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The Year of Our Lord 1958

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownResignedSebastião (Sebastián) Acosta Hurtado, O.P. †Prefect of Canelos, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus
75.0RetiredJean-Marie Aubin, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon IslandsVicar Apostolic Emeritus
74.3ResignedFernando CentoApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
46.0Selected[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi]Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
27.6IncardinatedGiuseppe Antonio De AndreaPriest of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USAApostolic Nuncio
28.8Final VowsVitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
Born[Paul Dong Guanhua]Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
49.0AppointedMarie-Bernard de Terris, O. Cist. †AbbotAbbot Emeritus
81.6CeasedMaurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N. †President of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
56.4ResignedIgnacio García Martin, S.J. †Prefect of San Francisco Javier, PeruPrefect Emeritus
34.5Ordained DeaconRené Henry GracidaDeacon of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
BornVincent Guo XijinAuxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
BornJoseph Han YingjinBishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
63.0Selected[Stephan He Chunming]Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
48.1AppointedCornelis Heiligers, S.M.M. †Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of MarySuperior General Emeritus
49.0Selected[Peter Lan Bo-lu (Lan Pai Lu)]Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
57.0Selected[Paul Li De-pei (Li Dipei, Li Debei)]Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], ChinaBishop Emeritus
27.5ProfessedÉmile Marcus, P.S.S.Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
48.9AppointedHenricus Petrus (Hein) Mondé, S.M.A. †Superior General of Society of African MissionsSuperior General Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestEmile NjeruPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
Selected[ Pan Shao-qing]Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
54.8AppointedPaolo PappalardoOfficial of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus
30.8IncardinatedGilberto Pereira LopesPriest of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
AppointedFrancesco Scrivano, D.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Christian DoctrineSuperior General Emeritus
Resigned Shi HuayuApostolic Administrator of Jinzhou [Jehol], ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
60.0DiedPaul Su Pai-lu (Su Xida)Apostolic Administrator of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China
60.0ResignedAntonio TaffiApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio
60.0ResignedAntonio TaffiApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio
43.9ResignedGilberto TapiaBishop-Elect of Guaranda, EcuadorFormer Bishop-Elect
BornJoachim Kouraleyo TaroungaBishop of Moundou, Chad
46.5AppointedPasquale VeneziaAuxiliary Bishop of Benevento, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
48.9AppointedJozef (Joseph Paulinus Amandus) Van Kerckhoven, M.S.C. †Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusSuperior General Emeritus
41.1Appointed[Peter Zhang Shi-zhi]Administrator of Xiapu [Funing], ChinaBishop
BornJoseph Zhang WeizhuBishop of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China
Ordained Bishop[Joseph Zhou Yi-zhai (Zhou Yizhou)]Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
44.8AppointedMatija Matiša ZvekanovićApostolic Administrator of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, SerbiaBishop Emeritus of Subotica, Serbia
Jan62.0ResignedJean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornFrancis Xavier Jin YangkeBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
1 Jan47.3InstalledFranz HengsbachBishop of Essen, GermanyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan55.4Ordained BishopHoward Joseph CarrollBishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
BornAkio Johnson MutekBishop of Torit, South Sudan
BornJosé Vicente Pinto de Alencar da SilvaBishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Jan41.1AppointedJean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. †Prefect of Northern Nyassa, MalawiBishop Emeritus of Mzuzu, Malawi
82.1DiedKazimieras PaltarokasBishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
BornJorge Carlos Patrón WongArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
5 Jan83.7DiedJoão Evangelista de Lima VidalBishop of Aveiro, Portugal
BornJohn Francis SherringtonAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
6 Jan35.0Ordained PriestIgnatius HarsonoPriestBishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia
78.5DiedMarcelino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. †Prefect Emeritus of San Jorge, Colombia
28.2Ordained PriestGeorge Edward RuegerPriest of Worcester, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan54.8DiedTeodor BenschAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
BornSimon T. FaddoulBishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Annunciazione) (Maronite), Nigeria
44.4InstalledFrederick William FrekingBishop of Salina, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
BornClaudio GiuliodoriBishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy
46.6AppointedAlfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa RicaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.6AppointedAlfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Thebae PhthiotidesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
8 Jan BornGiuseppe SchillaciBishop of Nicosia, Italy
10 Jan50.3AppointedEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
50.3AppointedEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
11 Jan72.3DiedFrancesco PotenzaBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
12 Jan44.0InstalledJuan José IriarteBishop of Reconquista, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
13 Jan37.0AppointedAdolfo Hernández HurtadoBishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
42.5AppointedFernando Romo GutiérrezBishop of Torreón, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
15 Jan27.3Solemn VowsAndrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
50.7DiedEgidio NegrinBishop of Treviso, Italy
16 Jan49.5Ordained BishopLéon-Arthur-Auguste ElchingerTitular Bishop of AntandrusBishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
50.5AppointedWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Bishop of Ondo, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
44.8AppointedJoão de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
37.8AppointedRené Toussaint, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
37.8AppointedRené Toussaint, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of CalamaBishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Jan BornGabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.Archbishop of Lubango, Angola
20 Jan69.2AppointedFermín Emilio LafitteCoadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop
69.2AppointedFermín Emilio LafitteTitular Archbishop of Antiochia in PisidiaArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornLuis Albeiro Maldonado MonsalveBishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
21 Jan52.0AppointedVictor Joseph ReedBishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
23 Jan37.7AppointedJosé de Aquino PereiraBishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46.7AppointedAntônio Barbosa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Campo Grande, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
BornGiovanni MosciattiBishop of Imola, Italy
52.4DiedMichael Mongkhol On PrakhongchitVicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand
24 Jan44.7ResignedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia
44.7ResignedJoost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Tullia
25 Jan BornAnibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R.Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama
BornKindane YebioBishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
26 Jan46.4Ordained BishopJules-Joseph Puset, S.M.M. †Bishop of Tamatave, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
27 Jan BornPaul ConnellBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
29 Jan44.9Ordained BishopLeonard Philip CowleyTitular Bishop of PertusaAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
22.7Final VowsTomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
16.5ProfessedHéctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
55.5Ordained BishopAlphonse James SchladweilerBishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
30 Jan48.8AppointedDomenico EnriciApostolic Nuncio to HaitiOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
55.5InstalledAlphonse James SchladweilerBishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
31 Jan BornCiro MinieroArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
45.2AppointedTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Prelate of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
45.2AppointedTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MargumBishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
Feb68.8ResignedGhebre Jesus JacobApostolic Exarch of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaApostolic Exarch Emeritus
2 Feb53.2Ordained BishopAngelo Barbisotti, F.S.C.J. †Titular Bishop of CaunusVicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
24.6Ordained PriestJohn BulaitisPriest of Kaišiadorys, LithuaniaApostolic Nuncio
69.8DiedMarco II KhouzamPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
Selected[ Li Wei-jen]Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], ChinaBishop-Elect
BornRobert Anthony LlanosBishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
61.8DiedRoberto Moreira MartínezBishop of Linares, Chile
32.1Ordained PriestLucas Olu Chukwuka NwaezeapuPriestBishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
66.0Selected[Matthias Wu Guo-huan]Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
3 Feb25.1Ordained PriestOswald Thomas Colman GomisPriest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
24.4Ordained PriestPatrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
50.6Ordained BishopJean Émile André Marie MauryTitular Bishop of ElisArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
53.8AppointedAsrate Mariam YemmeruApostolic Exarch of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaArchbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
53.8AppointedAsrate Mariam YemmeruTitular Bishop of UrimaArchbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
4 Feb80.3DiedStanislaw RospondAuxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
6 Feb81.1DiedJean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Feb67.2AppointedAlfonso CastaldoCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
52.0AppointedPio Augusto Crivellari, O.F.M. †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
BornRaphy ManjalyArchbishop of Agra, India
8 Feb BornPeter Leslie SmithAuxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
9 Feb76.4DiedBasile Ephrem Hikary (Hykary)Titular Bishop of Amastris
Selected[ Shen Chu-ming]Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
11 Feb28.5Ordained PriestJosef HomeyerPriest of Münster, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
54.7Ordained BishopJan JaroszewiczTitular Bishop of LetopolisBishop of Kielce, Poland
25.6Ordained PriestFriedrich OstermannPriest of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.3AppointedManuel José Bernardino Piñera CarvalloAuxiliary Bishop of Talca, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
42.3AppointedManuel José Bernardino Piñera CarvalloTitular Bishop of Prusias ad HypiumArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
81.7AppointedRicardo Pittini Piussi, S.D.B. †Bishop of Dominican Republic, MilitaryArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
55.1Ordained BishopSzczepan (Stefano) SobalkowskiTitular Bishop of MedeliAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
12 FebSelected[ Dong Wen-long]Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
BornNazzareno MarconiBishop of Macerata, Italy
55.1DiedSzczepan (Stefano) SobalkowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
BornPaul Desmond TigheSecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
14 Feb37.2AppointedWalmor Battú WichrowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
37.2AppointedWalmor Battú WichrowskiTitular Bishop of SanavusBishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
60.3AppointedAlejandro SchellCoadjutor Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop
60.3AppointedAlejandro SchellTitular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
15 Feb55.5AppointedAngel Riesco CarbajoAuxiliary Bishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.5AppointedAngel Riesco CarbajoTitular Bishop of LimisaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
16 Feb31.8Ordained PriestNicodemus Atle Basili HhandoPriest of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
BornThomas Joseph NeylonAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
17 Feb46.0AppointedHyakinthos GadApostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
46.0AppointedHyakinthos GadTitular Bishop of GratianopolisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
18 Feb25.5Ordained PriestPier Luigi MazzoniPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
19 Feb61.7ResignedEdgar Larochelle, P.M.E. †Superior General of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresSuperior General Emeritus
35.5AppointedJoseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †Superior General of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresArchbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
20 Feb BornKenneth Michael HowellBishop of Toowoomba, Australia
22 Feb BornMargarito Salazar CárdenasBishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México
23 FebBornMateus Feliciano Augusto TomásBishop of Namibe, Angola
24 Feb BornGabriele Giordano CacciaPermanent Observer to United Nations
56.0Ordained BishopVincent-Marie FavéTitular Bishop of AndedaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
BornHency Martínez VargasBishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
47.0AppointedCyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément TourelBishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), FranceBishop Emeritus
25 Feb39.7AppointedRafael González MoralejoAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, SpainBishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
39.7AppointedRafael González MoralejoTitular Bishop of DardanusBishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
BornGermán Medina AcostaBishop of Engativá, Colombia
68.1DiedJoão de Deus Ramalho, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Macau, China
27 Feb43.2Ordained BishopReginald John DelargeyTitular Bishop of HirinaCardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
28 Feb BornPhilippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Chartres, France
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