The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	64.9	Appointed	Paul Antaki †	Patriarchal Exarch of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
	34.2	Incardinated	Francisco Cerro Chaves	Priest of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	20.6	Professed	Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Mansa, Zambia
	70.3	Resigned	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	29.0	Ordained Deacon	Bruno Cosme, M.E.P.	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
	62.5	Resigned	Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. †	Abbot Primate of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	71.9	Appointed	Louis Fan Luyi †	Administrator of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China	Former Bishop-Elect
	71.9	Selected	Louis Fan Luyi †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China	Former Bishop-Elect
	47.8	Elected	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. †	Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
	47.7	Converted	Alan Stephen Hopes	Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
	65.9	Confirmed	John Huo Cheng †	Bishop	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
	25.2	Solemn Vows	Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S.	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia
	58.0	Appointed	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	53.6	Appointed	Iván Antonio Marín López	Secretary of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
	18.8	Entered	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
	31.9	Incardinated	Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães	Priest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
	35.0	Solemn Vows	Donato Ogliari, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
	22.3	Entered	Fernando Prado Ayuso, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
	80.1	Resigned	Jean Prou, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
	46.3	Appointed	Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P.	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
	28.7	Perpetual Vows	Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
	26.0	Ordained Priest	John Wang Xiaoxun	Priest	Bishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
	32.1	Incardinated	Alexis Touably Youlo	Priest of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
	35.2	Selected	John Zhang Qingtian	Auxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	71.5	Selected	Thomas Zhao Feng Wu (Chao Fung-Wu), S.V.D. †	Administrator of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China	Bishop
Jan	22.3	Entered	Óscar Walter García Barreto	Member of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
1 Jan	21.5	Entered	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Member of Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2 Jan	43.3	Appointed	Bernard Ardura, O. Praem.	Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
4 Jan	65.6	Appointed	Rafael Garcia González †	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Libère Pwongo Bope	Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	75.5	Retired	Anselmo Zarza Bernal †	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Bishop Emeritus
	50.0	Appointed	Alejo Zavala Castro	Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
5 Jan	62.8	Installed	Giacomo Babini †	Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
5 Jan	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés †	Titular Bishop of Cibaliana	Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
6 Jan	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
	73.5	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Maria Fiore †	Titular Archbishop of Novi	Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Titular Bishop of Nepte	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	65.4	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Glynn †	Titular Bishop of Monteverde	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Rino Passigato	Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris	Apostolic Nuncio
	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Gastone Simoni †	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Petar Šolić †	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	53.9	Appointed	Marko Culej †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia
7 Jan	53.9	Appointed	Marko Culej †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia
8 Jan	52.1	Appointed	João Bosco Oliver de Faria	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	70.7	Died	Miguel Roca Cabanellas †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	75.4	Retired	Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	76.0	Died	Constantino Maradei Donato †	Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
	48.0	Appointed	Christian Werner	Coadjutor Bishop of Austria, Military	Bishop Emeritus
	48.0	Appointed	Christian Werner	Titular Bishop of Aeca	Bishop Emeritus of Austria, Military
10 Jan	70.4	Died	Edward Thomas O’Meara †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
11 Jan	34.3	Appointed	Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
	34.3	Appointed	Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Cresima	Bishop Emeritus of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
	30.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Loy Chong	Priest of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop
	63.1	Appointed	Michael Ambrose Griffiths, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	64.5	Resigned	Hugh Lindsay †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Michel Louis Marie Joseph Mondésert †	Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel †	Titular Bishop of Buslacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
14 Jan	38.6	Ordained Priest	John Đo Văn Ngân	Priest of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam	Bishop
15 Jan	51.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Baldisseri	Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana	Cardinal, Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops
	51.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Baldisseri	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops
	44.8	Appointed	Juan Vargas Aruquipa	Auxiliary Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
	44.8	Appointed	Juan Vargas Aruquipa	Titular Bishop of Bita	Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
16 Jan	36.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Trân Văn Toàn	Priest of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam	Bishop
17 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Ciriaco Benavente Mateos	Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain
18 Jan	46.0	Appointed	Antoine Audo, S.J.	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria
	62.6	Appointed	Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	67.0	Resigned	Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Bangued, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	29.8	Ordained Priest	José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira, S.D.V.	Priest of Society of Divine Vocations	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
19 Jan	76.0	Died	[Philip Xu Lizhi] †	Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
21 Jan	75.6	Retired	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
21 Jan	64.8	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo †	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
23 Jan	51.7	Appointed	Antoine Ntalou	Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.3	Appointed	Jean-Berchmans Nterere †	Coadjutor Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi	Bishop
	58.6	Appointed	Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I.	Bishop of De Aar, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	65.7	Appointed	Andrew Tsien Chih-ch’un (Tsien Zhichun) †	Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Appointed	Raphaël Marie Ze †	Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan	70.9	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Titular Bishop of Othona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	68.1	Appointed	Wolodymyr Walter Paska †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	68.1	Appointed	Wolodymyr Walter Paska †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
25 Jan	30.4	Perpetual Vows	Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Dante Lafranconi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
	30.4	Ordained Priest	Jacques Danka Longa	Priest of Sokodé, Togo	Bishop of Kara, Togo
	59.5	Installed	Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	58.9	Installed	Roberto Amadei †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	63.7	Ordained Bishop	François Gourguillon †	Titular Bishop of Suas	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
28 Jan	46.5	Appointed	Gerald Richard Barnes	Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Gerald Richard Barnes	Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardino, California, USA
	64.2	Installed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.8	Died	Dominic Ðinh Huy Quang †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam
	24.0	Professed	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.	Member of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
	75.8	Retired	Albert Henry Ottenweller †	Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	61.4	Appointed	Sylvester Donovan Ryan	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	65.3	Appointed	Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon †	Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	69.7	Died	Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
30 Jan	55.5	Installed	John Alexius Bathersby †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	21.9	Entered	Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop
31 Jan	59.3	Appointed	Rinaldo Fidel Brédice †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	80.3	Died	Ioan Chertes †	Titular Archbishop of Cantanus
	88.3	Died	Rudolf Graber †	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany

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