The Year of Our Lord 1956

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	84.7	Appointed	Rafael Afanador y Cadena †	Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
	84.7	Retired	Rafael Afanador y Cadena †	Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	73.0	Died	Paolo Akl †	Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
	64.5	Appointed	Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. †	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
	70.4	Resigned	François Faroud, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Parakou, Benin	Prefect Emeritus
		Died	Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. †	Prefect of Wankie, Zimbabwe
	64.1	Resigned	Giuseppe Franciolini †	Coadjutor Bishop of Arezzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
	46.6	Appointed	José Armando Gutiérrez Granier †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	92.3	Died	Daniel Hermida Ortega †	Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
	36.2	Professed	Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Order of St. Basil the Great	Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)
	82.8	Appointed	Giovanni Iacono †	Titular Archbishop of Mocissus	Bishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
	82.8	Retired	Giovanni Iacono †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Appointed	Martin Lucas, S.V.D. †	Official of the Secretariat of State
	69.3	Appointed	Joseph Godehard Machens †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop
		Died	Graziano Martínez, C.M. †	Prefect of Arauca, Colombia
	74.0	Resigned	Raymundo Julian Martín (Manguan), O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
	45.1	Appointed	Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. †	Prefect of Bhagalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus of Bhagalpur, India
	61.4	Appointed	Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
	77.0	Appointed	Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Bizya	Archbishop Emeritus of Agra, India
	77.0	Retired	Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Agra, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.2	Resigned	Antonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Jan	59.4	Appointed	Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) †	Titular Bishop of Binda	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
	59.4	Resigned	Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) †	Bishop of Linz, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Succeeded	Franz Sales Zauner †	Bishop of Linz, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	81.6	Died	Aluigi Cossio †	Bishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy
3 Jan		Born	Martin Munyanyi	Bikita	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
4 Jan	76.3	Died	Ernesto de Laurentiis †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	74.6	Died	Vittore Rosario Fernandes †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
	50.2	Appointed	Martino (Attiliius Mars Dominique) Giusti †	Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives	Prelate Emeritus
	55.2	Succeeded	Basil Salvador Theodore Peres †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
6 Jan	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J.	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
	35.0	Ordained Priest	Pio Yukwan Deng †	Priest of Malakal, Sudan	Bishop of Malakal, Sudan
8 Jan	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Valloppilly †	Bishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	81.4	Died	Augustine Kandathil †	Archbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India
	51.4	Appointed	Luís Victor Sartori †	Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop
	51.4	Appointed	Luís Victor Sartori †	Titular Bishop of Celerina	Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
12 Jan	42.4	Appointed	Alfonso Tóriz Cobián †	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus of Querétaro, Querétaro, México
14 Jan		Born	Victor Lyngdoh	Wahlang	Bishop of Nongstoin, India
15 Jan	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Jan		Born	Marcelo Arturo González Amador	Placetas	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
18 Jan	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Patrick Wall †	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	51.1	Succeeded	Armando Fares †	Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Jan	88.3	Died	Giovanni Fiorentini †	Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy
22 Jan		Born	Eduardo Horacio García	Buenos Aires	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	59.8	Appointed	Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jan	54.6	Appointed	Vittorio Longo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
23 Jan	54.6	Appointed	Vittorio Longo †	Titular Bishop of Loryma	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
24 Jan		Born	Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu	Budi	Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Jan	63.1	Ordained Bishop	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Titular Bishop of Araxa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
27 Jan		Born	Ramón Castro Castro	Teocuitatlán de Corona	Bishop of Campeche, Campeche, México
28 Jan	66.1	Appointed	Robert Stephen Dehler, C. R. †	Titular Bishop of Clazomenae	Vicar Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles
28 Jan	66.1	Appointed	Robert Stephen Dehler, C. R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles
29 Jan	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Phatanus	Bishop Emeritus of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
31 Jan	56.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Zaffonato †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Feb	83.2	Died	Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. †	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2 Feb	48.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	48.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Apostolic Internuncio to Iran	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Eustace John Smith, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Apamea Cibotus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
4 Feb	25.8	Ordained Priest	William Edwin Franklin	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
4 Feb	54.7	Appointed	Joseph Wendel †	Bishop of Germany, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
7 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Khuât-Vañ-Tao †	Titular Bishop of Carallia	Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
	52.7	Appointed	Marius Paré †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Appointed	Marius Paré †	Titular Bishop of Aegae	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
8 Feb	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Aloysius Leven †	Titular Bishop of Bure	Bishop Emeritus of San Angelo, Texas, USA
9 Feb		Born	Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, O.M.I.	Tuital	Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh
9 Feb	75.1	Died	Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
11 Feb	42.3	Appointed	Heinrich Forer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy
	42.3	Appointed	Heinrich Forer †	Titular Bishop of Memphis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy
	53.8	Succeeded	José Lázaro Neves, C.M. †	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	46.1	Appointed	Fidel Mario Tubino Mongilardi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
	46.1	Appointed	Fidel Mario Tubino Mongilardi †	Titular Bishop of Cernitza	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
12 Feb	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Claude Rolland, M.S. †	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
15 Feb	74.5	Died	Richard Joseph Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
	71.4	Died	Antonio Mantiero †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	76.6	Appointed	Jean-Marcel Rodié †	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia	Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
	76.6	Retired	Jean-Marcel Rodié †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb		Born	Joseph Anthony Zziwa	Mubende	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda
18 Feb	56.1	Appointed	João Crisóstomo Gomes de Almeida †	Auxiliary Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	João Crisóstomo Gomes de Almeida †	Titular Bishop of Ierafi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
		Born	João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador	Seixo de Mira	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
22 Feb	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Francis Anthony Marrocco †	Titular Bishop of Limnae	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	John Louis Morkovsky †	Titular Bishop of Hieron	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
	54.8	Appointed	Luigi Rinaldi †	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Feb	73.3	Died	Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
		Born	Józef Piotr Kupny	Dabrówka Wielka	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
		Born	Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba	Kolwezi	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Feb	42.8	Appointed	Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar †	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
	59.8	Appointed	Biagio D'Agostino †	Bishop of Vallo di Lucania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Joseph Chusak Sirisut	Bang Nok Kwek	Bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
25 Feb	36.7	Appointed	Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Narbal da Costa Stencel †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Affonso Felippe Gregory	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Kano, Nigeria
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Patrick Joseph Walsh	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Thomas A. White	Priest of Ossory, Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Matija Zvekanovic †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Bishop Emeritus of Subotica, Serbia
26 Feb	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Mongo †	Titular Bishop of Botriana	Bishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
26 Feb	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Paupini †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
27 Feb	71.4	Died	Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
28 Feb	91.6	Died	Antonio Wladislao Szlagowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
29 Feb	47.1	Appointed	Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Agra, India
	55.6	Appointed	Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
	47.9	Appointed	Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Meerut, India	Bishop Emeritus
	50.6	Appointed	Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. †	Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	73.2	Appointed	David Francis Hickey, S.J. †	Bishop of Belize, Belize	Bishop Emeritus
	56.4	Appointed	Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	60.3	Appointed	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	35.1	Appointed	George Hamilton Pearce, S. M.	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
	35.1	Appointed	George Hamilton Pearce, S. M.	Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
	54.3	Appointed	Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
	48.0	Appointed	Anthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Lydenburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa
	39.0	Appointed	Dieudonné Yougbaré	Bishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus

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