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Births

Ordinations

• Bishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer
• Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval

Religious Professions

Consecrations

• Archbishop Paul John Hallinan
• Venerable Jan Pietraszko

Deaths

• Blessed Teofilius Matulionis
• Father Felice Maria Cappello
• Saint George Preca
• Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
• Venerable Giacomo Gaglione
• Venerable Joao de Oliveira Matos Ferreira
• Venerable Maria Isabel da Santissima Trinidade

Venerations

• Saint Luigi Guanella

Beatifications

Canonizations

• Saint Antony Mary Pucci
• Saint Martin de Porres
• Saint Peter Julian Eymund

Founded

Elevations

Publications

• 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