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The Year of Our Lord 1957

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown25.8Solemn VowsJoseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
49.3ResignedAlberto CastelliAuxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, ItalyVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
DiedIlluminato Colombo, O.F.M. †Prefect of Misurata, Libya
25.0Final VowsApparecido José Dias, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Roraima, Brazil
38.9ResignedJoseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †Prefect of Musoma, TanzaniaPrefect Emeritus
AppointedMaroun Harica, O.A.M. †Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)Superior General Emeritus
48.7ResignedDaniel Eugene IvanchoTitular Bishop of Europus
45.5AppointedHonoré Joseph Marie Jouneaux, O.M.I. †Prefect of Pala, ChadPrefect Emeritus
25.1Ordained DeaconJoseph 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
46.0AppointedJean-Charles LeclaireAuxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, CanadaPriest
46.0AppointedJean-Charles LeclaireTitular Bishop of MetraePriest of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
33.2Ordained PriestJoseph Ma Xue-shengPriestBishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
37.9EnteredAntulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
78.8RetiredPio PaschiniRector of the Pontifical Lateran UniversityPresident of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
75.6AppointedPierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Rabat, Morocco
22.6First VowsHermann Raich, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
22.2Perpetual VowsFranc Rodé, C.M.Member of Congregation of the MissionCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
84.3RetiredAngelo RottaOfficial of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus
DiedMarcel Saint-Denis, M. Afr. †Prefect of Northern Nyassa, Malawi
ResignedPaul Sakuzo UchinoPrefect of Urawa, JapanPrefect Emeritus
35.4Ordained PriestJoseph Zhu BaoyuPriestBishop Emeritus of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
1 Jan62.2AppointedMartin Lucas, S.V.D. †Official of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia
2 Jan45.0AppointedThomas Joseph McDonoughAuxiliary Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
BornPrakash SagiliBishop-Elect of Khammam, India
4 Jan35.7AppointedRobert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †Prefect of Parakou, BeninPrefect Emeritus
43.7AppointedJoão José da Mota e AlbuquerqueBishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
BornBenedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C.Bishop of Manado, Indonesia
5 Jan95.5DiedAlexandre CaillotBishop of Grenoble, France
54.8SucceededAndré-Jacques FougeratBishop of Grenoble, FranceBishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedJean-Emmanuel MarquèsArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
6 Jan65.4DiedJoseph MeileBishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
BornJuan Antonio Menéndez FernándezBishop of Astorga, Spain
21.3Solemn VowsRamón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
24.7Ordained PriestJulio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
42.1Ordained BishopJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of AmmaedaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
71.5AppointedGiacomo RossoTitular Bishop of MyndusBishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
71.5ResignedGiacomo RossoBishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
8 Jan62.0AppointedLuigi PirelliTitular Bishop of LysiasBishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
62.0ResignedLuigi PirelliBishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
10 Jan90.0DiedFelix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
BornDominique Julien Claude Marie LebrunArchbishop of Rouen, France
11 Jan46.1AppointedSilvio Angelo Pio OddiApostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
BornLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
42.8AppointedMarcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †Prefect of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Jan49.7AppointedMarino BergonziniBishop of Volterra, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy
49.6AppointedGiuseppe Maria SensiApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus), PalestineCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
13 Jan43.9Ordained BishopGeraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †Bishop of Londrina, BrazilArchbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
68.2DiedJohann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
14 Jan72.0DiedRobert John ArmstrongBishop of Sacramento, California, USA
57.5AppointedJustin James Field, O.P. †Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
45.5AppointedCharles Alphonse H.J. Gachet, F.M.I. †Bishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, AntillesBishop Emeritus
Born[Alfonso de Galarreta], S.S.P.X.Bishop
54.8SucceededJoseph Thomas McGuckenBishop of Sacramento, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
15 Jan43.3AppointedJulius August DöpfnerBishop of Berlin, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
16 Jan28.4Ordained PriestLawrence Khai Saen-Phon-OnPriest of Thare, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
17 Jan61.6AppointedCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
63.4AppointedFrancisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. †Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
54.3AppointedAbel Ribeiro CameloBishop of Jataí, Goias, BrazilBishop of Goiás, Brazil
18 Jan67.9AppointedCândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap. †Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
19 Jan45.8AppointedRamón Pastor Bogarín ArgañaBishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
BornJulián Ruiz MartorellBishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
20 Jan40.4Ordained BishopJaime Luiz CoelhoBishop of Maringá, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
52.3Ordained BishopArthur Francis FoxTitular Bishop of RhinocoruraBishop Emeritus of Sale, Australia
21 Jan52.1AppointedJohannes Wiesen, S.V.D. †Prelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay
23 Jan BornRaymond Anthony BrowneBishop of Kerry, Ireland
BornJosé Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R.Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
24 Jan49.1Ordained BishopJames Darcy FreemanTitular Bishop of Hermopolis ParvaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
25 Jan25.3Ordained PriestFrancisco Batistela, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
49.4AppointedSecundo TagliabueBishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Jan48.8AppointedJohn Kwao Amuzu AggeyAuxiliary Bishop of Lagos, NigeriaArchbishop
48.8AppointedJohn Kwao Amuzu AggeyTitular Bishop of SigusArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
66.1AppointedValeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Requena, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.1AppointedValeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of GomphiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
56.2AppointedEugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
45.0AppointedJohn A. Choi Jae-seonVicar Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
45.0AppointedJohn A. Choi Jae-seonTitular Bishop of FussalaBishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
47.5AppointedHarold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †Titular Bishop of CorydalaApostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
47.5AppointedHarold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South)Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
50.4AppointedBartholomew Kim Kyon PaeTitular Bishop of AgbiaVicar Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)
50.4AppointedBartholomew Kim Kyon PaeVicar Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)
44.0AppointedRudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, NamibiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
44.0AppointedRudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Dalisandus in PamphyliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
58.1AppointedEmile-Charles-Raymond PirolleyBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
27 Jan53.5DiedPierre Marie Alphonse Bonneau, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Douala, Cameroon
55.3Ordained BishopFrancisco José Castro y RamírezBishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
56.1AppointedJustin Joseph McCarthyBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
25.8Ordained PriestJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
28 Jan86.6DiedKvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) BonefačićBishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
BornBenedictus Son Hee-SongBishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
67.9DiedDenis Leonid VarouhasApostolic Exarch of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey
29 Jan47.5Ordained BishopJoseph Bernard BruniniTitular Bishop of AxomisBishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
41.8AppointedHermínio Malzone HugoBishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornTadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
1 Feb BornSiegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
2 Feb44.5AppointedGuillermo BolattiAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop of Rosario, Argentina
44.5AppointedGuillermo BolattiTitular Bishop of LimataArchbishop of Rosario, Argentina
47.7Ordained BishopAlexander CarterTitular Bishop of SitaBishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
24.4Ordained PriestJohn Michael D’ArcyPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
46.9Ordained BishopPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Titular Bishop of SelinusArchbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
BornEdney Gouvêa MattosoBishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20.9ProfessedJulio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
3 Feb56.4InstalledJean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. †Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
34.7Ordained BishopBernardin GantinTitular Bishop of Tipasa in MauretaniaCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
54.8AppointedAugusto GianfranceschiBishop of Cesena, ItalyBishop Emeritus
49.0AppointedHeinrich Maria JanssenBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop Emeritus
5 Feb39.1AppointedAníbal Maricevich FleitasAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
39.1AppointedAníbal Maricevich FleitasTitular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
7 Feb80.7DiedFelice Agostino Addeo, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
9 Feb28.0Ordained PriestAmbrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
BornJohn Ribat, M.S.C.Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10 Feb51.2AppointedGiuseppe OlivottiAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
51.2AppointedGiuseppe OlivottiTitular Bishop of SamosAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
45.8Ordained BishopGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of LamdiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
11 Feb67.3InstalledWilliam GodfreyCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
59.3IncardinatedAlejandro SchellPriest of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop
12 Feb48.8Ordained BishopWilhelmus Marinus BekkersTitular Bishop of ThasusBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
45.2InstalledMaxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
14 Feb BornAndrzej KaletaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
42.9AppointedJames Robert KnoxApostolic Internuncio to IndiaCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
15 Feb58.7AppointedJohn of the Cross AnyoguAuxiliary Bishop of Onitsha, NigeriaBishop of Enugu, Nigeria
58.7AppointedJohn of the Cross AnyoguTitular Bishop of Magnesia ad MaeandrumBishop of Enugu, Nigeria
65.0DiedLeoncio Fernández Galilea, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea
36.1AppointedJames William GleesonAuxiliary Bishop of Adelaide, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
36.1AppointedJames William GleesonTitular Bishop of SestaArchbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
45.5AppointedDonal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †Bishop of Umtali, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus
16 Feb41.8AppointedMarcello MorganteBishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
53.9AppointedGuido TonettiArchbishop (Personal Title) of Cuneo, ItalyBishop
17 Feb57.9Ordained BishopJosé Castelltort SubeyreBishop of Astorga, Spain
28.1Ordained PriestJohn NjengaPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
18 Feb BornLuis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
19 Feb BornJean Marie Prida InthirathVicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos
20 Feb BornMario GrechCardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
45.2InstalledThomas Joseph McDonoughAuxiliary Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
BornZolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
23 Feb BornJosé Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28.8IncardinatedWolfgang Große (Grosse)Priest of Essen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornWalenty Gryk, S.V.D.Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
77.5DiedJules Benjamin JeanmardBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
24 Feb BornHoracio José ÁlvarezAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina
24.4Ordained PriestStanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
25 Feb36.3Ordained BishopArnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
38.7Ordained BishopPablo Correa LeónTitular Bishop of GisipaBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
59.3Ordained BishopFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of OnuphisBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
48.2Ordained BishopAndrew Gregory GrutkaBishop of Gary, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
34.0Ordained BishopMaurice Michael OtungaTitular Bishop of TacapaeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
29.0Ordained PriestSiméon OualliPriest of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesBishop Emeritus
44.0Ordained BishopJoseph Louis André OuelletteTitular Bishop of CarrhaeBishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
50.0AppointedGiuseppe PaupiniApostolic Nuncio to GuatemalaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
50.0AppointedGiuseppe PaupiniApostolic Nuncio to El SalvadorCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
50.3AppointedGennaro VerolinoApostolic Nuncio to Costa RicaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
26 Feb49.2Ordained BishopIgnatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MundinitzaBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
BornHervé Jean Robert GiraudBishop of Viviers, France
54.9InstalledLeo Aloysius PursleyBishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
27 Feb37.5Ordained BishopCarlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †Titular Bishop of VallisAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
48.3Ordained BishopHarry Anselm ClinchTitular Bishop of BadiaeBishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
44.1Ordained BishopHilary Baumann HackerBishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
BornAnton LosingerAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
28 Feb44.1Ordained BishopGérard CouturierBishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
50.3Ordained BishopJoannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †Titular Bishop of VagadaBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
BornJosé Ronaldo RibeiroBishop Emeritus of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
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