The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	20.9	First Vows	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	36.2	Entered	Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
		Ceased	Dominic Chen Te-mien, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Suixian [Suihsien], China
	47.2	Appointed	Raffaele Farina, S.D.B.	Secretary of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
	25.3	Solemn Vows	Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prefect of Azerbaijan
	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrej Fogaš	Bishop
	85.9	Resigned	Giovanni Gaddo, I.C. †	Superior General of Institute of Charity	Superior General Emeritus
	77.8	Ceased	Gracija Ivanovic †	Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	61.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Jin Dechen †	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
	41.4	Appointed	Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.	Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
	26.8	Perpetual Vows	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
	69.5	Selected	[Peter Paul Li Pan-shi] †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
	60.0	Selected	Paul Liu Jing-he †	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
		Died	Paul Li (Ly) †	Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China
	64.8	Resigned	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Vice President of the Pontifical Committee for the Family	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	19.4	Professed	Valdir Mamede	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
		Ordained Bishop	Thomas Min Doumu †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Anton Novobilský †	Bishop
	34.7	Incardinated	Julio Parrilla Díaz	Priest of Salamanca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
	48.0	Ordained Priest	Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.	Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang], China
	25.3	Solemn Vows	José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. †	Member of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	38.0	Appointed	Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	50.5	Appointed	Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
	76.9	Resigned	Alphonsus Tchao (Zhao, Chao Chen-ya), C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tianjin [Tientsin], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	66.0	Resigned	[Mathew Wang Wei-ming] †	Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China	Bishop Emeritus
	65.5	Selected	[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin] †	Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	71.5	Selected	Augustin Zhao Jingnong †	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
1 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang)	Coadjutor Bishop of Hsinchu, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Ennio Appignanesi †	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Giannini †	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Goretti †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Gregory Obinna Ochiagha †	Bishop of Orlu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	48.1	Installed	Anthony Michael Pilla †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Plotti †	Titular Bishop of Vannida	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Martino Scarafile †	Titular Bishop of Rotaria	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop of Palangkaraya, Indonesia
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Voto †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan	34.4	Ordained Priest	Francis An Shuxin	Priest	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
	40.6	Appointed	Norbert Werbs †	Auxiliary Bishop of Schwerin, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
	40.6	Appointed	Norbert Werbs †	Titular Bishop of Amaura	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
8 Jan	26.2	Ordained Priest	Savarimuthu Arokiaraj	Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop
8 Jan	66.0	Appointed	Salvatore Delogu †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	48.1	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph †	Titular Bishop of Segisama	Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
10 Jan	75.1	Retired	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jan	26.4	Ordained Deacon	Carlos Enrique García Camader	Deacon of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Lurín, Peru
11 Jan	59.7	Installed	Michel Hakim, B.S. †	Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Melkite Greek)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
12 Jan	49.2	Appointed	Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota †	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jan	75.0	Retired	Charles Richard Mulrooney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	45.1	Appointed	Pio Vittorio Vigo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Catania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
	45.1	Appointed	Pio Vittorio Vigo †	Titular Bishop of Astigi	Bishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
15 Jan	75.0	Retired	William Joseph Moran †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Joseph Keith Symons	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
16 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Joseph Keith Symons	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
17 Jan	71.8	Died	Hugo Aufderbeck †	Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
	84.3	Died	Louis-Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rubaga, Uganda
	85.5	Died	Francis Peter Leipzig †	Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA
	39.7	Succeeded	Joachim Wanke	Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
18 Jan	20.3	Perpetual Vows	Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M.	Member of Society of Mary	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
	25.5	Solemn Vows	Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia
	82.8	Died	Benjamin Ibberson Webster †	Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
20 Jan	61.6	Appointed	Manuel Guirao †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	62.7	Appointed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	39.4	Appointed	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
	39.4	Appointed	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Titular Bishop of Selsea	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
23 Jan	56.0	Appointed	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio
23 Jan	85.4	Died	Maurice Schexnayder †	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
24 Jan	51.5	Appointed	Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
	55.3	Appointed	Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia	Bishop Emeritus
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García †	Priest of Guaranda, Ecuador	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
	23.9	Entered	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	43.1	Appointed	Anthony Ekezia Ilonu †	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Alberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	75.4	Retired	Sinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	77.6	Retired	José Félix Pintado Blasco, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	42.5	Appointed	Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
	55.3	Appointed	Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
	55.3	Appointed	Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
25 Jan	57.5	Ordained Bishop	John George Chedid †	Titular Bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti	Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.	Coadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Reinhold Stecher †	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	76.3	Retired	William Andrew Hart †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	39.5	Appointed	Vincent Paul Logan †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jan	49.4	Appointed	Roland Pierre DuMaine †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	63.6	Appointed	Vincenzo Franco †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	33.7	Incardinated	Richard John Garcia †	Priest of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
	67.6	Appointed	Michele Mincuzzi †	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Francesco Minerva †	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.1	Retired	Nicola Riezzo †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Jan	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Coadjutor Prelate of Marbel, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
	73.1	Died	Giuseppe Lenotti †	Archbishop of Foggia, Italy
	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Casimir Wang Milu †	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	55.9	Appointed	Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
	55.9	Appointed	Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Leoncio Leviste Lat †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
	55.7	Appointed	Zekarias Yohannes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Zekarias Yohannes †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Bishop Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
30 Jan	88.0	Died	Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre †	Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
	66.2	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	66.1	Appointed	Agostino Casaroli †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	68.5	Died	John Gordon †	Apostolic Nuncio
	75.2	Died	József Winkler †	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
31 Jan	59.7	Appointed	Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. †	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Archbishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	76.7	Retired	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Archbishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	76.7	Retired	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Vicar Apostolic of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	23.8	Professed	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.	Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Michael Henry Morrissey	Priest of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop
1 Feb	18.3	Entered	Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
1 Feb	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Bilal Nyekindi †	Bishop of Wau, South Sudan	Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	54.3	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
3 Feb	56.4	Appointed	Geraldo Majela Reis †	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Feb	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather †	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb	30.2	Ordained Priest	Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh
	63.9	Resigned	Langton Douglas Fox †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	52.0	Succeeded	John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
6 Feb	53.8	Appointed	Joseph Pallikaparampil	Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz	Titular Bishop of Tanudaia	Bishop Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
8 Feb	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Consbruch †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
8 Feb	26.3	Ordained Priest	Anil Joseph Thomas Couto	Priest	Archbishop of Delhi, India
10 Feb	19.0	Professed	Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian), Parana, Brazil
11 Feb	45.4	Appointed	João Bergese †	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	19.9	First Vows	Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P.	Member of Society of St. Paul	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	55.6	Appointed	Carlos Walter Galán Barry †	Auxiliary Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
	55.6	Appointed	Carlos Walter Galán Barry †	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
	48.1	Appointed	Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †	Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 Feb	52.7	Appointed	Allan Chamgwera	Bishop of Zomba, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	Rafael Grovas Felix †	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
	39.1	Appointed	Paul Themba Mngoma †	Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	69.1	Died	Herman To Paivu †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
13 Feb	85.8	Died	Aniceto Fernández Alonso, O.P. †	Master General Emeritus of Order of Friars Preachers
	42.5	Appointed	Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
	93.0	Died	Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Feb	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Pio Vittorio Vigo †	Titular Bishop of Astigi	Bishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
16 Feb	56.5	Appointed	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Feb	76.8	Retired	Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	95.3	Died	Stanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo e Atri, Italy
20 Feb	81.4	Died	Athanasios Toutoungi, B.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Feb	56.0	Appointed	Mario Miglietta †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	Antonio Nuzzi †	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
	54.5	Appointed	Antonio Nuzzi †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
24 Feb	30.0	Ordained Priest	Job Koo Yobi, Ist. del Prado	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop
24 Feb	55.1	Appointed	Hermann Josef Spital †	Bishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	78.1	Resigned	Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. †	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Joseph Eric D’Arcy †	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
	76.4	Retired	Arthur Francis Fox †	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	57.6	Appointed	Marco René Revelo Contreras †	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Paul Logan †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb	24.3	Professed	Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
	61.6	Died	Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. †	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa

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