The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Feb 75.3 Retired Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones † Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México

78.6 Retired Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. † Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed José Francisco Oliveros † Bishop of Boac, Philippines Bishop of Malolos, Philippines

52.9 Appointed Eduardo Zielski Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

3 Feb 79.7 Died Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga † Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

66.0 Appointed Edmond Carmody Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

4 Feb 33.2 Ordained Priest Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

5 Feb 63.6 Appointed Luciano Bux † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

37.0 Appointed Dodë Gjergji Apostolic Administrator of Sapë, Albania Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo

62.4 Resigned Oscar Páez Garcete † Bishop of Alto Paraná, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. Apostolic Administrator of Rrëshen, Albania Bishop Emeritus

51.4 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Pelvi Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy

63.4 Appointed Rocco Talucci Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Settimio Todisco † Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

41.0 Appointed Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. Apostolic Administrator of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania Bishop

6 Feb 50.2 Ordained Bishop Agustinus Agus Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia

7 Feb 78.0 Died Félicien-Patrice Makouaka † Bishop Emeritus of Franceville, Gabon

9 Feb 66.2 Appointed Antônio Celso Queiroz † Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

11 Feb 67.7 Appointed Justo Mullor García † President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President Emeritus

12 Feb 46.7 Ordained Bishop José Câmnate na Bissign Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Bishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Priest Marcos José dos Santos Priest of Londrina, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

88.1 Died Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Umuahia, Nigeria

13 Feb 91.1 Died Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg † Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

68.6 Ordained Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. † Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

15 Feb 65.9 Appointed Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán † Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

67.4 Appointed Cormac Murphy-O’Connor † Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Vincent Gerard Nichols Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

17 Feb 66.2 Appointed Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

66.2 Appointed Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. Titular Bishop of Avioccala Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

71.6 Appointed Jorge García Isaza, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Budua Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia

71.6 Appointed Jorge García Isaza, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. † Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

39.6 Appointed Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville, Gabon Bishop of Mouila, Gabon

39.6 Appointed Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan Titular Bishop of Zallata Bishop of Mouila, Gabon

77.1 Retired John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. † Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

77.7 Retired François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

61.9 Appointed Mogale Paul Nkhumishe † Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa

58.3 Appointed Peter Takeo Okada † Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

40.0 Appointed Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene Bishop of Oyem, Gabon

66.1 Appointed Evarist Pinto Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi, Pakistan Archbishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed Evarist Pinto Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

71.6 Resigned Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi † Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

18 Feb 60.9 Appointed Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez † Bishop of Veracruz, México

25.1 Ordained Deacon Reginei José Modolo Deacon of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

79.1 Retired José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano † Bishop of Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

19 Feb 54.5 Ordained Bishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

59.9 Ordained Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. † Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

68.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P. Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

74.8 Died Paul Verschuren, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Helsinki, Finland

20 Feb 52.7 Ordained Bishop Lino Fumagalli Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

91.9 Died Anton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa

52.4 Ordained Bishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

21 Feb 28.4 Ordained Priest Stephanus Han Jung Hyun Priest of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop

63.9 Appointed John Joseph Kaising † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

63.9 Appointed John Joseph Kaising † Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

56.8 Appointed Francesco Guido Ravinale Bishop of Asti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Feb 61.5 Appointed Raúl Omar Rossi † Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

23 Feb 48.1 Appointed Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. Prelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil

24 Feb 75.2 Died Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo † Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia

26 Feb 66.1 Installed Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Ordained Bishop Andrew Francis † Bishop of Multan, Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Ordained Bishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Feb	75.3	Retired	Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones †	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
78.6	Retired	Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. †	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	José Francisco Oliveros †	Bishop of Boac, Philippines	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
52.9	Appointed	Eduardo Zielski	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
3 Feb	79.7	Died	Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.0	Appointed	Edmond Carmody	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	33.2	Ordained Priest	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
5 Feb	63.6	Appointed	Luciano Bux †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
37.0	Appointed	Dodë Gjergji	Apostolic Administrator of Sapë, Albania	Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo
62.4	Resigned	Oscar Páez Garcete †	Bishop of Alto Paraná, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Rrëshen, Albania	Bishop Emeritus
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Pelvi	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
63.4	Appointed	Rocco Talucci	Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Settimio Todisco †	Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
41.0	Appointed	Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania	Bishop
6 Feb	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Agustinus Agus	Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
7 Feb	78.0	Died	Félicien-Patrice Makouaka †	Bishop Emeritus of Franceville, Gabon
9 Feb	66.2	Appointed	Antônio Celso Queiroz †	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	67.7	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	President Emeritus
12 Feb	46.7	Ordained Bishop	José Câmnate na Bissign	Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Bishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Priest	Marcos José dos Santos	Priest of Londrina, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
88.1	Died	Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Umuahia, Nigeria
13 Feb	91.1	Died	Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg †	Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
68.6	Ordained Bishop	Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. †	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
15 Feb	65.9	Appointed	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán †	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
67.4	Appointed	Cormac Murphy-O’Connor †	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
17 Feb	66.2	Appointed	Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp.	Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.2	Appointed	Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp.	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
71.6	Appointed	Jorge García Isaza, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
71.6	Appointed	Jorge García Isaza, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A.	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
39.6	Appointed	Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan	Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville, Gabon	Bishop of Mouila, Gabon
39.6	Appointed	Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Bishop of Mouila, Gabon
77.1	Retired	John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
77.7	Retired	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.9	Appointed	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe †	Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa
58.3	Appointed	Peter Takeo Okada †	Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
40.0	Appointed	Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene	Bishop of Oyem, Gabon
66.1	Appointed	Evarist Pinto	Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi, Pakistan	Archbishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	Evarist Pinto	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
71.6	Resigned	Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi †	Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb	60.9	Appointed	Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez †	Bishop of Veracruz, México
25.1	Ordained Deacon	Reginei José Modolo	Deacon of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
79.1	Retired	José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano †	Bishop of Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	54.5	Ordained Bishop	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
68.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
74.8	Died	Paul Verschuren, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Helsinki, Finland
20 Feb	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Lino Fumagalli	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
91.9	Died	Anton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa
52.4	Ordained Bishop	José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	28.4	Ordained Priest	Stephanus Han Jung Hyun	Priest of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop
63.9	Appointed	John Joseph Kaising †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
63.9	Appointed	John Joseph Kaising †	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
56.8	Appointed	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Feb	61.5	Appointed	Raúl Omar Rossi †	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
23 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.	Prelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
24 Feb	75.2	Died	Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo †	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia
26 Feb	66.1	Installed	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Francis †	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus

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