The Year of Our Lord 1959

Bishop Events

August

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Aug	19.8	Professed	Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
1 Aug		Born	Karl Borsch		Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
49.0	Appointed	Alberto Frederico Etges †	Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
73.9	Ordained Bishop	[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. †	Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
2 Aug	57.7	Installed	Adolf Bolte †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
22.6	Professed	Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
70.3	Installed	Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
3 Aug	50.8	Appointed	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	Born	Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.		Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
4 Aug		Born	Gerardo Alimane Alminaza		Bishop of San Carlos, Philippines
79.4	Died	Bl. Ioan Balan †	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
5 Aug		Born	Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.		Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
6 Aug		Born	Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.		Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
7 Aug		Born	Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.		Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
8 Aug	49.7	Appointed	José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios †	Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
45.8	Appointed	Charles Albert Buswell †	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.2	Appointed	Augusto Carvalho †	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Flanagan †	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	John Baptist Franz †	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
70.7	Died	Fermín Emilio Lafitte †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.0	Appointed	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Apostolic Delegate to Belgian Congo	Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Apostolic Delegate to Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
48.5	Appointed	Jolando Nuzzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
48.5	Appointed	Jolando Nuzzi †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
9 Aug	33.0	Ordained Priest	James Chan Soon Cheong †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Vivian Anthony Dyer †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop
23.9	Ordained Priest	Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Babahoyo, Ecuador
26.3	Ordained Priest	José Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Prefect Emeritus of Vichada, Colombia
26.7	Ordained Priest	Fernando Sáenz Lacalle †	Priest of Opus Dei	Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
26.2	Ordained Priest	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku †	Priest of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	Paul Wang Huiyao		Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
11 Aug		Born	Roland Vunuvung		Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
13 Aug	37.3	Selected	Georges Layek †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
15 Aug	21.2	Perpetual Vows	Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Cardinal, Superior General Emeritus
21.3	Professed	Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
70.5	Appointed	Antonio Caggiano †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
70.5	Appointed	Antonio Caggiano †	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
70.5	Appointed	Antonio Caggiano †	Bishop of Argentina, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Born	Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami		Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
27.6	Ordained Priest	James Henry Garland	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Antoine II Hayek †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24.4	Ordained Priest	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
32.3	Ordained Priest	Castor Sekwa †	Priest of Shinyanga, Tanzania	Bishop
	Born	Francis Serrao, S.J.		Bishop of Shimoga, India
30.8	Ordained Priest	Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †	Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
25.1	Ordained Priest	Francesco Tommasiello †	Priest of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
41.8	Ordained Bishop	[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
16 Aug	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Henryk Grzondziel †	Titular Bishop of Athribis	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
21.0	Temporary Vows	Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras
18 Aug	19.9	Perpetual Vows	Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
20 Aug	82.4	Died	Alexandre Evreinoff †	Titular Archbishop of Parium
21 Aug	57.8	Died	Rubén Odio Herrera †	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
23 Aug	28.4	Ordained Priest	Léonard Dhejju †	Priest of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
25.4	Ordained Priest	Franz Dietl †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
69.7	Appointed	Jules Georges Kandela †	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Pieria	Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
69.7	Resigned	Jules Georges Kandela †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez		Prelate of Illapel, Chile
28.9	Ordained Priest	Magnus Mwalunyungu †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
24 Aug	88.6	Died	Nicola Giannattasio †	Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
25 Aug	18.7	Professed	Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
26 Aug	37.3	Confirmed	Georges Layek †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
	Born	Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A.		Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
27 Aug	59.4	Died	Joseph John Annabring †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
29 Aug	45.6	Selected	Joseph Elias Tawil †	Patriarchal Vicar	Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
30 Aug	46.3	Appointed	Rupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
28.5	Ordained Priest	Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
31 Aug	49.4	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
49.4	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cibyra	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

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