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The Year of Our Lord 1954

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May26.7Ordained PriestRoger Louis KafferPriest of Joliet in Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.9Ordained BishopAntoon Konings, S.M.A. †Bishop of Keta, GhanaBishop Emeritus of Keta-Ho, Ghana
38.1Ordained BishopEusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of PachnemunisVicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
50.8Ordained BishopFrancis Clement Van Hoeck, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CissitaAbbot Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa
2 May22.9Ordained PriestBlasco Francisco CollaçoPriest of Goa e Damão, IndiaApostolic Nuncio
56.1Ordained BishopFrancesco FasolaTitular Bishop of VartanaArchbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
27.6Ordained PriestRafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryArchbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
52.4Ordained BishopFelix Romero MenjibarBishop of Jaén, SpainArchbishop of Valladolid, Spain
3 May44.6Ordained BishopPetro Arikata KobayashiBishop of Sendai, JapanBishop Emeritus
35.3Ordained BishopAlberto Uribe UrdanetaTitular Bishop of Abila in PalaestinaArchbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
4 May BornFrancisco Carlos BachArchbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
BornPius Thomas D’SouzaBishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India
5 May35.9Ordained PriestJuan Alfredo ArzubePriest of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
37.2Ordained BishopWilhelmus Joannes (Guillaume Jean) Demarteau, M.S.F. †Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in CyproBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
47.2AppointedFrançois Xavier Arthur Florent MorilleauCoadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceBishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedFrançois Xavier Arthur Florent MorilleauTitular Bishop of AncusaBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
50.5Ordained BishopJoseph Maria PerniconeTitular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in HonoriadeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
23.5ProfessedJoseph Bernard Louis Willigers, M.H.M. †Member of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillBishop Emeritus of Jinja, Uganda
6 May90.4DiedCyrille Riza (Rizq)Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
7 May64.3AppointedRobert Stephen Dehler, C. R. †Prefect of Bermuda Islands, AntillesVicar Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles
9 May83.9AppointedKvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) BonefačićTitular Bishop of IoanninaBishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
83.9RetiredKvirin Klement (Quirinus Clement) BonefačićBishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestMichele Di Simone, C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionPrefect Emeritus of Sekadau, Indonesia
54.8SucceededPeter Thomas McKeefryCardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
25.3Ordained PriestFrancis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
84.1DiedThomas O’Shea, S.M. †Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
10 May62.5AppointedLuis Concha CórdobaArchbishop of Manizales, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
BornGeorge Palliparampil (Palliparambil), S.D.B.Bishop of Miao, India
83.9DiedIvan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
11 May52.5AppointedFrancis Edward Joseph GrimshawArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
12 May74.4RetiredMathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Medan, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
66.1DiedWilliam Joseph HafeyBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
13 May BornJean-Claude Makaya LoembeBishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo
55.1DiedTomás Juan Carlos SolariArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
14 May58.0AppointedBiagio d’AgostinoBishop of Gallipoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vallo di Lucania, Italy
BornDerek FernandesBishop of Belgaum, India
28.2Ordained PriestJohn Huo ChengPriestBishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
15 May BornWayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Naha, Japan
18.6ProfessedDomenico Luca Spinosi, C.P.Member of Congregation of the PassionPrefect Emeritus of Sekadau, Indonesia
18 May BornPierre Huynh Văn HaiBishop of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam
19 May BornPaul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
50.6Ordained BishopJean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. †Titular Bishop of IerafiVicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
62.7DiedJohannes Joseph van der VeldenBishop of Aachen, Germany
21 May46.1AppointedLeo Christopher ByrneAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USACoadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
46.1AppointedLeo Christopher ByrneTitular Bishop of SabadiaCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
50.8AppointedJeremiah Francis MinihanAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
50.8AppointedJeremiah Francis MinihanTitular Bishop of PaphusAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
22 May78.1AppointedCelso Benigno Luigi CostantiniCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
67.1DiedGiovanni GiorgisBishop of Susa, Italy
23 May34.3Ordained PriestDonaldo Gonzalo Chávez NúñezPriest of Managua, Nicaragua
23.2Ordained PriestDomenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy
54.6Ordained BishopGiuseppe GarneriTitular Bishop of UticaBishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
25 May46.9Ordained BishopClarence George IssenmannTitular Bishop of PhyteaBishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
42.3AppointedOscar de OliveiraCoadjutor Bishop of Pouso Alegre, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
42.3AppointedOscar de OliveiraTitular Bishop of Irenopolis in CiliciaArchbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornYves-Marie Péan, C.S.C.Bishop of Les Gonaïves, Haïti
26 May BornPeter MachadoArchbishop of Bangalore, India
44.3Ordained BishopLeonidas Eduardo Proaño VillalbaBishop of Bolivar, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
27 May49.8Ordained BishopLorenzo Bessone, I.M.C. †Bishop of Meru, Kenya
25.8Ordained PriestBernard Francis PappinPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
26.4Ordained PriestJoseph Adolphe ProulxPriest of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
68.2AppointedThomas Joseph ToolenArchbishop (Personal Title) of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USABishop Emeritus of Mobile, Alabama, USA
22.5Ordained PriestUmberto TrammaPriest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyOfficial of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
28 May BornPaul-André DurocherArchbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada
29 May23.3Ordained PriestJoseph Anthony FiorenzaPriest of Galveston, Texas, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
26.5Ordained PriestThomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
25.8Ordained PriestCharles James McDonnellPriest of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestWilliam Clifford NewmanPriest of Baltimore, Maryland, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
118.9CanonizedSt. Giuseppe Melchiorre SartoPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
30 May BornStephen Arthur JensenBishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
25.9Ordained PriestWolfgang KirchgässnerPriest of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 May BornWładisław BlinBishop Emeritus of Vitebsk, Belarus
BornSérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
38.7AppointedManuel Pereira da CostaAuxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
38.7AppointedManuel Pereira da CostaTitular Bishop of TinumBishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
28.5Ordained PriestJoseph Trịnh Chính TrựcPriestBishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
1 Jun33.5AppointedEugênio de Araújo SalesAuxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
33.5AppointedEugênio de Araújo SalesTitular Bishop of ThibicaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Jun BornGiovanni NerbiniBishop of Prato, Italy
BornBlaise NzeyimanaBishop of Ruyigi, Burundi
3 Jun68.8DiedJames BoyleBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
5 Jun BornJuan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
25.2Ordained PriestThomas Joseph CostelloPriest of Syracuse, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornFlávio Giovenale, S.D.B.Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
26.3Ordained PriestHubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
26.7Ordained PriestEdmund Casimir SzokaPriest of Marquette, Michigan, USACardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
6 Jun BornRobert Milner CoerverBishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA
74.4DiedÉtienne Garon, M.S. †Prefect of Morondava, Madagascar
73.7AppointedJohn Henry KingArchbishop (Personal Title) of Portsmouth, England, Great BritainBishop
46.7Ordained BishopMario Longo DorniBishop of Pistoia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
28.7Ordained PriestCândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
7 Jun59.0AppointedGerald Patrick Aloysius O’HaraApostolic Delegate to Great Britain
8 Jun BornJulius MarandiBishop of Dumka, India
9 Jun79.4DiedRuggero BovelliArchbishop of Ferrara, Italy
10 Jun BornSeverino Clasen, O.F.M.Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
58.0AppointedMarcel-Marie-Joseph-Henri-Paul DuboisArchbishop of Besançon, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
11 Jun53.5Ordained BishopJustin Joseph McCarthyTitular Bishop of DoberusBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
12 Jun23.6Ordained PriestLino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. †Priest of Bergamo, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
30.0Ordained DeaconMichel-Gaspard CoppenrathDeacon of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
23.6Ordained PriestRafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrelate Emeritus of Illapel, Chile
24.9Ordained PriestJames Leonard DoylePriest of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
25.7Ordained PriestJoseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
24.3Ordained PriestAmédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
23.9Ordained PriestDavid Every KonstantPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Leeds, England, Great Britain
27.4Ordained PriestJorge Arturo Augustin Medina EstévezPriest of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
23.8Ordained PriestJames Joseph O’BrienPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestKevin O’ConnorPriest of Liverpool, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop
27.0Ordained PriestVarkey Vithayathil, C.Ss.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerCardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
13 Jun41.5Ordained BishopLaureano Castán LacomaTitular Bishop of Dalisandus in IsauriaBishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
67.6Ordained BishopJoseph GoguéArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
65.4Ordained BishopEphrem GoguéArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
23.7Ordained PriestAndré Haddad, B.S. †Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
BornHeiner KochArchbishop of Berlin, Germany
26.1Ordained PriestGeorges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. †Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Archbishop Emeritus of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
67.7Ordained BishopSouleyman SayeghTitular Bishop of Palaeopolis in AsiaAuxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
BornDésiré TsarahazanaCardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
14 Jun BornLawrence Pius DorairajBishop of Dharmapuri, India
16 Jun71.0AppointedMaurice FeltinBishop of France, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
73.4AppointedAlbert LevameApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
BornLuis Miguel Romero Fernández, M. Id.Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
18 Jun31.9Ordained DeaconFederico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †Deacon of Society of JesusPrelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
BornUdumala Bala ShowreddyBishop of Warangal, India
19 Jun34.8Ordained PriestSamuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
31.9Ordained PriestFederico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusPrelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
20 Jun29.7Ordained PriestMartin HrbčaPriest of Trnava (Tirnava), SlovakiaBishop
24.2Ordained PriestIstván KonkolyPriest of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus
25.1Ordained PriestJames McLoughlinPriest of Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandBishop Emeritus
23 Jun43.9AppointedJosé Vicente TávoraAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilArchbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
43.9AppointedJosé Vicente TávoraTitular Bishop of Prusias ad HypiumArchbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
24 Jun45.7Ordained BishopAlphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of RisiniumBishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
47.3Ordained BishopFrançois Xavier Arthur Florent MorilleauTitular Bishop of AncusaBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
25 Jun57.3DiedPablo Mariaselvam, S.D.B. †Bishop of Vellore, India
67.8AppointedHerman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. †Titular Archbishop of Dercos (Dercus)Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein, South Africa
67.8ResignedHerman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
26 Jun BornMatthias HeinrichAuxiliary Bishop of Berlin, Germany
BornRodolfo Valenzuela NúñezBishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
27 Jun BornMedil Sacay AseoBishop of Tagum, Philippines
49.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Koudougou, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
49.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaBishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
28.4Ordained PriestJosé Manuel Estepa LlaurensPriest of Madrid, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
22.8Ordained PriestJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
25.9Ordained PriestJames HanniganPriest of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
24.5Ordained PriestVictorio Oliver DomingoPriest of Teruel (-Albarracín), SpainBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
76.5DiedAlfredo Verzosa y FlorentinBishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
28 Jun69.6DiedLuigi Nogara, P.I.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China
29 Jun44.5Ordained BishopJosé de Jesús Clemens Alba PalaciosTitular Bishop of AmisusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
26.7Ordained PriestDomenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Trapani, Italy
41.6Ordained BishopPablo Barrachina EstevanBishop of Orihuela, SpainBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
46.2Ordained BishopLeo Christopher ByrneTitular Bishop of SabadiaCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
22.2Ordained PriestHugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
30.0Ordained PriestMichel-Gaspard CoppenrathPriest of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
28.6Ordained PriestFranz Xaver EderPriest of Passau, GermanyBishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestHeinrich FaschingPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
24.6Ordained DeaconPaul-Marie Joseph André GuillaumeDeacon of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France
BornPedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
22.6Ordained PriestHelmut KrätzlPriest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornJoseph Mairura OkemwaBishop of Kisii, Kenya
23.8ProfessedNorberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Argentina, Military
72.8AppointedEdwin Vincent O’HaraArchbishop (Personal Title) of Kansas City, Missouri, USABishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
44.0Ordained BishopJohn Joseph Reddington, S.M.A. †Bishop of Jos, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestSimone Alfiero ScatizziPriest of Prato, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
24.5Ordained DeaconRaymond Gaston Joseph SéguyDeacon of Rodez (-Vabres), FranceBishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
59.2AppointedNersès TayroyanArchbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained DeaconHenri Antoine Marie TeissierDeacon of Alger, AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Jun BornPaulin PomodimoArchbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
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