The Year of Our Lord 1962

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	57.8	Appointed	Angelus Almárcegui, O.A.R. †	Prior General of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prior General Emeritus
	74.7	Resigned	Michael Browne, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
	73.5	Retired	Biagio Budelacci †	Auxiliary Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	40.8	Resigned	Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Parakou, Benin	Prefect Emeritus
	19.6	Professed	Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
	23.3	Professed	Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
	66.7	Appointed	Aniceto Fernández Alonso, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Master General Emeritus
	15.7	Professed	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
		Died	Adam Grossi, P.M.E. †	Prefect of Malda, India
		Appointed	Athanase Hage, B.C. †	Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
		Died	John Hart, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Malakal, Sudan
		Appointed	James A. Kielt, S.S.C.M.E. †	Superior General of Missionary Society of St. Columban	Superior General Emeritus
	47.4	Appointed	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Archbishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
	48.8	Appointed	Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †	Ordinary of Chanda (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus of Chanda (Syro-Malabarese), India
	66.7	Appointed	Giovanni Panico †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
		Died	Emiliano Pied, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
	80.5	Retired	Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
		Resigned	Jean François Waterschoot, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lac Moero, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect Emeritus
1 Jan		Born	Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S.	Kinshasa	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	55.1	Succeeded	Raffaele Calabria †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	79.5	Died	Agostino Mancinelli †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
2 Jan	40.7	Appointed	Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
	89.3	Died	Federico Emanuel (Emmanuel), S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
	42.2	Appointed	Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Raimundo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. †	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar	Priest	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi †	Bishop of Astrida, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Max Leroy Mésidor	Saint-Marc	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê	Priest of Huê, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.4	Died	John Joseph Rafferty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
	36.6	Ordained Bishop	José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago	Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Alexander Sye Cheong-duk †	Priest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	81.1	Died	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
9 Jan	41.2	Appointed	Eugênio de Araújo Sales †	Apostolic Administrator of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	78.4	Died	Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Peking [Beijing], China
		Born	Gabriel Sayaogo	Niességa	Bishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
10 Jan	56.6	Appointed	Luigi Punzolo †	Apostolic Internuncio to Syria	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
13 Jan		Born	David Motiuk	Vegreville	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada
14 Jan	40.3	Appointed	Alfred Bengsch †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Józef Kowalczyk	Priest of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Saverio Zupi †	Titular Archbishop of Serra	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
16 Jan	51.2	Appointed	Guglielmo Motolese †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jan	79.7	Died	Daniel Mageean †	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
18 Jan	86.0	Died	Christian Caminada †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
18 Jan	45.7	Succeeded	Johannes Vonderach †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
21 Jan	67.7	Died	Domingos da Apresentação Fernandes †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal
22 Jan	76.3	Died	Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
22 Jan	45.7	Installed	Johannes Vonderach †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan	76.8	Appointed	Aimable Chassaigne †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
	76.8	Retired	Aimable Chassaigne †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Vitória da Conquista	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	56.2	Appointed	Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Drury †	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
25 Jan	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Leopoldo A. Arcaira †	Titular Bishop of Acrassus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
25 Jan		Born	Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima	União dos Palmares	Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
26 Jan	41.7	Confirmed	Jean Bassoul, B.S. †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	55.0	Appointed	André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dijon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse †	Titular Bishop of Antiochia Parva	Bishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Jan	60.0	Appointed	Floyd Lawrence Begin †	Bishop of Oakland, California, USA
	59.5	Appointed	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Bishop of Santander, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Hugh Aloysius Donohoe †	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
	53.8	Appointed	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	46.6	Appointed	Leo Thomas Maher †	Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA
28 Jan	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Brini †	Titular Archbishop of Algiza	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
28 Jan	26.7	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
29 Jan		Born	Piotr Henryk Sawczuk	Puczyce	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
30 Jan		Born	Éric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de Beaufort	Landau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
31 Jan	48.1	Appointed	Saverio Zupi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
1 Feb	56.8	Appointed	Joseph William Regan, M.M. †	Prelate of Tagum, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
1 Feb	56.8	Appointed	Joseph William Regan, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Isinda	Prelate Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
2 Feb	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Emmett Carter †	Titular Bishop of Altiburus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
		Born	Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M.	Iba	Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi
	22.4	Professed	José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Feb	37.3	Appointed	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Feb	38.5	Appointed	Antonio Quarracino †	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Feb	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Jan Wosinski †	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Płock, Poland
5 Feb	80.2	Died	Gaetano Cicognani †	Pro-Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus
5 Feb		Born	Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M.	Prudentopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
6 Feb	72.7	Died	Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
8 Feb	55.4	Died	Vivian Anthony Dyer †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
8 Feb	41.1	Appointed	Pedro Filipak †	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
9 Feb	88.6	Appointed	Teofilius Matulionis †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop
10 Feb	42.8	Appointed	Marco Caliaro, C.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
	42.8	Appointed	Marco Caliaro, C.S. †	Titular Bishop of Tamiathis	Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Oscar V. Cruz	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
	49.5	Appointed	John Gordon †	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	49.5	Appointed	John Gordon †	Apostolic Delegate to Thailand	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	71.4	Appointed	Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena †	Titular Bishop of Apollonis	Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 Feb	27.6	Ordained Priest	François Colímon, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Anthony Hampden Dickson	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M.	Titular Bishop of Cyparissia	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Ghizzoni †	Titular Bishop of Thenae	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Pawel Latusek †	Titular Bishop of Anineta	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Théophile Mbemba †	Titular Archbishop of Tubia	Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
12 Feb	78.5	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
	71.1	Died	Zenobio Lorenzo Guilland †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
	74.2	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Prefect of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
13 Feb	80.5	Died	Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	49.1	Appointed	Manuel Nunes Gabriel †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.1	Appointed	Manuel Nunes Gabriel †	Titular Archbishop of Methymna	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
	54.1	Appointed	André van den Bronk, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Parakou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
	54.1	Appointed	André van den Bronk, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
15 Feb	73.0	Died	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
18 Feb	23.2	Ordained Priest	Patrick Altham Kelly	Priest of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
19 Feb	48.9	Appointed	Doroteo Fernández y Fernández †	Coadjutor Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	53.3	Appointed	Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	50.9	Appointed	Paul John Hallinan †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
	59.9	Appointed	Joseph Thomas McGucken †	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	83.5	Died	William David O’Brien †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	73.3	Died	Agostino Saba †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
22 Feb	55.7	Appointed	Antonio Rosario Mennonna †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Ivo Muser	Brunico	Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy
	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Leo Unterkoefler †	Titular Bishop of Latopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
24 Feb	53.5	Appointed	Joseph Amihere Essuah †	Bishop of Kumasi, Ghana	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
	53.2	Appointed	Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †	Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone	Bishop Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bourges, France	Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
	53.2	Appointed	Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg †	Titular Bishop of Eutyme	Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Artemio G. Casas †	Bishop of Imus, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
	41.1	Appointed	Hyacinthe Thiandoum †	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Feb	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Néophytos Edelby, B.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
25 Feb		Born	Michael Mulhall	Peterborough	Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
26 Feb	42.3	Appointed	Jerzy Karol Ablewicz †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
26 Feb		Born	Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona	Chiclayo	Bishop of Ica, Peru
27 Feb	69.0	Died	José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
	51.7	Appointed	Zygfryd Ignacy Kowalski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	51.7	Appointed	Zygfryd Ignacy Kowalski †	Titular Bishop of Assus	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
28 Feb	64.2	Succeeded	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus
	69.1	Appointed	Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau †	Titular Bishop of Ausafa	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
	69.1	Resigned	Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus