Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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unknown | 31.0 | Professed | TimothéeBodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. | Priest ofSociety of Priests of Saint Sulpice | Bishop ofKikwit,Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
75.9 | Selected | [BenedictCai Xiufeng] † | Bishop ofWuzhou [Wuchow],China | ||
52.9 | Appointed | DiegoCausero | Apostolic Nuncio toCentral African Republic | Apostolic Nuncio | |
22.4 | Ordained Deacon | Michael GerardDuignan | Deacon ofElphin,Ireland | Bishop ofClonfert,Ireland | |
24.7 | Ordained Priest | PaulHe Zinqing | Priest | Bishop ofWanxian [Wanhsien],China | |
28.9 | Ordained Priest | BenjaminKituto Maswili, A.J. | Priest ofApostles of Jesus Missionaries | ||
53.4 | Resigned | Robert JosephKurtz, C. R. | Superior General ofCongregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ | Bishop Emeritus ofHamilton in Bermuda,Antilles | |
75.5 | Ceased | [JohnLiu Ding-han], S.J. † | Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic),China] | Bishop Emeritus ofXianxian [Sienhsien],China | |
83.0 | Appointed | [LouisLiu Huanbo] † | Bishop ofHarbin [Harbin],China | ||
73.4 | Selected | MathewLuo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy) † | Bishop ofLeshan [Kiating],China | ||
27.4 | Professed | Petru HerkulanMalchuk, O.F.M. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor | Bishop ofKyiv-Zhytomyr,Ukraine | |
48.9 | Incardinated | Robert MichaelMcGuckin | Priest ofParramatta,Australia | Bishop Emeritus ofToowoomba,Australia | |
50.0 | Appointed | Óscar AndrésRodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. | Apostolic Administrator ofSan Pedro Sula,Honduras | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofTegucigalpa,Honduras | |
30.6 | Professed | Alexis MitsuruShirahama, P.S.S. | Priest ofSociety of Priests of Saint Sulpice | Bishop ofHiroshima,Japan | |
43.8 | Incardinated | GyörgySnell † | Priest ofEsztergom-Budapest,Hungary | Auxiliary Bishop | |
79.6 | Appointed | PaulSong Wei-li, C.M. † | Bishop of [Langfang (Patriotic),China] | ||
25.7 | Ordained Deacon | Dennis CabanadaVillarojo | Deacon ofCebu,Philippines | Bishop ofMalolos,Philippines | |
Appointed | Wang Feili | Bishop ofAnguo [Ankwo],China | |||
61.3 | Appointed | Thomas AnthonyWhite † | Apostolic Nuncio toNew Zealand | Apostolic Nuncio | |
49.1 | Incardinated | Boghos LévonZékiyan | Priest ofVenezia {Venice},Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofIstanbul (Armenian),Turkey | |
Jan | 37.6 | Incardinated | Brian Edwin Charles ButterleyFerme | Priest ofPortsmouth, England,Great Britain | Secretary of the Council for theEconomy |
1 Jan | 67.1 | Appointed | GiovanniCoppa † | Apostolic Nuncio toCzech Republic | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio |
67.1 | Appointed | GiovanniCoppa † | Apostolic Nuncio toSlovakia | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio | |
26.1 | Ordained Priest | JohnLee Juo-Wang | Priest ofTainan,Taiwan | Bishop Emeritus | |
2 Jan | 28.7 | Ordained Priest | Giuseppe SalvatoreBaturi | Priest ofCatania,Italy | Archbishop ofCagliari,Italy |
81.1 | Died | Michel-Jules-Joseph-MarieBernard, C.S.Sp. † | Bishop Emeritus ofNouakchott,Mauritania | ||
49.6 | Ordained Bishop | BoscoLin Chi-nan | Titular Bishop ofAlexanum | Bishop Emeritus ofTainan,Taiwan | |
51.8 | Appointed | RamiroMoliner Inglés † | Titular Archbishop ofSarda | Apostolic Nuncio | |
51.8 | Appointed | RamiroMoliner Inglés † | Apostolic Nuncio toPapua New Guinea | Apostolic Nuncio | |
51.8 | Appointed | RamiroMoliner Inglés † | Apostolic Nuncio toSolomon Islands | Apostolic Nuncio | |
3 Jan | 29.8 | Ordained Priest | PaulKariuki Njiru | Priest ofEmbu,Kenya | Bishop ofWote,Kenya |
57.8 | Ordained Bishop | Luis AbilioSebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † | Bishop ofTarma,Peru | Archbishop Emeritus ofAyacucho o Huamanga,Peru | |
4 Jan | 75.3 | Died | Ernest LeoUnterkoefler † | Bishop Emeritus ofCharleston, South Carolina,USA | |
6 Jan | 52.9 | Ordained Bishop | DiegoCausero | Titular Archbishop ofMeta | Apostolic Nuncio |
38.6 | Ordained Deacon | PierreHuynh Văn Hai | Deacon ofVĩnh Long,Viet Nam | Bishop | |
45.0 | Ordained Bishop | JanKopiec | Titular Bishop ofCemerinianus | Bishop Emeritus ofGliwice,Poland | |
55.2 | Ordained Bishop | Henry JosephMansell | Titular Bishop ofMarazanae | Archbishop Emeritus ofHartford, Connecticut,USA | |
42.5 | Ordained Bishop | Gabriel CharlesPalmer-Buckle | Bishop ofKoforidua,Ghana | Archbishop ofCape Coast,Ghana | |
60.0 | Ordained Bishop | Elmo Noel JosephPerera † | Titular Bishop ofGadiaufala | Bishop Emeritus ofGalle,Sri Lanka | |
64.5 | Ordained Bishop | ElioSgreccia † | Titular Bishop ofZama Minor | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy forLife | |
71.8 | Ordained Bishop | LuigiSposito † | Titular Bishop ofTagaria | Secretary Emeritus of thePrefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See | |
46.3 | Ordained Bishop | Norbert KlemensStrotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. | Titular Bishop ofCaere | Bishop Emeritus ofChosica,Peru | |
39.0 | Ordained Bishop | CsabaTernyák | Titular Bishop ofEminentiana | Archbishop ofEger,Hungary | |
47.0 | Ordained Bishop | Henryk MarianTomasik | Titular Bishop ofFurnos Minor | Bishop Emeritus ofRadom,Poland | |
47.9 | Ordained Bishop | AlojzUran † | Titular Bishop ofAbula | Archbishop Emeritus ofLjubljana,Slovenia | |
8 Jan | 50.0 | Appointed | Óscar AndrésRodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. | Archbishop ofTegucigalpa,Honduras | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
76.3 | Retired | Héctor EnriqueSantos Hernández, S.D.B. † | Archbishop ofTegucigalpa,Honduras | Archbishop Emeritus | |
9 Jan | 27.6 | Ordained Priest | Adilson PedroBusin, C.S. | Priest ofCongregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo | Bishop ofTubarão, Santa Catarina,Brazil |
54.4 | Resigned | FrancescoGioia, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop ofCamerino-San Severino Marche,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
10 Jan | 62.9 | Ordained Bishop | Jean Marie LouisBonfils, S.M.A. | Bishop ofViviers,France | Bishop Emeritus ofNice,France |
12 Jan | 81.6 | Died | Honoré Joseph MarieJouneaux, O.M.I. † | Prefect Emeritus ofPala,Chad | |
51.4 | Installed | Gabriel VillaruzReyes | Bishop ofKalibo,Philippines | Bishop Emeritus ofAntipolo,Philippines | |
16 Jan | 72.8 | Died | JanGurda † | Auxiliary Bishop ofKielce,Poland | |
82.9 | Died | BenvenutoMatteucci † | Archbishop Emeritus ofPisa,Italy | ||
18 Jan | 68.3 | Died | Herberto CelsoAngelo † | Auxiliary Bishop ofMercedes-Luján,Argentina | |
19 Jan | 67.5 | Appointed | EnnioAppignanesi † | Archbishop ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus |
75.9 | Retired | GiuseppeVairo † | Archbishop ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
20 Jan | 50.1 | Appointed | Giovanni (João)Risatti, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop ofMacapá, Amapa,Brazil | |
22 Jan | 58.3 | Installed | Eusebius JosephBeltran | Archbishop ofOklahoma City, Oklahoma,USA | Archbishop Emeritus |
23 Jan | 60.2 | Resigned | Joannes Baptist MatthijsGijsen † | Bishop ofRoermond,Netherlands | Bishop Emeritus ofReykjavik,Iceland |
24 Jan | 58.0 | Ordained Bishop | PaulIby | Bishop ofEisenstadt,Austria | Bishop Emeritus |
25 Jan | 35.6 | Incardinated | GaetanoCastello | Priest ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | Auxiliary Bishop |
26 Jan | 75.5 | Retired | James LouisSchad † | Auxiliary Bishop ofCamden, New Jersey,USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
43.2 | Appointed | James AnthonyTamayo | Auxiliary Bishop ofGalveston-Houston, Texas,USA | Bishop ofLaredo, Texas,USA | |
43.2 | Appointed | James AnthonyTamayo | Titular Bishop ofIta | Bishop ofLaredo, Texas,USA | |
29 Jan | 28.2 | Ordained Priest | John BaptistJung Shin-chul | Priest ofIncheon {Inch’on},Korea (South) | Bishop |
43.4 | Ordained Bishop | Youhannes EzzatZakaria Badir † | Bishop ofIsmayliah (Coptic),Egypt | Bishop ofLuqsor {Tebe} (Coptic),Egypt | |
30 Jan | 24.0 | Ordained Priest | Juan CarlosBarreto Barreto | Priest ofEspinal,Colombia | Bishop ofSoacha,Colombia |
42.2 | Ordained Bishop | BernardBober | Titular Bishop ofVissalsa | Archbishop ofKošice,Slovakia | |
63.6 | Ordained Bishop | Viktor JosefDammertz, O.S.B. † | Bishop ofAugsburg,Germany | Bishop Emeritus | |
52.2 | Appointed | Juan CarlosMaccarone † | Auxiliary Bishop ofLomas de Zamora,Argentina | Bishop Emeritus ofSantiago del Estero,Argentina | |
52.2 | Appointed | Juan CarlosMaccarone † | Titular Bishop ofMauriana | Bishop Emeritus ofSantiago del Estero,Argentina | |
64.6 | Appointed | Pedro LuisRonchino, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofComodoro Rivadavia,Argentina | Bishop Emeritus | |
31 Jan | 23.5 | Professed | RubivalCabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap. | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop ofBom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia,Brazil |
21.6 | Professed | Gabriel NarcisoEscobar Ayala, S.D.B. | Member ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Vicar Apostolic ofChaco Paraguayo,Paraguay | |
27.7 | Ordained Priest | JuanEspinoza Jiménez | Priest ofMorelia, Michoacán,México | Bishop ofAguascalientes,México | |
36.5 | Ordained Deacon | Juan IgnacioGonzález Errázuriz | Deacon ofOpus Dei | Bishop ofSan Bernardo,Chile | |
29.6 | Ordained Deacon | AnthonyMuheria | Deacon ofOpus Dei | Archbishop ofNyeri,Kenya | |
80.0 | Died | Jaime AntônioSchuck, O.F.M. † | Prelate Emeritus ofCristalândia, Goias,Brazil | Prelate Emeritus ofCristalândia, Goias,Brazil | |
50.5 | Ordained Bishop | Jean-PierreTafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofKilwa-Kasenga,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Archbishop ofLubumbashi,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
1 Feb | 90.0 | Died | WilliamBrasseur, C.I.C.M. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMountain Provinces (Montagnosa),Philippines | |
53.0 | Appointed | DiegoCausero | Apostolic Nuncio toCongo, Republic of | Apostolic Nuncio | |
2 Feb | 60.3 | Installed | BertrandBlanchet | Archbishop ofRimouski, Québec,Canada | Archbishop Emeritus |
76.3 | Retired | Alberto Cosmedo Amaral, Opus Dei † | Bishop ofLeiria-Fátima,Portugal | Bishop Emeritus | |
62.6 | Succeeded | Serafimde Sousa Ferreira e Silva | Bishop ofLeiria-Fátima,Portugal | Bishop Emeritus | |
50.3 | Ordained Bishop | Francisco OvidioVera Intriago † | Titular Bishop ofAutenti | Auxiliary Bishop ofPortoviejo,Ecuador | |
4 Feb | 84.4 | Died | BernardoArango Henao, S.J. † | Bishop Emeritus ofBarrancabermeja,Colombia | |
6 Feb | 26.4 | Ordained Priest | Sérgio de DeusBorges | Priest ofCornélio Procópio, Parana,Brazil | Bishop ofFoz do Iguaçu, Parana,Brazil |
38.7 | Perpetual Vows | Gonzalode Villa y Vásquez, S.J. | Priest ofSociety of Jesus | Archbishop ofSantiago de Guatemala | |
27.8 | Ordained Priest | José RobertoFortes Palau | Priest ofSão José dos Campos, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Bishop ofLimeira, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
7 Feb | 46.4 | Ordained Bishop | JuliánBarrio Barrio | Titular Bishop ofSasabe | Archbishop Emeritus ofSantiago de Compostela,Spain |
54.6 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph AugustineCharanakunnel | Bishop ofRaipur,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofRaipur,India | |
47.5 | Ordained Bishop | AlbertD’Souza | Bishop ofLucknow,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofAgra,India | |
29.0 | Ordained Priest | Kishore KumarKujur | Priest ofSambalpur,India | Bishop ofRourkela,India | |
8 Feb | 50.9 | Appointed | Paolo Mario VirgilioAtzei, O.F.M. Conv. | Bishop ofTempio-Ampurias,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofSassari,Italy |
10 Feb | 63.8 | Appointed | JamesMcLoughlin † | Bishop ofGalway and Kilmacduagh,Ireland | Bishop Emeritus |
49.3 | Ordained Bishop | William MartinMorris | Bishop ofToowoomba,Australia | Bishop Emeritus | |
11 Feb | 62.1 | Ordained Bishop | DominicCarmon, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop ofRusicade | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofNew Orleans, Louisiana,USA |
63.9 | Appointed | Pier GiacomoDe Nicolò † | Apostolic Nuncio toSyria | Apostolic Nuncio | |
12 Feb | 81.3 | Died | MiguelPeinado Peinado † | Bishop Emeritus ofJaén,Spain | |
13 Feb | 55.8 | Appointed | José MaríaArancibia | Coadjutor Archbishop ofMendoza,Argentina | Archbishop Emeritus |
14 Feb | 24.9 | Ordained Priest | Antonio JoséValín Valdés | Priest ofMondoñedo-Ferrol,Spain | Bishop ofTui-Vigo,Spain |
15 Feb | 77.0 | Retired | JeanMargéot † | Bishop ofPort-Louis,Mauritius | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus |
51.5 | Succeeded | Maurice EvenorPiat, C.S.Sp. | Bishop ofPort-Louis,Mauritius | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus | |
16 Feb | 48.9 | Appointed | FlavioCalle Zapata | Bishop ofSonsón-Rionegro,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus ofIbagué,Colombia |
66.6 | Appointed | GiulioNicolini † | Bishop ofCremona,Italy | ||
79.0 | Retired | AlfonsoUribe Jaramillo † | Bishop ofSonsón-Rionegro,Colombia | Bishop Emeritus | |
18 Feb | 75.5 | Retired | LuigiAccogli † | Apostolic Nuncio toSyria | Apostolic Nuncio |
76.7 | Retired | GiovanniPes † | Bishop ofAlghero-Bosa,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
58.5 | Appointed | AntonioVacca † | Bishop ofAlghero-Bosa,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
19 Feb | 40.2 | Ordained Bishop | Daniel MarcoKur Adwok | Titular Bishop ofMoxori | Auxiliary Bishop ofKhartoum,Sudan |
20 Feb | 64.6 | Appointed | AntonioForte, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofAvellino,Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
88.4 | Died | BernhardStein † | Bishop Emeritus ofTrier,Germany | ||
22 Feb | 51.9 | Ordained Bishop | RamiroMoliner Inglés † | Titular Archbishop ofSarda | Apostolic Nuncio |
55.6 | Ordained Bishop | Gerald WilliamWiesner, O.M.I. | Bishop ofPrince George, British Columbia,Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
25 Feb | 68.8 | Appointed | Manuel CruzSobreviñas † | Bishop ofImus,Philippines | Bishop Emeritus |
26 Feb | 76.6 | Died | GiulioOggioni † | Bishop Emeritus ofBergamo,Italy | |
27 Feb | 75.3 | Retired | BronisławDąbrowski, F.D.P. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofWarszawa {Warsaw},Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
75.7 | Retired | AlbinMałysiak, C.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofKraków {Cracow},Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
55.1 | Died | VilhelmsŅukšs † | Auxiliary Bishop ofRiga,Latvia | ||
75.3 | Retired | Boleslaw LukaszTaborski † | Auxiliary Bishop ofPrzemyśl,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
28 Feb | 95.4 | Died | AthanaseAch-Chaer, B.C. † | Archbishop Emeritus ofBāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek),Lebanon |
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