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The Year of Our Lord 1988

Bishop Events

January to February

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown79.3AppointedJacques-Paul Martin †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
23.1ProfessedOscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
74.8RetiredJan Wladyslaw Oblak †Bishop of Warmia, PolandBishop Emeritus
72.9ResignedFrancesco Tortora, O.M. †Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), ItalyBishop Emeritus
1 Jan25.9ProfessedMeron Mazur, O.S.B.M.Member of Order of St. Basil the GreatAuxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
2 Jan48.8Ordained BishopAdam LepaTitular Bishop of RegianaAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
51.2AppointedJoachim Friedrich ReineltBishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
3 Jan43.8Ordained BishopJorge Ferreira da Costa OrtigaTitular Bishop of Nova BarbaraArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
47.1Ordained BishopMoacyr José Vitti, C.S.S.Titular Bishop of SitaArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
4 Jan59.4AppointedAntonio Ambrosanio †Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy
5 Jan74.1RetiredPatrick H. Cronin, S.S.C.M.E. †Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
61.5AppointedSantiago Martínez Acebes †Bishop of Plasencia, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
75.3RetiredCharles Garrett Maloney †Auxiliary Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.1ResignedBernard Joseph McLaughlinAuxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.5SucceededJesus B. TuquibArchbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
6 Jan57.7Ordained BishopSrecko Badurina, T.O.R. †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
64.4Ordained BishopLuigi BelloliBishop of Anagni-Alatri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
41.0Ordained BishopEdward Eugeniusz BialoglowskiTitular Bishop of PomariaAuxiliary Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland
49.5Ordained BishopVictor Adibe ChikweBishop of Ahiara, Nigeria
53.9Ordained BishopLuís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
47.5Ordained BishopEmery Kabongo KanundowiBishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
63.8Ordained BishopJohn Gavin Nolan †Titular Bishop of NatchesiumAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
53.1Ordained BishopMarian Oles †Titular Archbishop of RatiariaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
54.8Ordained BishopMichel SabbahPatriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, PalestinePatriarch Emeritus
48.0Ordained BishopAthanasius Atule UsuhCoadjutor Bishop of Makurdi, NigeriaBishop
42.5Ordained BishopJosé Raúl Vera López, O.P.Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
7 Jan52.4AppointedAntonio Ceballos AtienzaBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
56.9AppointedLászló HuzsvárBishop of Zrenjanin, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredTamás Jung †Apostolic Administrator of Zrenjanin, SerbiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
77.1RetiredDemetrio Mansilla Reoyo †Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop Emeritus
9 Jan68.7ResignedMarco Caliaro, C.S. †Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
68.7InstalledTheodor Hubrich †Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
69.8ResignedCipriano Biyehima Kihangire †Bishop of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus
10 Jan54.0Ordained BishopAlexandre Kouassi †Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
39.5Ordained BishopEdouard MathosTitular Bishop of GiufiBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
11 Jan81.1DiedMarc-Armand Lallier †Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
14 Jan51.4AppointedJames Kendrick WilliamsBishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USABishop Emeritus
15 Jan57.3Ordained BishopPeter Toshio JinushiBishop of Sapporo, Japan
17 Jan52.0Ordained BishopVartan Achkarian, C.A.M.Titular Bishop of Tokat degli ArmeniAuxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
51.6Ordained BishopGirônimo ZanandréaCoadjutor Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop
18 Jan52.6AppointedLuis Morgan CaseyVicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
57.3SucceededMathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Kurnool, IndiaBishop Emeritus
39.0AppointedCamillus Archibong EtokudohAuxiliary Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, NigeriaBishop
39.0AppointedCamillus Archibong EtokudohTitular Bishop of CapraBishop of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
65.0ResignedMaurus Gervase Komba †Bishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedTelesphore MkudeBishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop of Morogoro, Tanzania
69.2AppointedJoseph Rajappa †Bishop of Khammam, India
46.6AppointedFrancisco João Silota, M. Afr.Auxiliary Bishop of Beira, MozambiqueBishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
46.6AppointedFrancisco João Silota, M. Afr.Titular Bishop of MustiBishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
69.1AppointedFranciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
20 Jan69.8ResignedManuel d'Almeida Trindade †Bishop of Aveiro, PortugalBishop Emeritus
57.3SucceededAntónio Baltasar MarcelinoBishop of Aveiro, PortugalBishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedCarlos Prada SanmiguelAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
48.1AppointedCarlos Prada SanmiguelTitular Bishop of BalianaBishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
21 Jan62.6AppointedEnnio AppignanesiArchbishop of Matera-Irsina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
49.9SucceededFlorentino Ferrer CinenseBishop of Tarlac, Philippines
61.8AppointedDesmond ConnellArchbishop of Dublin, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.7SucceededFrançois Xavier Nguyên Quang SáchBishop of Ðà Nang, Viêt NamBishop Emeritus
43.5AppointedHoracio Olave Velandia †Prelate of Tibú, Colombia
78.7DiedPierre Marie Pham-Ngoc-Chi †Bishop of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam
69.7ResignedJesus J. Sison †Bishop of Tarlac, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
24 Jan46.6Ordained BishopJérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Berbérati, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus
51.5Ordained BishopRafael Palmero RamosTitular Bishop of PetinaBishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
27.2Ordained PriestJoseph Vu Van ThienPriest of Hai Phòng, Viêt NamBishop
25 Jan85.2RetiredLeopoldo A. Arcaira †Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1Ordained BishopJames Thomas McHugh †Titular Bishop of MorosbisdusBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
52.6Ordained BishopJohn Mortimer Fourette SmithTitular Bishop of Tres TabernaeBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
51.2AppointedRocco TalucciBishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, ItalyArchbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
26 Jan45.8AppointedFrancis Xavier DiLorenzoAuxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
45.8AppointedFrancis Xavier DiLorenzoTitular Bishop of TigiasBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
28 Jan57.5Ordained BishopAndré Vallée, P.M.E.Titular Bishop of SufasarBishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
30 Jan26.4Ordained PriestDaniel Ernest FloresPriest of Corpus Christi, Texas, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
50.0AppointedJohn Gabriel †Auxiliary Bishop of Bassein, MyanmarBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
50.0AppointedJohn Gabriel †Titular Bishop of Arae in NumidiaBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
51.5AppointedFernando Guimarães KevanuBishop of Ondjiva, Angola
71.9Ordained BishopHenry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
89.5DiedÉdouard Jetté †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
35.5AppointedMax Takuira Matthew Mariu, S.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
35.5AppointedMax Takuira Matthew Mariu, S.M. †Titular Bishop of DecorianaAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
31 Jan47.8Ordained BishopIrineu Danelón, S.D.B.Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
38.9Ordained BishopThaddée Nsengiyumva †Coadjutor Bishop of Kabgayi, RwandaBishop
2 Feb46.7AppointedAlfredo Banluta Baquial †Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
46.7AppointedAlfredo Banluta Baquial †Titular Bishop of BavagalianaAuxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
56.0AppointedRaymond James BolandBishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USABishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
75.2RetiredJusto Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R. †Prelate of Madera, Chihuahua, MéxicoPrelate Emeritus
44.8AppointedGeorges Paul PontierBishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), FranceArchbishop of Marseille, France
3 Feb80.6DiedWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
47.4AppointedPaul Stephen LoverdeAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USABishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
47.4AppointedPaul Stephen LoverdeTitular Bishop of OctabiaBishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
4 Feb87.2DiedFilippo Aglialoro †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
48.9AppointedHéctor González MartínezCoadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, MéxicoArchbishop of Durango, Durango, México
55.0SucceededZygmunt KaminskiBishop of Płock, PolandArchbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
53.3AppointedFrancis LaganAuxiliary Bishop of Derry, Ireland
53.3AppointedFrancis LaganTitular Bishop of SidnacestreAuxiliary Bishop of Derry, Ireland
67.9DiedBogdan Marian Wincenty Sikorski †Bishop of Płock, Poland
5 Feb85.1DiedFrederic Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
6 Feb53.5AppointedAmbrose Battista De Paoli †Apostolic Delegate to South AfricaApostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.5AppointedAmbrose Battista De Paoli †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to LesothoApostolic Nuncio to Australia
59.6Ordained BishopAlfred James Jolson, S.J. †Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
7 Feb28.1Ordained PriestJosé Luis Mendoza CorzoPriest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop
8 Feb63.2AppointedSavino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M.Archbishop of Puerto Montt, ChileArchbishop Emeritus
10 Feb54.9Ordained BishopBrian James Barnes, O.F.M.Bishop of Aitape, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11 Feb64.7InstalledAnthony Joseph BevilacquaArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.3ResignedJohn Joseph Krol †Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedDonald William WuerlBishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 Feb49.3AppointedRamón Calderón BatresBishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México
66.9AppointedJosé Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-VelascoBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
13 Feb38.9AppointedLeopoldo José Brenes SolórzanoAuxiliary Bishop of Managua, NicaraguaArchbishop
38.9AppointedLeopoldo José Brenes SolórzanoTitular Bishop of MaturbaArchbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
78.8DiedRobert-Jacques-Victor Frossard †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.6AppointedJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, NicaraguaBishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
41.6AppointedJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of CoelianaBishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
14 Feb54.7Ordained BishopMichael Cornelis C. Coomans, M.S.F. †Bishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
57.0Ordained BishopLászló HuzsvárBishop of Zrenjanin, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
16 Feb62.2AppointedJohn Robert GormanAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.2AppointedJohn Robert GormanTitular Bishop of CatulaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.9AppointedThaddeus Joseph JakubowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.9AppointedThaddeus Joseph JakubowskiTitular Bishop of PlestiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 Feb49.3AppointedJohn KirbyBishop of Clonfert, Ireland
19 Feb44.4Ordained BishopCurtis John Guillory, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of StagnumBishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
51.9AppointedRaymond Saint-GelaisCoadjutor Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, CanadaBishop
20 Feb60.8AppointedPietro Giacomo NonisBishop of Vicenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
75.6RetiredArnoldo Onisto †Bishop of Vicenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.1Ordained BishopCarlos Prada SanmiguelTitular Bishop of BalianaBishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
51.3Ordained BishopJoachim Friedrich ReineltBishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
82.2DiedAlfredo Vozzi †Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
21 Feb43.6Ordained BishopHoracio Olave Velandia †Prelate of Tibú, Colombia
45.2Ordained BishopGiovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †Coadjutor Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, BrazilBishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
22 Feb61.4SucceededPaul Marie Nguyên Minh Nhât †Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt NamBishop Emeritus
66.3DiedDominique Nguyên van Lang †Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam
23 Feb91.1DiedMarcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
75.5RetiredAldo Forzoni †Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4InstalledAnthony Michael MiloneBishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USABishop Emeritus
41.5IncardinatedAlberto SilvaniPriest of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, ItalyBishop of Volterra, Italy
58.1AppointedBruno TommasiBishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
24 Feb46.7AppointedPablo Lizama RiquelmeAuxiliary Bishop of Talca, ChileArchbishop of Antofagasta, Chile
25 Feb62.9Ordained BishopSebastian Acol Dalis †Titular Bishop of ThabracaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
46.1AppointedGuire PoulardBishop of Jacmel, Haïti
26 Feb39.6AppointedRigoberto Corredor BermúdezAuxiliary Bishop of Pereira, ColombiaBishop of Garzón, Colombia
39.6AppointedRigoberto Corredor BermúdezTitular Bishop of RusguniaeBishop of Garzón, Colombia
42.6AppointedAntonio José López CastilloAuxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo, VenezuelaArchbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
42.6AppointedAntonio José López CastilloTitular Bishop of TheuziArchbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
27 Feb75.1RetiredMichele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. †Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
57.7Ordained BishopEduardo Alas AlfaroBishop of Chalatenango, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
74.0AppointedJoão (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
61.8SucceededWalter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B.Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedMichael Kuchmiak, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedMichael Kuchmiak, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of AgathopolisBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)
59.1Ordained BishopFritz LobingerBishop of Aliwal, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
46.6Ordained BishopHéctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of ElicrocaBishop of Girardot, Colombia
65.3AppointedBoutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite)
59.2AppointedNicola Rotunno †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
28 Feb47.0Ordained BishopCarlos StetterTitular Bishop of HorreaBishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
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