The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 53.5 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu Titular Archbishop of Rusellae Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

59.4 Appointed Henry Coudray, S.J. Prefect of Mongo, Chad

64.0 Succeeded Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett Bishop of Lismore, Australia

50.9 Appointed Salesius Mugambi Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya Bishop

49.5 Ordained Bishop Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

73.3 Resigned John Steven Satterthwaite Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

58.0 Appointed Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

2 Dec 56.8 Ordained Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger Coadjutor Bishop of Sées, France Bishop

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

87.2 Died Lawrence Joseph Riley † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

3 Dec 75.0 Retired Leonard Anthony Faulkner Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

51.2 Succeeded Philip Edward Wilson Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

4 Dec 44.2 Ordained Bishop John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Titular Archbishop of Pandosia Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

56.8 Appointed Michael John Sheridan Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Bishop

5 Dec 77.6 Retired Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. † Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala

75.0 Retired Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Succeeded Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

6 Dec 55.4 Appointed Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

52.4 Appointed Rabban Al-Qas Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

79.7 Retired Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Mikha Pola Maqdassi Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq

79.0 Retired Abdul-Ahad Sana † Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 46.2 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

46.2 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

46.2 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

9 Dec 57.6 Succeeded Stephen Athipozhiyil Bishop of Alleppey, India

72.0 Resigned Peter Michael Chenaparampil Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop Emeritus

87.4 Died Antonio Mauro † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

78.6 Died Joseph Mees † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa

10 Dec 79.6 Died André Fernand Anguilé † Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

75.4 Retired James Chan Soon Cheong Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 68.6 Appointed Edmond Y. Farhat Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

68.6 Appointed Edmond Y. Farhat Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

47.1 Appointed Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

76.1 Retired Didier-Léon Marchand Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France Bishop Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Marian Oles † Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Marian Oles † Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia

12 Dec 55.1 Appointed Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop

55.5 Appointed Zeno Hastenteufel Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

63.0 Ordained Bishop Josu Iriondo Titular Bishop of Alton Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

64.0 Installed Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett Bishop of Lismore, Australia

76.0 Retired Paul Kim Ok-kyun Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Ordained Bishop Dominick John Lagonegro Titular Bishop of Modruš Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

77.4 Retired Bruno Maldaner Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.0 Ordained Bishop Timothy Anthony McDonnell Titular Bishop of Semina Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

56.1 Appointed Dorick McGowan Wright Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles Bishop

56.1 Appointed Dorick McGowan Wright Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles

48.8 Appointed Donald George Sproxton Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia

48.8 Appointed Donald George Sproxton Titular Bishop of Timici Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia

44.5 Ordained Bishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Bishop of Imus, Philippines

13 Dec 46.2 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

66.5 Appointed Wilhelm Schraml Bishop of Passau, Germany

53.9 Appointed Adolfo Tito Yllana Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

53.9 Appointed Adolfo Tito Yllana Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

15 Dec 46.9 Appointed Giovanni d'Aniello Titular Archbishop of Pesto Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of

46.9 Appointed Giovanni d'Aniello Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of

49.9 Ordained Bishop Peter Hla Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

59.0 Appointed Robert William Muench Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

45.4 Ordained Bishop Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses Titular Bishop of Selemselae Bishop of Terrassa, Spain

16 Dec 55.3 Ordained Bishop Denys Antoine Chahda Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria

60.5 Ordained Bishop Stanley Roman Bishop of Quilon, India

52.0 Ordained Bishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

39.7 Installed Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland

18 Dec 50.5 Appointed Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

19 Dec 45.5 Appointed Airton José dos Santos Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.5 Appointed Airton José dos Santos Titular Bishop of Phelbes Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

49.1 Appointed Elizeu de Morais Pimentel † Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

64.2 Appointed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

20 Dec 91.2 Died José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil

94.4 Died Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

48.2 Appointed Reinhard Marx Bishop of Trier, Germany Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

21 Dec 73.3 Resigned Elie Amsini Kiswaya Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

22 Dec 49.9 Appointed Gilberto Gómez González Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru

49.9 Appointed Gilberto Gómez González Titular Bishop of Mozotcori Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru

64.3 Died Alexander Sye Cheong-duk † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

23 Dec 80.3 Died Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens † Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France

27 Dec 47.7 Ordained Bishop Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P. Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

56.5 Appointed Antonio José López Castillo Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

75.7 Retired Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

28 Dec 54.3 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA

54.3 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA

62.6 Appointed Francisco González Valer, S.F. Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

62.6 Appointed Francisco González Valer, S.F. Titular Bishop of Lamphua Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

74.0 Died James Kwadwo Owusu † Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Apostolic Nuncio to Angola
59.4	Appointed	Henry Coudray, S.J.	Prefect of Mongo, Chad
64.0	Succeeded	Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett	Bishop of Lismore, Australia
50.9	Appointed	Salesius Mugambi	Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya	Bishop
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
73.3	Resigned	John Steven Satterthwaite	Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
58.0	Appointed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
2 Dec	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger	Coadjutor Bishop of Sées, France	Bishop
52.5	Installed	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
87.2	Died	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Dec	75.0	Retired	Leonard Anthony Faulkner	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
51.2	Succeeded	Philip Edward Wilson	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
4 Dec	44.2	Ordained Bishop	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Titular Archbishop of Pandosia	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
56.8	Appointed	Michael John Sheridan	Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA	Bishop
5 Dec	77.6	Retired	Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †	Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle	Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala
75.0	Retired	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm.	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Succeeded	Redovino Rizzardo, C.S.	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
6 Dec	55.4	Appointed	Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
52.4	Appointed	Rabban Al-Qas	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
79.7	Retired	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Mikha Pola Maqdassi	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq
79.0	Retired	Abdul-Ahad Sana †	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	46.2	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
46.2	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
46.2	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
9 Dec	57.6	Succeeded	Stephen Athipozhiyil	Bishop of Alleppey, India
72.0	Resigned	Peter Michael Chenaparampil	Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
87.4	Died	Antonio Mauro †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
78.6	Died	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
10 Dec	79.6	Died	André Fernand Anguilé †	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
75.4	Retired	James Chan Soon Cheong	Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	68.6	Appointed	Edmond Y. Farhat	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
68.6	Appointed	Edmond Y. Farhat	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
47.1	Appointed	Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize	Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
76.1	Retired	Didier-Léon Marchand	Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Bishop Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Marian Oles †	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Marian Oles †	Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
12 Dec	55.1	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop
55.5	Appointed	Zeno Hastenteufel	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
63.0	Ordained Bishop	Josu Iriondo	Titular Bishop of Alton	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
64.0	Installed	Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett	Bishop of Lismore, Australia
76.0	Retired	Paul Kim Ok-kyun	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Dominick John Lagonegro	Titular Bishop of Modruš	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
77.4	Retired	Bruno Maldaner	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.0	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Anthony McDonnell	Titular Bishop of Semina	Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
56.1	Appointed	Dorick McGowan Wright	Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles	Bishop
56.1	Appointed	Dorick McGowan Wright	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
48.8	Appointed	Donald George Sproxton	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
48.8	Appointed	Donald George Sproxton	Titular Bishop of Timici	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Bishop of Imus, Philippines
13 Dec	46.2	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
66.5	Appointed	Wilhelm Schraml	Bishop of Passau, Germany
53.9	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Yllana	Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
53.9	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
15 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Giovanni d'Aniello	Titular Archbishop of Pesto	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of
46.9	Appointed	Giovanni d'Aniello	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Peter Hla	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
59.0	Appointed	Robert William Muench	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Josep Ángel Sáiz Meneses	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Bishop of Terrassa, Spain
16 Dec	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Denys Antoine Chahda	Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Stanley Roman	Bishop of Quilon, India
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
39.7	Installed	Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
18 Dec	50.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
19 Dec	45.5	Appointed	Airton José dos Santos	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.5	Appointed	Airton José dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
49.1	Appointed	Elizeu de Morais Pimentel †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
64.2	Appointed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
20 Dec	91.2	Died	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil
94.4	Died	Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
48.2	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Bishop of Trier, Germany	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
21 Dec	73.3	Resigned	Elie Amsini Kiswaya	Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
22 Dec	49.9	Appointed	Gilberto Gómez González	Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru
49.9	Appointed	Gilberto Gómez González	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru
64.3	Died	Alexander Sye Cheong-duk †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
23 Dec	80.3	Died	Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens †	Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
27 Dec	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
56.5	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
75.7	Retired	Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M.	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	54.3	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
54.3	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
62.6	Appointed	Francisco González Valer, S.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
62.6	Appointed	Francisco González Valer, S.F.	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
74.0	Died	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

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