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The Year of Our Lord 1979

Bishop Events

January to February

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown73.7RetiredBonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Alep, SyriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.0ResignedDonaldo Chávez Núñez †Titular Bishop of Giru MonsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
DiedJean B. Coudray, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Kankan, Guinea
DiedJuan José Díaz Plata, O.P. †Prelate of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia
49.1ResignedFrançois-Marie-Christian FavreauTitular Bishop of Turres AmmeniaeBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
72.9AppointedEgano Righi-Lambertini †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
74.5RetiredLeo Jozef Suenens †Vicar Apostolic of Belgium, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
2 Jan44.5AppointedRubén López ArdónBishop of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
6 Jan53.5InstalledMarco CéPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
27.1Ordained PriestCzeslaw KozonPriest of København {Copenhagen}, DenmarkBishop
51.6Ordained BishopFranciszek MacharskiArchbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan42.3Ordained BishopCristiano Jakob KrapfBishop of Jequié, Baia, Brazil
8 Jan51.5AppointedJosé de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M.Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
49.2AppointedHéctor Luis Lucas Peña GómezBishop of Holguín, CubaBishop Emeritus
71.8ResignedJosef Stangl †Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedFrancis Joseph WalmsleyBishop of Great Britain, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedFrancis Joseph WalmsleyTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
10 Jan59.3AppointedJoseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong †Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
58.3AppointedPierre-Jean Trân Xuân Hap †Bishop of Vinh, Viêt NamBishop Emeritus
12 Jan46.7AppointedGeorge MamalasseryBishop of Tura, IndiaBishop Emeritus
72.4ResignedOrestes Marengo, S.D.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Tura, IndiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
38.7AppointedAnthony MayalaBishop of Musoma, TanzaniaArchbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
62.1ResignedJohn James Rudin, M.M. †Bishop of Musoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
41.3AppointedLaurent Yapi †Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
14 Jan73.0DiedJosé Bascuñana y López †Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
54.0Ordained BishopMario Miglietta †Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
42.2Ordained BishopJaime Lucas Ortega y AlaminoBishop of Pinar del Rio, CubaCardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
15 Jan65.8ResignedDoroteo Fernández y Fernández †Bishop of Badajoz, SpainBishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedGeraldo Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M.Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop Emeritus
77.2DiedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
17 Jan24.3Ordained PriestHéctor Luis Morales SánchezPriest of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, MéxicoPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México
66.9AppointedBruno Wüstenberg †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
19 Jan50.0Ordained BishopEdmundo M. AbayaBishop of Laoag, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
20 Jan56.4AppointedGiuseppe Laigueglia †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to CubaOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
22 Jan64.3DiedStepan Chmil, S.D.B. †Bishop
67.4ResignedPrimo Gasbarri †Bishop of Grosseto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23 Jan48.6AppointedJohn Edward McCarthyAuxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
48.6AppointedJohn Edward McCarthyTitular Bishop of PetinaBishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
24 Jan55.8AppointedJosé Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †Prelate of Chota, Peru
25 Jan47.0AppointedJohn Joseph NevinsAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
47.0AppointedJohn Joseph NevinsTitular Bishop of RusticianaBishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
26 Jan72.8DiedFrancisco Gómez Marijuán, C.M.F. †Bishop Emeritus of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
27 Jan75.9DiedRamón José Castellano †Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
42.6Ordained BishopJoseph DaoBishop of Kayes, Mali
44.1Ordained BishopBonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. †Titular Bishop of TroynaArchbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
28 Jan51.7InstalledFranciszek MacharskiArchbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jan49.3AppointedJosé Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R.Auxiliary Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
49.3AppointedJosé Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R.Titular Bishop of BagisPrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
64.1DiedReginald John Delargey †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
53.3AppointedPatrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. †Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, BrazilBishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
30 Jan66.1ResignedRomeo Roy Blanchette †Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
31 Jan50.0InstalledEdmundo M. AbayaBishop of Laoag, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
37.7AppointedEdward OzorowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaArchbishop of Białystok, Poland
37.7AppointedEdward OzorowskiTitular Bishop of BitettumArchbishop of Białystok, Poland
Feb33.0IncardinatedFelipe de Jesús EstevezPriest of Miami, Florida, USAAuxiliary Bishop
57.6ResignedJames Richard Ham, M.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2 Feb64.1DiedGiuseppe Moizo †Bishop of Acqui, Italy
55.1AppointedPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauAuxiliary Bishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
55.1AppointedPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauTitular Bishop of GunelaArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
48.4AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
48.4AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardTitular Bishop of UsulaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
26.7Ordained PriestBonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
38.8IncardinatedPaul Tan Chee Ing, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
5 Feb67.0AppointedJosé Melgoza Osorio †Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
48.3AppointedManuel Samaniego Barriga †Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
49.0AppointedGiorgio ZurTitular Archbishop of SestaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
49.0AppointedGiorgio ZurApostolic Pro-Nuncio to MalawiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
49.0AppointedGiorgio ZurApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
6 Feb50.8AppointedAgustín Alejo Román RodríguezAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedAgustín Alejo Román RodríguezTitular Bishop of SerteiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
9 Feb67.4DiedClaude-Constant-Marie Flusin †Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Claude, France
82.1DiedEduardo Martinez González †Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
10 Feb63.6Ordained BishopDomenico Caloyera, O.P. †Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus
39.2Ordained BishopPaul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C.Bishop of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
93.3DiedGiovanni Mele †Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy
11 Feb53.6Ordained BishopBarthélémy Batantu †Archbishop of Brazzaville, CongoArchbishop Emeritus
12 Feb49.2AppointedAndrew Zolile T. BrookBishop of Umtata, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedCarmelo Cassati, M.S.C.Bishop of Tricarico, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
48.9AppointedFrancesco CuccareseArchbishop of Acerenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
36.7AppointedJosaphat Louis LebuluBishop of Same, TanzaniaArchbishop of Arusha, Tanzania
47.5AppointedFelix Eugenio MkhoriBishop of Chikwawa, MalawiBishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
62.1ResignedGiuseppe Vairo †Archbishop of Acerenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
68.9ResignedEugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †Bishop of Chikwawa, MalawiBishop Emeritus
16 Feb75.2RetiredJacinto Argaya Goicoechea †Bishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedJosé María Larrauri LafuenteBishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop Emeritus
60.8AppointedLuis María de Larrea y LegarretaBishop of Bilbao, SpainBishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedJosé María Setién AlberroBishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
17 Feb43.1Ordained BishopIgnatius MenezesBishop of Ajmer and Jaipur, IndiaBishop of Ajmer, India
18 Feb40.2Ordained BishopTheodor KettmannTitular Bishop of BusirisAuxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
59.4Ordained BishopJoseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong †Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
50.8Ordained BishopManuel Pestana FilhoBishop of Anápolis, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
30.2Ordained PriestMenghistear Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I.Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
20 Feb66.7AppointedGiovanni Stamati †Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy
21 Feb50.4Ordained BishopGeraldo Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M.Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop Emeritus
22 Feb78.2DiedDavid Frederick Cunningham †Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
43.8Ordained BishopHélio Gonçalves HelenoBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
40.4Ordained BishopRobert Fealey MorneauTitular Bishop of Massa LubrenseAuxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
52.3Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph WalmsleyTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
23 Feb75.1RetiredLaurenz Böggering †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedDomenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.Prefect of Soddo-Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
24 Feb79.7DiedJoseph Edward Rudderham †Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain
49.0Ordained BishopGiorgio ZurTitular Archbishop of SestaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
25 Feb24.4Ordained PriestFrancisco Moreno BarrónPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
55.3Ordained BishopJean Yves Marie Sahuquet †Titular Bishop of UticaBishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
26 Feb53.3AppointedAntónio José RafaelBishop of Bragança e Miranda, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
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