Year 1953, March-April, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Mar BornJosé Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B.Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 Mar28.1Ordained PriestManuel Sandalo Salvador †Priest of Cebu, PhilippinesCoadjutor Archbishop 3 Mar BornRalph Heskett, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain 4 Mar55.5AppointedAlphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, MadagascarBishop Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar 6 Mar BornThomas Aquinas LephonseBishop of Coimbatore, India 66.6AppointedGustavo Testa †Apostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 7 Mar47.9Ordained BishopThomas Joseph Brosnahan, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra LeoneArchbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone 46.2AppointedUbaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. †Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia 46.2AppointedUbaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. †Titular Bishop of BidaPrelate of Corocoro, Bolivia 8 Mar22.1Solemn VowsAbílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe 10 Mar44.8AppointedEnrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †Bishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy 63.2AppointedRobert Stephen Dehler, C. R. †Apostolic Administrator of Bermuda Islands, AntillesVicar Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles 78.9DiedIgnacy Maria Dubowski †Bishop Emeritus of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, Ukraine 39.8AppointedOthon Motta †Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil 39.8AppointedOthon Motta †Titular Bishop of UzitaBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil 54.5CeasedGeorges Xenopulos, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece 11 Mar52.2AppointedNoël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, EgyptBishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin 52.2AppointedNoël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of BagaiBishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin 39.4AppointedMarius Macrionitis, S.J. †Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece 39.4AppointedMarius Macrionitis, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki, GreeceArchbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece 65.0AppointedPietro Sfair †Titular Bishop of Epiphania in SyriaTitular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti 12 Mar BornJosé Luis Retana GozaloBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain 13 Mar41.0AppointedRichard Finn, S.M.A. †Prefect of Ibadan, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria BornLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Nuncio to India AppointedJohn Baptist Tokisuke Noda †Prefect of Niigata, Japan 14 Mar BornMarian BuczekBishop Emeritus of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine 15 Mar31.2Ordained PriestHerman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia 24.9Ordained PriestTimóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil 16 Mar BornVincent CoulibalyArchbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea BornMariano CrociataBishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy 17 Mar54.4AppointedPierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie †Bishop of Clermont, FranceBishop Emeritus 54.0AppointedMarco Antonio García y Suárez †Bishop of Granada, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus 56.8Ordained BishopPatrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of SophenePrelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines 19 Mar58.8Ordained BishopDomingos da Apresentação Fernandes †Titular Bishop of AcalissusBishop of Aveiro, Portugal 32.9Ordained PriestMartin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 45.9Ordained BishopMarino Bergonzini †Titular Bishop of MedeliBishop Emeritus of Faenza, Italy 25.2Ordained PriestCipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. †Priest of La Hermandad de Sacerdotes Operarios Diocesanos del Sagrado Corazón de JesúsVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America 66.2Ordained BishopFrancis Arthur Carvalho †Titular Bishop of DemetriasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India 25.7Ordained PriestJoel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil 51.7Ordained BishopAnacleto Cazzaniga †Archbishop of Urbino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 33.7Ordained BishopErnesto Corripio y Ahumada †Titular Bishop of ZaparaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District 49.9Ordained BishopFrancisco Gallego Pérez †Bishop of Barranquilla, ColombiaBishop of Cali, Colombia 41.2Ordained BishopJohn Francis Hackett †Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA 36.9Ordained BishopRubén Isaza Restrepo †Titular Bishop of BadiaeArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia 56.0Ordained BishopPablo Mariaselvam, S.D.B. †Bishop of Vellore, India 27.1Ordained PriestAdriani Mkoba †Priest of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 50.0AppointedPaolo Pappalardo †Apostolic Internuncio to SyriaOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 47.7Ordained BishopRajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram †Bishop of Tanjore, IndiaBishop Emeritus 42.1Ordained BishopBenedict Takahiko Tomizawa †Bishop of Sapporo, JapanBishop Emeritus 39.7Ordained BishopJoseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †Titular Bishop of SilaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam 20 Mar BornFrancis Assisi ChullikattApostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 Mar24.1Ordained PriestEdmundo Madarang Abaya †Priest of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 24.6Ordained DeaconBenedito Francisco de AlbuquerqueDeacon of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil 24.4Ordained PriestGiuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey BornMyron Joseph CottaBishop of Stockton, California, USA 29.0Ordained PriestVictorino Cristobal Ligot †Priest of Laoag, PhilippinesBishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines 26.6Ordained PriestJosaphat Li Hongguang †PriestBishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China 23.1Ordained PriestPellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy 24.0Ordained PriestMichael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Dundee, South Africa 24 Mar50.1AppointedJohn Bökenföhr (Boekenfoehr), O.M.I. †Bishop of Kimberley, South AfricaBishop Emeritus 52.3AppointedAntonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras 52.3AppointedAntonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. †Titular Bishop of ZoaraVicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras 37.5AppointedAloysius Joseph Dettmer, S.C.I. †Prefect of De Aar, South AfricaPrefect Emeritus BornFrancesca Di GiovanniSecretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 50.1AppointedPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 50.1AppointedPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of PellaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia 55.8AppointedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 55.8AppointedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of ThabracaBishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 40.1AppointedYves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of DolicheArchbishop Emeritus of Garoua, Cameroon 40.1AppointedYves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Garoua, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Garoua, Cameroon 36.1AppointedGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †Vicar Apostolic of Istmina, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia 36.1AppointedGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †Titular Bishop of ZalicheBishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia 35.5AppointedGerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †Titular Bishop of RhesainaVicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia 35.5AppointedGerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia 25 Mar52.0AppointedAttilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania 48.8AppointedVincent Billington, M.H.M. †Bishop of Kampala, UgandaBishop Emeritus 45.1AppointedJosephus Johannes Maria Blomjous, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 45.1CeasedJosephus Johannes Maria Blomjous, M. Afr. †Apostolic Administrator of Maswa, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania 48.1AppointedCornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Tabora, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus 72.9AppointedJoseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Moshi, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedLouis-Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Rubaga, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus 21.1Perpetual VowsFlavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy 45.5Ordained BishopAlberto Castelli †Titular Bishop of IerichusVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity 44.2AppointedCharles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. †Bishop of Nyeri, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya 53.8AppointedGiovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †Bishop of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus 55.5AppointedJohn Francis Greif, M.H.M. †Bishop of Tororo, Uganda 50.3AppointedFrederick Hall, M.H.M. †Bishop of Kisumu, KenyaBishop Emeritus 57.2AppointedBernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 42.3AppointedJames C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †Bishop of Karema, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania 53.7AppointedJoseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †Bishop of Masaka, UgandaArchbishop of Rubaga, Uganda 68.1AppointedFrançois-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mbarara, UgandaBishop Emeritus 40.9AppointedAlfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †Bishop of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop of Rulenge, Tanzania 48.2Ordained BishopEmanuel Gregory ’Mabathoana, O.M.I. †Bishop of Leribe, LesothoArchbishop of Maseru, Lesotho 56.2AppointedEdgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus 56.9AppointedJohn Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Nairobi, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus 44.6AppointedAnthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. †Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania 52.0Ordained BishopAmbrose Rayappan †Titular Bishop of SidonArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India 40.7AppointedLaurean Rugambwa †Bishop of Rutabo, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania 44.5InstalledRufino Jiao Santos †Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines 54.9Ordained BishopWilhelm Sedlmeier †Titular Bishop of AulonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg, Germany 54.1AppointedAntoon van Oorschoot, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mbeya, TanzaniaBishop of Mbeya, Tanzania 66.9AppointedJan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †Bishop of Kigoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 44.4AppointedPatrick Winters, S.A.C. †Bishop of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 27 Mar49.9InstalledFrancisco Gallego Pérez †Bishop of Barranquilla, ColombiaBishop of Cali, Colombia BornValdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil 29 MarBornFidelis Uga Orgah †Bishop of Otukpo, Nigeria 30 Mar67.6DiedAlexandre Vachon †Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Apr42.1AppointedManuel de Jesus Pereira †Auxiliary Bishop of Coimbra, PortugalBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal 1 Apr67.1AppointedGiuseppe Della Cioppa †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Alife, Italy 67.1ResignedGiuseppe Della Cioppa †Bishop of Alife, ItalyBishop Emeritus 86.4AppointedGiuseppe de Nardis †Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy 86.4RetiredGiuseppe de Nardis †Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, ItalyBishop Emeritus 2 Apr BornRobert William FinnBishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA 4 Apr27.0Ordained PriestDesiderio Elso Collino †PriestBishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina 23.9Ordained PriestVicente García Bernal †PriestBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México 22.7Ordained PriestCarmelo Juan Giaquinta †Priest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina 28.5Ordained PriestNicolas Mollenedo Mondejar †Priest of Jaro, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines 25.1Ordained PriestYves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia 23.7Ordained PriestCharles McDonald Renfrew †Priest of Glasgow, Scotland, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop 25.0Ordained PriestMichel Marie Paul Saudreau †Priest of Paris, FranceBishop Emeritus of Le Havre, France 5 Apr22.9Ordained PriestDonato De Bonis †PriestTitular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia 24.0Ordained PriestSergio Goretti †PriestBishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy 6 Apr46.4AppointedLuigi Cicuttini †Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy 46.4AppointedLuigi Cicuttini †Titular Bishop of AmyzonBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy 23.8Ordained PriestFrançois-Mathurin Gourvès †Priest of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceBishop Emeritus of Vannes, France 7 Apr BornThomas Thanh Thai NguyenAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA 8 Apr42.5AppointedRémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti 42.5AppointedRémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of TuruziBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti 9 Apr53.2AppointedJames Aloysius McNulty †Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USABishop of Buffalo, New York, USA 10 Apr47.4AppointedEttore Cunial †Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber 11 Apr47.4AppointedEttore Cunial †Titular Archbishop of SoteropolisVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber 47.4AppointedEttore Cunial †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber 12 Apr44.8Ordained BishopEnrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †Bishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy 72.8DiedJohn Dignan †Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland 71.4AppointedJosef Freusberg †Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany 71.4AppointedJosef Freusberg †Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in EpiroAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany 23.7Ordained PriestDaniel Joseph Mullins †Priest of Cardiff, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain 40.3Ordained BishopGregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. †Titular Bishop of PrusaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru 37.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Rendeiro, O.P. †Titular Bishop of MesseneBishop of Coimbra, Portugal 53.5Ordained BishopJohannes Rüth, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of AmudarsaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} 14 Apr51.4AppointedJean-Emmanuel Marquès †Auxiliary Bishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), FranceArchbishop 51.4AppointedJean-Emmanuel Marquès †Titular Bishop of SigusArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France 42.4AppointedJean-Ernest Ménard †Auxiliary Bishop of Chartres, FranceBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France 42.4AppointedJean-Ernest Ménard †Titular Bishop of AliaBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France 15 Apr BornLeo BoccardiApostolic Nuncio BornPaul Hwang Chul-sooBishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) 76.4DiedMoses Elias Kiley †Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 58.2AppointedPaolo Marella †Apostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter 79.4AppointedGiovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of EucarpiaBishop Emeritus of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy 79.4RetiredGiovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyBishop Emeritus 17 Apr79.7DiedHenri-Édouard Dutoit †Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras, France 18 AprBornElenito de los Reyes Galido †Bishop of Iligan, Philippines 61.3DiedJoannes Groen, M.S.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia BornLudger SchepersAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany 21 Apr27.3Ordained PriestMarcel Bam’ba Gongoa †PriestBishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 22 Apr43.0Ordained BishopJoseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †Bishop of Accra, GhanaBishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles 38.9Ordained BishopThomas Joseph Danehy, M.M. †Titular Bishop of BitaApostolic Administrator of Pando, Bolivia 45.7AppointedGiuseppe Pullano †Coadjutor Bishop of Patti, ItalyBishop 45.7AppointedGiuseppe Pullano †Titular Bishop of UzalisBishop of Patti, Italy 43.3Ordained BishopFrancis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †Titular Bishop of OenoandaBishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand 23 Apr59.1Ordained BishopAdrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †Titular Bishop of TrisipaArchbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia 25 Apr22.6Ordained PriestGirolamo Grillo †PriestBishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy BornSilvano Herminio Pedroso MontalvoBishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba 26 Apr38.8Ordained BishopOtoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of FormaArchbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru 42.2Ordained BishopAgostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Portalegre, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal 27 Apr61.5AppointedIvan Bučko (Buchko) †Titular Archbishop of LeucasOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other 61.5AppointedIvan Bučko (Buchko) †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherOfficial Emeritus 38.8AppointedZacarias Rolim de Moura †Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus 29 Apr57.2AppointedJohannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, DenmarkBishop Emeritus 30 Apr50.0AppointedVincenzo De Chiara †Bishop of Mileto, ItalyBishop Emeritus