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The Year of Our Lord 1953

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Sep77.8AppointedFrancesco de FilippisTitular Archbishop of GangraArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
77.8RetiredFrancesco de FilippisArchbishop of Brindisi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
45.4AppointedBernard Joseph FlanaganBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
2 Sep42.8Ordained BishopJohn Joseph KrolTitular Bishop of CadiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
BornAlberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
78.6AppointedJohn Francis NollArchbishop (Personal Title) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop
3 Sep BornNeal James BuckonAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
BornJoércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.Prelate Emeritus of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
16.0Simple VowsRamón López Carrozas, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
4 Sep BornCarlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira AzevedoDelegate of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
5 Sep BornYustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
26.7ProfessedHenri Salina, C.R.A. †Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of AgauneAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
6 Sep51.7Ordained BishopClemente GaddiBishop of Nicosia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
7 Sep45.1AppointedEmilio BiancheriBishop of Rimini, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.1Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph GreenTitular Bishop of SerraBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
50.9AppointedJosé Humberto Quintero ParraCoadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
50.9AppointedJosé Humberto Quintero ParraTitular Archbishop of AchridaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
8 Sep18.2ProfessedAgostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
25.3Perpetual VowsHenri Goudreault, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
22.5Temporary VowsPiergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †Member of Congregation of the PassionSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
12 Sep BornBernt Ivar (Markus) Eidsvig, C.R.S.A.Bishop of Oslo, Norway
41.0InstalledAldo ForzoniBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
13 Sep42.8Ordained BishopCarlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CaltadriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
48.8AppointedJuan José Díaz Plata, O.P. †Prelate of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia
47.3Ordained BishopRaffaele ForniTitular Archbishop of AeginaApostolic Nuncio
51.7Ordained BishopAlfredo Rubio DiazTitular Bishop of VallisArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
16 Sep73.5ResignedJosé da Costa NunesArchbishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
73.5ResignedJosé da Costa NunesPatriarch of East Indies, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
BornGabriel MarchesiBishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil
55.6SucceededJosé Vieira AlvernazArchbishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
55.6SucceededJosé Vieira AlvernazPatriarch of East Indies, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
17 Sep49.5AppointedAgostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. †Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
51.3InstalledMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaApostolic Nuncio
BornFrancisco Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
18 Sep66.6DiedUbald Langlois, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
53.5SucceededHenri Routhier, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
19 Sep69.6DiedGiuseppe DebernardiBishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
35.8AppointedEugene Louis D’Souza, M.S.F.S. †Archbishop of Nagpur, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India
28.3Ordained PriestCarlos Walter Galán BarryPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
24.1Ordained PriestPaolo GilletPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
45.9AppointedJoseph Mark GopuArchbishop of Hyderabad, India
55.0AppointedNiclas Kujur, S.J. †Archbishop of Ranchi, India
63.7AppointedJean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †Archbishop of Madurai, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
26.5Ordained PriestJosé López LaraPriestBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
22.6Ordained PriestGiovanni MarraPriest of Mileto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
52.0AppointedMichel Olçomendy, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Malacca, SingaporeArchbishop Emeritus of Singapore
51.7AppointedMarie-Joseph Omez, O.P. †Superior of Mossul, IraqSuperior Emeritus
21.0Solemn VowsStanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
64.0AppointedThomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri)Archbishop of Bangalore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestFrancisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
29.9Ordained PriestArturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
58.9AppointedMichael RodriguesBishop of Belgaum, IndiaBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestFrancis Xavier RoquePriest of Providence, Rhode Island, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
38.3AppointedElizeu Simões MendesBishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
20 Sep73.3CeasedSalvatore Del BeneApostolic Administrator of Alife, ItalyBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
48.9InstalledVirginio DondeoBishop of Alife, ItalyBishop of Orvieto, Italy
53.8Ordained BishopSegundo García Fernández, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
42.0Ordained BishopPrimo GasbarriTitular Bishop of ThennesusBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
51.4Ordained BishopAugusto GianfranceschiTitular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
37.5Ordained PriestHenry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
BornGerald John MathiasBishop of Lucknow, India
21 Sep46.9Ordained BishopAgostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of BaleciumArchbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
40.5Ordained BishopFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of CarystusBishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
BornReinhard MarxCardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
48.7Ordained BishopFélix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of CasiusArchbishop Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Sep64.1DiedPaul Adam Curran, O.P. †Prefect of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China
51.3AppointedEberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †Abbot of Peramiho, TanzaniaAbbot Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
51.3AppointedEberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CemerinianusAbbot Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
24 Sep50.5InstalledAlbert Gregory MeyerArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 Sep63.7AppointedNicola MargiottaArchbishop of Brindisi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
BornSalvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, S.D.B.Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
34.9AppointedHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
34.9AppointedHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoTitular Bishop of CentenariaBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
47.7AppointedAlfredo VozziBishop of Cava e Sarno, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
26 SepBornVincentius Sutikno WisaksonoBishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
27 Sep BornMartin AsheAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
BornWacław Tomasz DepoArchbishop of Częstochowa, Poland
42.8Ordained BishopSilvio Angelo Pio OddiTitular Archbishop of MesembriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
BornSampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
21.3ProfessedMichael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
28 Sep42.3AppointedRomolo CarboniTitular Archbishop of SidonApostolic Nuncio
42.3AppointedRomolo CarboniApostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and OceaniaApostolic Nuncio
29 Sep22.3Perpetual VowsAndrea Gemma, F.D.P. †Member of Sons of Divine ProvidenceBishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
43.0Ordained BishopFranz HengsbachTitular Bishop of CantanusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
19.9ProfessedJohn Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
BornDaniel MizonzoBishop of Nkayi, Congo
16.3ProfessedAntonio Napoletano, C.Ss.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
1 Oct43.7AppointedExpedito Eduardo de OliveiraAuxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilBishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
43.7AppointedExpedito Eduardo de OliveiraTitular Bishop of BarcaBishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
46.0AppointedGiuseppe PiazziBishop of Bergamo, Italy
2 Oct21.8ProfessedGiuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
70.2DiedUmberto UgliengoBishop of Susa, Italy
3 Oct42.6DiedBl. Szilárd István BogdánffyAuxiliary Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
53.7AppointedMartin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru
53.7AppointedMartin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †Titular Bishop of BalianaPrelate of Moyobamba, Peru
4 Oct24.4Ordained DeaconJacques André Marie JullienDeacon of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
25.5Ordained PriestMichel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
44.0Ordained BishopAndrea PangrazioTitular Bishop of Caesarea in ThessaliaArchbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
BornOrazio Francesco PiazzaBishop of Viterbo, Italy
64.8Ordained BishopAgostino SabaBishop of Nicotera e Tropea, ItalyArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
5 Oct55.4Ordained BishopEdward Vincent DarginTitular Bishop of AmphipolisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
52.3Ordained BishopWalter Philip KellenbergTitular Bishop of IoanninaBishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
6 Oct70.0DiedJacques Hubert Goumans, O.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bandung, Indonesia
10 Oct25.5Ordained PriestAlfred KleinermeilertPriest of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.2DiedRoberto VicentiniTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
25.6Ordained PriestFriedrich WetterPriest of Speyer, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
27.3Ordained PriestOtto WüstPriest of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
11 Oct49.3Ordained BishopEmilio Abascal y SalmerónTitular Bishop of AbziriArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
16.5ProfessedMichelangelo Riccardo Maria Tiribilli, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
13 Oct78.1DiedBernardo BertoglioBishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
BornFrancisco Eduardo Cervantes MerinoBishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México
BornOscar Azarcon SolisBishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
86.5DiedDionisio Vismara, P.I.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
14 Oct BornJoseph Nguyen Duc CuongBishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
21.5ProfessedJulio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
17 Oct58.8AppointedCarlo BandiniBishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
18 Oct BornVincent BarwaBishop of Simdega, India
48.7Ordained BishopVictor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AchyrausArchbishop Emeritus of Rangoon, Myanmar
27.4Ordained PriestJosé Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionPrelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil
19 Oct BornJosé Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R.Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornDaniel Nlandu MayiBishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.3Ordained BishopAlexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph RenardBishop of Versailles, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
20 Oct BornValerian Maduka OkekeArchbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
21 Oct55.2AppointedIldebrando AntoniuttiApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes
48.9Ordained BishopWilliam Joseph BrennanBishop of Toowoomba, Australia
BornPedro Ignacio Wolcan OlanoBishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
22 Oct51.6AppointedPedro Cantero CuadradoBishop of Huelva, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
BornDavid Ernest Charles EvansAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
24 Oct27.0Ordained PriestWilhelm Michel EllisPriest of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
25 Oct62.1Ordained BishopJosé Borgatti, S.D.B. †Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
42.4Ordained BishopRomolo CarboniTitular Archbishop of SidonApostolic Nuncio
84.3AppointedPompeo GhezziTitular Archbishop of GabulaBishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
84.3RetiredPompeo GhezziBishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Oct70.2AppointedFernando CentoApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
27 Oct57.8CeasedHenri Maurice Albert AudrainApostolic Administrator of Versailles, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
47.3InstalledAlexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph RenardBishop of Versailles, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
BornRuy Rendón LealArchbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
49.0AppointedSalvatore SiinoTitular Archbishop of PergeApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
49.0AppointedSalvatore SiinoApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
28 Oct BornJán Babjak, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
BornJean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis BouilleretArchbishop of Besançon, France
BornWerner FreistetterBishop of Austria, Military
78.1AppointedSerafim Gomes JardimTitular Archbishop of AnasarthaArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
78.1RetiredSerafim Gomes JardimArchbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
41.5AppointedJoseph ParecattilAuxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
41.5AppointedJoseph ParecattilTitular Bishop of Arethusa dei SiriCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India
BornElio Rama, I.M.C.Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil
29 Oct71.9InstalledGaetano CicognaniCardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
67.9AppointedPietro CiriaciCardinal-Priest of Santa PrassedeCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
67.5AppointedBenjamín de Arriba y CastroCardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e ProtasioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
49.3AppointedPaul-Marie-Maurice PerrinArchbishop of Carthage, TunisiaApostolic Nuncio
53.7AppointedFernando Quiroga y PalaciosCardinal-Priest of Sant’AgostinoCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
71.9AppointedSt. Angelo Giuseppe RoncalliCardinal-Priest of Santa PriscaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
31 Oct62.1InstalledJosé Borgatti, S.D.B. †Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
43.8InstalledAntonio José PlazaBishop of Azul, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
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