Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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unknown | 45.7 | Ceased | JenaroArtázcoz Lizárraga, I.E.M.E. † | Director General ofInstituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras | Director General Emeritus |
51.8 | Resigned | HilarionCapucci, B.A. † | Patriarchal Vicar ofJerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek),Palestine | Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus | |
25.0 | Solemn Vows | Robert FrancisChristian, O.P. † | Member ofOrder of Friars Preachers | Auxiliary Bishop ofSan Francisco, California,USA | |
19.3 | Professed | Eusebio de la LuzElizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. | Member ofMissionaries of the Holy Spirit | Auxiliary Bishop ofSeattle, Washington,USA | |
40.3 | Appointed | Francisco JavierErrázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt | Superior General ofInstitute of Schönstatt Fathers | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSantiago de Chile | |
38.4 | Incardinated | Giuseppe RoccoFavale † | Priest ofMatera,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofVallo della Lucania,Italy | |
78.7 | Ceased | AnicetoFernández Alonso, O.P. † | Master General ofOrder of Friars Preachers | Master General Emeritus | |
51.1 | Appointed | ManuelFranco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão † | Coadjutor Bishop ofBeja,Portugal | Bishop Emeritus | |
55.9 | Appointed | ÉdouardGagnon, P.S.S. † | President of the Pontifical Committee for theFamily | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for theFamily | |
25.1 | Professed | Juan de DiosHernández Ruiz, S.J. | Member ofSociety of Jesus | Bishop ofPinar del Rio,Cuba | |
64.0 | Resigned | Gebhard (Ferdinand)Koberger, C.R.S.A. † | Abbot Primate ofConfederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine | Abbot Primate Emeritus | |
62.7 | Ceased | Germaine-MarieLalande, C.S.C. † | Superior General ofCongregation of Holy Cross | Superior General Emeritus | |
38.3 | Appointed | Cyril BaseliosMalancharuvil, O.I.C. † | Superior General ofOrder of Imitation of Christ | Major Archbishop ofTrivandrum (Syro-Malankara),India | |
20.2 | First Vows | Salvador CleofásMurguía Villalobos, S.D.B. | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Prelate ofMixes, Oaxaca,México | |
62.3 | Resigned | BernardoNavarro Allende, O. de M. † | Master General ofOrder of Our Lady of Mercy | Master General Emeritus | |
Died | Joseph PatrickO’Donohoe, M.H.M. † | Prefect Emeritus ofKafiristan e Kashmir,Pakistan | |||
72.0 | Died | Marie-JosephOmez, O.P. † | Superior Emeritus ofMossul,Iraq | ||
63.3 | Resigned | EdoardoPecoraio † | Apostolic Nuncio toMalta | Apostolic Nuncio | |
64.4 | Resigned | Maurice RenéQuéguiner, M.E.P. † | Superior General ofLa Société des Missions Etrangères | Superior General Emeritus | |
67.8 | Appointed | EganoRighi-Lambertini † | Official of the Secretariat ofState | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio | |
63.1 | Appointed | RenatoSpallanzani † | Apostolic Administrator ofChiusi e Pienza,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofPalestrina,Italy | |
23.3 | Converted | David PrescottTalley | Bishop ofMemphis, Tennessee,USA | ||
22.9 | Ordained Deacon | FaustoTardelli | Deacon ofLucca,Italy | Bishop ofPistoia,Italy | |
25.8 | Ordained Deacon | ArmandoTrasarti | Deacon ofFermo,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofFano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola,Italy | |
73.1 | Died | FrancisYi Xuanhua (Yi Hsüan-hua) † | Bishop ofXiangyang [Siangyang],China | ||
5 Jan | 27.7 | Ordained Priest | Martinus DogmaSitumorang, O.F.M. Cap. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop ofPadang,Indonesia |
6 Jan | 24.9 | Ordained Deacon | FranciscoCanindé Palhano | Deacon ofNatal, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofPetrolina, Pernambuco,Brazil |
47.3 | Ordained Bishop | EduardoKoaik † | Titular Bishop ofNoba | Bishop Emeritus ofPiracicaba, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
7 Jan | 80.4 | Appointed | CarloConfalonieri † | Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of theCollege of Cardinals | Cardinal, Dean |
78.7 | Appointed | LuigiTraglia † | Cardinal-Bishop ofOstia | Cardinal, Dean of theCollege of Cardinals | |
78.7 | Confirmed | LuigiTraglia † | Cardinal, Dean of theCollege of Cardinals | ||
8 Jan | 55.3 | Died | Michael Ryan PatrickDempsey † | Auxiliary Bishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | |
10 Jan | Born | Juan RafaelEsposito-Garcia | Auxiliary Bishop ofWashington, District of Columbia,USA | ||
59.3 | Appointed | IppolitoRotoli † | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toJapan | ||
11 Jan | 44.5 | Appointed | Jairo RuiMatos da Silva † | Bishop ofBonfim, Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
13 Jan | 24.8 | Ordained Deacon | Leopoldo JoséBrenes Solórzano | Deacon ofManagua,Nicaragua | Cardinal, Archbishop |
Born | RobertoRosmaninho Mariz | Auxiliary Bishop ofPorto,Portugal | |||
Born | AntonioPrieto Lucena | Bishop ofAlcalá de Henares,Spain | |||
41.4 | Ordained Bishop | Maurílio JorgeQuintal de Gouveia † | Titular Bishop ofSebana | Archbishop Emeritus ofÉvora,Portugal | |
26.5 | Ordained Priest | Petrus BoddengTimang | Priest ofUjung Pandang,Indonesia | Bishop Emeritus ofBanjarmasin,Indonesia | |
15 Jan | 65.4 | Resigned | Robert JosephDwyer † | Archbishop ofPortland in Oregon,USA | Archbishop Emeritus |
42.2 | Appointed | SergioObeso Rivera † | Coadjutor Archbishop ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
42.2 | Appointed | SergioObeso Rivera † | Titular Archbishop ofUppenna | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | |
60.0 | Appointed | Cornelius MichaelPower † | Archbishop ofPortland in Oregon,USA | Archbishop Emeritus | |
16 Jan | 45.0 | Appointed | Adam JosephExner, O.M.I. † | Bishop ofKamloops, British Columbia,Canada | Archbishop Emeritus ofVancouver, British Columbia,Canada |
18 Jan | 75.3 | Retired | Pierre-Abel-LouisChappot de la Chanonie † | Bishop ofClermont,France | Bishop Emeritus |
54.0 | Appointed | Jean Louis JosephDardel † | Bishop ofClermont,France | Bishop Emeritus | |
19 Jan | 50.0 | Ordained Bishop | Edward BedeClancy † | Titular Bishop ofÁrd Carna | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSydney,Australia |
43.9 | Ordained Bishop | DavidCremin | Titular Bishop ofCunga Féichin | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSydney,Australia | |
20 Jan | 36.4 | Ordained Priest | Oscar MarioBrown Jiménez | Priest ofPanamá | Bishop Emeritus ofSantiago de Veraguas,Panama |
27.3 | Ordained Priest | LouisDicaire † | Priest ofMontréal, Québec,Canada | Auxiliary Bishop ofSaint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec,Canada | |
21 Jan | Born | MarekForgáč | Auxiliary Bishop ofKošice,Slovakia | ||
66.6 | Resigned | Alfredo José Isaac Cecilio FrancescoMéndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. † | Bishop ofArecibo,Puerto Rico | Bishop Emeritus | |
42.1 | Appointed | Miguel GatanPurugganan † | Bishop ofIlagan,Philippines | Bishop Emeritus | |
42.7 | Appointed | MiguelRodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. † | Bishop ofArecibo,Puerto Rico | Bishop Emeritus | |
45.3 | Appointed | Jaime LachicaSin † | Archbishop ofManila,Philippines | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
24 Jan | 36.0 | Appointed | JosephBolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame † | Bishop ofBudjala,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus |
52.1 | Ordained Bishop | SalvatoreCassisa † | Bishop ofCefalù,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofMonreale,Italy | |
48.0 | Appointed | Henry SebastianD’Souza † | Archbishop ofCuttack-Bhubaneswar,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofCalcutta,India | |
38.0 | Appointed | ThomasThiruthalil, C.M. | Bishop ofBerhampur,India | Bishop Emeritus ofBalasore,India | |
66.7 | Resigned | FrançoisVan den Berghe, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop ofBudjala,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus | |
55.0 | Appointed | Bernard JosephWallace † | Bishop ofRockhampton,Australia | Bishop Emeritus | |
25 Jan | 47.7 | Appointed | Sergio OtonielContreras Navia † | Auxiliary Bishop ofConcepción (Santissima Concezione),Chile | Bishop Emeritus ofTemuco,Chile |
47.7 | Appointed | Sergio OtonielContreras Navia † | Titular Bishop ofSemta | Bishop Emeritus ofTemuco,Chile | |
59.8 | Appointed | James RobertKnox † | Prefect of the Congregation of theDiscipline of the Sacraments | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for theFamily | |
59.8 | Appointed | James RobertKnox † | Prefect of the Congregation forDivine Worship | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for theFamily | |
68.1 | Appointed | AntonioSamorè † | Cardinal, Archivist of theVatican Secret Archive | ||
68.1 | Appointed | AntonioSamorè † | Librarian of theVatican Library | Cardinal, Archivist of theVatican Secret Archive | |
26 Jan | 55.7 | Ordained Bishop | Simeon OliverosValerio, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop ofMimiana | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofCalapan,Philippines |
29 Jan | Born | DariuszZalewski | Auxiliary Bishop ofEłk,Poland | ||
30 Jan | 64.3 | Resigned | Ernest JohnPrimeau † | Bishop ofManchester, New Hampshire,USA | Bishop Emeritus |
31 Jan | 26.3 | Professed | Carlos MaríaCollazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop Emeritus ofMercedes,Uruguay |
40.1 | Appointed | Edward KevinDaly † | Bishop ofDerry,Ireland | Bishop Emeritus | |
1 Feb | Born | Teodor (Taras)Martynyuk, M.S.U. | Archbishop ofTernopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian),Ukraine | ||
74.4 | Died | Leonard JosephRaymond † | Archbishop ofNagpur,India | ||
2 Feb | 60.3 | Ordained Bishop | Anastasio AlbertoBallestrero, O.C.D. † | Archbishop ofBari (-Canosa),Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofTorino {Turin},Italy |
63.0 | Appointed | JózsefBánk † | Archbishop ofEger,Hungary | Bishop Emeritus ofVác,Hungary | |
59.0 | Appointed | SalvatoreDelogu † | Bishop ofOgliastra,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofValva e Sulmona,Italy | |
23.9 | Professed | JohnDoaninoel, S.M. † | Member ofSociety of Mary | Auxiliary Bishop ofHoniara,Solomon Islands | |
46.0 | Ordained Bishop | Alfredo MariaGarsia † | Bishop ofCaltanissetta,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
67.4 | Appointed | ImreKisberk † | Bishop ofSzékesfehérvár (Albareale),Hungary | Bishop Emeritus | |
81.8 | Retired | JózsefMindszenty † | Archbishop ofEsztergom,Hungary | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
75.9 | Retired | FrancescoPennisi † | Bishop ofRagusa,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
26.3 | Ordained Priest | Juandel Río Martín † | Priest ofSevilla {Seville},Spain | Archbishop ofSpain, Military | |
47.8 | Appointed | AngeloRizzo † | Bishop ofRagusa,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
3 Feb | 59.8 | Succeeded | EmilioBenavent Escuín † | Archbishop ofGranada,Spain | Bishop Emeritus ofSpain, Military |
78.2 | Died | RafaelGarcía y García de Castro † | Archbishop ofGranada,Spain | ||
83.4 | Died | GiuseppePronti † | Bishop ofNocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino,Italy | ||
50.0 | Ordained Bishop | MarianPrzykucki † | Titular Bishop ofGlenndálocha | Archbishop Emeritus ofSzczecin-Kamień,Poland | |
4 Feb | 41.6 | Appointed | Jan StefanGałecki † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSzczecin-Kamień,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSzczecin-Kamień,Poland |
41.6 | Appointed | Jan StefanGałecki † | Titular Bishop ofMaiuca | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSzczecin-Kamień,Poland | |
44.1 | Appointed | Jean-Charles Jacques Clovis MarcelThomas † | Bishop ofAjaccio,France | Bishop Emeritus ofVersailles,France | |
5 Feb | 49.8 | Appointed | Urbano JoséAllgayer † | Auxiliary Bishop ofPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofPasso Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil |
49.8 | Appointed | Urbano JoséAllgayer † | Titular Bishop ofTunnuna | Bishop Emeritus ofPasso Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | |
48.8 | Appointed | Miguel FenelonCâmara Filho † | Coadjutor Archbishop ofMaceió, Alagoas,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus ofTeresina, Piaui,Brazil | |
53.3 | Appointed | Eliseu MariaGomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. † | Bishop ofCaetité, Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofItabuna, Bahia,Brazil | |
46.1 | Appointed | José IvoLorscheiter † | Bishop ofSanta Maria, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
6 Feb | 46.7 | Died | OrlandoArce Moya † | Bishop | |
54.2 | Appointed | ĆirilKos † | Bishop ofDjakovo o Bosna i Srijem,Croatia | Bishop Emeritus | |
8 Feb | Born | DomenicoBeneventi | Bishop ofSan Marino-Montefeltro,Italy | ||
9 Feb | 58.0 | Appointed | EnriqueAlvear Urrutia † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSantiago de Chile | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Felipe,Chile |
58.0 | Appointed | EnriqueAlvear Urrutia † | Titular Bishop ofSita | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Felipe,Chile | |
58.0 | Resigned | EnriqueAlvear Urrutia † | Bishop ofSan Felipe,Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
44.3 | Appointed | Antôniode Souza, C.S.S. | Coadjutor Bishop ofAssis, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
44.3 | Appointed | Antôniode Souza, C.S.S. | Titular Bishop ofEgnatia | Bishop Emeritus ofAssis, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
48.3 | Ordained Bishop | Jean-GuyHamelin † | Bishop ofRouyn-Noranda, Québec,Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.6 | Appointed | Albert IgnatzKoenigsknecht, M.M. † | Apostolic Administrator ofJuli,Peru | ||
Born | FrançoisAbeli Muhoya Mutchapa | Bishop ofKindu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |||
11 Feb | 45.2 | Ordained Bishop | GiuseppeAgostino † | Archbishop ofSanta Severina,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofCosenza-Bisignano,Italy |
54.2 | Installed | UmbertoFlorenzani † | Bishop ofAlatri,Italy | Bishop ofAnagni-Alatri,Italy | |
56.5 | Died | Joseph MariaPhạm Năng Tĩnh † | Bishop ofBùi Chu,Viet Nam | ||
12 Feb | 47.9 | Appointed | RafaelBello Ruiz † | Auxiliary Bishop ofAcapulco, Guerrero,México | Archbishop Emeritus ofAcapulco, Guerrero,México |
47.9 | Appointed | RafaelBello Ruiz † | Titular Bishop ofSegia | Archbishop Emeritus ofAcapulco, Guerrero,México | |
49.3 | Appointed | Alfonso de JesúsHinojosa Berrones † | Bishop ofCiudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
13 Feb | 46.1 | Appointed | Joseph AdolpheProulx † | Bishop ofHull, Québec,Canada | Bishop ofGatineau-Hull, Québec,Canada |
14 Feb | 53.9 | Appointed | VictorinoAlvarez Tena † | Bishop ofCelaya, Guanajuato,México | |
15 Feb | 46.8 | Succeeded | Leo RajendramAntony † | Bishop ofTrincomalee-Batticaloa,Sri Lanka | Bishop Emeritus |
67.0 | Resigned | Ignatius Philip TriguerosGlennie, S.J. † | Bishop ofTrincomalee-Batticaloa,Sri Lanka | Bishop Emeritus | |
17 Feb | 26.8 | Professed | SylvainLavoie, O.M.I. | Member ofOblates of Mary Immaculate | Archbishop Emeritus ofKeewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba,Canada |
18 Feb | 47.7 | Appointed | Jorge MariaHourton Poisson † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSantiago de Chile | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofTemuco,Chile |
19 Feb | 39.1 | Ordained Bishop | NoëlDelaquis | Bishop ofGravelbourg, Saskatchewan,Canada | Bishop Emeritus |
60.3 | Resigned | Eugenio SantiagoPeyrou, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofComodoro Rivadavia,Argentina | Bishop Emeritus | |
20 Feb | 44.0 | Ordained Bishop | James MasilamonyArul Das † | Bishop ofOotacamund,India | Archbishop ofMadras and Mylapore (Meliapor),India |
22.4 | Perpetual Vows | JoãoMamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor Conventual | Bishop ofUmuarama, Parana,Brazil | |
21 Feb | 56.6 | Appointed | SalvatoreSorrentino † | Bishop ofPozzuoli,Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
22 Feb | 40.2 | Appointed | HelmutReckter, S.J. † | Prefect ofSinoia,Zimbabwe | Bishop ofChinhoyi,Zimbabwe |
23 Feb | 53.5 | Ordained Bishop | Robert Marie Jean Victor(de Boissonneaux) de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. † | Bishop ofNouakchott,Mauritania | Bishop Emeritus |
33.2 | Ordained Deacon | MykhajloSabryha, C.Ss.R. † | Deacon ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Bishop ofTernopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian),Ukraine | |
24 Feb | 33.2 | Ordained Priest | MykhajloSabryha, C.Ss.R. † | Priest ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Bishop ofTernopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian),Ukraine |
36.7 | Ordained Bishop | NestoriusTimanywa † | Bishop ofBukoba,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
26 Feb | 67.9 | Died | José del Perpetuo SocorroAlvarez Mácua, O.A.R. † | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofLábrea, Amazonas,Brazil | |
45.9 | Appointed | John StephenCummins † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSacramento, California,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofOakland, California,USA | |
45.9 | Appointed | John StephenCummins † | Titular Bishop ofLambaesis | Bishop Emeritus ofOakland, California,USA | |
Born | José OtacioOliveira Guedes | Auxiliary Bishop ofBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |||
27 Feb | Born | JohannesGorantla, O.C.D. | Bishop ofKurnool,India | ||
28 Feb | 62.1 | Resigned | Michel-HenriCanonne, A.A. † | Bishop ofTuléar,Madagascar | Bishop Emeritus |
39.1 | Appointed | RaphaelCheenath, S.V.D. † | Bishop ofSambalpur,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofCuttack-Bhubaneswar,India | |
44.8 | Appointed | Michael BoscoDuraisamy † | Bishop ofSalem,India | ||
44.8 | Appointed | DariusNggawa, S.V.D. † | Bishop ofLarantuka,Indonesia | Bishop Emeritus | |
42.3 | Installed | SergioObeso Rivera † | Coadjutor Archbishop ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
78.4 | Died | Eris Norman MichaelO’Brien † | Archbishop Emeritus ofCanberra (and Goulburn),Australia | ||
60.0 | Appointed | Jean-MariaRakotondrasoa, M.S. † | Bishop ofAntsirabé,Madagascar | Bishop Emeritus | |
41.4 | Appointed | René JosephRakotondrabé † | Bishop ofTuléar,Madagascar | Bishop Emeritus ofToamasina,Madagascar | |
39.8 | Appointed | James MwewaSpaita † | Bishop ofMansa,Zambia | Archbishop Emeritus ofKasama,Zambia | |
68.8 | Resigned | HermannWestermann, S.V.D. † | Bishop ofSambalpur,India | Bishop Emeritus |
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