The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 58.9 Appointed Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. Bishop of Magangué, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 198.8 Beatified St. Giovanni Antonio Farina † Bishop of Vicenza, Italy

487.5 Beatified St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. † Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal

113.2 Beatified Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia

61.6 Installed Dante Lafranconi Bishop of Cremona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

6 Nov 61.1 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

7 Nov 63.8 Died Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil

61.0 Appointed Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas † Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

8 Nov 93.7 Died Paolo Bertoli † Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

9 Nov 51.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Luc-André Bouchard Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

54.8 Ceased Thomas Christopher Collins Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

52.0 Appointed Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Dundo, Angola Bishop Emeritus of Viana, Angola

60.9 Appointed Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. † Prefect of Quetta, Pakistan Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan

74.7 Retired Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B. † Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

79.1 Died Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia

52.2 Appointed Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Hilary Paul Odili Okeke Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

44.8 Incardinated Jude Thaddeus Okolo Priest of Nnewi, Nigeria Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

76.9 Retired John Aloysius O’Mara † Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

79.8 Died Walfrido Teixeira Vieira † Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil

55.1 Appointed James Matthew Wingle Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Jules Zerey Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti Protosyncellus Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

10 Nov 95.0 Died Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. † Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan

55.5 Ordained Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

25.1 Ordained Deacon Danival Milagres Coelho Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

39.6 Selected Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

11 Nov 97.0 Died José Newton de Almeida Baptista † Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

14 Nov 85.1 Retired Romeu Brigenti † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 53.4 Appointed Giovanni Angelo Becciu Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

52.4 Ordained Bishop Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

58.2 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Administrator of Estonia Apostolic Nuncio

16 Nov 48.8 Appointed Tesfasellassie Medhin Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

68.1 Resigned Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot † Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Bishop Emeritus

17 Nov 57.8 Appointed Franco Agostinelli Bishop of Grosseto, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy

72.7 Resigned Giacomo Babini † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Appointed Vittorio Lanzani Titular Bishop of Labicum Secretary Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

50.4 Appointed Vittorio Lanzani Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter Secretary Emeritus

66.0 Appointed Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

19 Nov 47.2 Appointed Philip Huang Chao-ming Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan

66.9 Appointed Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)

66.9 Appointed Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)

69.9 Appointed Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Villarrica, Chile Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Andrew Tsien Chih-ch’un (Tsien Zhichun) † Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Joseph Anthony Zziwa Coadjutor Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Bishop

21 Nov 57.7 Appointed Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru

57.7 Appointed Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. Titular Bishop of Acufida Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru

75.9 Retired José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Martin Sarmiento Jumoad Prelate of Isabela, Philippines Archbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines

66.3 Died Félix Paul † Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles

39.6 Confirmed Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

22 Nov 75.0 Retired William Wakefield Baum † Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus

75.7 Appointed Luigi de Magistris † Titular Archbishop of Nova Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

75.7 Appointed Luigi de Magistris † Pro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus

24 Nov 27.6 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Londoño Priest of Medellín, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

53.0 Ordained Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal

32.0 Ordained Priest Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe Priest of Lubango, Angola Bishop of Uije, Angola

25 Nov 156.9 Canonized St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

61.4 Ordained Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria

26 Nov 77.0 Died Lajos Kada † Apostolic Nuncio

74.6 Died Luigi Scuppa † Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy

27 Nov 61.1 Ordained Bishop Nereo Page Odchimar † Bishop of Tandag, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 64.8 Appointed Benedito Beni dos Santos Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil

64.8 Appointed Benedito Beni dos Santos Titular Bishop of Nasai Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil

76.4 Retired Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. † Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Resigned Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

67.3 Appointed Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. † Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Gáspár Ladocsi Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Gáspár Ladocsi Titular Bishop of Risinium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

48.1 Appointed Valerian Maduka Okeke Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop

52.1 Appointed Odilo Pedro Scherer Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop

52.1 Appointed Odilo Pedro Scherer Titular Bishop of Novi Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil

50.9 Appointed José Benedito Simão † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil

50.9 Appointed José Benedito Simão † Titular Bishop of Tagaria Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.0 Appointed Tamás Szabó Bishop of Hungary, Military

68.6 Appointed Eurico dos Santos Veloso † Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

30 Nov 76.1 Retired Jean-Guy Hamelin † Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Dorylas Moreau † Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

28.1 Ordained Priest Ciro Quispe López Priest of Cuzco, Peru Prelate of Juli, Peru

44.3 Appointed Joe Steve Vásquez Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA

44.3 Appointed Joe Steve Vásquez Titular Bishop of Cova Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	58.9	Appointed	Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.	Bishop of Magangué, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	198.8	Beatified	St. Giovanni Antonio Farina †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
487.5	Beatified	St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
113.2	Beatified	Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
61.6	Installed	Dante Lafranconi	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
6 Nov	61.1	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
7 Nov	63.8	Died	Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
61.0	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas †	Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
8 Nov	93.7	Died	Paolo Bertoli †	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
9 Nov	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Luc-André Bouchard	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
54.8	Ceased	Thomas Christopher Collins	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
52.0	Appointed	Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Dundo, Angola	Bishop Emeritus of Viana, Angola
60.9	Appointed	Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. †	Prefect of Quetta, Pakistan	Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
74.7	Retired	Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
79.1	Died	Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
52.2	Appointed	Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Hilary Paul Odili Okeke	Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
44.8	Incardinated	Jude Thaddeus Okolo	Priest of Nnewi, Nigeria	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
76.9	Retired	John Aloysius O’Mara †	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
79.8	Died	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
55.1	Appointed	James Matthew Wingle	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Jules Zerey	Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
10 Nov	95.0	Died	Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
25.1	Ordained Deacon	Danival Milagres Coelho	Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
39.6	Selected	Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
11 Nov	97.0	Died	José Newton de Almeida Baptista †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
14 Nov	85.1	Retired	Romeu Brigenti †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	53.4	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
58.2	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio
16 Nov	48.8	Appointed	Tesfasellassie Medhin	Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
68.1	Resigned	Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot †	Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	57.8	Appointed	Franco Agostinelli	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
72.7	Resigned	Giacomo Babini †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Vittorio Lanzani	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Secretary Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
50.4	Appointed	Vittorio Lanzani	Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter	Secretary Emeritus
66.0	Appointed	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
19 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Philip Huang Chao-ming	Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan
66.9	Appointed	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
66.9	Appointed	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum	Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
69.9	Appointed	Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Villarrica, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Andrew Tsien Chih-ch’un (Tsien Zhichun) †	Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Zziwa	Coadjutor Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Bishop
21 Nov	57.7	Appointed	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
57.7	Appointed	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Acufida	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
75.9	Retired	José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Martin Sarmiento Jumoad	Prelate of Isabela, Philippines	Archbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines
66.3	Died	Félix Paul †	Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles
39.6	Confirmed	Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
22 Nov	75.0	Retired	William Wakefield Baum †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
75.7	Appointed	Luigi de Magistris †	Titular Archbishop of Nova	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
75.7	Appointed	Luigi de Magistris †	Pro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus
24 Nov	27.6	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Londoño	Priest of Medellín, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Benjamin Ndiaye	Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
32.0	Ordained Priest	Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe	Priest of Lubango, Angola	Bishop of Uije, Angola
25 Nov	156.9	Canonized	St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
61.4	Ordained Bishop	Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
26 Nov	77.0	Died	Lajos Kada †	Apostolic Nuncio
74.6	Died	Luigi Scuppa †	Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
27 Nov	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Nereo Page Odchimar †	Bishop of Tandag, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	64.8	Appointed	Benedito Beni dos Santos	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
64.8	Appointed	Benedito Beni dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
76.4	Retired	Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Resigned	Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
67.3	Appointed	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Gáspár Ladocsi	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Gáspár Ladocsi	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
48.1	Appointed	Valerian Maduka Okeke	Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop
52.1	Appointed	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop
52.1	Appointed	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Titular Bishop of Novi	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
50.9	Appointed	José Benedito Simão †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
50.9	Appointed	José Benedito Simão †	Titular Bishop of Tagaria	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.0	Appointed	Tamás Szabó	Bishop of Hungary, Military
68.6	Appointed	Eurico dos Santos Veloso †	Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Nov	76.1	Retired	Jean-Guy Hamelin †	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Dorylas Moreau †	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
28.1	Ordained Priest	Ciro Quispe López	Priest of Cuzco, Peru	Prelate of Juli, Peru
44.3	Appointed	Joe Steve Vásquez	Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA
44.3	Appointed	Joe Steve Vásquez	Titular Bishop of Cova	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA

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