The Year of Our Lord 2009

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 88.6 Died Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

4 Nov 86.0 Died Hubert Brandenburg † Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden

62.8 Succeeded Romualdo Matias Kujawski Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil

49.7 Appointed Guido Iván Minda Chalá Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

49.7 Appointed Guido Iván Minda Chalá Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

60.7 Appointed Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. Bishop of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador

64.5 Installed Felipe Padilla Cardona Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

75.1 Retired Geraldo Vieira Gusmão Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Installed Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

5 Nov 75.2 Retired Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed Eliseo Antonio Ariotti Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

64.1 Succeeded Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

52.6 Resigned Ján Čapla, S.D.B. Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan Superior Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Vladimir Fekete, S.D.B. Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan

6 Nov 69.8 Died Abraham Escudero Montoya † Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

53.1 Appointed William Terrence McGrattan Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

53.1 Appointed William Terrence McGrattan Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

103.4 Died Antonio Rosario Mennonna † Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy

43.5 Appointed Vincent Nguyen Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

43.5 Appointed Vincent Nguyen Titular Bishop of Ammaedara Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

90.6 Died Manuel Romero Arvizu, O.F.M. † Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México

63.2 Appointed Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Witbank, South Africa

7 Nov 50.8 Appointed Hubertus Leteng Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia

10 Nov 80.0 Died José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. † Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

61.4 Appointed Felix Anthony Machado Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vasai, India Bishop

11 Nov 59.9 Appointed Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

76.5 Retired João Oneres Marchiori Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 46.0 Appointed Alick Banda Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola, Zambia

42.0 Confirmed Emil Shimoun Nona Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

75.5 Retired Félix Ramananarivo, M.S. Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Philippe Ranaivomanana Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

14 Nov 54.4 Appointed Dominique Bulamatari Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

77.2 Retired John Michael D'Arcy Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P. Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy

62.1 Appointed Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P. Titular Bishop of Dusa Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy

60.7 Appointed Jerome Edward Listecki Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

76.8 Retired George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R. Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Kevin Carl Rhoades Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA

46.9 Appointed Joseph Luechai Thatwisai Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand

63.9 Installed Henryk Marian Tomasik Bishop of Radom, Poland

15 Nov 84.3 Died Ambrose Mathalaimuthu † Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India

16 Nov 73.2 Resigned Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

17 Nov 79.2 Retired Peter Toshio Jinushi Bishop of Sapporo, Japan Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Succeeded Samuel Kleda Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon

79.1 Retired Christian Wiyghan Tumi Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

18 Nov 49.2 Appointed Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M. Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)

19 Nov 57.2 Installed Constancio Miranda Wechmann Archbishop of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México

20 Nov 85.0 Died Martino Gomiero † Bishop Emeritus of Adria-Rovigo, Italy

21 Nov 54.9 Appointed Brian Joseph Dunn Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

58.6 Appointed Peter Liu Cheng-chung Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Bishop

64.0 Resigned Anthony Mancini Apostolic Administrator of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

48.0 Appointed José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain

54.8 Appointed Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain

54.3 Ordained Bishop Stephen Tjephe Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

76.5 Retired Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain Bishop Emeritus

The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.

28 Nov 46.6 Ordained Bishop Andrzej Jeż Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

49.8 Ordained Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

29 Nov 67.4 Ordained Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. Titular Bishop of Silli Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad

52.5 Ordained Bishop Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. Bishop of France, Military

1 Dec 50.2 Ordained Bishop Bernard Anthony Hebda Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

8 Dec 54.7 Installed Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

9 Dec 50.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Dennis Etienne Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

10 Dec 55.9 Installed Joel Zamudio Baylon Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines

51.2 Ordained Bishop Fernando Isern Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

12 Dec 62.2 Ordained Bishop Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P. Titular Bishop of Dusa Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy

57.6 Ordained Bishop Jean Laffitte Titular Bishop of Entrevaux Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family

59.4 Ordained Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Bisarcio Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

14 Dec 49.3 Ordained Bishop Paul David Sirba Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA

15 Dec 62.3 Ordained Bishop Robert Charles Evans Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

51.9 Ordained Bishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México

19 Dec 64.8 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Kotido, Uganda

20 Dec 45.5 Installed Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen, Germany

27 Dec 46.1 Ordained Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

30 Dec 55.2 Ordained Bishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	88.6	Died	Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
4 Nov	86.0	Died	Hubert Brandenburg †	Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
62.8	Succeeded	Romualdo Matias Kujawski	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
49.7	Appointed	Guido Iván Minda Chalá	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
49.7	Appointed	Guido Iván Minda Chalá	Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
60.7	Appointed	Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.	Bishop of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador
64.5	Installed	Felipe Padilla Cardona	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
75.1	Retired	Geraldo Vieira Gusmão	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Installed	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
5 Nov	75.2	Retired	Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Eliseo Antonio Ariotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
64.1	Succeeded	Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
52.6	Resigned	Ján Čapla, S.D.B.	Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan	Superior Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Vladimir Fekete, S.D.B.	Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan
6 Nov	69.8	Died	Abraham Escudero Montoya †	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
53.1	Appointed	William Terrence McGrattan	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
53.1	Appointed	William Terrence McGrattan	Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
103.4	Died	Antonio Rosario Mennonna †	Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
43.5	Appointed	Vincent Nguyen	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43.5	Appointed	Vincent Nguyen	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
90.6	Died	Manuel Romero Arvizu, O.F.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
63.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
7 Nov	50.8	Appointed	Hubertus Leteng	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
10 Nov	80.0	Died	José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
61.4	Appointed	Felix Anthony Machado	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vasai, India	Bishop
11 Nov	59.9	Appointed	Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
76.5	Retired	João Oneres Marchiori	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	46.0	Appointed	Alick Banda	Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola, Zambia
42.0	Confirmed	Emil Shimoun Nona	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
75.5	Retired	Félix Ramananarivo, M.S.	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Philippe Ranaivomanana	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
14 Nov	54.4	Appointed	Dominique Bulamatari	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.2	Retired	John Michael D'Arcy	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
62.1	Appointed	Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P.	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
60.7	Appointed	Jerome Edward Listecki	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
76.8	Retired	George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Kevin Carl Rhoades	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
46.9	Appointed	Joseph Luechai Thatwisai	Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand
63.9	Installed	Henryk Marian Tomasik	Bishop of Radom, Poland
15 Nov	84.3	Died	Ambrose Mathalaimuthu †	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
16 Nov	73.2	Resigned	Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C.	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	79.2	Retired	Peter Toshio Jinushi	Bishop of Sapporo, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Succeeded	Samuel Kleda	Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon
79.1	Retired	Christian Wiyghan Tumi	Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
18 Nov	49.2	Appointed	Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M.	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
19 Nov	57.2	Installed	Constancio Miranda Wechmann	Archbishop of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México
20 Nov	85.0	Died	Martino Gomiero †	Bishop Emeritus of Adria-Rovigo, Italy
21 Nov	54.9	Appointed	Brian Joseph Dunn	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
58.6	Appointed	Peter Liu Cheng-chung	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Bishop
64.0	Resigned	Anthony Mancini	Apostolic Administrator of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
48.0	Appointed	José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
54.8	Appointed	Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Tjephe	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara	Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
76.5	Retired	Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
28 Nov	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Jeż	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Guido Iván Minda Chalá	Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
29 Nov	67.4	Ordained Bishop	Henri Coudray, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Silli	Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V.	Bishop of France, Military
1 Dec	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Anthony Hebda	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
8 Dec	54.7	Installed	Bernard Longley	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
9 Dec	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Dennis Etienne	Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
10 Dec	55.9	Installed	Joel Zamudio Baylon	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Isern	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
12 Dec	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni D'Ercole, F.D.P.	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Auxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Jean Laffitte	Titular Bishop of Entrevaux	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Mario Toso, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Bisarcio	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
14 Dec	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul David Sirba	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
15 Dec	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Charles Evans	Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong	Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
19 Dec	64.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Kotido, Uganda
20 Dec	45.5	Installed	Franz-Josef Overbeck	Bishop of Essen, Germany
27 Dec	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Milton Kenan Júnior	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
30 Dec	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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