Nominations and Resignations

in a.d. 1954

DateAscendingEvent
1954

Egypt Titular Metropolitan See of Nubia was established (Egypt)

Spain Diocese of Segovia lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos (Spain)

Spain Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo (Mozarabic Rite) exchanged territory with Diocese of Ávila (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Ávila lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid (Spain)

Austria Fr. Gebhard Ferdinand Koberger, C.R.L.A., was appointed as Abbot General of Canons Regular of the Lateran Congregation of Austria

Bermuda Fr. Robert Stephen Dehler, C.R., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (Bermuda)

Brazil Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm., Auxiliary Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

Canada Fr. Edmund J. McCorkell, C.S.B., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Paul Joseph Biéchy, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

Ecuador Bishop Silvio Luis Haro Alvear, Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of El Oro (Ecuador)

Ecuador Fr. Pacifico del Carmine, O.C.D., Prefect Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador), passed away

Ecuador Fr. Jeroteo della Santissima Vergine del Carmelo, O.C.D., Prefect Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador), passed away

Egypt Bishop Dionysios Kfoury, B.S., resigned as Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

England Fr. Francis Slattery was appointed as Priest of Lancaster (England)

France Cardinal Maurice Feltin, Military Vicar of France (France) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France), was appointed as Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Honduras Fr. Bernardino Nicola Mazzarella, O.F.M., was elected Bishop-Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras)

Indonesia Fr. Oscar Cremers, O.F.M., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Hollandia (Indonesia)

Ireland Bishop Cornelius Lucey, Bishop of Cork (Ireland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Ross (Ireland)

Italy Msgr. Fiorenzo Angelini resigned as Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies

Italy Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno resigned as Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals

Italy Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, Pro-Secretary of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, was appointed as Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals

Italy Archbishop Giuseppe Burzio resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Italy Archbishop Armando Lombardi, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Italy Bishop Andrea Pangrazio, Coadjutor Bishop of Verona (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Verona (Italy)

Italy Msgr. Primo Principi resigned as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Italy Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi, Apostolic Delegate to Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, was appointed as Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith

Italy Fr. Vittorio Maria Costantini, O.F.M. Conv., was appointed as Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans)

Italy Bishop Vincenzo Maria Jacono, Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Italy), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Nicastro (Italy)

Italy Fr. Pio Paschini, Rector Magnificus of Athenaeum of Roman Pontifical Seminary, was appointed as President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Italy Fr. Luigi Ghidoni was appointed as Priest of Piacenza (Italy)

Italy Fr. Luigi Giussani, Priest of Milano (Italy), was appointed as Founder of Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (CL) and President of Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (CL)

Italy Msgr. Giuseppe Graneris, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Promoter of Justice of Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was appointed as Sealer of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Italy Msgr. Michele Maccarrone, Priest of Forlì–Bertinoro (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

Italy Msgr. Carmine Vincenti resigned as Secretary General of Administrative Office of Institute for Works of Religion

Italy Fr. Arturo D’Onofrio, M.D.R., was appointed as Founder of Missionaries of the Divine Redeemer

Italy Mr. Bernardino Nogara resigned as President of Institute for Works of Religion

Italy Mr. Massimo Spada was appointed as President of Institute for Works of Religion

Japan Bishop Michael Wasaburo Urakawa (ミカエル 浦川 和三郎), Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia

Kenya Fr. Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Eldoret (Kenya)

Madagascar Fr. Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Morondava (Madagascar)

Philippines Fr. Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Sulu (Philippines)

Poland Fr. Buenavista Mansi, O.F.M. Conv., resigned as Vicar General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans)

South Africa Archbishop Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Dercos

South Africa Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty, Priest of Cape Town (South Africa), was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Spain Fr. Pedro Lumbreras, O.P., was appointed as Canonist of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Spain Fr. Manuel Suárez Fernández, O.P., resigned as Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Taiwan Archbishop Joseph Guo Ruo-shi (Kuo Joshih) (郭若石), C.D.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan), was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Taiwan Fr. Joseph Yang (楊紹南), C.D.D., resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord

Ukraine Sr. Eusebia Bilas, O.S.B.M., resigned as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

USA Sr. Zenobia Bezuszko, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Superior General of Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great

Abbot Matthäus Gregor Quatember, O. Cist., Abbot General emeritus of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians), passed away at 59

Msgr. Irvin Stoppini was appointed as Compiler of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

1954.01

Venezuela Bishop Ángel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Machiques (Venezuela)

1954.01.05

Brazil Bishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista, Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

1954.01.06

Congo-Kinshasa Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Australia Fr. James Patrick Carroll was elected Titular Bishop of Atenia and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Costermansville (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Metropolis in Asia and Vicar Apostolic of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Indonesia Fr. Wilhelmus Joannes Demarteau, M.S.F., was elected Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Cypro and Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin (Indonesia)

South Africa Fr. Francis Clement van Hoeck, O.S.B. Subl., was elected Abbot Ordinary of Pietersburg (South Africa) and Titular Bishop of Cissita

1954.01.07

Ecuador Bishop Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo, Bishop of Bolivar (Ecuador), passed away at 81

Romania Archbishop Alexandru Theodor Cisar, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania), passed away at 73

1954.01.11

France Fr. Louis Ferrand was elected Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France)

France Bishop Frédéric Duc, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Lydda

Fr. Alphons Maria Lellig, S.C.I., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians)

1954.01.15

Nigeria Fr. Edward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Sokoto (Nigeria)

1954.01.16

Spain Fr. Felix Romero Menjibar was elected Bishop of Jaén (Spain)

1954.01.17

Iraq Archdiocese of Bassorah (Chaldean Rite) was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baghdad and without ecclesiastical province) (Iraq)

1954.01.18

Austria Bishop Josef Schoiswohl, Apostolic Administrator of Burgenland (Austria) and Titular Bishop of Phytea, was appointed as Bishop of Seckau (Austria)

1954.01.19

Bolivia Fr. José Armando Gutiérrez Granier was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and Titular Bishop of Pionia

USA Bishop Walter Philip Kellenberg, Titular Bishop of Ioannina and Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Ogdensburg (USA)

1954.01.21

USA Bishop John Patrick Cody, Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Joseph (USA)

1954.01.22

Italy Patriarch Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto, O.F.M. Cap., Patriarch of Alexandria and Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation of Religious, passed away at 82

1954.01.24

China Fr. José Fogued y Gil (扶植義), C.M.F., Prefect Apostolic of Tunxi 屯溪 (China), passed away at 68

1954.01.27

USA Fr. Joseph John Annabring was elected Bishop of Superior (USA)

1954.01.29

Italy Archbishop Pio Leonardo Navarra, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop emeritus of Sezze (Italy), Bishop emeritus of Priverno (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Terracina (Italy), passed away at 76

Portugal Bishop Policarpo da Costa Vaz (高德華), Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal), was appointed as Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau)

1954.01.30

Austria Fr. Štefan László was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Burgenland (Austria)

1954.01.31

Brazil Bishop Juvéncio de Brito, Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil), passed away at 67

France Archbishop Maurice-Louis Dubourg, Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France), passed away at 75

Peru Bishop José Constantino García Pulgar, O.S.A., Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru), passed away at 61

1954.02.01

Italy Bishop Giuseppe Amici succeeded as Bishop of Foggia (Italy)

Italy Venerable Bishop Fortunato Maria Farina, Bishop of Foggia (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Honoriade

1954.02.03

Algeria Bishop Léon-Étienne Duval, Bishop of Constantine (Algeria), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Brazil Archbishop Rosalvo Costa Rêgo, Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), passed away at 62

France Bishop Henri Audrain, Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia and Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles (France), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Phasis and Coadjutor Archbishop of Auch (France)

1954.02.06

USA Fr. William Gaudreau, C.SS.R., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)

1954.02.07

China Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy (沈士杰), M.E.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China), passed away at 73

Peru Cardinal Juan Gualberto Guevara resigned as Military Vicar of Peru (Peru)

Peru Bishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R., Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Nisyrus and Military Vicar of Peru (Peru)

1954.02.08

Iraq Fr. Ephrem Gogué was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Joseph Gogué was elected Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1954.02.09

Scotland Bishop Edward Wilson Douglas, Bishop of Motherwell (Scotland), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Botrys

1954.02.11

Philippines Diocese of Lingayen was renamed as Diocese of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)

Philippines Bishop Mariano Aspiras Madriaga, Bishop of Lingayen (Philippines), was appointed as Bishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)

1954.02.13

Canada Bishop Reginald Duprat, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Prince Albert (Canada), passed away at 76

1954.02.14

Italy Archbishop Vincenzo Cavalla, Archbishop of Matera (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy), passed away at 51

1954.02.20

Italy Venerable Archbishop Fortunato Maria Farina, Bishop emeritus of Foggia (Italy), passed away at 72

1954.02.21

South Africa Diocese of Umzimkulu was established (from Diocese of Mariannhill and became suffragan of Durban) (South Africa)

Colombia Fr. Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Pachnemunis and Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha (Colombia)

Ghana Fr. Antoon Konings, S.M.A., Apostolic Administrator of Ho (Ghana), was elected Bishop of Keta (Ghana)

Japan Fr. Peter Arikata Kobayashi (ペトロ 小林有方) was elected Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)

Madagascar Fr. Jean David, C.S.Sp., was elected Titular Bishop of Metellopolis

South Africa Fr. Pius Bonaventura Dlamini was elected Bishop of Umzimkulu (South Africa)

1954.02.22

Italy Diocese of Gerace was renamed as Diocese of Gerace–Locri (Italy)

Colombia Msgr. Ricardo Sanz de Samper y Campuzano, Prefect emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces, passed away at 80

Italy Bishop Pacifico M. Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M., Bishop of Gerace (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Gerace–Locri (Italy)

Madagascar Bishop-elect Jean David, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Majunga (Madagascar)

1954.02.23

Spain Fr. Pedro Ramón Lamas Lourido was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota

1954.02.24

Spain Fr. Laureano Castán Lacoma was elected Titular Bishop of Dalisandus in Isauria and Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona (Spain)

1954.03.01

El Salvador Bishop Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I., Titular Bishop of Sabadia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador), was appointed as Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

1954.03.03

Kenya Fr. Lawrence Victor Bessone, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

Kenya Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Meru (Kenya)

1954.03.06

Italy Cardinal Massimo Massimi, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title, President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law and Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 76

1954.03.08

Italy Fr. Francesco Fasola was elected Titular Bishop of Vartana and Coadjutor Bishop of Agrigento (Italy)

1954.03.10

Canada Archbishop Gabriel-Joseph-Elie Breynat, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mackenzie (Canada), passed away at 86

1954.03.12

USA Bishop John Joseph Swint, Bishop of Wheeling (USA), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

1954.03.13

Italy Fr. Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

1954.03.18

Ecuador Fr. Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba was elected Bishop of Bolivar (Ecuador)

1954.03.20

Italy Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council, was appointed as Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law

Italy Cardinal Pietro Ciriaci was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council

1954.03.23

USA Bishop Allen James Babcock, Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

1954.03.24

China Bishop Franz Hoowaarts (何方濟), S.V.D., Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China), passed away at 75

Italy Msgr. Giuseppe Bracale, Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

USA Fr. Clarence George Issenmann, Priest of Cincinnati (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Phytea and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

1954.03.25

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Garneri was elected Titular Bishop of Utica and Auxiliary Bishop of Susa (Italy)

1954.03.27

Algeria Bishop Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier, Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium and Auxiliary Bishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria), was appointed as Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

USA Fr. Justin Joseph McCarthy was elected Titular Bishop of Doberus and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

1954.03.30

Ecuador Fr. Igino Gamboa, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

1954.03.31

Spain Fr. Pablo Barrachina Estevan was elected Bishop of Orihuela (Spain)

1954.04.02

China Fr. Paul Zhang was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Siping 四平 (China)

USA Abbot Mark Braun, O.S.B., President emeritus of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation, passed away at 62

1954.04.03

Philippines Fr. Jaime Lachica Sin was appointed as Priest of Jaro (Philippines)

Switzerland Fr. Ivo Fürer was appointed as Priest of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)

1954.04.04

Lebanon Bishop Abdallah Nujaim, Titular Bishop of Arca in Phœnicia of the Maronites, Auxiliary Bishop of Baalbek of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Apostolic Administrator of Baalbek of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Baalbek of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1954.04.05

Benin Apostolic Vicariate of Porto Novo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah) (Benin)

Colombia Apostolic Prefecture of Guapi was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco) (Colombia)

Italy Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina lost territory to Papal See of Roma (Italy)

Italy Fr. Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R., resigned as Prefect Apostolic of Tumaco (Colombia)

Mexico Fr. José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios was elected Titular Bishop of Amisus and Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

Mexico Bishop Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre, Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico), passed away at 95

Mexico Bishop Luis Guízar y Barragán succeeded as Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico)

USA Bishop Konštantín Bohačevskyj, Titular Bishop of Amisus and Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Ukrainians (USA), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Beroë

1954.04.06

USA Fr. Joseph Maria Pernicone was elected Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) and Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Honoriade

1954.04.08

Colombia Diocese of Jericó lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Quibdó (Colombia)

Italy Bishop Antonio Bagnoli, Bishop of Volterra (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

1954.04.10

Central African Republic Fr. Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Titular Bishop of Risinium and Vicar Apostolic of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

Italy Msgr. Renato Pozzi, Priest of Piacenza (Italy), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Myanmar Fr. John Joseph U Win was elected Titular Bishop of Lete and Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Nigeria Fr. John J. Reddington, S.M.A., was elected Bishop of Jos (Nigeria)

1954.04.14

Uganda Fr. Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.I., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Equatorial Nile (Uganda) and Superior General emeritus of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, passed away at 76

1954.04.15

Canada Bishop Martin Giuseppe Onorio Lajeunesse, O.M.I., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada)

1954.04.16

Syria Apostolic Administration of Latakia (Maronite Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Tripoli) (Syria)

Cyprus Fr. Elie Farah was elected Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

England Archbishop David Mathew was appointed as Military Vicar of Great Britain (England)

Syria Archbishop François Ayoub, Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was appointed as Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria)

1954.04.17

France Fr. Jean-Marie Lustiger was appointed as Priest of Paris (France)

1954.04.18

Canada Archbishop Arthur Alfred Sinnott, Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada), passed away at 77

Italy Fr. Marcello Bordoni was appointed as Priest of Pavia (Italy)

1954.04.23

Spain Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo (Mozarabic Rite) lost territory to Diocese of Jaén (Spain)

Colombia Fr. Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Tumaco (Colombia)

Colombia Fr. José de Jesús Arango was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia)

1954.04.24

Canada Bishop Benjamin Ibberson Webster, Titular Bishop of Paphus and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru was appointed as Priest of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Italy Fr. Mario Longo Dorni was elected Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

1954.04.27

Brazil Bishop Pedro Luis Maria Galibert, T.O.R., Bishop of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Platæa

1954.04.28

Germany Archbishop Wendelin Rauch, Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), passed away at 68

1954.04.30

USA Diocese of Mobile was renamed as Diocese of Mobile–Birmingham (USA)

1954.05.02

India Fr. Blasco Francisco Collaço was appointed as Priest of Goa and Daman (India)

1954.05.05

France Fr. Xavier Morilleau was elected Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Coadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

1954.05.06

Syria Archbishop Cirillo Riza, Auxiliary Bishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 90

1954.05.07

USA Msgr. John Joseph Carberry, Priest of Brooklyn (USA) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

1954.05.09

Croatia Bishop Quirino Clemente Bonefačić, Bishop of Makarska (Croatia) and Bishop of Split (Croatia), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Ioannina

New Zealand Archbishop Thomas Peter McKeefry succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

New Zealand Archbishop Thomas O’Shea, S.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand), passed away at 83

1954.05.10

Colombia Diocese of Manizales was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales (with suffragan sees Armenia and Pereira) (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Luis Concha Córdoba, Bishop of Manizales (Colombia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

Serbia Archbishop Ivan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M., Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia) and Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Jugoslavenska Banat (Serbia), passed away at 83

1954.05.11

England Bishop Francis Joseph Grimshaw, Bishop of Plymouth (England), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England)

1954.05.12

Indonesia Bishop Mattias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Medan (Indonesia)

USA Bishop William Joseph Hafey, Bishop of Scranton (USA), passed away at 66

1954.05.13

Argentina Archbishop Tomás Juan Carlos Solari, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina), passed away at 55

1954.05.14

China Fr. John Huo Cheng (霍成) was appointed as Priest of Fenyang 汾陽 (China)

Italy Bishop Biagio D’Agostino, Titular Bishop of Citium and Auxiliary Bishop of Termoli (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy)

1954.05.16

France Blessed Msgr. Vladimir Ghika, Priest of Paris (France) and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, passed away at 80

1954.05.19

Germany Bishop Johannes Joseph van der Velden, Bishop of Aachen (Germany), passed away at 62

1954.05.21

USA Fr. Leo Christopher Byrne was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) and Titular Bishop of Sabadia

USA Fr. Jeremiah Francis Minihan was elected Titular Bishop of Paphus and Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

1954.05.22

Italy Cardinal Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (剛恆毅) was appointed as Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery

Italy Bishop Giovanni Giorgis, Bishop of Susa (Italy), passed away at 67

1954.05.25

Brazil Fr. Oscar de Oliveira was elected Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia and Coadjutor Bishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)

1954.05.27

Italy Fr. Umberto Tramma was appointed as Priest of Napoli (Italy)

USA Bishop Thomas Joseph Toolen, Bishop of Mobile–Birmingham (USA), was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Mobile (USA)

1954.05.29

Italy Pope Pius X, Supreme Pontiff, Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy), Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation, Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office and Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre), was canonised

USA Fr. Joseph Anthony Fiorenza was appointed as Priest of Galveston–Houston (USA)

1954.05.31

Brazil Fr. Manuel Pereira da Costa was elected Titular Bishop of Knin and Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

1954.06.01

Brazil Fr. Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Priest of Natal (Brazil), was elected Titular Bishop of Thibica and Auxiliary Bishop of Natal (Brazil)

1954.06.02

Vietnam Blessed Fr. Joseph Tien Thạo Tiến, Priest of Thanh Hoá (Vietnam), passed away at 35

1954.06.03

Canada Bishop James Boyle, Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada), passed away at 68

1954.06.05

USA Fr. Edmund Casimir Szoka was appointed as Priest of Saginaw (USA)

1954.06.06

England Bishop John Henry King, Bishop of Portsmouth (England), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

Madagascar Fr. Étienne Garon, M.S., Prefect Apostolic of Morondava (Madagascar), passed away at 73

1954.06.07

Venezuela Diocese of Barcelona was established (from Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar and became suffragan of Caracas) (Venezuela)

Venezuela Diocese of Guanare was established (from Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo and became suffragan of Caracas) (Venezuela)

Venezuela Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure was established (from Diocese of Calabozo and Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela and became suffragan of Caracas) (Venezuela)

1954.06.08

USA Archbishop Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara, Archbishop-Bishop of Savannah (USA) and Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain

1954.06.09

Italy Archbishop Ruggero Bovelli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy), passed away at 79

1954.06.10

France Bishop Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois, Bishop of Rodez (France), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France)

1954.06.12

Italy Mr. Domenico Savio (Dominic Savio) was canonised

Italy Fr. Gaspare del Bufalo, C.PP.S., Moderator General of Missionaries of the Precious Blood, was canonised

Italy Fr. José María Pignatelli, S.J., was canonised

Italy Sr. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa (Paola Francesca), A.D.C., was canonised

Wallis and Futuna Fr. Pierre Louis Marie Chanel, S.M., was canonised

Chile Fr. Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez was appointed as Priest of Santiago (Chile)

Italy Blessed Fr. Alessandro Dordi was appointed as Priest of Bergamo (Italy)

1954.06.14

Burkina Faso Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya) (Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou) (Burkina Faso)

Central African Republic Apostolic Prefecture of Bangassou was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui) (Central African Republic)

Indonesia Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia (Indonesia)

Indonesia Apostolic Prefecture of Ketapang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak) (Indonesia)

Sri Lanka Diocese of Kandy lost territory to Diocese of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)

1954.06.16

France Ordinariate of Ordinariat des catholiques de rite oriental résidant en France (Eastern Rite) was established (France)

Monaco Archbishop Albert Levame, Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

1954.06.23

Brazil Fr. José Vicente Távora was elected Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

1954.06.24

Italy Fr. Corrado Bafile, Priest of L’Aquila (Italy), was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Italy Fr. Carlo Furno, Priest of Ivrea (Italy), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

Italy Msgr. Innocenzo Parisella, Priest of Gaeta (Italy), was appointed as Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary

1954.06.25

Spain Diocese of Cartagena lost territory to Diocese of Orihuela (Spain)

India Bishop Pablo Mariaselvam, S.D.B., Bishop of Vellore (India), passed away at 57

1954.06.26

Italy Msgr. Alfredo Parisella, Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

1954.06.27

Burkina Faso Fr. Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso), was elected Titular Bishop of Sufetula and Vicar Apostolic of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

Italy Fr. Claudio Livetti was appointed as Priest of Milano (Italy)

Philippines Bishop Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin, Bishop emeritus of Lipa (Philippines), passed away at 76

Spain Fr. José Manuel Estepa Llaurens was appointed as Priest of Madrid (Spain)

Spain Fr. Victorio Oliver Domingo was appointed as Priest of Teruel (Spain)

1954.06.28

China Fr. Luigi Nogara (羅克信), P.I.M.E., former Apostolic Administrator of Kaifengfu 開封府 (China), passed away at 69

1954.06.29

Iraq Archdiocese of Baghdad (Armenian Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Mardin and without ecclesiastical province) (Iraq)

Syria Diocese of Kameshli (Armenian Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Mardin and became suffragan of Cilicia) (Syria)

Austria Fr. Helmut Krätzl was appointed as Priest of Wien (Austria)

Iraq Archbishop Nersès Tayroyan, Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye), was appointed as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

Italy Fr. Leonardo Erriquenz was appointed as Priest of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

USA Bishop Edwin Vincent O’Hara, Bishop of Kansas City (USA), was promoted as Archbishop ad personam

1954.06.30

Spain Fr. Manuel Suárez Fernández, O.P., Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans), passed away at 58

1954.07.02

Italy Archdiocese of Matera was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Matera (with suffragan sees Anglona–Tursi and Tricarico and gained title of San Michele Arcangelo di Montescaglioso) (Italy)

Canada Msgr. Francis Valentine Allen, Domestic Prelate, was elected Titular Bishop of Avensa and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Enrico van Schingen, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Kwango (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at 65

Italy Bishop Giacomo Palombella, Bishop of Calvi (Italy) and Bishop of Teano (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Matera (Italy)

Italy Fr. Domenico Picchinenna was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy)

Italy Bishop Giuseppe Garneri, Titular Bishop of Utica and Auxiliary Bishop of Susa (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Susa (Italy)

1954.07.04

Italy Fr. Oscar Rizzato was appointed as Priest of Padova (Italy)

Spain Fr. Vicente Vara Sanz was appointed as Priest of Valladolid (Spain)

1954.07.05

India Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra lost territory to Diocese of Jhansi (India)

India Apostolic Prefecture of Jabalpur was promoted as Diocese of Jabalpur (India)

India Apostolic Prefecture of Jhansi was promoted as Diocese of Jhansi (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra) (India)

Western Sahara Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara Español e Ifni was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ghardaïa nel Sahara and Apostolic Vicariate of Marruecos) (Western Sahara)

India Fr. Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem., Prefect Apostolic of Jabalpur (India), was elected Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

India Fr. Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Jhansi (India), was elected Bishop of Jhansi (India)

1954.07.06

Canada Fr. George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians)

1954.07.07

Italy Fr. Pietro Fiordelli was elected Bishop of Prato (Italy)

1954.07.08

USA Fr. Robert Francis Joyce was elected Titular Bishop of Citium and Auxiliary Bishop of Burlington (USA)

USA Fr. John Joseph Scanlan, Priest of San Francisco (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Cenæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu (USA)

1954.07.12

Italy Fr. Ermenegildo Florit, Priest of Udine (Italy), was elected Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria and Coadjutor Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

1954.07.18

Brazil Diocese of Santo André was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and became suffragan of São Paulo) (Brazil)

Guyana Bishop George Weld, S.J., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana (Guyana)

Mauritania Bishop Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Conakry (Guinea), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

Saint Lucia Fr. Richard Lester Guilly, S.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Adraa

South Africa Bishop William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I., Titular Bishop of Legia, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

South Africa Bishop Hugh Boyle, Bishop of Port Elizabeth (South Africa), was appointed as Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Tanzania Fr. Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Morogoro (Tanzania)

1954.07.19

Western Sahara Fr. Félix Erviti Barcelona, O.M.I., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Sahara Español e Ifni (Western Sahara)

1954.07.21

New Zealand Fr. Owen John Dolan was appointed as Priest of Wellington (New Zealand)

1954.07.22

Croatia Fr. Franjo Šeper, Priest of Zagreb (Croatia), was elected Titular Archbishop of Philippopolis in Thracia and Coadjutor Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

1954.07.24

Italy Msgr. Giacomo Violardo, Priest of Roma (Italy), Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Domestic Prelate, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Compiler of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Undersecretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

1954.07.25

Italy Fr. Francesco Zerrillo was appointed as Priest of Benevento (Italy)

1954.07.26

Ecuador Territorial Prelature of El Oro was established (from Diocese of Guayaquil and Diocese of Loja and became suffragan of Quito) (Ecuador)

Brazil Bishop Jorge Marcos de Oliveira, Titular Bishop of Bagis and Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Santo André (Brazil)

1954.07.27

Italy Diocese of Volterra lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena (Italy)

Australia Fr. Francis Patrick Carroll was appointed as Priest of Wagga Wagga (Australia)

Germany Bishop Eugen Viktor Paul Seiterich, Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Madagascar Fr. Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra was appointed as Priest of Tananarive (Madagascar)

1954.07.28

Spain Fr. Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez was elected Bishop of Barbastro (Spain)

1954.07.30

Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní) (Venezuela)

1954.08.01

Portugal Fr. Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva was appointed as Priest of Porto (Portugal)

1954.08.02

Ecuador Bishop Giuseppe Felix Heredia Zurita, S.J., Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), passed away at 73

1954.08.05

France Bishop François-Marie Picaud, Bishop of Bayeux (France), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Alba marittima

Italy Bishop Natale Mosconi, Bishop of Comacchio (Italy), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy)

1954.08.06

China Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry (包明揚), M.E.P., Bishop of Ningyuan 寧遠 (China), passed away at 66

1954.08.07

Germany Archbishop Eugen Viktor Paul Seiterich, Titular Bishop of Binda and Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

1954.08.11

Tanzania Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Morogoro (Tanzania), passed away at 58

1954.08.12

Japan Bishop Albert Henri Charles Breton (アルベルト・ブルトン), M.E.P., Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan), passed away at 72

1954.08.13

Brazil Fr. Camillo Faresin, S.D.B., was elected Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Registro do Araguaia (Brazil) and Titular Bishop of Bubastis

1954.08.15

France Territorial Prelature of Mission de France was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens and became suffragan of Sens) (France)

1954.08.17

USA Fr. Jerome Daniel Hannan was elected Bishop of Scranton (USA)

1954.08.18

Ecuador Fr. Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad was elected Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia

1954.08.19

Costa Rica Diocese of San Isidro de El General was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San José and Diocese of Alajuela and became suffragan of San José) (Costa Rica)

Philippines Fr. Hernando Antiporda was elected Titular Bishop of Edessa in Macedonia and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

USA Bishop Joseph Patrick Lynch, Bishop of Dallas–Fort Worth (USA), passed away at 81

1954.08.24

Brazil Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes, Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

India Fr. Alphonsus Mathias was appointed as Priest of Mangalore (India)

Iran Fr. John Baptist Apcar was elected Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Italy Fr. Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P., Sealer of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, was elected Bishop of Volterra (Italy)

Mexico Fr. Alfonso Tóriz Cobián was elected Titular Bishop of Avissa

1954.08.25

Indonesia Fr. Gabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P., was appointed as Prefect Apostolic of Ketapang (Indonesia)

Italy Bishop Pietro Ossola, Bishop emeritus of Ripatransone (Italy) and Bishop emeritus of Montalto (Italy), passed away at 64

1954.08.26

Italy Archbishop Filippo Bernardini, Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith, passed away at 69

1954.08.28

Portugal Fr. António de Campos was elected Titular Bishop of Febiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

1954.08.29

USA Bishop Thomas Kiely Gorman succeeded as Bishop of Dallas–Fort Worth (USA)

1954.08.30

Germany Fr. Johannes Pohlschneider was elected Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

Italy Blessed Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. Cas., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy), passed away at 74

Papua New Guinea Bishop Gerard Vesters, M.S.C., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 78

Spain Cardinal Pedro Segura y Sáenz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain), was appointed as Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals

1954.09.01

Belgium Fr. Honoraat Maria van Waeyenbergh was elected Titular Bishop of Gilba and Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

1954.09.02

France Msgr. Jean-Marie Villot, Priest of Paris (France), General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France and Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary, was elected Titular Bishop of Vinda and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

Lebanon Fr. Elias Zoghbi was elected Titular Archbishop of Nubia and Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

1954.09.05

Italy Bishop Matteo Guido Sperandeo, Bishop of Muro Lucano (Italy), was appointed as Bishop of Calvi (Italy) and Bishop of Teano (Italy)

1954.09.06

USA Fr. Henry Edmund Donnelly was elected Titular Bishop of Tymbrias and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

USA Fr. John Anthony Donovan was elected Titular Bishop of Rhasus and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

1954.09.08

Italy Bishop Antonio Poma succeeded as Bishop of Mantova (Italy)

Italy Bishop Domenico Menna, Bishop of Mantova (Italy), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Novæ Patræ

1954.09.14

Italy Bishop Guglielmo Grassi, Titular Bishop of Tamiathis, passed away at 86

1954.09.18

Chile Fr. Miguel Caviedes Medina was appointed as Priest of Rancagua (Chile)

France Fr. Raymond Gaston Séguy was appointed as Priest of Rodez (France)

1954.09.20

India Bishop Peter Francis Rayappa, Bishop of Kumbakonam (India), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Arabissus

Madagascar Bishop Paul-Auguste-Marie Pichot, C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Majunga (Madagascar), passed away at 80

1954.09.24

Iran Bishop-elect John Baptist Apcar was confirmed as Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Italy Archbishop Carlo Chiarlo resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

1954.09.26

Malaysia Fr. Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭) was appointed as Priest of Kuching (Malaysia)

1954.09.29

Italy Fr. Luigi Conti was appointed as Priest of Veroli–Frosinone (Italy)

1954.09.30

Italy Bishop Giovanni Sismondo, Bishop of Pontremoli (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Cesarea in Bithynia

Portugal Fr. João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro and Auxiliary Bishop of Leiria (Portugal)

1954.10.01

Tanzania Bishop Burcardo Huwiler, M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bubuka (Tanzania), passed away at 86

1954.10.04

Italy Cardinal Francesco Borgongini Duca, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella, Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto and Pontifical Administrator of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, passed away at 70

Venezuela Fr. José Humberto Paparoni was elected Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

1954.10.06

Mozambique Diocese of Quelimane was established (from Diocese of Beira and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques) (Mozambique)

1954.10.07

Brazil Archbishop Hugo Bressane de Araújo, Titular Archbishop of Cotrada and Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Marília (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Henrique Gelain resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Marília (Brazil)

1954.10.10

Australia Bishop Guilford Clyde Young, Titular Bishop of Heliosebaste and Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart (Australia)

1954.10.11

Ecuador Bishop Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral, Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador), was appointed as Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Italy Msgr. Arturo De Jorio, Priest of Calvi (Italy), Domestic Prelate and Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Italy Msgr. Antonio Piolanti, Priest of Roma (Italy), Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary and Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

1954.10.17

Spain Diocese of Astorga lost territory to Diocese of León and Diocese of Zamora (Spain)

Spain Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos lost territory to Diocese of Santander (Spain)

Spain Diocese of León lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid, Diocese of Santander and Diocese of Zamora (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Lugo exchanged territory with Diocese of Astorga, Diocese of Mondoñedo and Diocese of Ourense (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Mondoñedo lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Ourense lost territory to Diocese of Astorga (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Oviedo lost territory to Diocese of Astorga, Diocese of León, Diocese of Lugo and Diocese of Mondoñedo (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Palencia lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid and Diocese of Santander (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Santander lost territory to Diocese of Oviedo (Spain)

Spain Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela lost territory to Diocese of Ourense (Spain)

Spain Diocese of Tui lost territory to Diocese of Ourense (Spain)

Syria Fr. Basile Moussa Daoud was appointed as Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Syria Fr. Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni was appointed as Priest of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

1954.10.18

France Bishop Raoul-Octove-Marie-Jean Harscouët, Bishop of Chartres (France), passed away at 80

1954.10.19

Italy Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

1954.10.21

Italy Cardinal Domenico Jorio, Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline, passed away at 87

Syria Fr. Joseph Gennangi was elected Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

1954.10.22

Costa Rica Fr. Delfín Quesada Castro was elected Bishop of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

1954.10.23

Argentina Bishop Silvino Martínez, Titular Bishop of Canatha and Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina)

Argentina Bishop Enrique Rau, Titular Bishop of Voncaria and Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina), was appointed as Bishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

Venezuela Bishop Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia, Titular Bishop of Orthosia in Phœnicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná (Venezuela), was appointed as Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela)

1954.10.25

Mozambique Bishop Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M., Bishop emeritus of Nampula (Mozambique), passed away at 73

1954.10.27

Spain Diocese of Oviedo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo (with suffragan sees Astorga, León and Santander) (Spain)

Italy Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella was appointed as Prefect of Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline and Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Spain Bishop José María Bueno y Monreal, Bishop of Vitoria (Spain), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Spain Bishop Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba, Bishop of Oviedo (Spain), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain)

Spain Bishop Antonio Añoveros Ataún, Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)

1954.10.28

Monaco Msgr. Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp, Priest of Paris (France) and Domestic Prelate, was elected Titular Bishop of Arca in Phœnicia and Auxiliary Bishop of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

1954.10.29

France Bishop André Jacquemin succeeded as Bishop of Bayeux (France)

1954.10.30

Dominica Bishop Antoon Demets, C.SS.R., resigned as Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau (Dominica)

Spain Fr. Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal was elected Titular Bishop of Tamiathis and Coadjutor Bishop of Badajoz (Spain)

1954.10.31

Mexico Fr. Sergio Obeso Rivera was appointed as Priest of Jalapa (Mexico)

Mexico Fr. Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes was appointed as Priest of Durango (Mexico)

1954.11.01

Italy Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini, Priest of Brescia (Italy), Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary and Pro-Secretary for Ordinary Affairs of Secretariat of State, was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

1954.11.03

Italy Msgr. Vittorio Bartoccetti, Referendary Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline, was appointed as Voting Prelate of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

1954.11.04

Romania Bishop Augustin Pacha, Bishop of Timişoara (Romania), passed away at 83

1954.11.06

Brazil Fr. Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar was elected Titular Bishop of Gergis and Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

1954.11.07

China Sr. Maria Assunta Pallotta (亞松大 / Assunta Maria), F.M.M., was beatified

Brazil Bishop José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral, Bishop of Niterói (Brazil), passed away at 56

Guatemala Fr. José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa was appointed as Priest of Guatemala (Guatemala)

1954.11.09

Canada Fr. Thomas Benjamin Fulton, Priest of Toronto (Canada), was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Italy Archbishop Federico Lunardi, Titular Archbishop of Side and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay, passed away at 73

1954.11.10

Italy Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio, President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law and Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, passed away at 79

USA Bishop Edmund Francis Gibbons, Bishop of Albany (USA), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Verbe

USA Bishop William Aloysius Scully succeeded as Bishop of Albany (USA)

1954.11.12

Australia Diocese of Bunbury was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth and became suffragan of Perth) (Australia)

Australia Bishop Lancelot John Goody, Titular Bishop of Abydus and Auxiliary Bishop of Perth (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Bunbury (Australia)

France Cardinal Achille Liénart, Bishop of Lille (France), was appointed as Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France)

1954.11.13

Italy Fr. Umberto Mozzoni, Priest of Macerata (Italy), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Side

1954.11.15

France Bishop Amédée-Marie-Alexis Maisonobe, Bishop of Belley (France), passed away at 71

1954.11.16

Italy Diocese of Noto lost territory to Diocese of Ragusa (Italy)

1954.11.17

Brazil Bishop Raimundo de Castro e Silva, Titular Bishop of Eluza and Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil)

1954.11.18

Italy Cardinal Gaetano Cicognani, Prefect of Congregation for Sacred Rites, was appointed as Pro-Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Ukraine Msgr. Dionizy Kajetanowicz, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Armenians (Ukraine), passed away at 76

1954.11.19

Canada Msgr. John Fullerton was appointed as Domestic Prelate

Germany Fr. Joseph Maria Reuß was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany) and Titular Bishop of Sinope

1954.11.20

Colombia Diocese of Montería was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena and Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge and became suffragan of Cartagena) (Colombia)

1954.11.21

France Fr. Jean-Martin Moyë (梅慕雅), Priest of Metz (France), was beatified

1954.11.27

Canada Bishop Martin Michael Johnson, Bishop of Nelson (Canada), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Cius and Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

Canada Fr. Malcolm A. MacEachern was elected Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada)

Italy Bishop Oronzo Caldarola, Bishop of Diano–Teggiano (Italy), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Utica

Peru Cardinal Juan Gualberto Guevara, Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru), passed away at 72

1954.11.28

Brazil Fr. Vito Schlickmann was appointed as Priest of Florianópolis (Brazil)

1954.11.29

Italy Archbishop Luigi Centoz was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico and Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

1954.11.30

Italy Bishop Vincenzo Gili, Bishop of Cesena (Italy), passed away at 68

1954.12

USA Fr. Robert Frederick Trisco was appointed as Priest of Chicago (USA)

Vanuatu Bishop Jules Halbert, S.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides (Vanuatu)

1954.12.01

Paraguay Fr. Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña was elected Titular Bishop of Bagis and Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay)

1954.12.02

El Salvador Diocese of Santiago de María was established (from Diocese of San Miguel and became suffragan of San Salvador) (El Salvador)

Kuwait Apostolic Prefecture of Kuwait was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kuwait (Kuwait)

Kuwait Fr. Ubaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D., Prefect Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait)

USA Archbishop Leo Binz succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA)

USA Archbishop Henry Patrick Rohlman, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA), was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Cotrada

USA Bishop Daniel Ivancho resigned as Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Ruthenians (USA)

1954.12.04

Italy Fr. Gilberto Baroni was elected Titular Bishop of Thagaste and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (Italy)

Italy Saint Fr. Giovanni Calabria (John Calabria), P.S.D.P., Superior General of Poor Servants of Divine Providence, passed away at 81

1954.12.05

Italy Fr. Placido Riccardi (Tommaso) was beatified

Italy Fr. Armando Dini was appointed as Priest of Napoli (Italy)

1954.12.06

Italy Msgr. Luigi Punzolo, Domestic Prelate, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay and Titular Archbishop of Sebastea

Spain Fr. Emilio Benavent Escuín was elected Titular Bishop of Cercina and Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga (Spain)

1954.12.08

Argentina Fr. Estanislao Esteban Karlic was appointed as Priest of Córdoba (Argentina)

Estonia Fr. Justo Mullor García was appointed as Priest of Almería (Spain)

Italy Fr. Camillo Ruini was appointed as Priest of Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Ferraioli was appointed as Priest of Roma (Italy)

Italy Fr. Oriano Quilici was appointed as Priest of Sovana–Pitigliano (Italy)

Italy Fr. Antonio Maria Travia, Priest of Palermo (Italy), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Italy Msgr. Eugênio Sevi, Priest of Rieti (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

1954.12.11

Italy Fr. Giuseppe Fenocchio was elected Bishop of Pontremoli (Italy)

1954.12.12

Italy Msgr. Alfredo Bruniera, Priest of Treviso (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was elected Apostolic Delegate to Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi and Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade

1954.12.14

Brazil Bishop Carlos Gouvêa Coelho, Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil), was appointed as Bishop of Niterói (Brazil)

South Korea Bishop John Baptist Choi Deok-hong (최덕홍 요한), Vicar Apostolic of Taiku 대구 (South Korea), passed away at 52

1954.12.18

France Fr. Paul Poupard was appointed as Priest of Angers (France)

Mexico Bishop Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero, Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Garella and Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

1954.12.20

Brazil Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas was established (from Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão and became suffragan of São Luís do Maranhão) (Brazil)

Brazil Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis was established (from Diocese of Porto Nacional and became suffragan of Goiás) (Brazil)

Brazil Fr. Quinto Tonini was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

1954.12.21

Japan Fr. Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一) was appointed as Priest of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

1954.12.22

Italy Msgr. Agostino Casaroli, Priest of Piacenza (Italy) and Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary, was appointed as Domestic Prelate

1954.12.25

Senegal Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Sénégal (Senegal) and Superior General emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers), passed away at 76

Spain Bishop Emeterio Echeverria Barrena, Prior nullius of Ciudad Real (Spain), passed away at 74

1954.12.26

Italy Bishop Girolamo Cardinale, Bishop of Verona (Italy), passed away at 79

1954.12.28

Brazil Diocese of Tubarão was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis and became suffragan of Florianópolis) (Brazil)

1954.12.29

Philippines Fr. Clovis Joseph Thibauld, P.M.E., was elected Titular Bishop of Canatha and Bishop-Prelate of Davao (Philippines)

1954.12.30

USA Fr. Joseph Aloysius Durick was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Mobile–Birmingham (USA) and Titular Bishop of Cerbali

USA Fr. Charles Garrett Maloney was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Louisville (USA) and Titular Bishop of Capsa

1954.12.31

Austria Fr. Bruno Wechner was elected Titular Bishop of Cartennæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Innsbruck (Austria)

Portugal Fr. Florentino de Andrade e Silva was elected Titular Bishop of Heliosebaste and Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

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