The Year of Our Lord 1984

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	66.2	Resigned	José d’Angelo Neto †	Apostolic Administrator of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	39.7	Professed	René-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin
	36.3	Incardinated	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
	73.7	Resigned	Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	25.9	Incardinated	Raphy Manjaly	Priest of Agra, India	Bishop of Varanasi, India
	71.6	Resigned	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
	51.9	Appointed	Gian Vincenzo Moreni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
	37.3	Incardinated	José Francisco Oliveros	Priest of Gumaca, Philippines	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
	43.3	Appointed	Domenico Padovano	Auxiliary Bishop of Bitonto, Italy	Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
	56.7	Appointed	Pierfranco Pastore	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Secretary Emeritus
	73.3	Retired	Edoardo Pecoraio †	President of the Roman Curia - Other	President Emeritus
	74.0	Died	Saba de Rocco, C.R.S. †	Superior General Emeritus of Orden de los Padres Somascos
		Resigned	Leo White, O.F.M. Cap.	Prefect of Garissa, Kenya	Prefect Emeritus
1 Jan	72.1	Died	Almir Marques Ferreira †	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4 Jan	75.9	Died	Policarpo da Costa Vaz †	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
4 Jan	52.8	Installed	William Henry Keeler	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
6 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Binini	Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Diphu, India
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Kombo, S.J. †	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Bishop of Owando, Congo
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Okioh †	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Pecile †	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Polycarp Pengo	Bishop of Nachingwea, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Romeo	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
7 Jan	60.3	Appointed	Moisés Julio Blanchoud	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
	76.1	Retired	Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.4	Appointed	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste Tiama	Priest	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali
8 Jan	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Stefan Moskwa †	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
8 Jan	27.7	Ordained Priest	Patrick Taval, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
9 Jan	62.0	Resigned	Paolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. †	Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
	86.7	Died	Augustin Arce Mostajo †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	51.2	Appointed	John Joseph †	Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
	49.5	Appointed	Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M.	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
	64.0	Appointed	Adrian Mung’andu †	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe †	Bishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa
10 Jan	50.9	Appointed	Zygmunt Kamiński †	Coadjutor Bishop of Płock, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
11 Jan	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Robert James Carlson	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	57.4	Succeeded	Eduardo Koaik †	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	52.2	Appointed	Bernard Francis Law	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	72.6	Resigned	Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo †	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	57.0	Installed	Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Jan	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan	Titular Bishop of Girus	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
14 Jan	83.9	Died	Garabed Amadouni †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Armenian)
14 Jan	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
16 Jan	45.9	Appointed	William John Brennan	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	67.6	Died	Ephrem Bédé †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt
	61.4	Appointed	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	53.3	Installed	Daniel Leo Ryan	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	81.6	Died	Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
21 Jan	44.1	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	44.1	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Ulcinium	Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	31.8	Ordained Priest	Dirceu Vegini	Priest of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
22 Jan	98.7	Died	Michele Gonzi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Malta
23 Jan	64.6	Installed	Gérard Dionne	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Geoffrey James Robinson	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Geoffrey James Robinson	Titular Bishop of Rusuca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
24 Jan	74.5	Retired	Joseph Bernard Brunini †	Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan	63.9	Died	Vicente Faustino Zazpe †	Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
25 Jan	62.0	Died	George Avis Fulcher †	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
25 Jan	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Adam Joseph Maida	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
26 Jan	58.2	Appointed	Franz Xaver Eder	Coadjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	64.0	Appointed	John Joseph O’Connor †	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
27 Jan	61.8	Appointed	Anton Bogetic	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	64.0	Died	Emil John Mihalik †	Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
	76.0	Retired	Dragutin Nežic †	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	47.2	Appointed	Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B.	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jan	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Morgan Casey	Titular Bishop of Mibiarca	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
28 Jan	75.1	Retired	Salvador Quezada Limón †	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Michael Smith	Titular Bishop of Leges	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
30 Jan	52.6	Installed	Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen	Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	71.8	Resigned	Joseph Parecattil †	Archbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Feb	59.8	Appointed	Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
	43.2	Appointed	Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Garissa, Kenya
	47.5	Appointed	Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C.	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	55.1	Appointed	Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D.	Bishop of Atambua, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Jinan [Tsinan], China
	75.7	Retired	John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	74.5	Retired	Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Atambua, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	60.3	Appointed	Carlo Curis	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
4 Feb	60.3	Appointed	Carlo Curis	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
5 Feb	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Yousif Thomas †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
6 Feb	69.9	Died	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
6 Feb	43.3	Appointed	Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt
10 Feb	22.3	Professed	Charles Morerod, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Joseph O’Donnell †	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
	88.6	Died	Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bangueolo, Zambia
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
11 Feb	73.3	Resigned	Giuseppe Bonfigioli †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Mark Davies	Priest of Salford, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
	54.2	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
12 Feb	67.6	Died	Stefan Barela †	Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
13 Feb	75.7	Retired	Alphonse-Gérard Bannwarth †	Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France	Bishop Emeritus
	60.5	Died	Peter Hoang Min Syeng †	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
	71.9	Died	Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
14 Feb	59.0	Appointed	Raymond Conway Benjamin	Bishop of Townsville, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
15 Feb	79.3	Retired	José Newton de Almeida Baptista †	Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	77.3	Retired	Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	67.9	Succeeded	José Fernandes Veloso †	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	58.3	Appointed	José Freire Falcão	Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
16 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille	Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France	Bishop Emeritus of Créteil, France
17 Feb	93.9	Died	Paul Clarence Schulte †	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
18 Feb	47.7	Appointed	Piotr Krupa	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pelplin, Poland
18 Feb	47.7	Appointed	Piotr Krupa	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pelplin, Poland
19 Feb	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
20 Feb	71.1	Died	Alfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
22 Feb	55.3	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Pala †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
23 Feb	60.8	Installed	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	93.7	Died	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
	77.2	Died	Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
24 Feb	47.0	Died	Anthony Thannikot †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
25 Feb	36.4	Ordained Priest	Ulrich Boom	Priest of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	30.1	Professed	Vital Chitolina, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
26 Feb	26.1	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola
26 Feb	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Shija	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	52.3	Appointed	Louis Jean Dufaux †	Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
	52.3	Appointed	Louis Jean Dufaux †	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
	66.1	Ordained Bishop	Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb	74.2	Died	Cornelius Chitsulo †	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
	70.2	Appointed	Juan José Iriarte †	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.1	Retired	José Agustín Marozzi †	Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	72.3	Died	Pierre Samain †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
29 Feb	56.8	Appointed	Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru