The Year of Our Lord 1959

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 62.9 Appointed Heinrich Bliestle, M.S.F. † Superior General of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Superior General Emeritus

1 Jul 38.5 Ordained Bishop Michael Kien Samophithak † Titular Bishop of Octaba Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand

47.8 Appointed Ambrogio Marchioni † Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador Apostolic Nuncio

47.8 Appointed Ambrogio Marchioni † Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala Apostolic Nuncio

43.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Nkongolo wa Ngoyi † Titular Bishop of Lebedus Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Bishop of Angers, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

2 Jul 41.5 Appointed Joseph-Albert Malula † Auxiliary Bishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

41.5 Appointed Joseph-Albert Malula † Titular Bishop of Attanasus Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

41.6 Appointed Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. † Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka

Born Alfonso Raimo Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy

3 Jul 25.8 Ordained Priest Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

4 Jul Born Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay

25.3 Ordained Priest Ignatius Wang Chung Chang Priest of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

5 Jul 23.2 Ordained Priest Felice Cece † Priest of Nola, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

47.6 Selected Jean Prou, O.S.B. † Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus

23.5 Ordained Priest Edwin Regan Priest of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

31.1 Ordained Priest Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez † Priest of Matanzas, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

7 Jul 59.6 Appointed Arturo Duque Villegas † Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

Born Justin Kientega Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

38.8 Ordained Bishop Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak † Titular Bishop of Castra Martis Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)

Born José Benedicto Moscoso Miranda Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala

8 Jul 52.1 Appointed Jean Émile André Marie Maury † Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France

9 Jul 26.5 Ordained Priest Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria

53.6 Resigned Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † Apostolic Delegate to Dakar Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

52.1 Appointed Jean Émile André Marie Maury † Apostolic Delegate to Dakar Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France

10 Jul Born Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B. Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

45.1 Appointed Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Asmara, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Tinista Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia

11 Jul 47.6 Appointed Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

47.6 Appointed Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Termessus Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

78.7 Appointed Francisco de Assis Pires † Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil

78.7 Retired Francisco de Assis Pires † Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

12 Jul 24.4 Ordained Priest Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. † Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

24.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Ciliberti † Priest of Rossano-Cariati, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

26.5 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. † Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

24.2 Ordained Priest José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira † Priest of Braga, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

28.5 Ordained Priest André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo † Priest of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Luigi Paiaro Priest of Padova {Padua}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nyahururu, Kenya

27.3 Ordained Priest Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala

26.4 Ordained Priest Angélico Sândalo Bernardino † Priest of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

27.3 Ordained Priest Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. † Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea

55.5 Ordained Bishop [Peter Wang Rui-huan (Wang Rui Kuan)] † Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China

14 Jul 36.8 Ordained Bishop Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Arsamosata Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia

47.6 Confirmed Jean Prou, O.S.B. † Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus

15 Jul 45.8 Appointed Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. † Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa

Born Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Moroto, Uganda

41.0 Appointed Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik † Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

41.0 Appointed Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik † Titular Bishop of Rhandus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland

16 Jul 79.1 Died Canisius Teodorus Gellings, SS.CC. † Prefect Emeritus of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea

57.0 Appointed John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. † Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

18 Jul 47.4 Appointed John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. † Prefect of Bhamo, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar

Born Ilson de Jesus Montanari Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops

19 Jul 23.9 Ordained Priest Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † Priest of Tudela, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

55.1 Ordained Bishop Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. † Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

48.3 Ordained Bishop Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

39.6 Selected Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. † Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China

21 Jul 25.3 Ordained Priest Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

25.3 Ordained Priest Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

26.2 Ordained Priest Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

22 Jul 72.8 Appointed Ferdinando Baldelli † President of the Roman Curia - Other

72.8 Appointed Ferdinando Baldelli † Titular Bishop of Aperlae President of the Roman Curia - Other

41.1 Appointed Pablo Correa León † Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Tadeusz Etter † Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland

48.1 Appointed Tadeusz Etter † Titular Bishop of Bonitza Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland

45.5 Appointed Alfred Pichler † Bishop of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 Jul 60.4 Ordained Bishop Johann Lenhardt † Titular Bishop of Carystus Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany

52.0 Appointed Luís Gonzaga Peluso † Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26.9 Ordained Priest Alessandro Plotti † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy

39.9 Appointed Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. † Apostolic Administrator of Formosa, Goias, Brazil Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil

26 Jul 30.9 Ordained Priest Elie Amsini Kiswaya † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

30.9 Ordained Priest Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands

55.1 Installed Giuseppe Bonacini † Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy

Born Alphonse Liguori Chaupa † Bishop Emeritus of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

25.7 Ordained Priest Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa

39.6 Ordained Bishop Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. † Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China

73.9 Selected [Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. † Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China

27 Jul Born Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B. Abbot of Montecassino, Italy

29 Jul 80.7 Died Anselmo Mary Catalán, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia

Born Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. Bishop of Baroda, India

31 Jul 46.8 Ordained Bishop Franz Janssen, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Coeliana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia

83.4 Died Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	62.9	Appointed	Heinrich Bliestle, M.S.F. †	Superior General of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Superior General Emeritus
1 Jul	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Michael Kien Samophithak †	Titular Bishop of Octaba	Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
47.8	Appointed	Ambrogio Marchioni †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio
47.8	Appointed	Ambrogio Marchioni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apostolic Nuncio
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Nkongolo wa Ngoyi †	Titular Bishop of Lebedus	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Bishop of Angers, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
2 Jul	41.5	Appointed	Joseph-Albert Malula †	Auxiliary Bishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.5	Appointed	Joseph-Albert Malula †	Titular Bishop of Attanasus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.6	Appointed	Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
	Born	Alfonso Raimo		Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
3 Jul	25.8	Ordained Priest	Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
4 Jul		Born	Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.		Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
25.3	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Wang Chung Chang	Priest of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
5 Jul	23.2	Ordained Priest	Felice Cece †	Priest of Nola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
47.6	Selected	Jean Prou, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
23.5	Ordained Priest	Edwin Regan	Priest of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
31.1	Ordained Priest	Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez †	Priest of Matanzas, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
7 Jul	59.6	Appointed	Arturo Duque Villegas †	Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Justin Kientega		Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak †	Titular Bishop of Castra Martis	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
	Born	José Benedicto Moscoso Miranda		Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala
8 Jul	52.1	Appointed	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
9 Jul	26.5	Ordained Priest	Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
53.6	Resigned	Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Apostolic Delegate to Dakar	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
52.1	Appointed	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Apostolic Delegate to Dakar	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
10 Jul		Born	Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.		Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
45.1	Appointed	Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Asmara, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Tinista	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia
11 Jul	47.6	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
47.6	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Termessus	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
78.7	Appointed	Francisco de Assis Pires †	Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
78.7	Retired	Francisco de Assis Pires †	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jul	24.4	Ordained Priest	Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
24.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Ciliberti †	Priest of Rossano-Cariati, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
26.5	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
24.2	Ordained Priest	José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira †	Priest of Braga, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
28.5	Ordained Priest	André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo †	Priest of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Luigi Paiaro	Priest of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nyahururu, Kenya
27.3	Ordained Priest	Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
26.4	Ordained Priest	Angélico Sândalo Bernardino †	Priest of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
27.3	Ordained Priest	Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
55.5	Ordained Bishop	[Peter Wang Rui-huan (Wang Rui Kuan)] †	Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
14 Jul	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arsamosata	Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
47.6	Confirmed	Jean Prou, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
15 Jul	45.8	Appointed	Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa
	Born	Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I.		Bishop of Moroto, Uganda
41.0	Appointed	Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.0	Appointed	Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik †	Titular Bishop of Rhandus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
16 Jul	79.1	Died	Canisius Teodorus Gellings, SS.CC. †	Prefect Emeritus of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
57.0	Appointed	John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. †	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Jul	47.4	Appointed	John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †	Prefect of Bhamo, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
	Born	Ilson de Jesus Montanari		Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops
19 Jul	23.9	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †	Priest of Tudela, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
39.6	Selected	Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China	Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
21 Jul	25.3	Ordained Priest	Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
25.3	Ordained Priest	Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
26.2	Ordained Priest	Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Jul	72.8	Appointed	Ferdinando Baldelli †	President of the Roman Curia - Other
72.8	Appointed	Ferdinando Baldelli †	Titular Bishop of Aperlae	President of the Roman Curia - Other
41.1	Appointed	Pablo Correa León †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Tadeusz Etter †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
48.1	Appointed	Tadeusz Etter †	Titular Bishop of Bonitza	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
45.5	Appointed	Alfred Pichler †	Bishop of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 Jul	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Johann Lenhardt †	Titular Bishop of Carystus	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
52.0	Appointed	Luís Gonzaga Peluso †	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26.9	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Plotti †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
39.9	Appointed	Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †	Apostolic Administrator of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
26 Jul	30.9	Ordained Priest	Elie Amsini Kiswaya †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30.9	Ordained Priest	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
55.1	Installed	Giuseppe Bonacini †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	Born	Alphonse Liguori Chaupa †		Bishop Emeritus of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
25.7	Ordained Priest	Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
39.6	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China	Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
73.9	Selected	[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. †	Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
27 Jul		Born	Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B.		Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
29 Jul	80.7	Died	Anselmo Mary Catalán, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
	Born	Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X.		Bishop of Baroda, India
31 Jul	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Franz Janssen, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Coeliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia
83.4	Died	Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA

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