The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Aug 75.1 Appointed [John Liu Ding-han], S.J. † Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China] Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China

71.5 Appointed Paul Liu Jing-he † Apostolic Administrator of Chengde, China Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China

1 Aug 75.9 Retired Rafael Angel González Ramírez † Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

78.7 Selected John Baptist Liu Jingshan † Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

47.0 Appointed Antonio José López Castillo † Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

77.3 Died Jérôme Razafindrazaka † Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar

29.6 Ordained Priest Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

26.2 Solemn Vows John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA

2 Aug 78.3 Died Tomás Vaquero † Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 Aug 93.0 Died František Tomášek † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

8 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic

29.2 Ordained Priest Roger Houngbédji, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

9 Aug 86.8 Died Francis William Markall, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe

10 Aug 51.3 Appointed Béla Balás Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary

51.3 Appointed Béla Balás Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary

11 Aug 33.6 Ordained Priest Messias dos Reis Silveira Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.1 Installed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

12 Aug 28.8 Ordained Priest Robertus Rubiyatmoko Priest of Semarang, Indonesia Archbishop

14 Aug 25.8 Ordained Priest Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

18.6 Entered Milad Jawish, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

15 Aug 30.7 Ordained Priest Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier Priest of Tamale, Ghana Bishop of Damongo, Ghana

25.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Cai Bingrui Priest Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China

25.3 Ordained Priest Jorge Cuapio Bautista Priest of Texcoco, México, México Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México

32.2 Ordained Priest Fernando Francisco Priest of Novo Redondo, Angola Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola

28.3 Ordained Priest Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Loja, Ecuador

26.7 Solemn Vows Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop of Ende, Indonesia

35.9 Ordained Priest Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar

29.3 Ordained Priest Henrique Soares da Costa † Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

27.6 Ordained Priest Peter Wu Yishun Priest of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China Bishop of Shaowu [Shaowu], China

19 Aug 21.9 Professed Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine

53.7 Appointed Dale Joseph Melczek † Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

90.6 Died Alfredo Rubio Diaz † Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

20 Aug 50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Titular Archbishop of Falerii Apostolic Nuncio

50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio

21 Aug 44.0 Ordained Bishop James Foley Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

22 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Gregory Charles Bennet Priest of Melbourne, Australia Bishop of Sale, Australia

28.6 Ordained Priest John Baptist Li Suguang Priest Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China

29.4 Ordained Priest Peter Ebere Okpaleke Priest of Awka, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria

25.0 Ordained Priest Juan de Dios Peña Rojas Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela

48.7 Ordained Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

25.8 Ordained Priest Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela

59.0 Selected Francis Tong Hui † Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China Bishop

18.0 Professed Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

23 Aug 25.8 Professed Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

28.7 Ordained Priest Luzizila Kiala Priest of Uije, Angola Archbishop of Malanje, Angola

24 Aug 57.3 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Titular Bishop of Cantanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

76.4 Retired Heinrich Pachowiak † Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

78.2 Retired Saba Youakim, B.S. † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

25 Aug 42.0 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

42.0 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

26 Aug 53.8 Ordained Bishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt † Titular Bishop of Egabro Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

61.8 Appointed Georges El-Murr, B.C. † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

27 Aug 24.7 Ordained Priest Bartolome Gaspar Santos Priest of Malolos, Philippines Bishop of Iba, Philippines

80.6 Died Maura Verzich, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

28 Aug 53.6 Appointed Nino Marzoli, C. R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

25.8 Solemn Vows Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria

29.1 Ordained Priest Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia

29 Aug 94.4 Died Juan de Dios López de Victoria † Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

29.5 Ordained Priest Jonas Benson Okoye Priest of Awka, Nigeria Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria

30.8 Ordained Priest Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

30 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Marcellin Randriamamonjy Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar

66.0 Installed Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 75.0 Died Cletus Francis O’Donnell † Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Aug	75.1	Appointed	[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †	Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]	Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
71.5	Appointed	Paul Liu Jing-he †	Apostolic Administrator of Chengde, China	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
1 Aug	75.9	Retired	Rafael Angel González Ramírez †	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
78.7	Selected	John Baptist Liu Jingshan †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
47.0	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo †	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
77.3	Died	Jérôme Razafindrazaka †	Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
29.6	Ordained Priest	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
26.2	Solemn Vows	John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
2 Aug	78.3	Died	Tomás Vaquero †	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Aug	93.0	Died	František Tomášek †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
8 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
29.2	Ordained Priest	Roger Houngbédji, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
9 Aug	86.8	Died	Francis William Markall, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
10 Aug	51.3	Appointed	Béla Balás	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
51.3	Appointed	Béla Balás	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
11 Aug	33.6	Ordained Priest	Messias dos Reis Silveira	Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.1	Installed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 Aug	28.8	Ordained Priest	Robertus Rubiyatmoko	Priest of Semarang, Indonesia	Archbishop
14 Aug	25.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M.	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
18.6	Entered	Milad Jawish, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
15 Aug	30.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier	Priest of Tamale, Ghana	Bishop of Damongo, Ghana
25.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Cai Bingrui	Priest	Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
25.3	Ordained Priest	Jorge Cuapio Bautista	Priest of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México
32.2	Ordained Priest	Fernando Francisco	Priest of Novo Redondo, Angola	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
28.3	Ordained Priest	Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
26.7	Solemn Vows	Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop of Ende, Indonesia
35.9	Ordained Priest	Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar
29.3	Ordained Priest	Henrique Soares da Costa †	Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.6	Ordained Priest	Peter Wu Yishun	Priest of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China	Bishop of Shaowu [Shaowu], China
19 Aug	21.9	Professed	Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine
53.7	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
90.6	Died	Alfredo Rubio Diaz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
20 Aug	50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Titular Archbishop of Falerii	Apostolic Nuncio
50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio
21 Aug	44.0	Ordained Bishop	James Foley	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
22 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Gregory Charles Bennet	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop of Sale, Australia
28.6	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Li Suguang	Priest	Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
29.4	Ordained Priest	Peter Ebere Okpaleke	Priest of Awka, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
25.0	Ordained Priest	Juan de Dios Peña Rojas	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
25.8	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
59.0	Selected	Francis Tong Hui †	Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop
18.0	Professed	Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
23 Aug	25.8	Professed	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
28.7	Ordained Priest	Luzizila Kiala	Priest of Uije, Angola	Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
24 Aug	57.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
76.4	Retired	Heinrich Pachowiak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.2	Retired	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Aug	42.0	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
42.0	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Aug	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Michael Cawcutt †	Titular Bishop of Egabro	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
61.8	Appointed	Georges El-Murr, B.C. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Aug	24.7	Ordained Priest	Bartolome Gaspar Santos	Priest of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop of Iba, Philippines
80.6	Died	Maura Verzich, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
28 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
25.8	Solemn Vows	Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria
29.1	Ordained Priest	Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia
29 Aug	94.4	Died	Juan de Dios López de Victoria †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
29.5	Ordained Priest	Jonas Benson Okoye	Priest of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria
30.8	Ordained Priest	Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Marcellin Randriamamonjy	Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
66.0	Installed	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	75.0	Died	Cletus Francis O’Donnell †	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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