Catholic-Hierarchy DC

The Year of Our Lord 2009

Bishop Events

May to June


See Also: January to February | March to April | July to August | September to October | November to December | Overview | Diocese Events | Necrology | Previous Year (2008) | Next Year (2010)

[Previous Page]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
May45.8AppointedPeter Wu JunweiBishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
1 May53.5Ordained BishopFrancis Xavier Vira ArpondratanaBishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand
67.5SucceededMichael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
45.3Ordained BishopBinay KandulnaTitular Bishop of AuzegeraBishop of Khunti, India
74.9RetiredPatrick O’DonoghueBishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
2 May76.8DiedGeorge Marian Anathil, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Indore, India
50.5Ordained BishopCallistus Chukwuma Valentine OnagaBishop of Enugu, Nigeria
58.9InstalledIsmael Rueda SierraArchbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
3 May56.2InstalledJosé Moreira Bastos NetoBishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
4 May59.7AppointedCamillus Archibong EtokudohBishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
77.2RetiredAlexius Obabu MakoziBishop of Port Harcourt, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
5 May52.9InstalledSalvatore Joseph CordileoneBishop of Oakland, California, USAArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USA
41.5SelectedAmel Shamon NonaArchbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), IraqBishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
65.6AppointedLeslie Rogers TomlinsonAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
65.6AppointedLeslie Rogers TomlinsonTitular Bishop of SinitisBishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
7 May75.6RetiredBernard Joseph HarringtonBishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
43.6AppointedLawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong, BangladeshArchbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh
43.6AppointedLawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.Titular Bishop of AfufeniaArchbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh
61.5ResignedZacharias Cenita JimenezAuxiliary Bishop of Butuan, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.8AppointedJesús Antonio Lerma NolascoAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictBishop Emeritus of Iztapalapa, México, México
63.8AppointedJesús Antonio Lerma NolascoTitular Bishop of AulonBishop Emeritus of Iztapalapa, México, México
63.3SucceededJohn Michael QuinnBishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA
44.0AppointedCyril Vasil’, S.J.Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in LibyaBishop of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
44.0AppointedCyril Vasil’, S.J.Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesBishop of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
8 May69.9CeasedDaniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †Apostolic Administrator of Cochin, IndiaArchbishop of Verapoly, India
48.1AppointedMarcelo Daniel ColomboBishop of Orán, ArgentinaArchbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
60.3AppointedJoseph KariyilBishop of Cochin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
89.5DiedCarlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
50.3Ordained BishopGiovane Pereira de MeloBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, BrazilBishop of Araguaína, Tocatins, Brazil
52.7AppointedSelvister PonnumuthanBishop of Punalur, India
51.1Ordained BishopJosé Slaby, C.SS.R.Prelate of Esquel, Argentina
58.8ResignedJohn Thattumkal, S.S.C.Bishop of Cochin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
9 May48.4Ordained BishopBernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.Prelate of Óbidos, Para, BrazilBishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
46.1AppointedPaul Kariuki NjiruBishop of Embu, KenyaBishop of Wote, Kenya
10 May52.1InstalledPascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyBishop of Saint-Denis, FranceArchbishop of Strasbourg, France
11 May52.0AppointedAlangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D.Bishop of Khandwa, IndiaArchbishop of Bhopal, India
57.4AppointedDevprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D.Bishop of Jhabua, IndiaBishop of Udaipur, India
12 May52.4Ordained BishopVincent Nguyễn Văn BảnBishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet NamBishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
13 May75.7RetiredJean-Marie Untaani CompaoréArchbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoArchbishop Emeritus
64.3AppointedPhilippe Nakellentuba OuédraogoArchbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 May80.3RetiredMichael Michai KitbunchuArchbishop of Bangkok, ThailandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.8AppointedFrancis Xavier Kriengsak KovithavanijCardinal, Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
76.7RetiredAnthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop of Kurunegala, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
57.9AppointedHarold Anthony PereraBishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
15 May45.7Ordained BishopRodolfo Luís WeberPrelate of Cristalândia, Goias, BrazilArchbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
16 May56.1InstalledMarian BuczekBishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, UkraineBishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredVincent Mojwok NyikerBishop of Malakal, South SudanBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredIgnatius Wang Chung ChangAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.8ResignedFrançois-Xavier YombandjeBishop of Bossangoa, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus
17 May50.5Ordained BishopFrançois Michel Pierre KalistBishop of Limoges, FranceArchbishop of Clermont, France
46.0Ordained BishopMarcellin RandriamamonjyBishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar
20 May60.0AppointedJoseph Robert CistoneBishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
21 May60.9AppointedSalvador Giménez VallsBishop of Menorca, SpainBishop of Lleida, Spain
45.1Ordained BishopWalter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of VazariBishop of Loja, Ecuador
63.5InstalledVincent Gerard NicholsCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
22 May63.0AppointedWilliam (Leonard) Kenney, C.P.Administrator of Birmingham, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 May48.4InstalledBernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.Prelate of Óbidos, Para, BrazilBishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
80.6DiedJoseph Marie Louis DuvalArchbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
24 May46.1InstalledStephan AckermannBishop of Trier, Germany
51.8Ordained BishopGérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.Titular Bishop of HiltaCardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
65.1Ordained BishopPaul LortieTitular Bishop of HierpinianaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
50.3InstalledGiovane Pereira de MeloBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, BrazilBishop of Araguaína, Tocatins, Brazil
56.3Ordained BishopGeorges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P.Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, MadagascarBishop
50.0Ordained BishopJoseph SpiteriTitular Archbishop of SertaApostolic Nuncio to México
61.2Ordained BishopEdson Tasquetto (Taschetto) DamianBishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
25 May66.3AppointedNikola Nino KekićBishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
75.0RetiredSlavomir MiklovšBishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
39.9SelectedBashar Matti Warda, C.SS.R.Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
26 May65.9InstalledRobert Joseph CunninghamBishop of Syracuse, New York, USABishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedJosé Moko Ekanga, P.S.S.Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.1AppointedDieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.Apostolic Administrator of Bangui, Central African RepublicCardinal, Archbishop
54.9ResignedPaulin PomodimoArchbishop of Bangui, Central African RepublicArchbishop Emeritus
27 May48.6AppointedJohn Oliver BarresBishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
76.1RetiredEdward Peter CullenBishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
91.1DiedLuis María de Larrea y LegarretaBishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain
51.0AppointedLee Anthony PichéAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.0AppointedLee Anthony PichéTitular Bishop of TamataAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
28 May81.7DiedRoger Louis KafferAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
30 May51.0Ordained BishopSilvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of ZicaAuxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua
31 May66.7Ordained BishopGiovanni Migliorati, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of AmbiaVicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
Jun42.7SelectedJoseph Cai BingruiBishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
1 Jun44.6AppointedAnthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.N.Bishop of Idah, Nigeria
75.3RetiredEnzo DieciAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8AppointedGuerino Di ToraAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8AppointedGuerino Di ToraTitular Bishop of ZuriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
57.8AppointedGiuseppe MarcianteAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Cefalù, Italy
57.8AppointedGiuseppe MarcianteTitular Bishop of ThagoraBishop of Cefalù, Italy
2 Jun73.8AppointedFortunato BaldelliMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
55.2AppointedHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
76.8RetiredJames Francis StaffordMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
75.7DiedKidane-Mariam TeklehaimanotBishop Emeritus of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
3 Jun66.9AppointedHenri Coudray, S.J.Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, ChadVicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.9AppointedHenri Coudray, S.J.Titular Bishop of SilliVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad
76.9RetiredElden Francis CurtissArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USAArchbishop Emeritus
59.9AppointedGeorge Joseph LucasArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4 Jun83.2DiedLuc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
5 Jun63.6InstalledPaul Joseph BradleyBishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
63.1Ordained BishopSalvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
6 Jun49.2Ordained BishopRóbert Bezák, C.SS.R.Archbishop of Trnava, SlovakiaArchbishop Emeritus
48.4AppointedOliver Dashe DoemeBishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
48.6Ordained BishopJosé Mazuelos PérezBishop of Jerez de la Frontera, SpainBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
7 Jun63.0Ordained BishopAdriano TessarolloBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
8 Jun55.7AppointedBernt Ivar (Markus) Eidsvig, C.R.S.A.Apostolic Administrator of Trondheim, NorwayBishop of Oslo, Norway
58.0ResignedGeorg Müller, SS.CC. †Prelate of Trondheim, NorwayPrelate Emeritus
49.2AppointedTimothy Christian SeniorAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
49.2AppointedTimothy Christian SeniorTitular Bishop of FlorianaBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
9 Jun62.1AppointedTerence John Gerard BradyApostolic Administrator of Wilcannia-Forbes, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
51.8AppointedOtto SeparyBishop of Aitape, Papua New GuineaBishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
57.1ResignedChristopher Henry TooheyBishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
10 Jun64.9InstalledRobert James CarlsonArchbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USAArchbishop Emeritus
84.1DiedLivio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
66.8ResignedJosé Refugio Mercado DíazAuxiliary Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
100.3DiedMichel Nguyễn Khắ NgữBishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
11 Jun63.1InstalledAdriano TessarolloBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
12 Jun59.5AppointedGregory Michael AymondArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
76.5RetiredAlfred Clifton HughesArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAArchbishop Emeritus
13 Jun53.9AppointedHeriberto Andrés Bodeant FernándezBishop of Melo, UruguayBishop of Canelones, Uruguay
77.9RetiredLuis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J.Bishop of Melo, UruguayBishop Emeritus
48.9AppointedKrzysztof NitkiewiczBishop of Sandomierz, Poland
60.4AppointedVictor Selvino ArenhartBishop of Oberá, Argentina
14 Jun87.5DiedKhalil Abi-NaderArchbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
89.0DiedIgnacio Ortuzar RojasPriest of Santiago de Chile
44.1Ordained BishopCyril Vasil’, S.J.Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in LibyaBishop of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
15 Jun57.2AppointedThomas LöhrAuxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany
57.2AppointedThomas LöhrTitular Bishop of DianaAuxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany
75.3RetiredGerhard PieschlAuxiliary Bishop of Limburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Jun81.4DiedEmmanuel ConstantBishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti
65.9AppointedJoseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.Titular Archbishop of Oregon CitySecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.9AppointedJoseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
57.5Ordained BishopDevprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D.Bishop of Jhabua, IndiaBishop of Udaipur, India
76.5RetiredOswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop of Colombo, Sri LankaArchbishop Emeritus
61.5AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
62.0AppointedTeemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I.Bishop of Helsinki, FinlandBishop Emeritus
17 Jun65.8Ordained BishopLeslie Rogers TomlinsonTitular Bishop of SinitisBishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
18 Jun67.7AppointedGiacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio to BelgiumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
59.3AppointedJuan Manuel Mancilla SánchezBishop of Texcoco, México, México
52.9Ordained BishopYosyf Milan, M.S.U.Titular Bishop of DrusilianaAuxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
55.5AppointedChristopher Charles ProwseBishop of Sale, AustraliaArchbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia
75.1RetiredKarl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio to BelgiumCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
87.3RetiredJožef SmejAuxiliary Bishop of Maribor, SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Jun75.4RetiredLuca Brandolini, C.M.Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredLucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp.Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonVicar Apostolic Emeritus
67.9AppointedMarie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonVicar Apostolic Emeritus
67.9AppointedMarie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.Titular Bishop of UsinazaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
51.5AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, ItalyPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
55.8AppointedMaurizio MalvestitiUnder Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesBishop of Lodi, Italy
63.0AppointedJoseph Pibul VisitnondachaiBishop of Nakhon Sawan, ThailandBishop Emeritus
46.1Ordained BishopHenrique Soares da CostaTitular Bishop of AcufidaBishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
53.8AppointedStephen TjepheAuxiliary Bishop of Loikaw, MyanmarBishop
53.8AppointedStephen TjepheTitular Bishop of Nova BarbaraBishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
20 Jun95.4DiedLeonard Carrieri, SS.CC. †Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
52.7Ordained BishopJosé Daniel Falla RoblesTitular Bishop of CalamaBishop of Soacha, Colombia
57.3AppointedGilberto Gómez GonzálezBishop of Abancay, Peru
49.0AppointedAlex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D.Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
76.2RetiredIsidro Sala RiberaBishop of Abancay, PeruBishop Emeritus
21 Jun63.6CeasedAntonio Cañizares LloveraApostolic Administrator of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
93.7DiedJosé Nicomedes GrossiBishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
55.9Ordained BishopSebastian KallupuraBishop of Buxar, IndiaArchbishop of Patna, India
65.4InstalledBraulio Rodríguez PlazaArchbishop of Toledo, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
51.3Ordained BishopMateus Feliciano Augusto TomásBishop of Namibe, Angola
23 Jun79.5DiedJohn Fetsco, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
24 Jun58.4AppointedJosé Benedito SimãoBishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26 Jun57.5Ordained BishopMichael Joseph McKennaBishop of Bathurst, Australia
27 Jun57.9AppointedFernando José Castro AguayoAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop of Margarita, Venezuela
57.9AppointedFernando José Castro AguayoTitular Bishop of AmporaBishop of Margarita, Venezuela
53.1AppointedManuel da Silva Rodrigues LindaAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, PortugalBishop of Porto, Portugal
53.1AppointedManuel da Silva Rodrigues LindaTitular Bishop of Casae MedianaeBishop of Porto, Portugal
52.5Ordained BishopJames Maria Wainaina KunguBishop of Muranga, Kenya
28 Jun81.5DiedJosé María Guix FerreresBishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
52.8Ordained BishopSelvister PonnumuthanBishop of Punalur, India
29 Jun51.1Ordained BishopLee Anthony PichéTitular Bishop of TamataAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
30 Jun61.8AppointedAugustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
76.0RetiredPaul KhoaraiBishop of Leribe, LesothoBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedGerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
76.2RetiredBernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Maseru, LesothoArchbishop Emeritus
[Next Page]

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_e, v3.2.3, 8 Feb 2020; Data: 11 Mar 2024