The Year of Our Lord 1957

Bishop Events

September to October

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep		Born	Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil		Bishop of Hosur (Syro-Malabar), India
63.8	Died	Ignace Ramarosandratana †	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
2 Sep	62.0	Appointed	Antonio Ignacio Camargo †	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
19.2	Professed	Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
4 Sep		Born	Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
	Born	Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R.		Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 Sep		Born	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju		Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
41.3	Appointed	Wilson Laus Schmidt †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
41.3	Appointed	Wilson Laus Schmidt †	Titular Bishop of Rhaedestus	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
7 Sep	29.3	Ordained Priest	Allan Chamgwera	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Zomba, Malawi
83.6	Appointed	Jozef-Ernest van Roey †	Vicar Apostolic of Belgium, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
19.8	Entered	Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8 Sep	24.4	Perpetual Vows	Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Fondalinski †	Titular Bishop of Doberus	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
25.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
	Born	Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M.		Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
68.3	Appointed	Francis Joseph Spellman †	Vicar Apostolic of Military, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
40.2	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Talamás Camandari †	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus
9 Sep	51.6	Appointed	Paul Bernier †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Bishop
18.9	Professed	Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. †	Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
11 Sep	47.4	Appointed	Evelio Domínguez Recinos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
47.4	Appointed	Evelio Domínguez Recinos †	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
12 Sep	53.7	Appointed	Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain
45.3	Appointed	João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Joseph Maginn †	Titular Bishop of Curium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
72.2	Died	Giacomo Rosso †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Josef Stangl †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	81.4	Died	Henry Patrick Rohlman †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
14 Sep		Born	Daniele Gianotti		Bishop of Crema, Italy
	Died	Michael Augustin O’Connor, O.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bagis	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
73.4	Appointed	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
73.4	Appointed	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
15 Sep	28.5	Ordained Priest	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Priest of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
22.4	Ordained Priest	Lorenzo Chiarinelli †	Priest of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
43.9	Ordained Bishop	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng		Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
30.8	Ordained Priest	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
82.6	Died	Jean Naslian †	Bishop Emeritus of Trabzon (Trebisonda) (Armenian), Turkey
16 Sep		Born	Marián Chovanec		Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
	Born	Jean-Yves André Michel Nahmias		Bishop of Meaux, France
17 Sep	67.6	Died	Pietro Kedigian †	Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia
20 Sep		Born	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv.		Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
21 Sep	30.6	Ordained Priest	Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas †	Priest of Valparaíso, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Maria Carli †	Bishop of Segni, Italy	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
24.6	Ordained Subdeacon	Mario Cecchini †	Subdeacon of Senigallia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
31.4	Ordained Priest	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia †	Priest of Valparaíso, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
28.2	Ordained Priest	Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
29.0	Ordained Priest	José Carmen Di Pietro Pésolo, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador
26.7	Ordained Priest	Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
23.4	Ordained Deacon	Francesco Sgalambro †	Deacon of Messina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
80.4	Died	Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
22 Sep	38.5	Ordained Bishop	José Maria Pires †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
23.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Sgalambro †	Priest of Messina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
30.0	Ordained Priest	Abraham Than †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
	Born	Tomás Jesús Zárraga Colmenares		Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela
23 Sep	45.9	Appointed	David de Sousa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
24 Sep	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Walter William Curtis †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop Emeritus of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
48.9	Ordained Bishop	George Patrick Dwyer †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Martin Walter Stanton †	Titular Bishop of Citium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
26 Sep		Born	Segundo René Coba Galarza		Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
	Born	Maurício Grotto de Camargo		Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27 Sep		Born	Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala
25.3	Solemn Vows	Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
28 Sep		Born	Ryszard Kasyna		Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
36.1	Installed	Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Formosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
29 Sep	23.0	Ordained Priest	Michele Di Ruberto †	Priest of Lucera, Italy	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	Born	Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia		Bishop of Auchi, Nigeria
74.2	Died	Georges Joseph Haezaert, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Felice Leonardo †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
50.2	Installed	Giuseppe Pullano †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
30 Sep		Born	Philippe André Yves Marsset		Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
2 Oct	35.5	Installed	Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea †	Prelate of Yauyos, Peru	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
	Born	Doraboina Moses Prakasam		Bishop of Nellore, India
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Helmut Hermann Wittler †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	17.1	Entered	Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
42.6	Appointed	Domingo Roa Pérez †	Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
40.8	Ordained Bishop	John James Rudin, M.M. †	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
18.2	Entered	Serafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
4 Oct	87.6	Died	Juvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
	Born	Gabriel Malzaire		Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
44.9	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Musty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Musty †	Titular Bishop of Botriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
5 Oct	56.8	Appointed	Filippo Aglialoro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Filippo Aglialoro †	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
49.6	Installed	José Agustín Marozzi †	Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
6 Oct	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Raphaël I Bidawid †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
36.7	Ordained Bishop	André Sana †	Bishop of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
82.7	Retired	Paul-Louis Touzé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Oct		Born	Edward James Burns		Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon †	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
8 Oct	81.8	Died	Domenico Guido Menna †	Bishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
	Born	Novatus Rugambwa †		Apostolic Nuncio
9 Oct	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfred-Joseph Atton †	Titular Bishop of Theudalis	Bishop Emeritus of Langres, France
	Born	Raúl Martín		Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
10 Oct	44.1	Appointed	Frederick William Freking †	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
70.2	Confirmed	Plácido (Thaddäus) Staeb (Stäb), O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
12 Oct	16.6	Entered	Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
40.0	Installed	Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †	Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
13 Oct		Born	John Baptist Attakruh		Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
26.7	Ordained Priest	Roman Danylak †	Priest of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
14 Oct		Born	Julius Dusin Gitom		Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia
15 Oct		Born	Ángel Julino Falzón, O.F.M.		Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
16 Oct		Born	Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic		Bishop of Chile, Military
	Born	Joseph Jude Tyson		Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA
18 Oct	69.7	Died	Johannes Bydolek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
	Born	Francisco Cerro Chaves		Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
19 Oct	21.7	First Vows	George (Giorgio) Biguzzi, S.X. †	Member of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
21 Oct	76.0	Died	Marcos Sergio Godoy †	Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
23 Oct	43.8	Appointed	Juan José Iriarte †	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
38.5	Appointed	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos †	Apostolic Administrator of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
	Born	Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias		Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Oct	77.9	Appointed	Joseph-Eugène Limoges †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada	Bishop
25 Oct	68.0	Died	Jean Duperray †	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
86.0	Died	István Fiedler †	Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
26 Oct	49.3	Appointed	Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †	Titular Bishop of Antandrus	Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
49.3	Confirmed	Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †	Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
23.0	Ordained Priest	Tadeusz Władysław Pieronek †	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sosnowiec, Poland
27 Oct	26.8	Ordained Priest	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Priest of Villarrica, Paraguay	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
26.5	Ordained Priest	Víctor Manuel López Forero †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Humberto Lara Mejía, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in Phrygia	Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
24.5	Ordained Priest	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
85.9	Died	Marciano Tinajero y Estrada †	Bishop of Querétaro, México
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Abila in Palaestina	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
28 Oct	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Palaestina	Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
	Born	Dieudonné Uringi Uuci		Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30 Oct	80.9	Died	Augustin Bostani †	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon
	Born	Ruperto Cruz Santos		Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines
31 Oct	95.4	Died	Francesco d’Errico †	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy
41.4	Appointed	Johannes Anton Vonderach †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
41.4	Appointed	Johannes Anton Vonderach †	Titular Bishop of Aradi	Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

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