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The Year of Our Lord 1960

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown49.2AppointedRémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
27.8Ordained DeaconRaymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. †Deacon of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
64.4CeasedAntonio Ignacio CamargoApostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaBishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
46.0AppointedLeonard Carrieri, SS.CC. †Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MarySuperior General Emeritus
76.7ResignedLouis (Luigi) CentozApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoVice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
BornJohn Chen CangbaoAuxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
25.2ProfessedAlberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. †Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
26.6IncardinatedÉmilius Goulet, P.S.S.Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceArchbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
51.9AppointedGilbert Hess, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictPresident Emeritus
24.4Ordained DeaconGioacchino IllianoDeacon of Salerno (-Acerno), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
50.3AppointedJosé Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. †Superior General of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jorge, Colombia
66.5AppointedBasilius (Franz Daniel) Niederberger, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictPresident Emeritus
19.9ProfessedPhilipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
25.1Ordained DeaconJan PurwinskiDeacon of Riga, LatviaBishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
44.8AppointedDomingo Roa PérezApostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
36.0EnteredPio Taofinu’u, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)
46.5ResignedJoseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.5ResignedPasquale VeneziaAuxiliary Bishop of Benevento, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
49.0Appointed Zhou QingyunBishop of Daming [Taming], China
49.0Ordained Bishop Zhou QingyunBishop of Daming [Taming], China
1 Jan BornAntoni DziemiankoBishop of Pinsk, Belarus
BornEmmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr.Bishop-Elect of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.7Ordained PriestGastone SimoniPriest of Fiesole, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
46.0Ordained BishopJoseph Elias TawilTitular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-MelkitiEparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
2 Jan49.3AppointedMarion Francis ForstBishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
39.8AppointedJames William MaloneAuxiliary Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus
39.8AppointedJames William MaloneTitular Bishop of AlabandaBishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
56.7AppointedThomas Francis MaloneyAuxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
56.7AppointedThomas Francis MaloneyTitular Bishop of AndropolisAuxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
50.8AppointedRaffaele PellecchiaAuxiliary Bishop of Alife, ItalyArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
50.8AppointedRaffaele PellecchiaTitular Bishop of AmisusArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
3 Jan BornMatthew Man-oso NdagosoArchbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
4 Jan BornJosé Luis Mendoza CorzoAuxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
5 Jan97.1RetiredAlfonso CarinciSecretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesSecretary Emeritus
75.5AppointedEnrico DanteCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
50.7AppointedDomenico EnriciApostolic Internuncio to JapanOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
37.6AppointedBernardin GantinArchbishop of Cotonou, BeninCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
74.4AppointedLouis Parisot, S.M.A. †Titular Archbishop of Chersonesus in ZechiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
74.4RetiredLouis Parisot, S.M.A. †Archbishop of Cotonou, BeninArchbishop Emeritus
6 Jan24.7Ordained PriestMedardo Luis Luzardo RomeroPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
BornJoaquim Giovani Mol GuimarãesAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.2Ordained PriestCarlos José Ruiseco VieiraPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
9 Jan60.9AppointedErnesto de PaulaTitular Bishop of HierocaesareaBishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.9ResignedErnesto de PaulaBishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornMichael James SisBishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA
10 Jan49.3Ordained BishopStéphane Bello, O.A.O.C. †Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria
21.5Perpetual VowsJosé Luis Castro Medellín, M. S. F. †MemberBishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
BornMarcellin Yao KouadioBishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
12 Jan43.7AppointedJoseph Kilasara, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Moshi, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedGilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Fianarantsoa, MadagascarArchbishop
43.0AppointedGilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AcmoniaArchbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
57.3AppointedVictor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of BeroëArchbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
57.3ResignedVictor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †Archbishop of Tananarive, MadagascarArchbishop Emeritus
54.5AppointedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Titular Archbishop of SelymbriaArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
54.5ResignedEmile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoArchbishop Emeritus
15 Jan57.1AppointedJoannes de Reeper, M.H.M. †Prefect of Ngong, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
BornPaul Anthony MullasseryBishop of Quilon, India
16 Jan59.5AppointedCostantino CaminadaTitular Bishop of ThespiaeBishop of Ferentino, Italy
59.5AppointedCostantino CaminadaAuxiliary Bishop of Siracusa, ItalyBishop of Ferentino, Italy
48.6AppointedManuel Pedro (Antonio) Rodríguez RozasBishop of Pinar del Rio, CubaBishop Emeritus
23.5Ordained PriestLawrence John SaldanhaPriest of Lahore, PakistanArchbishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
17 Jan78.6InstalledAugustin Bea, S.J. †Cardinal-Deacon of San SabaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
18 Jan BornEdgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D.Bishop of Penonomé, Panama
27.1Ordained PriestJohn JosephPriest of Lyallpur, PakistanBishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
19 Jan58.7AppointedFrancis Joseph SchenkBishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
BornJosé Guadalupe Torres CamposBishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
20 Jan43.8AppointedVito Nicola CavannaBishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), ItalyBishop of Asti, Italy
21 Jan BornVasyl IvasyukBishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Jan BornVictor Barnuevo BendicoArchbishop of Capiz, Philippines
BornJean-Vincent Ondo EyeneBishop of Oyem, Gabon
45.3AppointedBernard Schilling, S.V.D. †Apostolic Administrator of Lae, Papua New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
24 Jan BornFridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.2AppointedCelestine Joseph DamianoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Camden, New Jersey, USABishop
25 Jan35.2Ordained BishopSamuel Ruiz GarcíaBishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
26 Jan BornEmidio CipolloneArchbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
82.0AppointedGaetano MalchiodiTitular Archbishop of AmaseaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
82.0RetiredGaetano MalchiodiVicar Apostolic of Loreto, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus
27 Jan50.2AppointedVictorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, MilitaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedVictorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of BitaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
50.2AppointedVictorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
59.4AppointedLawrence Alexander GlennBishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
28 Jan BornElie Bechara Haddad, B.S.Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
BornEugène Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey, Benin
50.3AppointedPablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †Bishop of Huacho, Peru
41.4AppointedNemesio Rivera MezaBishop of Cajamarca, PeruBishop Emeritus
30 Jan BornJosé Armando Álvarez CanoBishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
BornGiuseppe Natale VegezziAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
31 Jan26.4Ordained PriestJohannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
Feb23.3Solemn VowsIrineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1 Feb33.0Ordained DeaconPaul-Marie Cao Ðình ThuyênDeacon of Vinh, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Vinh, Viet Nam
2 Feb29.1Ordained PriestDominic Carmon, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
45.2AppointedCornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, BrazilBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
30.9Ordained PriestEdgerton Roland ClarkePriest of Kingston, Jamaica, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
26.0Ordained PriestFrancis Xavier IrwinPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.4Ordained PriestJohn Brendan McCormackPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
52.6AppointedTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyAbbot Emeritus
25.5ProfessedDiogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.9Ordained BishopPierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste RougéTitular Bishop of GisipaBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
4 Feb71.9AppointedAlfredo PaciniApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornGeorge Cosmas Zumaire LunguBishop of Chipata, Zambia
6 Feb45.2AppointedJoseph-Marie-Georges-Michel GoupyCoadjutor Bishop of Blois, FranceBishop Emeritus
45.2AppointedJoseph-Marie-Georges-Michel GoupyTitular Bishop of ApollonisBishop Emeritus of Blois, France
56.7AppointedMarius ParéCoadjutor Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
7 Feb23.7Ordained PriestMarian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
48.9Ordained BishopWincenty UrbanTitular Bishop of AbitinaeAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
46.0Ordained BishopCesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of AriassusVicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
8 Feb BornHabib Hormiz Jajou Al NawfaliArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
53.7AppointedJean-Pierre-Georges DozolmeCoadjutor Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceBishop Emeritus
53.7AppointedJean-Pierre-Georges DozolmeTitular Bishop of ArcadiaBishop Emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
47.9AppointedGiovanni FerrofinoApostolic Nuncio to HaitiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ecuador
10 Feb79.3DiedFrancisco de Assis PiresBishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
61.7DiedBl. Alojzije StepinacCardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
11 Feb30.7Ordained PriestBonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
29.7Ordained PriestMichael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
48.2AppointedAdolfo Servando TortoloBishop of Catamarca, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
BornGilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
12 Feb BornGraziano BorgonovoUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
42.8AppointedPetrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †Prefect of Manokwari, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
13 Feb56.6AppointedCorrado BafileTitular Archbishop of Antiochia in PisidiaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
56.6AppointedCorrado BafileApostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
45.8AppointedEmilio Benavent EscuínCoadjutor Bishop of Málaga, SpainBishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
36.4AppointedMoisés Julio BlanchoudAuxiliary Bishop of Río Cuarto, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
36.4AppointedMoisés Julio BlanchoudTitular Bishop of BelaliArchbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
41.2AppointedBelchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Aterrado, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
41.2AppointedBelchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. †Titular Bishop of CremnaBishop Emeritus of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.2AppointedLeonardo Gregorio Gallardo HerediaAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
44.2AppointedLeonardo Gregorio Gallardo HerediaTitular Bishop of AreopolisAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
46.2AppointedHoracio Arturo Gómez DávilaCoadjutor Bishop of La Rioja, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
47.5AppointedArturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornHumberto Tapia DíazBishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
14 Feb78.2InstalledGaetano CicognaniCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
BornRobert RabbatBishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia
15 Feb BornFaustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
BornBerislav GrgićPrelate Emeritus of Tromsø, Norway
16 Feb BornVilson Basso, S.C.I.Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
88.5DiedPietro PisaniApostolic Delegate Emeritus to India
17 Feb93.3DiedEugenio GiambroBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
BornPierre-Yves MichelBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
18 Feb BornJonas IvanauskasBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
19 Feb67.8DiedLucio CrescenziBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
BornGabino Miranda Melgarejo
20 Feb BornGuido Iván Minda ChaláBishop of Santa Elena, Ecuador
21 Feb26.5Ordained PriestAugusto Alves da RochaPriestBishop Emeritus of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
26.8Ordained PriestJoão Oneres MarchioriPriestBishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
25.2Ordained PriestJohn Jeremiah McRaithPriest of New Ulm, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
22.8Ordained PriestLuiz Soares VieiraPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
22 Feb91.3DiedSimon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
53.5AppointedJaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. †Bishop of Barbastro, SpainBishop Emeritus
23 Feb48.1AppointedWilliam Graham ConnareBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
59.8AppointedLeo Ferdinand DworschakBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
48.2AppointedThomas Joseph McDonoughBishop of Savannah, Georgia, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
24 Feb BornStephen Boonlert PhromsenaBishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
25 Feb48.3Ordained BishopJames John HoganTitular Bishop of PhilomeliumBishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
BornVjekoslav HuzjakBishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia
48.0Ordained BishopAlfons Karl KempfTitular Bishop of LimyraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
44.9Ordained BishopMarius-Félix-Antoine MaziersTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
50.4Ordained BishopErnest John PrimeauBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USABishop Emeritus
41.9Ordained BishopJosé de la Soledad Torres y CastañedaBishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
27 Feb53.7AppointedRaffaele ForniApostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
65.2AppointedMiguel Paternain, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of MadesBishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
65.2ResignedMiguel Paternain, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Florida, UruguayBishop Emeritus
28 Feb56.3Ordained BishopRenato LuisiBishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
45.3Ordained BishopThomas MorrisArchbishop of Cashel (-Emly), IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
BornTulio Luis Ramírez PadillaBishop of Guarenas, Venezuela
29 Feb BornGiuseppe FavaleBishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
73.1AppointedFrancesco LardoneApostolic Internuncio to TurkeyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
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