Time Line 1962
Births
- Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly
- Bishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer
- Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval
- Venerable Enzo Boschetti
- Blessed Maria Ludovica de Angelis
- Blessed Teofilius Matulionis
- Blessed Vittorio Faccin
- Brother Adriaan Heemskerk
- Father Albert Henckels
- Father André Van Der Smissen
- Father Désiré Pellens
- Father Felice Maria Cappello
- Father Gaston Crauwels
- Father Jean Lenselaer
- Father Jean-Marie Godefroid
- Father Jean-Théodore Schildermans
- Father José Vandamme
- Father Joseph Postelmans
- Father Jozef de Hert
- Father Jozef Hens
- Father Louis Crauwels
- Father Michel Vanduffel
- Father Pierre Francis
- Father Pierre Gilles
- Father Raphaël Renard
- Father René Tournay
- Father Roger T’Jaeckens
- Father Walter Gillijns
- Saint George Preca
- Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
- Venerable Giacomo Gaglione
- Venerable Giovanni Battista Pinardi
- Venerable Joao de Oliveira Matos Ferreira
- Venerable Maria Isabel da Santissima Trinidade
- Saint Antony Mary Pucci
- Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso
- Saint Martin de Porres
- Saint Peter Julian Eymund
Founded
Elevations
- Dogma of the Assumption, by Cardinal John Carmel Heenan
- The Art Of Spiritual Direction, by Pope John XXIII, 9 September 1962
- The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Baptism, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Confirmation, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Eucharist, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Matrimony, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacrament of Penance, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- The Sacraments, as described by Venerable Fulton Sheen, 1962
- Veterum Sapientia – On the Promotion of the Study of Latin, by Pope John XXIII, 22 February 1962
Other Events
- independence of Jamaica
- independence of Trinidad and Tobago
- Saint Joseph added to the Canon of the Mass, the first alteration made to this canon since the 7th century
- Saint Peter of Alcantara named as patron of Estremadura, Spain
- Second Vatican Council begins
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