The Year of Our Lord 1962

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 75.6 Resigned Giuseppe Rossi † Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary Titular Bishop of Palmyra

2 Dec 23.7 Ordained Priest Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez † Priest Bishop of Veracruz, México

26.4 Ordained Priest Luis Morales Reyes † Priest of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

51.2 Ordained Bishop Vito Roberti † Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy

Born Joseph Luechai Thatwisai Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand

3 Dec 80.4 Died Hipólito Martínez y Martínez, O.S.A. † Prefect of Lixian [Lichow], China

Born Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte Bishop of Venezuela, Military

4 Dec 73.1 Died Juan Albacete Sáiz, S.J. † Prefect of San Francisco Javier, Peru

5 Dec 34.7 Appointed Alcides Mendoza Castro † Bishop of Abancay, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru

Born Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

6 Dec 55.1 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Auxiliary Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Titular Bishop of Andropolis Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica

7 Dec 35.1 Appointed Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

35.1 Selected Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

20.7 Professed Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

Born Félix María Ramírez Barajas Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia

8 Dec 56.0 Appointed Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

38.3 Ordained Bishop João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Titular Bishop of Circesium Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

28.1 Simple Vows Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Born Marco Prastaro Bishop of Asti, Italy

21.2 Solemn Vows Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop Emeritus of San Severo, Italy

9 Dec Born Enrique Eguía Seguí Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina

11 Dec Born Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

13 Dec 53.8 Died George Shanks, M.H.M. † Prefect of Kashmir and Jammu, India

14 Dec 38.8 Ordained Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo † Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

77.1 Died Carlo de Ferrari, C.S.S. † Archbishop of Trento, Italy

84.7 Died Pio Paschini † President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

15 Dec 28.3 Ordained Priest Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil

16 Dec 44.6 Ordained Bishop Manuel d’Almeida Trindade † Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

31.4 Ordained Priest Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde

54.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Javier Gillmore Stock † Titular Bishop of Auzia Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

65.9 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Picco † Titular Bishop of Anaea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

27.1 Ordained Priest Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. Priest of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

50.0 Installed Mario Zanchin † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 51.5 Appointed Antonio D’Erchia † Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

51.5 Appointed Antonio D’Erchia † Titular Bishop of Podalia Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

28.4 Incardinated Rubén López Ardón Priest of Esteli, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec Born Domingo Buezo Leiva Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala

25.4 Ordained Priest Matthew Harvey Clark † Priest of Albany, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA

25.1 Ordained Priest Henry Joseph Mansell Priest of New York, New York, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

47.1 Appointed Vittorio Ottaviani † Bishop of Alatri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy

20 Dec Born Bruno Cosme, M.E.P. Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia

38.8 Installed Remi Joseph De Roo † Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Malanje, Angola

46.2 Appointed Félix Niza Ribeiro † Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique

21 Dec 58.8 Ordained Bishop Clarence Edward Elwell † Titular Bishop of Cone Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

23.3 Ordained Priest Agnelo Rufino Gracias Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

32.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong † Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

42.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 24.6 Ordained Priest José Luis Amezcua Melgoza Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México

27.7 Ordained Priest Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères

27.5 Ordained Priest Augustine Cheong Myong-jo † Priest Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)

25.9 Ordained Priest Benedito Beni dos Santos Priest of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil

30.4 Ordained Priest Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Mongu, Zambia

28.4 Ordained Priest Lawrence Patrick Henry † Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Josu Iriondo Zabaleta Priest of Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

26.8 Ordained Priest John Joseph Kaising † Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

26.8 Ordained Priest Nicodemus Kirima † Priest of Nyeri, Kenya Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

Born Wiesław Lechowicz Bishop of Poland, Military

28.3 Ordained Priest Januário Machaze Nhangumbe Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pemba, Mozambique

28.9 Ordained Priest Joachim Meisner † Priest of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

24.8 Ordained Priest Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Priest of Nantes, France Archbishop of Tours, France

42.3 Ordained Bishop Jerónimo José Podestá † Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

27.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Sangval Surasarang † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand

25.2 Ordained Priest José Clemente Weber Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

23 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest Paciano Basilio Aniceto Priest of San Fernando, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines

73.9 Died Heinrich Breuer, O.M.I. † Prefect Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

45.5 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. † Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina

25 Dec Born Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama † Bishop of Dedza, Malawi

26 Dec 35.2 Confirmed Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

27 Dec 47.6 Appointed Anthony de Saram † Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

47.6 Appointed Anthony de Saram † Titular Bishop of Tacapae Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

42.7 Appointed John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Titular Bishop of Raphia Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

29 Dec 17.7 Entered José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia

Born Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F. Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

51.1 Installed Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

30 Dec 38.8 Ordained Bishop Climério Almeida de Andrade † Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

Born Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez Bishop of San Felipe, Chile

41.3 Ordained Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. † Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

Born Dominique Banlène Guigbile Bishop of Dapaong, Togo

25.2 Ordained Priest Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim Priest Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

31 Dec 84.8 Died Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs † Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	75.6	Resigned	Giuseppe Rossi †	Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Titular Bishop of Palmyra
2 Dec	23.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez †	Priest	Bishop of Veracruz, México
26.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Morales Reyes †	Priest of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Vito Roberti †	Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia	Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy
	Born	Joseph Luechai Thatwisai		Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand
3 Dec	80.4	Died	Hipólito Martínez y Martínez, O.S.A. †	Prefect of Lixian [Lichow], China
	Born	Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte		Bishop of Venezuela, Military
4 Dec	73.1	Died	Juan Albacete Sáiz, S.J. †	Prefect of San Francisco Javier, Peru
5 Dec	34.7	Appointed	Alcides Mendoza Castro †	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	Born	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.		Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
6 Dec	55.1	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Titular Bishop of Andropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
7 Dec	35.1	Appointed	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly †	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
35.1	Selected	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly †	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
20.7	Professed	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
	Born	Félix María Ramírez Barajas		Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia
8 Dec	56.0	Appointed	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
38.3	Ordained Bishop	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Titular Bishop of Circesium	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
28.1	Simple Vows	Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Born	Marco Prastaro		Bishop of Asti, Italy
21.2	Solemn Vows	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of San Severo, Italy
9 Dec		Born	Enrique Eguía Seguí		Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
11 Dec		Born	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J.		Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
13 Dec	53.8	Died	George Shanks, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Kashmir and Jammu, India
14 Dec	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Remi Joseph De Roo †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
77.1	Died	Carlo de Ferrari, C.S.S. †	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
84.7	Died	Pio Paschini †	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
15 Dec	28.3	Ordained Priest	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
16 Dec	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel d’Almeida Trindade †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
31.4	Ordained Priest	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Javier Gillmore Stock †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
65.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Picco †	Titular Bishop of Anaea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
27.1	Ordained Priest	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Priest of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
50.0	Installed	Mario Zanchin †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Antonio D’Erchia †	Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
51.5	Appointed	Antonio D’Erchia †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
28.4	Incardinated	Rubén López Ardón	Priest of Esteli, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec		Born	Domingo Buezo Leiva		Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
25.4	Ordained Priest	Matthew Harvey Clark †	Priest of Albany, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
25.1	Ordained Priest	Henry Joseph Mansell	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
47.1	Appointed	Vittorio Ottaviani †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy
20 Dec		Born	Bruno Cosme, M.E.P.		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
38.8	Installed	Remi Joseph De Roo †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Malanje, Angola
46.2	Appointed	Félix Niza Ribeiro †	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique
21 Dec	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Clarence Edward Elwell †	Titular Bishop of Cone	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
23.3	Ordained Priest	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
32.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong †	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	24.6	Ordained Priest	José Luis Amezcua Melgoza	Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México
27.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
27.5	Ordained Priest	Augustine Cheong Myong-jo †	Priest	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
25.9	Ordained Priest	Benedito Beni dos Santos	Priest of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
30.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Mongu, Zambia
28.4	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Patrick Henry †	Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Priest of Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
26.8	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Kaising †	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
26.8	Ordained Priest	Nicodemus Kirima †	Priest of Nyeri, Kenya	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
	Born	Wiesław Lechowicz		Bishop of Poland, Military
28.3	Ordained Priest	Januário Machaze Nhangumbe	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pemba, Mozambique
28.9	Ordained Priest	Joachim Meisner †	Priest of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24.8	Ordained Priest	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Priest of Nantes, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
42.3	Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo José Podestá †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
27.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Sangval Surasarang †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand
25.2	Ordained Priest	José Clemente Weber	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	Paciano Basilio Aniceto	Priest of San Fernando, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
73.9	Died	Heinrich Breuer, O.M.I. †	Prefect Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
25 Dec		Born	Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama †		Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
26 Dec	35.2	Confirmed	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly †	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
27 Dec	47.6	Appointed	Anthony de Saram †	Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
47.6	Appointed	Anthony de Saram †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
42.7	Appointed	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Titular Bishop of Raphia	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
29 Dec	17.7	Entered	José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
	Born	Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F.		Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
51.1	Installed	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Climério Almeida de Andrade †	Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
	Born	Gonzalo Arturo Bravo Álvarez		Bishop of San Felipe, Chile
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	Born	Dominique Banlène Guigbile		Bishop of Dapaong, Togo
25.2	Ordained Priest	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
31 Dec	84.8	Died	Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium

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