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The Year of Our Lord 1955

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown65.0ResignedJoseph du Bouchet, S.J. †Prefect of Fort-Lamy, ChadPrefect Emeritus
44.5AppointedGabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. †Auxiliary Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
ResignedGiovanni Giannetti da Fivizzano, O.F.M. Cap. †Superior of Trabzon, Turkey
34.8Solemn VowsTheotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossArchbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
18.4ProfessedIgnacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.Member of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BétharramBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
45.9AppointedRafael González EstradaAuxiliary Bishop of GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Ceased Hao NaiAdministrator of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
42.1ResignedDominique Hoàng Van Ðoàn, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet NamBishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
DiedFrancis Xavier Ichitaro IdeguchiApostolic Administrator of Kagoshima, Japan
BornPeter Jin LugangBishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
BornDavid Kamau Ng’ang’aAuxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
17.5ProfessedAlois Kothgasser, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
21.7EnteredBernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Maseru, Lesotho
41.6AppointedOthon MottaAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.6Final VowsDarius Nggawa, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
19.0ProfessedReynald Rouleau, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
BornJean-Baptiste TiamaBishop of Mopti, Mali
70.3AppointedMihael TorosApostolic Administrator of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), ItalyApostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
43.5AppointedJuan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
1 Jan BornMark Leonard BartchakBishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
49.9AppointedVictor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Rangoon, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
75.6AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedAndré Creemers, O.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.8AppointedAndré Creemers, O.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BelabiteneBishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.4AppointedAlbert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedFernando Guercilena, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Kengtung, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
44.4AppointedAloysius Haene, S.M.B. †Bishop of Gwelo, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus
42.8AppointedLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
42.8AppointedLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †Titular Bishop of VulturiaBishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
66.0AppointedAlfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
37.7AppointedGeorge Maung KyawBishop of Bassein, Myanmar
49.0AppointedThomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †Bishop of Ogoja, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria
49.6AppointedAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Bishop of Bulawayo, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedAntoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Medan, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
47.7AppointedAntoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of PhelbesArchbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
2 Jan48.2Ordained BishopAlfredo BrunieraTitular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in HonoriadeVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
4 Jan73.6DiedVittore Rosario FernandesBishop of Mangalore, India
54.1SucceededBasil Salvador Theodore PeresBishop of Mangalore, India
5 Jan BornGiovanni d’AnielloApostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
48.6AppointedAntonio Rosario MennonnaBishop of Muro Lucano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
6 Jan57.2InstalledSt. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria MontiniArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 Jan53.9ResignedGiuseppe BurzioApostolic Nuncio to CubaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
53.9ResignedGiuseppe BurzioApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Cuba
8 Jan56.7DiedJames ColbertVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
BornBrian Joseph DunnArchbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
10 Jan43.4AppointedFrancisco Peralta y BallabrigaBishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop Emeritus
12 JanBornDieudonné BogmisBishop of Eséka, Cameroon
14 Jan31.1Solemn VowsSofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. †Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
15 Jan50.0DiedBl. Tit Liviu ChinezuAuxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
26.6Ordained PriestJosé Trinidad Medel PérezPriest of Puebla de los Ángeles, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
16 Jan49.6Ordained BishopLuigi PunzoloTitular Archbishop of SebasteaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
17 Jan BornPietro ParolinCardinal, Secretary of State
18 Jan53.2Ordained BishopMalcolm Angus MacEachernBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaBishop Emeritus
46.8Ordained BishopDelfín Quesada CastroBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
49.2Ordained BishopJean-Édouard-Lucien RuppTitular Bishop of Arca in PhoeniciaPermanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
BornJesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
60.7DiedSeverios Giuseppe ValakuzhyilBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
19 Jan69.7AppointedPio de Freitas Silveira, C.M. †Titular Bishop of VoncariaBishop Emeritus of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
69.7ResignedPio de Freitas Silveira, C.M. †Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
77.1DiedAnton ScharnaglAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
82.9AppointedThomas ShineArchbishop (Personal Title) of Middlesbrough, England, Great BritainBishop
23 Jan44.2AppointedJean-Ernest MénardBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
25 Jan26.2Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista FranzoniPriest of Order of Saint Benedict
17.2ProfessedStephen Naidoo, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
57.6AppointedAndré-Jean-Baptiste PiogerAuxiliary Bishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceBishop Emeritus
57.6AppointedAndré-Jean-Baptiste PiogerTitular Bishop of TremithusBishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
26 Jan BornJohn Yaw AfoakwahBishop of Obuasi, Ghana
27 Jan45.9AppointedAthanasios Cheriyan PolachirakalBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
38.9AppointedBenedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
28 Jan74.8DiedPjetër DemaTitular Bishop of Apollonias
46.9AppointedJoseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
49.1CeasedMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du SénégalBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
30 Jan BornVincent AindArchbishop of Ranchi, India
41.7Ordained BishopOtàvio Barbosa AguiarTitular Bishop of GergisBishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
52.5Ordained BishopEugenio Beitia AldazabalTitular Bishop of TamiathisBishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
1 Feb53.9AppointedGiuseppe AmiciBishop of Cesena, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
2 Feb25.0Ordained PriestJohn Patrick BolesPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
88.3AppointedEugenio GiambroTitular Archbishop of CypselaBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
88.3RetiredEugenio GiambroBishop of Nicastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.3SucceededVincenzo Maria JaconoBishop of Nicastro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.3Ordained BishopCharles Garrett MaloneyTitular Bishop of CapsaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3 Feb50.1SucceededGérard-Marie CoderreBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
69.5DiedPaul-Ernest-Anastase ForgetBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
4 Feb68.9DiedJules Halbert, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
44.0AppointedCyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément TourelAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), FranceBishop Emeritus
44.0AppointedCyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément TourelTitular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
5 Feb45.1AppointedNicholas Thomas ElkoTitular Bishop of ApolloniasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
BornDaniel John FeltonBishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
6 Feb45.0AppointedFrancisco Nunes TeixeiraBishop of Quelimane, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
41.8AppointedJoão de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
25.7Ordained PriestPedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez VílchezPriest of Matagalpa, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus of Jinotega, Nicaragua
7 Feb BornJosé Leopoldo González GonzálezBishop of Nogales, Sonora, México
BornRomuald KamińskiBishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
8 Feb BornPeter Sebastian GoveasBishop of Bettiah, India
9 Feb BornAntonios Aziz MinaBishop Emeritus of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
10 Feb BornJorge Eduardo LozanoArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
11 Feb BornClaudio CipollaBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
50.4Ordained BishopGiuseppe FenocchioBishop of Pontremoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornGiuseppe MazzafaroBishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
44.9Ordained BishopClovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of CanathaArchbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
12 Feb51.0AppointedRoger Jean Fernand MichonBishop of Chartres, France
13 Feb25.6Ordained PriestOsório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
40.8Ordained BishopEmilio Benavent EscuínTitular Bishop of CercinaBishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
BornCastor Paul MsemwaBishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
15 Feb85.6DiedAlfonso FerrandinaAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
BornZbigņev StankevičsArchbishop of Riga, Latvia
17 Feb BornFrancesco CavinaBishop Emeritus of Carpi, Italy
18 Feb55.0AppointedWenceslao Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
67.5ResignedAlphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Sassandra, Côte d’IvoireVicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.2AppointedJohann Wember, M.S.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.2AppointedJohann Wember, M.S.F. †Titular Bishop of VasadaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
19 Feb BornNestor Julao AdaliaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
21 Feb BornBernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
52.9AppointedLeo Aloysius PursleyApostolic Administrator of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
74.3AppointedFélix RoederTitular Bishop of AnthedonBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
74.3RetiredFélix RoederBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceBishop Emeritus
75.4AppointedGiovanni SismondoTitular Archbishop of MarcianopolisBishop Emeritus of Pontremoli, Italy
23 Feb BornGiuseppe SciaccaPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
25 Feb41.5AppointedFrancis ChanBishop of Penang, Malaysia
57.6AppointedWillem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I. †Bishop of Helsinki, FinlandBishop Emeritus
43.4AppointedPaul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
43.4AppointedPaul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of SufesArchbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
53.0AppointedAndré Lefèbvre, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.0AppointedAndré Lefèbvre, S.J. †Titular Bishop of RaphaneaBishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.0AppointedJoseph Asjiro SatowakiBishop of Kagoshima, JapanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
45.4AppointedDominic Aloysius VendargonBishop of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26 Feb82.4DiedLuis Adriano Díaz MeloBishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
27 FebBornJustin MulengaBishop of Mpika, Zambia
BornStanislav StolárikBishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
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