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The Year of Our Lord 1962

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown41.7CeasedAntônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. †Superior General of OtherBishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.7AppointedÁngel (Angelus) Almárcegui de la Virgen de Valentuñana, O.A.R. †Prior General of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrior General Emeritus
73.5RetiredBiagio BudelacciAuxiliary Bishop of Frascati, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornThomas Chen TianhaoBishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
19.6ProfessedÁlvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
23.2ProfessedNicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedAdam Grossi, P.M.E. †Prefect of Malda, India
AppointedAthanasius Hage, B.C. †Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
53.6ResignedJohn Hart, M.H.M. †Prefect of Malakal, SudanPrefect Emeritus
30.1IncardinatedAntons JustsPriest of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus of Jelgava, Latvia
51.0AppointedJames Ambrose Kielt, S.S.C.M.E. †Superior General of Missionary Society of St. ColumbanSuperior General Emeritus
55.8CeasedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the LordArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
23.1First VowsVicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
47.4AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliOfficial of the Secretariat of StateBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
27.2Ordained DeaconMiguel Mykycej, F.D.P. †Deacon of Sons of Divine ProvidenceBishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
48.7AppointedJanuarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †Ordinary of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India
66.7AppointedGiovanni PanicoCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
AppointedJoseph Torbay (Torbey), O.L.M. †Superior General of Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite)Superior General Emeritus
ResignedJean François Waterschoot, O.F.M. †Prefect of Lac Moero, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
25.2Ordained DeaconIrineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. †Deacon of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
BornJoseph Xu HonggenBishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
1 Jan BornTimothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S.Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.0SucceededRaffaele CalabriaArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
BornDelfim Jorge Esteves GomesAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
79.4DiedAgostino MancinelliArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
2 Jan40.7AppointedRoberto Reinaldo Cáceres GonzálezBishop of Melo, UruguayBishop Emeritus
89.3DiedFederico Emanuel (Emmanuel), S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
42.2AppointedOrestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. †Bishop of Canelones, UruguayBishop Emeritus
3 Jan BornSerafino ParisiBishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy
6 Jan51.1Ordained BishopRaimundo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. †Bishop of Padang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
23.8Ordained PriestRodrigo Orlando Cabrera CuéllarPriest of Santiago de María, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
49.3InstalledAldo ForzoniBishop of Diano-Teggiano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
42.0Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste GahamanyiBishop of Astrida, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
54.9Ordained BishopPaternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bogor, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
BornMax Leroy MésidorArchbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
26.0Ordained PriestÉtienne Nguyễn Như ThểPriest of Huế, Viet NamArchbishop Emeritus
49.4DiedJohn Joseph RaffertyAuxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
36.6Ordained BishopJosé Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón SantiagoBishop of Iguatu, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
24.3Ordained PriestAlexander Sye Cheong-dukPriest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan81.0DiedPierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
9 Jan41.1AppointedEugênio de Araújo SalesApostolic Administrator of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
78.3DiedPaul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Peking [Beijing], China
BornGabriel SayaogoArchbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
10 Jan BornJoseph Huỳnh Văn SỹBishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
56.6AppointedLuigi PunzoloApostolic Internuncio to SyriaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
BornFlorencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M.Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
13 Jan BornDavid MotiukBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
14 Jan40.3AppointedAlfred BengschArchbishop (Personal Title) of Berlin, GermanyCardinal, Bishop
23.9Ordained DeaconLouis-Marie BilléDeacon of Luçon, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
27.2Ordained DeaconLucien FruchaudDeacon of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
23.3Ordained PriestJózef KowalczykPriest of Warmia (Ermland), PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
48.0Ordained BishopSaverio ZupiTitular Archbishop of SerraApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
15 Jan BornPablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D.Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
16 Jan51.1AppointedGuglielmo MotoleseArchbishop of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
17 Jan79.6DiedDaniel MageeanBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
18 Jan86.0DiedChristian Josef CaminadaBishop of Chur, Switzerland
45.6SucceededJohannes Anton VonderachBishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
19 Jan44.9AppointedGiuseppe VairoBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
21 Jan67.7DiedDomingos da Apresentação FernandesBishop of Aveiro, Portugal
Ordained Bishop[Anthony Gao Yong]Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
67.0Ordained Bishop[Stephan He Chunming]Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
Ordained Bishop[ Li De-hua]Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
48.2Ordained Bishop[Joseph Lin Quan]Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
67.0Ordained Bishop[Andrew Liu An-zhi (Li Anchi)], C.M. †Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
Ordained Bishop[John Xia Xue-qian]Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
55.6Ordained Bishop[Joseph Ye Yin-yun]Bishop of [Huizhou (Patriotic), China]Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China
22 Jan76.2DiedTomás Aspe, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
45.7InstalledJohannes Anton VonderachBishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
23 Jan76.7AppointedAimable ChassaigneTitular Bishop of Aquae Albae in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
76.7RetiredAimable ChassaigneBishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornZanoni Demettino CastroArchbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
56.1AppointedMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornMaurice Nyunt WaiBishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar
24 Jan54.0Ordained BishopThomas Joseph DruryBishop of San Angelo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
BornWilliam Ernesto Iraheta RiveraBishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
25 Jan59.1Ordained BishopLeopoldo Arayata ArcairaTitular Bishop of AcrassusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
BornRosalvo Cordeiro de LimaBishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
26 Jan41.7ConfirmedJean Bassoul, B.S. †Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
54.9AppointedAndré-Jean-Marie Charles de la BrousseCoadjutor Bishop of Dijon, FranceBishop Emeritus
54.9AppointedAndré-Jean-Marie Charles de la BrousseTitular Bishop of Antiochia ParvaBishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
30.9Ordained PriestLouis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Jan59.9AppointedFloyd Lawrence BeginBishop of Oakland, California, USA
59.5AppointedEugenio Beitia AldazabalBishop of Santander, SpainBishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedHugh Aloysius DonohoeBishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
53.8AppointedCharles Herman HelmsingBishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedLeo Thomas MaherBishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA
28 Jan53.7Ordained BishopMario BriniTitular Archbishop of AlgizaSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
26.6Ordained PriestWilliam Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
29 Jan BornPiotr Henryk SawczukBishop of Drohiczyn, Poland
30 Jan BornÉric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de BeaufortArchbishop of Reims, France
31 Jan48.0AppointedSaverio ZupiApostolic Internuncio to PakistanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
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