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The Year of Our Lord 1957

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Jul50.6SelectedLéo Völker, M. Afr. †Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Superior General Emeritus
1 Jul42.9DiedFrancisco Expedito LopesBishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
23.2Ordained PriestJuan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.Priest of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
BornSarat Chandra NayakBishop of Berhampur, India
2 Jul22.5ProfessedIreneo Alisla Amantillo, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
47.4Ordained BishopRené-Jean-Prosper-Bruno BoudonBishop of Mende, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.8Ordained BishopTeodulfo Sabugal DomingoBishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
44.8InstalledAgustín Adolfo HerreraBishop of Nueve de Julio, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
BornJosé Melitón ChávezBishop of Concepción, Argentina
4 Jul49.1InstalledAlberto Deane, C.P. †Bishop of Villa María, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
75.7DiedTerence Bernard McGuireArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
BornRichard Frank StikaBishop Emeritus of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
65.7DiedAntonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
5 Jul43.5AppointedThomas MongoBishop of Douala, CameroonBishop Emeritus
68.8AppointedPaul Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viet NamBishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
40.6AppointedJohn James Rudin, M.M. †Bishop of Musoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
44.5AppointedAlfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
44.5AppointedAlfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
6 Jul48.8InstalledJorge Kémérer, S.V.D. †Bishop of Posadas, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
BornLinus Lee Seong-hyoAuxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)
49.6InstalledCarlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. †Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
79.1DiedAntoine Sévat, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
7 Jul22.3Ordained DeaconAntonio BelloDeacon of Ugento, ItalyBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
26.9Ordained PriestPeter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
28.5Ordained PriestAdam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
47.0Ordained BishopJean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of AriassusBishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.0Ordained PriestHenri SchweryPriest of Sion {Sitten}, SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
25.6Ordained PriestVital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop Emeritus of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 Jul68.6AppointedFermín Emilio LafitteVicar Apostolic of Argentina, MilitaryArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Jul BornJoe Steve VásquezBishop of Austin, Texas, USA
10 Jul BornGiovanni Battista PiccioliBishop Emeritus of Daule, Ecuador
11 Jul BornEugenio CoterVicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
20.2ProfessedRoger William Gries, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12 Jul46.9SelectedHeinrich Suso Brechter, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
13 Jul74.6AppointedDavid Francis Hickey, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CabasaBishop Emeritus of Belize
74.6RetiredDavid Francis Hickey, S.J. †Bishop of BelizeBishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedHerculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak, IndonesiaArchbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
47.0AppointedHerculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Abila in PalaestinaArchbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
67.3ResignedTarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Pontianak, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Jul31.3Ordained PriestAntoine Mayala ma MpanguPriest of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop
23.8Ordained PriestAlfio RapisardaPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
33.8Ordained PriestEugénio SalessuPriestBishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
15 Jul28.8Ordained PriestJosé Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornJosé Aparecido Hergesse, C.R.Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular
16 Jul46.9ConfirmedHeinrich Suso Brechter, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
52.4InstalledJohn Carmel HeenanArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
25.3Ordained PriestPatrick Edward O’ConnorPriest of Wellington, New ZealandSuperior Emeritus of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)
17 Jul23.4Ordained PriestVicente Rodrigo Cisneros DuránPriest of Ambato, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
29.2Ordained PriestJosé Próspero da Ascensão PuatyPriestBishop Emeritus of Lwena, Angola
18 Jul62.4DiedDonato PafundiBishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
60.3AppointedBenedikt (Johannes) Reetz, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
19 Jul50.6AppointedAntônio Maria Alves de SiqueiraCoadjutor Archbishop of São Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
50.6AppointedAntônio Maria Alves de SiqueiraTitular Archbishop of Chalcis in SyriaArchbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
BornWłodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M.Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland
40.5AppointedHumberto Lara Mejía, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, GuatemalaBishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
40.5AppointedHumberto Lara Mejía, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in PhrygiaBishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
46.7AppointedJoão Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedJoão Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †Titular Archbishop of MartyropolisArchbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
20 Jul29.2Ordained PriestJoseph Kesenge WandangakonguPriest of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.2AppointedBernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in PisidiaBishop of Comayagua, Honduras
21 Jul24.3Ordained PriestHelmut BauerPriest of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornNicola GirasoliApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
28.6Ordained PriestMichael Ambrose Griffiths, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
23.7Ordained PriestDenis William HanrahanPriest of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop
23.7Ordained PriestNéstor Rafael Herrera HerediaPriestBishop Emeritus of Machala, Ecuador
59.2Ordained BishopJerônimo MazzarottoTitular Bishop of Arsinoë in ArcadiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
35.9Ordained BishopRaúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. †Bishop of Formosa, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
22 Jul42.3AppointedFelice LeonardoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
57.8InstalledEnrique RauBishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
43.8AppointedHelmut Hermann WittlerBishop of Osnabrück, GermanyBishop Emeritus
23 Jul BornMario RussottoBishop of Caltanissetta, Italy
25 Jul27.0Ordained PriestJohannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Kroonstad, South Africa
47.8Ordained BishopJoão Batista da Mota e AlbuquerqueBishop of Espírito Santo, BrazilArchbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
BornSantiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R.Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
59.9AppointedJohannes (Adriaan Petrus) Van Engelen, O. Cist. †Abbot of Order of CisterciansAbbot Emeritus
26 Jul56.5AppointedStanslaus Skutans, M.I.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MarySuperior General Emeritus
27 Jul BornAlfred Kipkoech Arap RotichBishop of Kericho, Kenya
BornGérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
31.2Ordained PriestDesmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Emeritus of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
28 Jul21.9Ordained PriestFelipe Fernández GarcíaPriest of Plasencia, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
32.2Ordained PriestCasimir Gnanadickam, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
55.1Ordained BishopPiotr GolebiowskiTitular Bishop of PaniumApostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland
25.1Ordained PriestJames Robert HoffmanPriest of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USABishop
25.6Ordained PriestJoseph Peter O’ConnellPriest of Melbourne, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
30.2Ordained PriestGustave Olombe Atelumbu MusilamuPriestBishop Emeritus of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24.1Ordained PriestJuan María Uriarte GoiricelayaPriest of Bilbao, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain
22.9Ordained PriestAntonio VaccaPriest of Cagliari, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
23.5Ordained PriestRaúl Eduardo Vela ChiribogaPriest of Riobamba, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
29 Jul48.5AppointedLudwik (Franciszek) Nowak, O.S.P.P.E. †Prior General of Order of Saint Paul the First HermitPrior General Emeritus
31 Jul42.6AppointedLuigi Maria CarliBishop of Segni, ItalyArchbishop of Gaeta, Italy
54.0AppointedPietro SeveriTitular Bishop of PergamumBishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
54.0ResignedPietro SeveriBishop of Segni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
1 Aug22.7ProfessedJacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †Member of Clerics of Saint ViatorBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
79.7AppointedJohann Evangelist Erich MüllerTitular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in CiliciaBishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
79.7RetiredJohann Evangelist Erich MüllerBishop of Stockholm, SwedenBishop Emeritus
50.8SucceededKnut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Stockholm, SwedenBishop Emeritus
2 Aug72.0AppointedAngelo FicarraTitular Archbishop of Leontopolis in AugustamnicaBishop Emeritus of Patti, Italy
72.0ResignedAngelo FicarraBishop of Patti, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.0SucceededGiuseppe PullanoBishop of Patti, Italy
3 Aug48.8AppointedGeorge Patrick DwyerBishop of Leeds, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
43.6AppointedEdward Louis Fedders, M.M. †Prelate of Juli, Peru
4 Aug49.4Ordained BishopJohn Kwao Amuzu AggeyTitular Bishop of SigusArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
47.8Ordained BishopHenri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Djibouti
47.3Ordained BishopStanislaw JakielTitular Bishop of TanagraAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
31.7Ordained PriestLuis Sánchez-Moreno LiraPriest of Opus DeiArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
5 Aug45.7Ordained BishopAlmir Marques FerreiraTitular Bishop of ArindelaBishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornMartin Anwel MtumbukaBishop of Karonga, Malawi
BornOtto SeparyBishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
6 Aug46.7AppointedPaul Joseph Marie GouyonBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
23.5Ordained PriestKassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist. †Priest of Order of CisterciansAbbot Emeritus of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
8 Aug55.0AppointedAlfred-Joseph AttonAuxiliary Bishop of Orléans, FranceBishop Emeritus of Langres, France
55.0AppointedAlfred-Joseph AttonTitular Bishop of TheudalisBishop Emeritus of Langres, France
BornSabino Ocan OdokiBishop of Arua, Uganda
BornAndrzej SiemieniewskiBishop of Legnica, Poland
11 Aug BornMatthew Kwasi GyamfiBishop of Sunyani, Ghana
24.3Ordained PriestLuis María Pérez de Onraita AguirrePriestArchbishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
29.4Ordained PriestJoseph Shi Hongchen (Shi Hongzhen), C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
12 Aug BornIgnatius ChamaArchbishop of Kasama, Zambia
BornUlrich NeymeyrBishop of Erfurt, Germany
46.0AppointedAlbert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Bishop of Amos, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
46.0AppointedAlbert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of BagisBishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
15 Aug27.0Ordained PriestBelarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalBishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
38.3Ordained BishopRaúl Francisco PrimatestaTitular Bishop of TanaisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
30.6Ordained DeaconEmmanuel WamalaDeacon of Masaka, UgandaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
16 Aug91.2DiedAngelus (Josef) Münzloher (Muenzloher), S.D.S. †Prefect Emeritus of Assam, India
17 Aug24.2Ordained PriestGodfried DanneelsPriest of Brugge {Bruges}, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
18 Aug49.5Ordained BishopJosé Agustín MarozziBishop of Resistencia, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
60.4InstalledBenedikt (Johannes) Reetz, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
19 Aug43.2AppointedJosé Eugênio CorrêaBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedJames CunninghamAuxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedJames CunninghamTitular Bishop of IosBishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
81.5DiedAnton Oomen, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
74.5AppointedHeinrich WienkenTitular Archbishop of MocissusBishop Emeritus of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
74.5RetiredHeinrich WienkenBishop of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyBishop Emeritus
20 Aug BornGiovanni ChecchinatoArchbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
39.8AppointedFrancisco de Borja Valenzuela RíosBishop of Antofagasta, ChileBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
23 Aug90.6DiedGiovanni MercatiPriest of Reggio Emilia, ItalyCardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
25 Aug31.7Ordained PriestJaime Mota de FariasPriest of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil
26 Aug22.7Solemn VowsMiguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. †Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelPrelate Emeritus of Sicuani, Peru
28 Aug25.4First VowsMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
29 Aug64.9DiedLouis DelmotteBishop Emeritus of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
30 Aug61.0AppointedPaul-Léon-Jean ChevalierCoadjutor Bishop of Le Mans, FranceBishop Emeritus
80.3DiedAtanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. †Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru
31 Aug44.6SucceededGregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. †Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
BornKoenraad VanhoutteAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
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