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The Year of Our Lord 1999

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov63.0Ordained BishopJosé Ángel RovaiTitular Bishop of AbaradiraBishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
2 Nov80.0DiedOrestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay
3 Nov86.6DiedFirmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
66.8AppointedIan MurrayBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedJózef WesołowskiTitular Archbishop of SlebteApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
51.3AppointedJózef WesołowskiApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
4 Nov57.1ResignedGonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.Bishop of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
30.1Ordained PriestRozario Menezes, S.M.M.Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
5 Nov47.3AppointedPéter ErdőAuxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
47.3AppointedPéter ErdőTitular Bishop of PuppiCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
39.9AppointedAndrás VeresAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, HungaryBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
39.9AppointedAndrás VeresTitular Bishop of CissaBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
6 Nov46.3Ordained BishopWillem Jacobus EijkBishop of Groningen, NetherlandsCardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
51.3AppointedManuel José Macário do Nascimento ClementeAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
51.3AppointedManuel José Macário do Nascimento ClementeTitular Bishop of PinhelCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
8 Nov87.7DiedAlfons Karl KempfAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
9 Nov68.5DiedJosé de Jesús Aguilera RodriguezBishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
45.3AppointedGiuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.Titular Bishop of MustiApostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
84.5DiedJoseph SibomanaBishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
52.5AppointedOscar Urbina OrtegaBishop of Cúcuta, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
10 Nov69.2AppointedThadeu Gomes CanellasBishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
78.1RetiredGilbert Blaize RegoBishop of Simla and Chandigarh, IndiaBishop Emeritus
11 Nov60.9AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj BolonekApostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
62.4DiedGabriel Gonsum GanakaArchbishop of Jos, Nigeria
12 Nov67.2AppointedAlfons NossolArchbishop (Personal Title) of Opole, PolandBishop Emeritus
24.1Ordained DeaconAndriy RabiyDeacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
13 Nov77.5RetiredDante BerniniBishop of Albano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
75.6RetiredCarmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
96.4DiedStéphane-Émile-Alfred DesmazièresBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
80.1RetiredJožef KvasAuxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7AppointedGiovanni Battista PichierriArchbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
59.5AppointedAgostino ValliniBishop of Albano, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
14 Nov87.9DiedJean Prou, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
15 Nov59.6AppointedFrançois Marie Joseph Pascal Louis BlondelBishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedZenon GrocholewskiPrefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
77.4RetiredPio LaghiPrefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
16 Nov70.5AppointedMario Francesco PompeddaPrefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
17 Nov76.3RetiredWaldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais)Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedJoão Maria Messi, O.S.M.Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedJosé Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
18 Nov54.1AppointedJosé Benjamín Castillo PlascenciaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
54.1AppointedJosé Benjamín Castillo PlascenciaTitular Bishop of SufasarBishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
19 Nov77.3RetiredThomas Joseph ConnollyBishop of Baker, Oregon, USABishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedGeorge Leo ThomasAuxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USAArchbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
49.5AppointedGeorge Leo ThomasTitular Bishop of VagrautaArchbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
48.5AppointedRobert Francis VasaBishop of Baker, Oregon, USABishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
20 Nov35.3Ordained PriestHenrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
45.4Ordained BishopWładisław BlinBishop of Vitebsk, BelarusBishop Emeritus
69.2Ordained BishopRaymond EidArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
25.9Ordained DeaconMilad Jawish, B.S.Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
21 Nov73.1DiedJacques Louis Léon DelaporteArchbishop of Cambrai, France
23 Nov68.4DiedHabib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
61.3AppointedJoseph Anthony GalanteCoadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
38.2AppointedClemens PickelApostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Nov98.7DiedAmbrose RayappanArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
27 Nov68.3ResignedRoland Pierre DuMaineBishop of San Jose in California, USABishop Emeritus
59.7ResignedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to BeninApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
54.4SucceededPatrick Joseph McGrathBishop of San Jose in California, USABishop Emeritus
29 Nov53.2AppointedGiacomo Guido OttonelloTitular Archbishop of SasabeApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
53.2AppointedGiacomo Guido OttonelloApostolic Nuncio to PanamaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
Dec75.9DiedJosé Julio Aguilar García
37.9SelectedJoseph Xu HonggenBishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
1 Dec54.3AppointedJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
3 Dec69.4AppointedFranco CrociTitular Bishop of Potentia in PicenoVice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
69.4AppointedFranco CrociSecretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeVice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
53.0AppointedAndrew FrancisBishop of Multan, PakistanBishop Emeritus
58.2AppointedVincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth.Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, MoroccoArchbishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedGerald Isaac LoboBishop of Shimoga, IndiaBishop of Udupi, India
61.5AppointedMax John RodriguesBishop of Hyderabad in PakistanBishop Emeritus
4 Dec32.4Ordained PriestMedardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y.Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia
47.0Ordained BishopCyryl KlimowiczTitular Bishop of ArbaBishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
57.1AppointedGeorge PanikulamTitular Archbishop of CaudiumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
57.1AppointedGeorge PanikulamApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
5 Dec37.2Ordained DeaconPaulo Bosi Dal’BóDeacon of Colatina, Espirito Santo, BrazilBishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
45.3Ordained BishopLuigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.Titular Bishop of CartennaeVicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
50.5Ordained BishopGiovanni SantucciBishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
7 Dec61.2AppointedRafael Leónidas Felipe y NúñezBishop of Barahona, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
66.9Ordained BishopIan MurrayBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
76.8RetiredAntonio Riboldi, I.C. †Bishop of Acerra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedSalvatore Giovanni RinaldiBishop of Acerra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
67.5ResignedFabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †Bishop of Barahona, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
8 Dec27.5Ordained PriestNicolás Renán Aguilera ArroyoPriest of Tarija, BoliviaBishop of Potosí, Bolivia
74.0ResignedSiluvaimathu Teresanathan AmalnatherBishop of Tuticorin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
29.2Ordained PriestPedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
60.7SucceededPeter FernandoBishop of Tuticorin, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
53.3Ordained BishopJoseph Edward KurtzBishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
48.3Ordained BishopAurel PercăTitular Bishop of MaurianaArchbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
82.8DiedGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †Bishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
9 Dec51.5AppointedHans-Josef BeckerAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyArchbishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedHans-Josef BeckerTitular Bishop of VinaArchbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
78.9DiedCyrille Emmanuel BenniArchbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
61.1Ordained BishopBasile Georges CasmoussaArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
11 Dec30.8Ordained PriestMaurício da Silva JardimPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
70.9AppointedRaffaello FunghiniDean of the Roman RotaDean Emeritus
54.4AppointedStanisław GębickiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedStanisław GębickiTitular Bishop of ThigesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
75.9RetiredJózef GucwaAuxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
30.4Ordained PriestAbraham Boualo KomePriest of Nkongsamba, CameroonBishop of Bafang, Cameroon
56.7AppointedBraulio Rafael León VillegasBishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
29.9Ordained PriestDavid Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
28.1Ordained PriestAlejandro Nicolás Musolino, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina
49.7AppointedIreneusz Józef PękalskiAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
49.7AppointedIreneusz Józef PękalskiTitular Bishop of Castellum TingitiiAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
51.3AppointedVincenzo PelviAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
51.3AppointedVincenzo PelviTitular Bishop of Thinisa in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
29.2Ordained PriestKornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Medan, Indonesia
77.2RetiredSerafín Vásquez ElizaldeBishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
88.0DiedJoseph-Marie Vû Duy NhấtBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
12 Dec95.6DiedAlois StögerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
81.1DiedSimon Zhang JiumuBishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
79.4SucceededPhilip Peter Zhao Zhendong (Zhao Bide)Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
13 Dec61.8ResignedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Nuncio to KuwaitCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
61.8ResignedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Delegate to Arabian PeninsulaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
14 Dec52.7AppointedIvo Baldi GaburriBishop of Huaraz, PeruBishop of Huarí, Peru
51.9Ordained BishopPeter Lee Ki-heonBishop of Korea, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
50.5Ordained BishopGeorge Joseph LucasBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USAArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
44.4AppointedArnold OrowaeAuxiliary Bishop of Wabag, Papua New GuineaBishop
44.4AppointedArnold OrowaeTitular Bishop of GisipaBishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
47.0AppointedDavid Laurin RickenCoadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USABishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
89.0DiedEnea SelisArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
15 Dec87.9DiedAugustin Fataki AluekeArchbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
84.8DiedManuel MenéndezBishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
16 Dec61.1AppointedPhilippe Jean Marie Joseph GueneleyBishop of Langres, FranceBishop Emeritus
76.4RetiredLéon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.C. †Bishop of Langres, FranceBishop Emeritus
17 Dec98.0DiedPaolo Dezza, S.J. †Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
66.3SelectedFrancis Tong HuiBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
88.9DiedJoseph Wang ZhenyeBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
18 Dec57.4AppointedAlberto Bottari de CastelloTitular Archbishop of ForatianaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
57.4AppointedAlberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio to GambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
57.4AppointedAlberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio to GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
57.4AppointedAlberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio to LiberiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
57.4AppointedAlberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio to Sierra LeoneApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
84.8DiedLuigi DardaniBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
74.5RetiredJosé Gabriel Diaz CuevaAuxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
30.1Ordained DeaconAndherson Franklin Lustoza de SouzaDeacon of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
59.0AppointedFares MaakarounArchbishop (Personal Title) of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), BrazilBishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredAbraham D. Mattam, C.V. †Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
53.9AppointedMatthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V.Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
21 Dec68.5AppointedLuis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J.Bishop of Melo, UruguayBishop Emeritus
22 Dec44.3AppointedMartin Adjou MoumouniBishop of N’Dali, Benin
48.3AppointedJean-Pierre BassèneBishop of Kolda, Senegal
65.9AppointedAloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. †Bishop of Jataí, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
54.0AppointedJoseph Francis Kweku EssienBishop of Wiawso, GhanaBishop Emeritus
86.1DiedEdward John HerrmannBishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
50.2AppointedAnthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, KenyaBishop of Isiolo, Kenya
50.2AppointedAnthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of RusguniaeBishop of Isiolo, Kenya
48.4AppointedDominic Jala, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Shillong, India
44.9AppointedDavid Kamau Ng’ang’aAuxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
44.9AppointedDavid Kamau Ng’ang’aTitular Bishop of OëaAuxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
51.7AppointedMethod Paul KilainiAuxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
51.7AppointedMethod Paul KilainiTitular Bishop of StrumnitzaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
46.2AppointedGerald John MathiasBishop of Simla and Chandigarh, IndiaBishop of Lucknow, India
66.6AppointedAlvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R.Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.6AppointedAlvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R.Titular Bishop of BettoniumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
66.7ResignedJosé Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Prefect of Vichada, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
62.8AppointedJosé Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.8AppointedJosé Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of ArsennariaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
65.3DiedYousif ThomasArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
23 Dec80.5DiedJosé Brandão de Castro, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
89.5DiedBrian Charles FoleyBishop Emeritus of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
72.5AppointedVarkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. †Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
72.5AppointedVarkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
27 Dec51.6Ordained BishopBoniface Choi Ki-SanCoadjutor Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)Bishop
28 Dec83.8DiedWalter (Arthur) Coggin, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
91.4DiedBruno WechnerBishop Emeritus of Feldkirch, Austria
31.2Ordained Bishop[ Zhang Tongli]Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
30 Dec32.5Ordained PriestSebastian TuduPriest of Dinajpur, BangladeshBishop
54.5AppointedJosé Raúl Vera López, O.P.Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
78.9RetiredFrancisco Raúl Villalobos PadillaBishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
31 Dec52.6AppointedLino FumagalliBishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

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