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The Year of Our Lord 1983

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov73.1Ordained BishopAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Titular Archbishop of VolsiniumCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
3 Nov47.1AppointedGonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
47.1AppointedGonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of ThemisoniumBishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
48.3AppointedLuis Morgan (Aloysius) CaseyAuxiliary Bishop of La Paz, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
48.3AppointedLuis Morgan (Aloysius) CaseyTitular Bishop of MibiarcaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
5 Nov27.6Ordained PriestJoseph Charles BamberaPriest of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop
28.3Ordained PriestSimone GiustiPriest of Pisa, ItalyBishop of Livorno, Italy
6 Nov50.8Ordained BishopErnest Mesmin Lucien CaboTitular Bishop of BocconiaBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
25.9Ordained DeaconFranco Moscone, C.R.S.Deacon of Clerks Regular of SomascaArchbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
7 Nov50.5AppointedElmer Osmar Ramón MianiAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
50.5AppointedElmer Osmar Ramón MianiTitular Bishop of CaeciriBishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
79.3DiedUmberto MozzoniCardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other
8 Nov53.6AppointedAdam Joseph MaidaBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
64.0Ordained BishopJoseph Ma Zhongmu (Tegusbeleg)Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], ChinaBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedAdolfo Antonio Suárez RiveraArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.0InstalledJoseph Keith SymonsBishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
75.6RetiredJosé de Jesús Tirado PedrazaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
10 Nov52.4AppointedRichard Charles Patrick HanifenBishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus
52.6AppointedWilliam Henry KeelerBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
11 Nov62.4ResignedArnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. †Bishop of Nachingwea, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedCecil DeSaArchbishop of Agra, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
73.1ResignedRobert Louis Hodapp, S.J. †Bishop of BelizeBishop Emeritus
56.7AppointedPaul Kim Tchang-ryeolBishop of Cheju, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
52.9AppointedOsmond Peter MartinBishop of BelizeBishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
51.8AppointedNicolas OkiohBishop of Natitingou, BeninBishop Emeritus
39.2AppointedPolycarp PengoBishop of Nachingwea, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
58.4ResignedPatient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †Bishop of Natitingou, BeninBishop Emeritus
59.5AppointedMatthew ShijaBishop of Kahama, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
12 Nov24.8Ordained DeaconJean-Marc Noël AvelineDeacon of Marseille, FranceCardinal, Archbishop
13 Nov54.2Ordained BishopJosef HomeyerBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop Emeritus
14 Nov79.8DiedWilliam Aloysius O’ConnorBishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
17 Nov53.9AppointedJohn (Jack) BrewerCoadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop
43.4AppointedMichael SmithAuxiliary Bishop of Meath, IrelandBishop Emeritus
43.4AppointedMichael SmithTitular Bishop of LegesBishop Emeritus of Meath, Ireland
18 Nov27.8Ordained PriestEduardo Horacio GarcíaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of San Justo, Argentina
26.3Ordained PriestAlfred Kipkoech Arap RotichPriest of Nakuru, KenyaBishop of Kericho, Kenya
29.5Ordained PriestJorge Martín Torres CarbonellPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
19 Nov27.1Ordained PriestStephen BrislinPriest of Kroonstad, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
39.3AppointedRobert James CarlsonAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
39.3AppointedRobert James CarlsonTitular Bishop of AvioccalaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
54.7AppointedLuigi ContiApostolic Pro-Nuncio to IraqApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
54.7AppointedLuigi ContiApostolic Pro-Nuncio to KuwaitApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
53.3AppointedThadeu Gomes CanellasAuxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53.3AppointedThadeu Gomes CanellasTitular Bishop of Iunca in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
20 Nov52.2InstalledLúcio Ignácio BaumgaertnerBishop of Toledo, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
49.2Ordained BishopAmbrose Battista De PaoliTitular Archbishop of LaresApostolic Nuncio to Australia
22 Nov63.7AppointedIvo GugicBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop Emeritus
61.4AppointedAngelo Kim Nam-suBishop of Korea, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Suwon, Korea (South)
53.1AppointedDaniel Leo RyanBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
23 Nov64.4AppointedGérard DionneBishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
55.3Ordained BishopJames HanniganBishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
78.6DiedPierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali
47.9ResignedÉtienne Nguyễn Như ThểCoadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet NamArchbishop Emeritus
88.3DiedAndré-Maurice ParentyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
78.8RetiredBernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Ancona e Numana, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov91.6DiedJames Patrick O’CollinsBishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
26 Nov75.8RetiredFrancisco Javier Gillmore StockBishop of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
63.6ResignedJohn Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †Bishop of Oslo, NorwayBishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedJosé Manuel LorenzoBishop of San Miguel, Argentina
60.6AppointedJosé Joaquín Matte VarasBishop of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
60.6AppointedJosé Joaquín Matte VarasTitular Bishop of AlbaBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
64.8AppointedFortunato Antonio RossiArchbishop of Corrientes, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedGerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.Apostolic Administrator of Trondheim, NorwayBishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
45.1SucceededGerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.Bishop of Oslo, NorwayBishop Emeritus
27 Nov54.0InstalledFrançois-Marie-Christian FavreauBishop of Nanterre, FranceBishop Emeritus
28 Nov78.7DiedAdelmo Cavalcante MachadoArchbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
29.8IncardinatedAngelo De DonatisPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General
29 Nov58.0Ordained BishopAngelo (William Thomas) Acerra, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of LeteAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
53.9AppointedStéphane KatchouArchbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqBishop
73.5ResignedHanna Paulus MarcusBishop of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqBishop Emeritus
49.3AppointedYousif ThomasArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Nov59.8SucceededRené Fernández ApazaArchbishop of Sucre, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
83.7RetiredJosé Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Sucre, BoliviaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.3AppointedThomas MeramArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), IranArchbishop Emeritus
40.3AppointedThomas MeramArchbishop (Personal Title) of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranArchbishop Emeritus of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
48.1AppointedStefan MoskwaAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
48.1AppointedStefan MoskwaTitular Bishop of Giru MonsAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
Dec23.8Ordained DeaconGiuseppe Natale VegezziDeacon of Milano {Milan}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
1 Dec77.9DiedFrancisco Javier Nuño y GuerreroBishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
58.2AppointedPróspero Penados del BarrioArchbishop of GuatemalaArchbishop Emeritus
39.0AppointedIoan RobuAdministrator of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, RomaniaArchbishop Emeritus
2 Dec24.5Ordained PriestSergio Alfredo FenoyPriest of Rosario, ArgentinaArchbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
3 Dec29.6Ordained PriestJulio AngkelPriest of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
48.9AppointedEugenio BininiBishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
28.0Ordained PriestMisael Vacca RamirezPriest of Garagoa, ColombiaArchbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
52.0SucceededAdrianus Johannes SimonisArchbishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
32.6Ordained DeaconJustin Saw Min ThideDeacon of Yangon, MyanmarBishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar
74.2ResignedJohannes Gerardus Maria WillebrandsArchbishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
4 Dec31.2Ordained DeaconDominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm.Deacon of Paris, FranceBishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
5 Dec52.3AppointedLuiz ColussiBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
59.0AppointedGerardo de Andrade PonteBishop of Patos, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus
62.6AppointedEdmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. †Bishop of Badulla, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
65.8AppointedBasil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich)Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
44.5AppointedMathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †Bishop of Diphu, India
42.6AppointedErnest Kombo, S.J. †Bishop of Nkayi, CongoBishop of Owando, Congo
50.6AppointedGerard Francis Loft, S.M. †Bishop of Auki, Solomon IslandsBishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedRobert Mikhail MoskalBishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USABishop Emeritus
65.3InstalledJohn Joseph PaulBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
51.6Ordained BishopAlexander James QuinnTitular Bishop of SociaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 Dec52.4AppointedEdward Joseph O’DonnellAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
52.4AppointedEdward Joseph O’DonnellTitular Bishop of BritoniaBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
43.5AppointedJames Terry Steib, S.V.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
43.5AppointedJames Terry Steib, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of FallabaBishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
7 Dec51.0AppointedRenato Raffaele MartinoApostolic Delegate to LaosCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
51.0AppointedRenato Raffaele MartinoApostolic Delegate to Malaysia and BruneiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
75.5ResignedDelfim Ribeiro GuedesBishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
8 Dec38.1AppointedAnthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Auxiliary Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
38.1AppointedAnthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of Muzuca in ByzacenaArchbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
27.5Ordained PriestMarcelo Alejandro Cuenca RevueltaPriest of Córdoba, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
26.5Ordained PriestSamuel Jofré GiraudoPriest of Córdoba, ArgentinaBishop of Villa María, Argentina
58.8DiedPaul Francis RedingBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
9 Dec28.8Ordained PriestPeter Sebastian GoveasPriest of Bhagalpur, IndiaBishop of Bettiah, India
29.5Ordained PriestJulius MarandiPriestBishop of Dumka, India
25.6Ordained PriestRaymond PoissonPriest of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, CanadaBishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
24.5Ordained PriestJorge Eduardo ScheinigPriest of San Isidro, ArgentinaArchbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
10 Dec25.1Ordained DeaconJacy Diniz RochaDeacon of Barreiras, Bahia, BrazilBishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
27.9Ordained PriestLuiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.Priest of Congregation of the PassionBishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
40.6Solemn VowsJiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
77.1DiedAlfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China
11 Dec56.5Ordained BishopHubert Louis Marie Félix MichonArchbishop of Rabat, MoroccoArchbishop Emeritus
12 Dec60.4InstalledAnthony Joseph BevilacquaBishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
42.5AppointedPablo Jaime Galimberti di VietriBishop of San José de Mayo, UruguayBishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
47.7AppointedAlejandro Jiménez LafebleBishop of Valdivia, ChileBishop Emeritus
50.6Ordained BishopElmer Osmar Ramón MianiTitular Bishop of CaeciriBishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
13 Dec36.0Ordained BishopWilton Daniel GregoryTitular Bishop of OlivaCardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
64.7Ordained BishopTimothy Joseph LyneTitular Bishop of VamallaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
43.1Ordained BishopPlácido Rodríguez, C.M.F.Titular Bishop of FuerteventuraBishop Emeritus of Lubbock, Texas, USA
72.8DiedWincenty UrbanAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
46.8Ordained BishopJohn George VlaznyTitular Bishop of StagnumArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
14 Dec52.4InstalledWilliam Joseph FoleyArchbishop of Perth, Australia
28.4Ordained PriestArnold OrowaePriest of Wabag, Papua New GuineaBishop
16 Dec29.8Ordained PriestPeter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Marsabit, Kenya
52.8AppointedPaulo Lopes de FariaBishop of Itabuna, Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
61.9DiedEnrico ManfrediniArchbishop of Bologna, Italy
60.1AppointedAntônio Carlos MesquitaBishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
70.0DiedEnrique Pechuán MarínBishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
17 Dec45.8AppointedPaolo RomeoTitular Archbishop of VulturiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
45.8AppointedPaolo RomeoApostolic Nuncio to HaitiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
36.5Ordained PriestFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.Priest of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
26.9Ordained PriestJosé Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.Priest of Chitré, PanamaArchbishop of Panamá
18 Dec26.7Ordained PriestSebastian AdayanthrathPriestBishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India
53.3Ordained BishopDenys Raboula Antoine BeylouniTitular Bishop of Mardin dei SiriCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24.8Ordained PriestKuriakose BharanikulangaraPriestBishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
27.9Ordained PriestMarcelo Arturo González AmadorPriest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, CubaBishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
25.2Ordained PriestGabriel Blamo Snosio JubwePriest of Monrovia, LiberiaArchbishop-Elect
61.5AppointedAntonio PaganoBishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
20 Dec53.3AppointedGirolamo GrilloBishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
60.6AppointedDaniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USAArchbishop Emeritus
55.6AppointedJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of SilliCardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
55.6AppointedJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and PeaceCardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
48.5AppointedManuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. SchönstattBishop of San Felipe, ChileBishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
21 Dec55.2AppointedFrancisco Barroso FilhoBishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
22 Dec75.5RetiredEnrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedDomenico PecileBishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
23 Dec75.3RetiredBernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †Bishop of Barrancabermeja, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
45.7AppointedRodrigo Orlando Cabrera CuéllarBishop of Santiago de María, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
25.5Solemn VowsJorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Temuco, Chile
25.7Ordained PriestVictor Hugo Palma PaúlPriest of GuatemalaBishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
45.3AppointedJuan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. †Bishop of Barrancabermeja, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
27 Dec27.8Ordained PriestAngelo GiurdanellaPriest of Noto, ItalyBishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
27.4Ordained DeaconGilberto Pastana de OliveiraDeacon of Santarém, Para, BrazilArchbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
28 Dec76.0RetiredHeinrich Maria JanssenBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop Emeritus
31.4Ordained PriestSérgio KrzywyPriest of Assis, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Dec43.3AppointedItamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
30 Dec60.7Ordained BishopJosé Joaquín Matte VarasTitular Bishop of AlbaBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
31 Dec69.1RetiredJustinus DarmojuwonoBishop of Indonesia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang, Indonesia
70.2ResignedCarlo MartiniArchbishop of L’Aquila, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
60.6SucceededMario PeressinArchbishop of L’Aquila, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus

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