The Year of Our Lord 1955

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	65.0	Resigned	Joseph du Bouchet, S.J. †	Prefect of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Prefect Emeritus
	44.5	Appointed	Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
		Resigned	Giovanni Giannetti da Fivizzano, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior of Trabzon, Turkey
	34.8	Solemn Vows	Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
	18.4	Professed	Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.	Member of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram	Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
	45.9	Appointed	Rafael González Estrada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Ceased	Hao Nai †	Administrator of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
	42.1	Resigned	Dominique Hoàng Van Ðoàn, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam	Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
		Died	Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi †	Apostolic Administrator of Kagoshima, Japan
		Born	Peter Jin Lugang		Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
		Born	David Kamau Ng’ang’a		Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	17.5	Professed	Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
	21.7	Entered	Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Maseru, Lesotho
	41.6	Appointed	Othon Motta †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	25.6	Final Vows	Darius Nggawa, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
	33.8	Entered	Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiễn, P.F.J. †	Priest of Little Brothers of Jesus	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
	19.0	Professed	Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
		Born	Jean-Baptiste Tiama		Bishop of Mopti, Mali
	70.3	Appointed	Mihael Toros †	Apostolic Administrator of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy	Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
	43.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
1 Jan		Born	Mark Leonard Bartchak		Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
	49.9	Appointed	Victor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Rangoon, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.6	Appointed	Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †	Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.8	Appointed	André Creemers, O.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	47.8	Appointed	André Creemers, O.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Belabitene	Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	66.4	Appointed	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.1	Appointed	Fernando Guercilena, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
	44.4	Appointed	Aloysius Haene, S.M.B. †	Bishop of Gwelo, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
	42.8	Appointed	Louis-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)
	42.8	Appointed	Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
	66.0	Appointed	Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
	37.7	Appointed	George Maung Kyaw †	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar
	49.0	Appointed	Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria
	49.6	Appointed	Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
	47.7	Appointed	Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
	47.7	Appointed	Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
2 Jan	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Bruniera †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
4 Jan	73.6	Died	Vittore Rosario Fernandes †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
4 Jan	54.1	Succeeded	Basil Salvador Theodore Peres †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
5 Jan		Born	Giovanni d’Aniello		Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
5 Jan	48.6	Appointed	Antonio Rosario Mennonna †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
6 Jan	57.2	Installed	St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
7 Jan		Born	Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
	53.9	Resigned	Giuseppe Burzio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	Apostolic Nuncio
	53.9	Resigned	Giuseppe Burzio †	Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico	Apostolic Nuncio
8 Jan	56.7	Died	James Colbert †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
8 Jan		Born	Brian Joseph Dunn		Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
10 Jan	43.4	Appointed	Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga †	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan		Born	Dieudonné Bogmis †		Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
14 Jan	31.1	Solemn Vows	Sofron 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 Jan	50.0	Died	Bl. Tit Liviu Chinezu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
15 Jan	26.6	Ordained Priest	José Trinidad Medel Pérez †	Priest of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
16 Jan	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Punzolo †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastea	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
17 Jan		Born	Pietro Parolin		Cardinal, Secretary of State
18 Jan	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Malcolm Angus MacEachern †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Delfín Quesada Castro †	Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp †	Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia	Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
		Born	Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.		Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
	60.7	Died	Severios Giuseppe Valakuzhyil †	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
19 Jan	69.7	Appointed	Pio de Freitas Silveira, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Bishop Emeritus of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	69.7	Resigned	Pio de Freitas Silveira, C.M. †	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	77.1	Died	Anton Scharnagl †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	82.9	Appointed	Thomas Shine †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop
23 Jan	44.2	Appointed	Jean-Ernest Ménard †	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
25 Jan	26.2	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Franzoni †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict
	17.2	Professed	Stephen Naidoo, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
	57.6	Appointed	André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus
	57.6	Appointed	André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger †	Titular Bishop of Tremithus	Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
26 Jan		Born	John Yaw Afoakwah		Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana
27 Jan	45.9	Appointed	Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
27 Jan	38.9	Appointed	Benedict Varghese Gregorios Thangalathil, O.I.C. †	Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
28 Jan	74.8	Died	Pjetër Dema †	Vicar Capitular of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
	46.9	Appointed	Joseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
	49.1	Ceased	Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
30 Jan		Born	Vincent Aind		Archbishop of Ranchi, India
	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar †	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Titular Bishop of Tamiathis	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
1 Feb	53.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Amici †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
2 Feb	25.0	Ordained Priest	John Patrick Boles †	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	88.3	Appointed	Eugenio Giambro †	Titular Archbishop of Cypsela	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
	88.3	Retired	Eugenio Giambro †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Succeeded	Vincenzo Maria Jacono †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Charles Garrett Maloney †	Titular Bishop of Capsa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
	34.9	Final Vows	Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
3 Feb	50.1	Succeeded	Gérard-Marie Coderre †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
3 Feb	69.5	Died	Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
4 Feb	68.9	Died	Jules Halbert, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
	44.0	Appointed	Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
5 Feb	45.1	Appointed	Nicholas Thomas Elko †	Titular Bishop of Apollonias	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
5 Feb		Born	Daniel John Felton		Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
6 Feb	45.0	Appointed	Francisco Nunes Teixeira †	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
	41.8	Appointed	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez †	Priest of Matagalpa, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of Jinotega, Nicaragua
7 Feb		Born	José Leopoldo González González		Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
7 Feb		Born	Romuald Kamiński		Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
8 Feb		Born	Peter Sebastian Goveas		Bishop of Bettiah, India
9 Feb		Born	Antonios Aziz Mina		Bishop Emeritus of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
10 Feb		Born	Jorge Eduardo Lozano		Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
11 Feb		Born	Claudio Cipolla		Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Fenocchio †	Bishop of Pontremoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Giuseppe Mazzafaro		Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Clovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Canatha	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
12 Feb	51.0	Appointed	Roger Jean Fernand Michon †	Bishop of Chartres, France
13 Feb	25.6	Ordained Priest	Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Benavent Escuín †	Titular Bishop of Cercina	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
		Born	Castor Paul Msemwa †		Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
15 Feb	85.6	Died	Alfonso Ferrandina †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Zbigņev Stankevičs		Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
17 Feb		Born	Francesco Cavina		Bishop Emeritus of Carpi, Italy
18 Feb	55.0	Appointed	Wenceslao Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †	Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
	67.5	Resigned	Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Johann Wember, M.S.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Johann Wember, M.S.F. †	Titular Bishop of Vasada	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}
19 Feb		Born	Nestor Julao Adalia		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
21 Feb		Born	Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B.		Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
	52.9	Appointed	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Apostolic Administrator of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
	74.3	Appointed	Félix Roeder †	Titular Bishop of Anthedon	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
	74.3	Retired	Félix Roeder †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Bishop Emeritus
	75.4	Appointed	Giovanni Sismondo †	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Pontremoli, Italy
23 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Sciacca		President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
25 Feb	41.5	Appointed	Francis Chan †	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
	57.6	Appointed	Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Helsinki, Finland	Bishop Emeritus
	43.4	Appointed	Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
	43.4	Appointed	Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
	53.0	Appointed	André Lefèbvre, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.0	Appointed	André Lefèbvre, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Raphanea	Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	51.0	Appointed	Joseph Asjiro Satowaki †	Bishop of Kagoshima, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
	45.4	Appointed	Dominic Aloysius Vendargon †	Bishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26 Feb	82.4	Died	Luis Adriano Díaz Melo †	Bishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
27 Feb		Born	Justin Mulenga †		Bishop of Mpika, Zambia
27 Feb		Born	Stanislav Stolárik		Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia

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