The Year of Our Lord 1994

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	24.6	Entered	Edgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
	27.5	Incardinated	Tibor Berta	Priest of Kaposvár, Hungary	Bishop of Hungary, Military
	29.1	Perpetual Vows	Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu, M.S.C.	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	44.2	Appointed	Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O.	Procurator General of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy
	43.9	Appointed	Timothy Michael Dolan	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	85.0	Died	Marie-Bernard de Terris, O. Cist. †	Abbot Emeritus
	64.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
	48.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.	Superior General of Order of the Minims	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
	44.8	Appointed	Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
	73.4	Resigned	Paolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. †	Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	19.8	First Vows	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Kurnool, India
	25.7	Professed	George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India
	69.0	Selected	Joseph Li Mingshu †	Administrator of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China	Bishop
	74.5	Retired	Peter Liu Guandong †	Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	68.0	Selected	Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) †	Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	19.7	Entered	Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Mao Qingfu	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
	42.4	Incardinated	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Priest of Asunción, Paraguay	Cardinal, Archbishop
	48.7	Appointed	Diarmuid Martin	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	23.8	Professed	Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A.	Member of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
	27.4	Ordained Deacon	Josef Nuzík	Deacon of Olomouc, Czechia	Archbishop
	54.7	Resigned	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	51.4	Appointed	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Apostolic Nuncio
	27.5	Solemn Vows	John Panamthottathil, C.M.I.	Member of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia
	71.7	Appointed	Cosmas Shi Enxiang †	Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Shi Shuangxi †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
	45.4	Appointed	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Prefect of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
	66.6	Ceased	Donato Squicciarini †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna	Apostolic Nuncio
	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlo Villano	Deacon of Aversa, Italy	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	24.2	Solemn Vows	Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
	82.1	Resigned	[Benedict Bonaventura Zhangxin], O.F.M. †	Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Incardinated	Gbaya Boniface Ziri	Priest of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop
3 Jan	51.8	Appointed	Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador
	51.8	Appointed	Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello †	Titular Bishop of Ambia	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador
	74.9	Died	Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
5 Jan	86.6	Died	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
6 Jan	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean †	Bishop of Penonomé, Panama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Michael Britt †	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Józef Długosz	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Gillet	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Titular Archbishop of Calatia	Apostolic Nuncio
	60.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Joseph Harrington	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Julien Mawule Kouto †	Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Américo do Couto Oliveira †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop
	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Peter Paul Prabhu †	Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Numidia	Apostolic Nuncio
	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Christo Proykov	Titular Bishop of Briula	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward James Slattery †	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Titular Archbishop of Glastonia	Apostolic Nuncio
7 Jan	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Pero Sudar	Titular Bishop of Selia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 Jan	25.3	Ordained Priest	José Genivaldo Garcia	Priest of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
9 Jan	35.5	Ordained Priest	Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
9 Jan	54.4	Ordained Bishop	François Thibodeau, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	66.1	Appointed	Angelo Sodano †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
11 Jan	91.7	Died	Charles-Marie Himmer †	Bishop Emeritus of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
12 Jan	48.7	Appointed	Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	60.9	Appointed	Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †	Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	53.4	Installed	Edward James Slattery †	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O.	Titular Bishop of Bisuldino	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
	69.2	Resigned	Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
13 Jan	68.3	Appointed	Angelo Acerbi	Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, Republic of	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 Jan	49.5	Appointed	Robert James Carlson	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
14 Jan	42.8	Selected	Hansjörg Vogel	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
15 Jan	92.2	Died	Gabriel-Marie Garrone †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	50.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan	Apostolic Nuncio
	77.6	Died	Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves †	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
16 Jan	27.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Han Zhihai	Priest	Bishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
17 Jan	67.0	Appointed	Diego Natale Bona †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	53.3	Installed	Paul Stephen Loverde	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA
18 Jan	67.1	Resigned	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
19 Jan	24.2	Solemn Vows	Fadi Abou Chebel, O.M.M.	Member of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Apostolic Exarch of Colombia (Maronite)
	68.3	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	87.7	Died	Maurits Gerard De Keyzer †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
20 Jan	63.7	Installed	William Edwin Franklin	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jan	27.4	Ordained Priest	John Moon Hee Jong	Priest of Suwon, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop
22 Jan	36.0	Ordained Priest	José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva	Priest of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
22 Jan	32.3	Ordained Priest	Linus Pingal Ekka	Priest of Gumla, India	Bishop
23 Jan	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni De Vivo †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
	31.9	Ordained Priest	Ferdinand Dkhar	Priest of Shillong, India	Bishop of Jowai, India
	26.8	Perpetual Vows	Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C.	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	64.8	Died	Klaus Hemmerle †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	58.2	Installed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 Jan	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.	Bishop of Vellore, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
	23.3	Professed	Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Dibildox Martínez †	Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
	65.3	Installed	John Adel Elya, B.S. †	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Bishop Emeritus
	58.7	Appointed	Justin Francis Rigali	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
26 Jan	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Gorantla †	Bishop of Kurnool, India
	74.5	Retired	João Aloysio Hoffmann †	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	77.7	Retired	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Priest of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop
	57.6	Succeeded	Girônimo Zanandréa †	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jan	46.9	Appointed	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
	46.9	Appointed	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil †	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
	56.6	Installed	William Keith Weigand	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	48.1	Appointed	Pierre Bürcher	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
	48.1	Appointed	Pierre Bürcher	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
	58.4	Installed	Antonio Ceballos Atienza †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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