The Year of Our Lord 1966

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Asta †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
	58.4	Appointed	Alberto Castelli †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Vice President Emeritus
	72.4	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
	59.5	Retired	John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
	74.3	Appointed	Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello †	Apostolic Administrator of Goa e Damão, India	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux †	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
	77.1	Appointed	Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira †	Vicar Apostolic of Portugal, Military	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa, Portugal
	79.0	Retired	Francesco Lardone †	Apostolic Internuncio to Turkey	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	64.1	Resigned	Tito Mancini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	69.0	Resigned	Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
		Died	Gaspar de Orihuela, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
	75.2	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	88.5	Resigned	Giuseppe Pizzardo †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
	60.6	Appointed	Luigi Punzolo †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
	50.8	Appointed	Joseph Sipendi †	Apostolic Administrator of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
	55.5	Resigned	Ubaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	José Thurler †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	49.5	Appointed	Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	Lino Zanini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	52.0	Resigned	Saverio Zupi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
1 Jan	26.2	Ordained Priest	Jésus Rocha †	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Jan	28.8	Ordained Priest	Anthony Lee Kok Hin	Priest of Miri, Malaysia	Bishop of Miri, Malaysia
3 Jan	59.8	Confirmed	Gabriel Batta †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
	84.6	Confirmed	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	57.1	Confirmed	Gabriel Koda †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
	50.3	Appointed	Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	49.9	Appointed	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Titular Bishop of Tingaria	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
4 Jan	74.0	Died	Juan Manoel González Arbeláez †	Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
6 Jan	31.6	Ordained Priest	Edward Robert Adams	Priest	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton	Priest of Porto Novo, Benin	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
	55.7	Appointed	Thomas Michel Bidawid †	Archbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean), Iran	Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame	Priest of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Evariste Ngoyagoye	Priest of Bujumbura, Burundi	Archbishop of Bujumbura, Burundi
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Pham Van Thiên †	Bishop of Phú Cuong, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Max John Rodrigues	Priest	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Philip Sulumeti	Priest of Kisumu, Kenya	Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya
	26.4	Ordained Priest	John Tong Hon	Priest of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Coadjutor Bishop
	63.8	Ordained Bishop	François-Xavier Trân Thanh Khan †	Titular Bishop of Numluli	Auxiliary Bishop of Saigon, Viêt Nam
7 Jan	50.5	Appointed	James Francis Carney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop
7 Jan	50.5	Appointed	James Francis Carney †	Titular Bishop of Obori	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jan	57.2	Installed	Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Dapango, Togo	Bishop Emeritus of Dapaong, Togo
9 Jan	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Lê Van Ân †	Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam
10 Jan	28.6	Ordained Priest	Victor Dovi Hounnaké †	Priest	Bishop of Aného, Togo
10 Jan	58.7	Died	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
11 Jan		Appointed	Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
12 Jan	69.8	Died	Manuel Hurtado y García †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain
12 Jan	50.1	Appointed	Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
13 Jan	49.6	Appointed	Anselmo Zarza Bernal	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Amilcare Pasini †	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
15 Jan	54.2	Appointed	Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	47.8	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
16 Jan	50.1	Appointed	Luigi Maffeo †	Archbishop of Italy, Military
	50.1	Appointed	Luigi Maffeo †	Titular Archbishop of Castellum in Numidia	Archbishop of Italy, Military
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Titular Archbishop of Miletus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
17 Jan	65.4	Died	Armand Clabaut, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
23 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
24 Jan	50.9	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.9	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Titular Archbishop of Zica	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
	44.4	Appointed	Paul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Etienne, France
	44.4	Appointed	Paul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado	Titular Bishop of Utimma	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Etienne, France
25 Jan	43.8	Ordained Bishop	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tabunia	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
	60.3	Ordained Bishop	James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. †	Titular Bishop of Nova Sparsa	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
	85.1	Died	Eliseu Van der Weijer, O. Carm. †	Prelate Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26 Jan	64.3	Appointed	Gabriel-Marie Garrone †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
27 Jan	67.8	Appointed	Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
	67.8	Appointed	Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
	57.0	Died	Aloysius Louis Scheerer, O.P. †	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
	45.3	Appointed	Francis Mansour Zayek	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Maronite)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
29 Jan	45.9	Appointed	James William Malone †	Apostolic Administrator of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Olimpo Santiago Maresma †	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
30 Jan	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Franciszek Musiel †	Titular Bishop of Tamata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
1 Feb	54.2	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
	53.3	Appointed	Anthony Rayappa Arulappa †	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	40.5	Appointed	Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	75.2	Died	Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Weihwei [Jixian], China
	23.2	Solemn Professed	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	27.5	Ordained Priest	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin	Bishop of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
3 Feb	46.2	Appointed	António de Castro Xavier Monteiro †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
	46.2	Appointed	António de Castro Xavier Monteiro †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
	60.0	Died	Pio Agostino Crivellari, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
6 Feb	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Carlos Prada Sanmiguel	Priest	Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignacy Tokarczuk	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
7 Feb	50.2	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	50.2	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	52.3	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
9 Feb	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
10 Feb	65.1	Died	Giuseppe Burzio †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
11 Feb	50.6	Ordained Bishop	James Francis Carney †	Titular Bishop of Obori	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Augustine Harris †	Titular Bishop of Socia	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	42.8	Appointed	Dino Trabalzini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	42.8	Appointed	Dino Trabalzini †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	51.0	Appointed	Oscar Zanera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	51.0	Appointed	Oscar Zanera †	Titular Bishop of Surista	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
12 Feb	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland	Bishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Iabar	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
14 Feb	48.8	Appointed	Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. †	Bishop of Cuzco, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
15 Feb	46.1	Appointed	Donaldo Chávez Núñez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	46.1	Appointed	Donaldo Chávez Núñez †	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
	51.0	Appointed	Prosper Dodds, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
	74.4	Appointed	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Titular Archbishop of Octava	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
	74.4	Retired	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.6	Succeeded	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	43.8	Appointed	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
	55.1	Appointed	Stanislaus Lokuang †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
	39.7	Appointed	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E.	Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
	39.7	Appointed	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
	54.6	Appointed	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana	Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
	54.6	Resigned	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	79.5	Appointed	Nicola Capasso †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
	79.5	Retired	Nicola Capasso †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.9	Appointed	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
19 Feb	69.6	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Idicra	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	57.7	Succeeded	Adolfo Luís Bossi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	80.0	Retired	Emiliano José Lonati, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	67.8	Appointed	Giacomo Violardo †	Titular Archbishop of Satafi	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
20 Feb	75.4	Died	Paul Louis Marie Audren, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China
20 Feb	23.5	Ordained Priest	Osvaldo Padilla	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea
21 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
21 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Titular Archbishop of Casae Medianae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
22 Feb	66.7	Died	Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda
24 Feb	96.6	Died	Dionigio Casaroli †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
24 Feb	61.4	Succeeded	Lorenzo Gargiulo †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Feb	59.4	Appointed	Miguel Balaguer †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Antonio Corso †	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
	56.0	Appointed	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

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