The Year of Our Lord 2011

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Aug 57.4 Installed Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian) Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

4 Aug 55.9 Appointed Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B. Prefect of Azerbaijan

58.0 Appointed Štefan Sečka † Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

75.1 Retired František Tondra † Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia Bishop Emeritus

6 Aug 51.7 Installed Sérgio da Rocha Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

51.9 Ordained Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa

63.1 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba Apostolic Nuncio

62.5 Appointed Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru

76.4 Retired Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

7 Aug 89.0 Died Joseph Candolfi † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

92.9 Died Cornelius Elanjikal † Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India

8 Aug 60.1 Resigned Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Apostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

89.4 Died Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru

47.8 Ordained Bishop Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. Bishop of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia

9 Aug 91.0 Died Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy † Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

10 Aug 46.5 Ordained Bishop Alberto Rojas Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA

56.6 Ordained Bishop Andrew Peter (Andrzej Piotr) Wypych Titular Bishop of Naraggara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

11 Aug 88.5 Died Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

74.9 Retired Karl Bernhard Hesse, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

68.7 Succeeded Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

12 Aug 89.5 Died Austin-Emile Burke † Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

56.8 Ordained Bishop Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R. Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil

13 Aug 56.8 Appointed Hanna G. Alwan, M.L. Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.8 Confirmed Hanna G. Alwan, M.L. Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

48.6 Appointed Antoine Sabi Bio Apostolic Administrator of Natitingou, Benin Bishop

67.4 Appointed Camille Zaidan † Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

67.4 Confirmed Camille Zaidan † Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

14 Aug 66.2 Installed Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S. Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

15 Aug 67.8 Appointed Joseph Chennoth † Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

59.4 Ordained Bishop Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B. Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

52.7 Appointed Chibly Langlois Cardinal, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti

16 Aug 82.9 Died Bernard William Schmitt † Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

18 Aug 61.8 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Horacio Zecca † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina Titular Archbishop of Volsinium

20 Aug 72.3 Resigned Michael Gower Coleman † Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil

22 Aug 50.7 Ordained Bishop José Salmorin Bantolo Bishop of Masbate, Philippines

23 Aug 79.0 Died Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Mongu, Zambia

67.0 Installed Nicholas James Samra Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA Bishop Emeritus

24 Aug 94.1 Died Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

25 Aug 56.8 Appointed César Daniel Fernández Apostolic Administrator of Jujuy, Argentina Bishop

26 Aug 81.5 Died Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

47.6 Ordained Bishop David William Valencia Antonio Titular Bishop of Basti Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines

27 Aug 52.1 Appointed Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière Bishop of Nevers, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

74.8 Retired Francis Joseph Pierre Deniau † Bishop of Nevers, France Bishop Emeritus

34.6 Ordained Priest Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop

60.3 Appointed Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

76.3 Retired Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero † Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

55.0 Installed Rainer Maria Woelki Archbishop of Berlin, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

28 Aug 67.9 Installed Francesco Biasin Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Died Bruno Gamberini † Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

57.4 Ordained Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt Bishop of Görlitz, Germany

59.0 Installed Ernesto Mandara Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy

29 Aug 75.7 Retired John Patrick Foley † Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus

72.3 Appointed Edwin Frederick O’Brien Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus

72.3 Appointed Edwin Frederick O’Brien Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

30 Aug 76.0 Retired Antonio Ceballos Atienza † Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Rafael Zornoza Boy Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain

31 Aug 49.0 Ordained Bishop Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Aug	57.4	Installed	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
4 Aug	55.9	Appointed	Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B.	Prefect of Azerbaijan
58.0	Appointed	Štefan Sečka †	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
75.1	Retired	František Tondra †	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
6 Aug	51.7	Installed	Sérgio da Rocha	Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Dabula Anthony Mpako	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa
63.1	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	Apostolic Nuncio
62.5	Appointed	Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón	Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
76.4	Retired	Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. †	Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Aug	89.0	Died	Joseph Candolfi †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
92.9	Died	Cornelius Elanjikal †	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
8 Aug	60.1	Resigned	Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Apostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
89.4	Died	Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
47.8	Ordained Bishop	Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P.	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
9 Aug	91.0	Died	Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy †	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
10 Aug	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Rojas	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Peter (Andrzej Piotr) Wypych	Titular Bishop of Naraggara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 Aug	88.5	Died	Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
74.9	Retired	Karl Bernhard Hesse, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
68.7	Succeeded	Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Aug	89.5	Died	Austin-Emile Burke †	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R.	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
13 Aug	56.8	Appointed	Hanna G. Alwan, M.L.	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.8	Confirmed	Hanna G. Alwan, M.L.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
48.6	Appointed	Antoine Sabi Bio	Apostolic Administrator of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop
67.4	Appointed	Camille Zaidan †	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
67.4	Confirmed	Camille Zaidan †	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Aug	66.2	Installed	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Aug	67.8	Appointed	Joseph Chennoth †	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
52.7	Appointed	Chibly Langlois	Cardinal, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti
16 Aug	82.9	Died	Bernard William Schmitt †	Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
18 Aug	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Horacio Zecca †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium
20 Aug	72.3	Resigned	Michael Gower Coleman †	Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
22 Aug	50.7	Ordained Bishop	José Salmorin Bantolo	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines
23 Aug	79.0	Died	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mongu, Zambia
67.0	Installed	Nicholas James Samra	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	94.1	Died	Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 Aug	56.8	Appointed	César Daniel Fernández	Apostolic Administrator of Jujuy, Argentina	Bishop
26 Aug	81.5	Died	Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
47.6	Ordained Bishop	David William Valencia Antonio	Titular Bishop of Basti	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines
27 Aug	52.1	Appointed	Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière	Bishop of Nevers, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
74.8	Retired	Francis Joseph Pierre Deniau †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Bishop Emeritus
34.6	Ordained Priest	Eloy Ricardo Domínguez Martínez	Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop
60.3	Appointed	Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.	Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
76.3	Retired	Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero †	Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
55.0	Installed	Rainer Maria Woelki	Archbishop of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
28 Aug	67.9	Installed	Francesco Biasin	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Died	Bruno Gamberini †	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Ipolt	Bishop of Görlitz, Germany
59.0	Installed	Ernesto Mandara	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
29 Aug	75.7	Retired	John Patrick Foley †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
72.3	Appointed	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
72.3	Appointed	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
30 Aug	76.0	Retired	Antonio Ceballos Atienza †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Rafael Zornoza Boy	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
31 Aug	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

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