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The Year of Our Lord 1958

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar65.6ResignedCamille Verfaillie, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Mar24.0Ordained PriestSalvador Flores HuertaPriestBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México
79.8DiedPedro Octavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. †Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
26.7Ordained PriestAugustus PetersPriest of Aachen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
BornJosé Slaby, C.SS.R.Prelate of Esquel, Argentina
70.5AppointedSamuel Alphonsus StritchPro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 Mar70.4DiedVictorino Alvarez, S.D.B. †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
54.0AppointedJean-Rosière-Eugène Arnaud, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of TentyrisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
54.0AppointedJean-Rosière-Eugène Arnaud, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Thakhek, LaosVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
BornAntonis BaraBishop of Ambikapur, India
47.4AppointedRobert Louis Hodapp, S.J. †Bishop of BelizeBishop Emeritus
70.7DiedJoseph McCormackBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
27.5Ordained PriestGodefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M.Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryArchbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.5SucceededFerenc RogácsBishop of Pécs, Hungary
88.5DiedFerenc VirágBishop of Pécs, Hungary
3 Mar BornMichael William FisherBishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
55.1DiedEugen Viktor Paul SeiterichArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
4 Mar BornFrancisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R.Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
5 Mar72.2DiedGuido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
53.8SucceededCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
52.2Ordained BishopVictor Joseph ReedBishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
BornFranz ScharlAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
6 Mar57.5DiedHubert James CartwrightCoadjutor Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
7 MarSelected[ Li De-hua]Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
8 Mar31.0Ordained PriestJohn Edward HeapsPriest of Sydney, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.3SucceededJosé Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. †Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
58.8DiedLouis Arthur Venadam, S.F.M. †Pro-Prefect Emeritus of Lishui [Lishui], China
9 Mar83.1DiedInocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. †Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
11 Mar21.2EnteredJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.Member of Society of JesusPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
12 Mar46.1Ordained BishopHyakinthos GadTitular Bishop of GratianopolisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
BornJuan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
70.2ResignedOtto Raible, S.A.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western AustraliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Mar56.0DiedJoseph Formby HalsallAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
14 MarBornJan NiemiecAuxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
16 Mar84.9DiedLjudevit Lajčo BudanovićApostolic Administrator of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, Serbia
25.1Ordained PriestMario CecchiniPriest of Senigallia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
52.1Ordained BishopPio Agostino Crivellari, O.F.M. †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
46.0Ordained BishopEnrique PrincipeTitular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
50.5Ordained BishopEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
18 Mar40.9Selected[Bernardin Dong Guang-qing], O.F.M. †Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], ChinaArchbishop
28.7Ordained PriestJoseph KureetharaPriest of Cochin, IndiaBishop
40.8IncardinatedJuvenal Porcayo UribePriest of Acapulco, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
19 Mar23.0Ordained PriestMario Busquets JordáPriest of Girona, SpainPrelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
28.3Ordained PriestRamón Echarren IstúrizPriestBishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
46.6Ordained BishopFrancisco Ferreira ArreolaTitular Bishop of ArycandaBishop of Texcoco, México, México
Selected[ Tcheng Yu-sin (Cheng Yu Sin)]Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], ChinaFormer Bishop-Elect
49.8Ordained BishopCharles-Marie-Paul VignancourBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
20 Mar BornDieudonné Espoir AtanganaBishop of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
BornRaymond Michel René CentèneBishop of Vannes, France
44.6AppointedAlfonso Tóriz CobiánBishop of Querétaro, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
21 Mar50.3AppointedAlberto Rencoret DonosoBishop of Puerto Montt, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
22 Mar24.1Ordained PriestFelipe Aguirre FrancoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
27.9Ordained PriestBenjamin de Jesus AlmonedaPriestBishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines
25.2Ordained PriestArduino BertoldoPriest of Civita Castellana, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
BornJan Geerits, S.D.S.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Comores
26.9Ordained PriestSymphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Jullundur, India
25.5Ordained PriestBlaise-Ernest MorandPriestBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
23.3Ordained PriestAlberto Jover PiamontePriest of Jaro, PhilippinesArchbishop
25.7Ordained PriestKarl Josef RomerPriestSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
25.6Ordained PriestÂngelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
69.6DiedRené van Heusden, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Mar BornWillybard Kitogho LaghoBishop of Malindi, Kenya
28.0Ordained PriestSalvador Trane ModestoPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
BornMauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B.Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
24.2Ordained PriestSeverino Miguel PelayoPriestBishop of Philippines, Military
25.6Ordained PriestGaudencio Borbon RosalesPriest of Lipa, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
24 Mar30.7Ordained PriestJoseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Jamshedpur, India
34.5Ordained PriestGeorge Victor Saupin, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Bhagalpur, India
25 Mar BornAdolfo Ramón CanecínBishop of Goya, Argentina
45.2AppointedDavid John CashmanAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain
45.2AppointedDavid John CashmanTitular Bishop of CantanusBishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain
BornRenauld Marie François Dupont de DinechinBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
44.4AppointedCarlo MartiniApostolic Nuncio to ParaguayArchbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
53.2AppointedNicola RiezzoBishop of Castellaneta, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
26 Mar78.1DiedJuan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Vijayapuram, India
55.1AppointedRamón José CastellanoArchbishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
67.1DiedPatrick O’NeillBishop of Limerick, Ireland
69.2AppointedMaurus (Josef) Riha, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus
27 Mar BornRoberto Calara MallariBishop of San Jose, Philippines
28 Mar44.9AppointedJohannes Schütte, S.V.D. †Superior General of Society of the Divine WordSuperior General Emeritus
29 Mar93.0DiedAlessandro VerdeCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
30 Mar25.0Ordained PriestLubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †Priest of Stamford (Ukrainian), USACardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
3 AprSelected Wang Ju-guang (Wong Juguang)Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China
5 Apr BornWilson Luís Angotti FilhoBishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
87.6DiedJosef Ludwig Brems, O. Praem. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Denmark
23.4Ordained PriestJosé Sánchez GonzálezPriestBishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
6 Apr29.2Ordained PriestZéphyrin ToéPriest of Nouna, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
70.2Selected[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)]Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
7 Apr23.5Ordained PriestJoão Maria Messi, O.S.M.Priest of Order of Friar Servants of MaryBishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 Apr BornJean Salomon LezoutiéBishop of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire
9 Apr60.4AppointedCesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
45.3Ordained BishopTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MargumBishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
10 Apr43.3AppointedPaul Francis LeiboldAuxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop
43.3AppointedPaul Francis LeiboldTitular Bishop of TrebennaArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
BornVictor Hugo Palma PaúlBishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
11 Apr46.9Ordained BishopAlfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Thebae PhthiotidesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
55.7AppointedCarlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
27.6Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste Kpiéle SoméPriest of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus of Diébougou, Burkina Faso
12 Apr Born[Bernard Fellay], S.S.P.X.Bishop
26.6Ordained PriestJames Patrick KeleherPriest of Chicago, Illinois, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
25.5Ordained PriestThomas Joseph MurphyPriest of Chicago, Illinois, USAArchbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
24.7Ordained PriestPaul-Emile SaadéPriestBishop Emeritus of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon
13 Apr37.9Ordained BishopJosé de Aquino PereiraBishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
40.3Ordained BishopPaul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J. †Bishop of Fort-Lamy, ChadArchbishop Emeritus of N’Djaména, Chad
41.0Ordained Bishop[Bernardin Dong Guang-qing], O.F.M. †Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], ChinaArchbishop
44.6Ordained BishopLaurentius Satoshi NagaeBishop of Urawa, JapanBishop Emeritus
79.4DiedCharles Vogel, M.E.P. †Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
53.7Ordained Bishop[Marc Yuan Wen-hua], O.F.M. †Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
14 AprBornPeter Iorzuul AdobohBishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria
40.6AppointedJosé Antonio Dammert BellidoAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, PeruBishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru
40.6AppointedJosé Antonio Dammert BellidoTitular Bishop of Amathus in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru
15 Apr52.0AppointedJúan Giordani, F.S.C.J. †Prefect of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, MéxicoPrefect Emeritus
19.8ProfessedDieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
27.8Ordained PriestJohn Baptist SequeiraPriestBishop Emeritus of Chikmagalur, India
81.1DiedTeofil SkalskiApostolic Administrator of Zytomir, Ukraine
16 Apr39.9AppointedJackson Berenguer PradoBishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
BornClaudio Pablo CastriconeAuxiliary Bishop of Orán, Argentina
BornFrancis Aquirinus KibiraBishop of Kasese, Uganda
41.4AppointedCaetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
BornRafał MarkowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
BornDonal RocheAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Dublin, Ireland
17 Apr67.2AppointedGilla Vincenzo Gremigni, M.S.C. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara, ItalyBishop
18 Apr BornFilomeno do Nascimento Vieira DiasArchbishop of Luanda, Angola
BornJoseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I.Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India
26.2Ordained PriestFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Văn SangPriest of Hà Nội, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
42.9AppointedNikollë TroshaniApostolic Administrator of Durrës (Durazzo), AlbaniaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
42.9AppointedNikollë TroshaniTitular Bishop of CisamusApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
19 Apr45.4AppointedLuis do Amaral MousinhoArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.8AppointedHenrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
55.7AppointedCornelius LuceyBishop of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop Emeritus
62.6AppointedPaulo de Tarso CamposArchbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
67.7AppointedCarlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos MottaAdministrator of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop
20 Apr46.3Ordained Bishop[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi]Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
61.2AppointedSimeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, BulgariaApostolic Administrator
61.2AppointedSimeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of BatnaeApostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
49.3Ordained Bishop[Peter Lan Bo-lu (Lan Pai Lu)]Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
56.6InstalledRamón Munita EyzaguirreBishop of San Felipe, ChileBishop Emeritus
Ordained Bishop[ Pan Shao-qing]Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
42.8Ordained BishopFernando Romo GutiérrezBishop of Torreón, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
60.5Ordained BishopAlejandro SchellTitular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
BornAlex TharamangalamAuxiliary Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India
51.6Ordained BishopCamille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove, C.M. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaBishop of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
70.3Ordained Bishop[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)]Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
21 Apr BornFrancis DuffyArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
22 Apr BornAlfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
25.2Solemn VowsHonesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Malaybalay, Philippines
24 Apr57.4DiedBasil Salvador Theodore PeresBishop of Mangalore, India
25 Apr BornJoseph Gerard HanefeldtBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
26 Apr BornJohn Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
27 Apr50.8Ordained BishopWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Bishop of Ondo, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
75.5DiedPeter Leo IretonBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
42.5Ordained BishopManuel José Bernardino Piñera CarvalloTitular Bishop of Prusias ad HypiumArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
40.2Ordained BishopJosé Joaquim RibeiroTitular Bishop of AegeaeBishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
28 Apr BornSilvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua
30.1AppointedAlcides Mendoza CastroAuxiliary Bishop of Abancay, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
30.1AppointedAlcides Mendoza CastroTitular Bishop of MetraeArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
40.6Selected[Matthew Yu Cheng-cai]Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
29 Apr BornAdriano CevolottoBishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
BornGerardo Villalonga HellínBishop of Menorca, Spain
30 Apr38.3AppointedMarijan OblakAuxiliary Bishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus
38.3AppointedMarijan OblakTitular Bishop of FlaviasArchbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
BornLuigi Michele de PalmaSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
BornRaymond PoissonBishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
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