Year 1955, July-August, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 2 Jul59.7AppointedGrégoire-Pierre XV (François) Agagianian †President of the Pontifical Commission for the Redaction of the Code of Oriental Canon LawCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon 27.0Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần †Priest of Bac Ninh, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam 3 Jul28.3Ordained PriestAthanase Bala, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon 79.5DiedPacifico Cembranos Nistral, O.C.D. †Prefect Emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador 42.7AppointedGregorio Espiga e Infante, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of AphnaeumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Palawan, Philippines 42.7AppointedGregorio Espiga e Infante, O.A.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Palawan, PhilippinesVicar Apostolic Emeritus 44.5AppointedPaul Etoga †Auxiliary Bishop of Yaoundé, CameroonBishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon 44.5AppointedPaul Etoga †Titular Bishop of CyparissiaBishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon 22.8Ordained PriestCarmelo FerraroPriest of Siracusa e Ragusa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy 27.0Ordained PriestMaurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France 54.7AppointedJosé Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru 54.7AppointedJosé Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ClypiaVicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru 46.4Ordained BishopAntonio María Michelato Danese, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of ArchelaïsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile BornNeethinathan AnthonisamyBishop of Chingleput, India 34.3AppointedAntony Padiyara †Bishop of Ootacamund, IndiaCardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India 25.8Ordained PriestGordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles 49.4AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Harar, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 49.4AppointedUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CymeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia 50.6AppointedFrançois-Marie-Joseph Poirier †Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiArchbishop Emeritus 22.5Ordained PriestEugenio Ravignani †Priest of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy 42.1Ordained BishopAndrija-Dusan Štambuk †Titular Bishop of BalaneaAuxiliary Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia 44.1AppointedJohn Baptist Sye Bong-Kil †Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South)Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) 44.1AppointedJohn Baptist Sye Bong-Kil †Titular Bishop of ChomaArchbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) 42.8AppointedIreneus Wien Dud †Vicar Apostolic of Rumbek, SudanArchbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan 42.8AppointedIreneus Wien Dud †Titular Bishop of BarcususArchbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan BornDominique Marie Jean Denis YouBishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil 25.4Ordained PriestTadeusz Józef Zawistowski †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łomża, Poland 4 Jul48.4AppointedAntonio Ravagli †Coadjutor Bishop of Larino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy 48.4AppointedAntonio Ravagli †Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in ArabiaBishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy 9 Jul BornJohn Michael (Ion Mihai) BoteanBishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA 77.2DiedFranciscus Lucas, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Djibouti (Gibuti) 68.7ResignedJosé María Preciado y Nieva, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Darién, PanamaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 10 Jul BornJohan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium 24.0Ordained PriestEgidio Caporello †Priest of Padova {Padua}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy 26.0Ordained PriestMalcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles 61.8Ordained BishopAngel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of GazeraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru 49.3AppointedJacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Samarinda, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Samarinda, Indonesia 49.3AppointedJacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. †Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in IsauriaBishop Emeritus of Samarinda, Indonesia 24.7Ordained PriestJoseph Bernard Louis Willigers, M.H.M. †Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillBishop Emeritus of Jinja, Uganda 11 JulBornPaul Alois Lakra †Bishop of Gumla, India 13 Jul BornHenricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm.Bishop of Malang, Indonesia 49.4Ordained BishopJosef Schneider †Archbishop of Bamberg, GermanyArchbishop Emeritus 15 Jul30.3Ordained PriestFrancisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 32.6Ordained PriestAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru 16 Jul BornMichel Armand Alexis Jean PansardBishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France 38.7AppointedDiego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, BrazilBishop of Ischia, Italy 17 Jul25.1Ordained PriestAnthony Hitchen †Priest of Liverpool, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop 24.3Ordained PriestWilliam Henry Keeler †Priest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA 25.6Ordained PriestHans-Reinhard Koch †Priest of Erfurt-Meiningen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany 28.7Ordained Priest(Joseph) Stephen Li Side †PriestBishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China 24.0Ordained PriestRudolf Müller †Priest of Görlitz, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany 28.3Ordained PriestSenan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. †Priest of Order of St. AugustineBishop Emeritus of Maiduguri, Nigeria 18 Jul BornJean-Marie Mate Musivi MupendawatuSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development 19 Jul27.6Ordained PriestPierre-Marie Coty †PriestBishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire 20 Jul BornEgidio MiragoliBishop of Mondovi, Italy 21 Jul52.0AppointedLadislau Paz, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus 52.0AppointedLadislau Paz, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Amathus in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 40.4AppointedAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil 40.4AppointedAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad OlympumPrelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil 41.7AppointedSiro Silvestri †Bishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy 23 Jul BornFaustino Armendáriz JiménezArchbishop of Durango, México BornAlberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A.Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina 24 Jul58.9AppointedThomas-Percival Caza †Coadjutor Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 33.5AppointedTomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †Bishop of David, PanamaArchbishop Emeritus of Panamá 25.8Ordained PriestJohannes Bernardus Niënhaus †Priest of Utrecht, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 48.1Ordained BishopGiuseppe Maria Sensi †Titular Archbishop of SardesCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 25 Jul28.7Ordained PriestJacques Louis Léon Delaporte †Priest of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France 40.0Ordained BishopManuel Platon Del Rosario †Titular Bishop of ZertaBishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines 51.5Ordained BishopOtto Spülbeck, C.O. †Titular Bishop of ChristopolisBishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany BornMarjan TurnšekArchbishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia 27 Jul70.1DiedFaustino Moreira dos Santos, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde 85.2DiedJuan Perelló y Pou, M.S.C. †Bishop of Vic, Spain 39.7AppointedAltino Ribeiro de Santana †Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, AngolaBishop of Beira, Mozambique 28 Jul41.7AppointedLuis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales †Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), EcuadorBishop Emeritus 41.7AppointedLuis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales †Titular Bishop of CoptusBishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador 29 Jul BornMartin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali, Benin 41.3AppointedEpifanio Surban Belmonte †Bishop of Dumaguete, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 30 Jul BornJosef MarketzBishop of Gurk, Austria 32.6Ordained PriestLuis Mario Martínez de Lejarza Valle, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of Guatemala 31 Jul25.1Ordained PriestJosé Carlos Melo, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil 1 Aug36.3AppointedEdmundo Luís Kunz †Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 36.3AppointedEdmundo Luís Kunz †Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in PhoeniciaAuxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 49.8Ordained BishopThomas Joseph McCarthy †Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada BornStephen Tjephe †Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar 6 Aug27.6Ordained PriestBernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C.Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusPrelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru 7 Aug23.1Ordained PriestJavier Echevarría Rodríguez †Priest of Opus DeiPrelate 25.3Ordained PriestJulián Herranz CasadoPriest of Opus DeiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 43.4Ordained BishopLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †Titular Bishop of VulturiaBishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) 23.0Ordained PriestSzilárd KeresztesPriest of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), HungaryBishop Emeritus 9 Aug54.2Ordained BishopRené-Fernand-Eugène Fourrey †Bishop of Belley, FranceBishop Emeritus 52.3AppointedBernard Joseph Topel †Coadjutor Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USABishop Emeritus 52.3AppointedBernard Joseph Topel †Titular Bishop of BindaBishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA 10 Aug68.1DiedJorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos †Bishop of Chillán, Chile 71.9DiedLouis Liagre †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France 48.4SucceededFrançois Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceBishop Emeritus BornManfred ScheuerBishop of Linz, Austria 11 Aug BornVladimír Fekete, S.D.B.Prefect of Azerbaijan 44.4Ordained BishopLonginus Gabriel Pereira †Titular Bishop of VadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India 12 Aug62.8AppointedEmilio Baroncelli †Bishop of Recanati, ItalyBishop Emeritus 81.2AppointedAluigi Cossio †Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in AbasgiaBishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy 81.2RetiredAluigi Cossio †Bishop of Recanati, ItalyBishop Emeritus BornDominic Nguyên Văn ManhBishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam 13 Aug67.9DiedMario Vianello †Archbishop of Perugia, Italy 14 Aug23.0Ordained DeaconHubert Marie Pierre Dominique BarbierDeacon of Luçon, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France 28.1Ordained PriestStephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †Priest of Batrun (Maronite), LebanonBishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA 15 Aug22.6Ordained PriestGiuseppe CostanzoPriest of Acireale, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy BornPiero DelboscoBishop of Cuneo-Fossano, Italy 37.1Ordained PriestThomas Gao Yuchen †PriestBishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China 33.2Ordained PriestSimon Tonyé †Priest of Douala, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon 16 Aug23.5Solemn VowsJoseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China 19 Aug BornGiovanni M. Scalese, B.Superior of Afghanistan BornIbrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 42.3DiedAndrija-Dusan Štambuk †Auxiliary Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia 20 Aug BornPaulo Romeu Dantas BastosBishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil 21 Aug54.5Ordained BishopAlonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †Titular Bishop of NasaiPrelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil 45.9Ordained BishopDominic Aloysius Vendargon †Bishop of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 22 Aug23.6Simple VowsSixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile 65.2DiedIldebrando Vannucci, O.S.B. †Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy 24 Aug38.1Ordained BishopPeter Bernard Pereira †Titular Bishop of UrusiBishop of Trivandrum, India 26 Aug49.5AppointedGiovanni Mocellini †Bishop of Comacchio, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Adria, Italy 27 Aug37.8InstalledFrancisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †Apostolic Administrator of Copiapó, ChileBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile 28 Aug42.0Ordained BishopFrancis Chan †Bishop of Penang, Malaysia 49.5Ordained BishopUrbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CymeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia 36.5Ordained BishopJosé de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez †Titular Bishop of ApollonisCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia 21.7Solemn VowsGeorge Riashi, B.C. †Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek) 44.2AppointedEladio Vicuña Aránguiz †Bishop of Chillán, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile