The Year of Our Lord 1983

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	69.0	Resigned	Marius (Joseph Michael) Banks, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
	20.5	Converted	Didier Norman Raymond Berthet †	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
	22.8	Perpetual Vows	Róbert Bezák, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
	81.1	Resigned	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China	Bishop Emeritus
	79.7	Resigned	Matthias Buchholz, M.S.C. †	Prefect of Shiqian [Shihtsien], China	Prefect Emeritus
	74.9	Resigned	Alois Bürke, S.M.B. †	Pro-Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China	Prefect Emeritus
	83.8	Retired	Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	71.4	Resigned	Orazio Ferrucio Ceól, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Qichun [Kichow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	79.9	Retired	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	71.3	Resigned	Eugene Edward Fahy, S.J. †	Prefect of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China	Prefect Emeritus
	50.6	Resigned	Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	43.3	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A.	Superior General of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya
	81.2	Resigned	Jan Herrijgers, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
		Died	Jean Berchmans Eugène Jung, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Comores
	26.8	Entered	Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
	79.5	Resigned	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	86.5	Resigned	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
	77.8	Retired	Lucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. †	Bishop of Dali [Tali], China	Bishop Emeritus
	80.6	Resigned	Ferdinand Lacretelle, S.J. †	Prefect of Haizhou [Haichow, Donghai, Tunghai], China	Prefect Emeritus
	82.0	Resigned	[Paul Li De-pei (Li Dipei, Li Debei)] †	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China	Bishop Emeritus
	77.6	Resigned	Isidor Hermengild Hintringer (da Losenstein), O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Jiamusi [Kiamusze], China	Prefect Emeritus
	81.8	Retired	Pietro Maleddu, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Ankang [Hinganfu], China	Prefect Emeritus
	57.8	Ceased	Thomas Aloysius McBride, M.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Pando, Bolivia	Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
	64.0	Died	Stanislaus Min Xilian †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
	85.7	Resigned	Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	86.2	Died	Quintinus Pessers, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
	78.3	Retired	Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China	Bishop Emeritus
	85.3	Resigned	Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China	Bishop Emeritus
	82.3	Resigned	John Angel Romaniello, M.M. †	Prefect of Guilin [Kweilin], China	Prefect Emeritus
		Died	[ Shu Qi-shui (Chou Ki wei)] †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
	69.7	Professed	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Member of Order of Cistercians	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	81.6	Retired	Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. †	Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	62.5	Appointed	Joseph Tsong Huaide (Zhong Huaide) †	Apostolic Administrator of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	22.0	Ordained Priest	John Wang Ruowang	Priest	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
	70.7	Resigned	Francis Werner Hunold, S.A.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Raipur, India	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	65.0	Selected	[Joseph Zhu Hua-yu] †	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China	Bishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
1 Jan	64.9	Resigned	John Mackey †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
1 Jan	24.6	Ordained Priest	Alex Tharamangalam	Priest of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Auxiliary Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India
2 Jan	52.9	Installed	Miguel Caviedes Medina	Bishop of Osorno, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile
2 Jan	105.1	Died	Edward Daniel Howard †	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
3 Jan	73.9	Died	Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia
5 Jan	45.4	Appointed	Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	45.4	Appointed	Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. †	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
	44.9	Appointed	Raul José Quimpo Martirez †	Bishop of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Joseph Aje †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
	36.7	Ordained Priest	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Priest of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine †	Titular Bishop of Camplum	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Zenon Grocholewski †	Titular Bishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Dominik Hrušovský †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Apostolic Nuncio
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Titular Archbishop of Zaraï	Apostolic Nuncio
	58.0	Died	Valentino Giacomo Lazzari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Monterisi	Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Ildefonso Obama Obono	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
	38.9	Ordained Bishop	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Juliusz Paetz †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Titular Archbishop of Iubaltiana	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Rossano †	Titular Bishop of Diocletiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Anacleto Sima Ngua †	Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Jaroslav Škarvada †	Titular Bishop of Litomyšl	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
8 Jan	75.2	Retired	Carmelo Canzonieri †	Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	72.6	Died	François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
	79.1	Retired	Martino (Vittorio) Matronola, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
9 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Raffaele Nogaro	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy
	66.2	Died	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
	21.6	Professed	José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
10 Jan	85.1	Died	André-Jean Vérineux, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Yingkou [Yingkow], China
11 Jan	51.2	Installed	William Benedict Friend †	Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
12 Jan	84.4	Died	Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose †	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
12 Jan	62.6	Ordained Bishop	Octavian Cristian-Găinaru †	Bishop
13 Jan	86.7	Died	John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
13 Jan	55.5	Appointed	Stanley Joseph Ott †	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
14 Jan	91.3	Died	Wacław Majewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
15 Jan	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
15 Jan	26.0	Perpetual Vows	Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu, M.S.C.	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Manado, Indonesia
16 Jan	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Moglaena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
19 Jan	55.5	Appointed	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
	56.9	Appointed	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	64.6	Appointed	Jorge Manuel López †	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.8	Appointed	José María Montes †	Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jan	47.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Chiarinelli †	Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
21 Jan	80.7	Died	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
22 Jan	54.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Asia Minor, Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
	67.5	Resigned	Domenico Caloyera, O.P. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.5	Appointed	Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Respecta	Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
	49.7	Appointed	Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I.	Bishop of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	48.6	Appointed	Slavomir Miklovš †	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Jan	21.9	First Vows	Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S.	Member of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
23 Jan	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Emile Eid †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law
24 Jan	43.3	Appointed	Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. †	Archbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Protacio Guevarra Gungon †	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	66.9	Died	Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
25 Jan	53.5	Appointed	David Arias Pérez, O.A.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	53.5	Appointed	David Arias Pérez, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
	52.6	Ordained Bishop	José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins †	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
	75.0	Retired	Frank Henry Greteman †	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	41.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
26 Jan	54.7	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	46.3	Installed	Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Visakhapatnam, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
	25.3	Ordained Priest	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju	Priest of Andong, Korea (South)	Bishop
	55.1	Appointed	Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C.	Prelate of Caravelí, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
27 Jan	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	52.1	Appointed	Leonard Anthony Boyle †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Titular Bishop of Hodelm	Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
	67.3	Died	Alfred Fernández †	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Titular Bishop of Tragurium	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
	52.0	Appointed	Reginald Joseph Orsmond †	Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop
	52.0	Appointed	Reginald Joseph Orsmond †	Titular Bishop of Assuras	Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
28 Jan	76.3	Resigned	Miguel Balaguer †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
	77.2	Died	Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp †	Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
30 Jan	27.4	Ordained Priest	Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prefect of Azerbaijan
30 Jan	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Zygris	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
31 Jan	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala

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