jan		Born	José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
24 Jan	49.1	Ordained Bishop	James Darcy Freeman †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Parva	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
25 Jan	25.3	Ordained Priest	Francisco Batistela, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
25 Jan	49.4	Appointed	Secundo Tagliabue †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	48.8	Appointed	John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lagos, Nigeria	Archbishop
	48.8	Appointed	John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
	66.1	Appointed	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	66.1	Appointed	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gomphi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
	56.2	Appointed	Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
	45.0	Appointed	John A. Choi Jae-seon †	Vicar Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
	45.0	Appointed	John A. Choi Jae-seon †	Titular Bishop of Fussala	Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
	47.5	Appointed	Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Corydala	Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
	47.5	Appointed	Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South)	Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
	50.4	Appointed	Bartholomew Kim Kyon Pae †	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Vicar Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)
	50.4	Appointed	Bartholomew Kim Kyon Pae †	Vicar Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)
	44.0	Appointed	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
	44.0	Appointed	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Dalisandus in Pamphylia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
	58.1	Appointed	Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
27 Jan	53.5	Died	Pierre Marie Alphonse Bonneau, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Douala, Cameroon
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Castro y Ramírez †	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
	56.1	Appointed	Justin Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
	25.8	Ordained Priest	José Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
28 Jan	86.6	Died	Kvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) Bonefačić †	Bishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
		Born	Benedictus Son Hee-Song		Bishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
	67.9	Died	Denis Leonid Varouhas †	Apostolic Exarch of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey
29 Jan	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Bernard Brunini †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
	41.8	Appointed	Hermínio Malzone Hugo †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.		Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
1 Feb		Born	Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.		Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
2 Feb	44.5	Appointed	Guillermo Bolatti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina
	44.5	Appointed	Guillermo Bolatti †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina
	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Carter †	Titular Bishop of Sita	Bishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
	24.4	Ordained Priest	John Michael D’Arcy †	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Selinus	Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
		Born	Edney Gouvêa Mattoso		Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	20.9	Professed	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
3 Feb	56.4	Installed	Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
	34.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernardin Gantin †	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	54.8	Appointed	Augusto Gianfranceschi †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	49.0	Appointed	Heinrich Maria Janssen †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb	39.1	Appointed	Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
5 Feb	39.1	Appointed	Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas †	Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
7 Feb	80.7	Died	Felice Agostino Addeo, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
9 Feb	28.0	Ordained Priest	Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. †	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
9 Feb		Born	John Ribat, M.S.C.		Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10 Feb	55.3	Installed	Francisco José Castro y Ramírez †	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
	51.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Olivotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	51.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Olivotti †	Titular Bishop of Samos	Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
11 Feb	67.3	Installed	William Godfrey †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
11 Feb	59.3	Incardinated	Alejandro Schell †	Priest of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Bishop
12 Feb	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
12 Feb	45.2	Installed	Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb		Born	Andrzej Kaleta		Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
14 Feb	42.9	Appointed	James Robert Knox †	Apostolic Internuncio to India	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
15 Feb	58.7	Appointed	John of the Cross Anyogu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
	58.7	Appointed	John of the Cross Anyogu †	Titular Bishop of Magnesia ad Maeandrum	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
	65.0	Died	Leoncio Fernández Galilea, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea
	36.1	Appointed	James William Gleeson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	36.1	Appointed	James William Gleeson †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
	45.5	Appointed	Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	41.8	Appointed	Marcello Morgante †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	53.9	Appointed	Guido Tonetti †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop
17 Feb	57.9	Ordained Bishop	José Castelltort Subeyre †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
17 Feb	28.1	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Njenga †	Priest of Nairobi, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
18 Feb		Born	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop of Baturité, Ceara, Brazil
19 Feb		Born	Jean Marie Prida Inthirath		Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos
20 Feb		Born	Mario Grech		Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
	45.2	Installed	Thomas Joseph McDonough †	Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
		Born	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.		Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
23 Feb		Born	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	28.8	Incardinated	Wolfgang Große (Grosse) †	Priest of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Walenty Gryk, S.V.D.		Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
	77.5	Died	Jules Benjamin Jeanmard †	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
24 Feb		Born	Horacio José Álvarez		Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina
24 Feb	24.4	Ordained Priest	Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
25 Feb	36.3	Ordained Bishop	Arnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Correa León †	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Onuphis	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Gregory Grutka †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Siméon Oualli †	Priest of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Louis André Ouellette †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae	Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
	50.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	50.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	50.3	Appointed	Gennaro Verolino †	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
26 Feb	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Mundinitza	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
		Born	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud		Bishop of Viviers, France
	54.9	Installed	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
27 Feb	37.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vallis	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Hilary Baumann Hacker †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Gérard Couturier †	Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
		Born	José Ronaldo Ribeiro		Bishop Emeritus of Formosa, Goias, Brazil

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