The Year of Our Lord 2018

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 75.3 Retired Francis Joseph Christian Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Feb 59.9 Appointed Philippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm. Bishop of Chartres, France

67.4 Ordained Bishop René Guay Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

76.5 Retired Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed Héctor López Alvarado Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

44.1 Appointed Héctor López Alvarado Titular Bishop of Sereddeli Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

59.8 Appointed Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

59.8 Appointed Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Tucci Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

51.8 Appointed Engelberto Polino Sánchez Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

51.8 Appointed Engelberto Polino Sánchez Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

75.1 Retired Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Installed Aldemiro Sena dos Santos Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil

53.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Mark Spalding Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3 Feb 49.6 Installed Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil

58.2 Appointed Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia

76.7 Retired Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro † Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed José Saúl Grisales Grisales Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia

50.8 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Banjul, Gambia

4 Feb 63.8 Ordained Bishop Julio Angkel Coadjutor Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

54.1 Installed Michele Fusco Bishop of Sulmona-Valva, Italy

50.8 Installed Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Banjul, Gambia

5 Feb 68.0 Installed Carlos Aguiar Retes Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

77.3 Retired Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Appointed Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

67.2 Appointed Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M. Titular Bishop of Leavenworth Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

55.5 Appointed Francis Meli Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

76.6 Resigned Joseph Jules Zerey Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine Protosyncellus Emeritus

6 Feb 58.0 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop

49.6 Ordained Bishop William Shawn McKnight Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

7 Feb 56.9 Appointed Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S. Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

96.1 Died Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia

67.5 Appointed Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

8 Feb 66.0 Died Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. † Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil

9 Feb 72.1 Appointed Nicolas Antiba, B.A. Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria

62.1 Appointed Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

52.6 Selected Joseph Gébara Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

53.0 Installed Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil

52.1 Ceased Edivaldo Oliveira Santana Administrator of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil Priest

10 Feb 49.7 Appointed Abel Cahiles Apigo Bishop of Mati, Philippines

52.4 Installed Joseph Arshad Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop

77.0 Retired José Luis Chávez Botello Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus

67.4 Appointed Pedro Vázquez Villalobos Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

11 Feb 55.9 Ordained Bishop James Raphael Anaparambil Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop

62.5 Ordained Bishop Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Municipa Prefect of Azerbaijan

54.2 Ordained Bishop Mirosław Gucwa Bishop of Bouar, Central African Republic

71.7 Installed Brendan Kelly Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

93.8 Died Joseph Neil MacNeil † Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

91.2 Died Juozas Preikšas † Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

12 Feb 63.7 Ordained Bishop Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Naha, Japan

76.3 Retired Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A. Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Paul Swarbrick Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain

13 Feb 56.9 Appointed Gregory John Bittman Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

76.5 Retired John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

14 Feb 77.5 Retired Angel Nacorda Lagdameo † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

69.0 Appointed Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

46.3 Appointed Youhanna Rafic Warcha Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Curial Bishop Emeritus

46.3 Appointed Youhanna Rafic Warcha Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

15 Feb 50.0 Appointed Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal

50.0 Appointed Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag Titular Archbishop of Traiectum ad Mosam Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal

16 Feb 58.9 Appointed Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary

51.6 Appointed Franz Jung Bishop of Würzburg, Germany

75.2 Retired Vincenzo Manzella Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

66.5 Appointed Giuseppe Marciante Bishop of Cefalù, Italy

72.0 Resigned Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary Abbot Emeritus

17 Feb 52.4 Ordained Bishop José Cobo Cano Titular Bishop of Beatia Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain

55.1 Died Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama † Bishop of Dedza, Malawi

51.6 Ordained Bishop Santos Montoya Torres Titular Bishop of Horta Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain

50.2 Appointed Bartolome Gaspar Santos Bishop of Iba, Philippines

43.7 Ordained Bishop Jesús Vidal Chamorro Titular Bishop of Elepla Bishop of Segovia, Spain

19 Feb 53.6 Appointed Peter Birkhofer Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

53.6 Appointed Peter Birkhofer Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

48.8 Appointed Matthias Charles Georges Mrad Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

48.8 Appointed Matthias Charles Georges Mrad Titular Bishop of Zorava Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

54.9 Resigned Peter Ebere Okpaleke Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria

74.0 Ceased John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara, Nigeria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

66.0 Appointed Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara, Nigeria Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria

71.2 Resigned Bernd Joachim Uhl † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

20 Feb 53.4 Appointed Robert Joseph Coyle Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

52.6 Confirmed Joseph Gébara Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

22 Feb 48.4 Ordained Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O. Titular Bishop of Cataquas Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

76.4 Retired Colin David Campbell Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Michael Joseph Dooley Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand

59.0 Ordained Bishop Brian Gregory Mascord Bishop of Wollongong, Australia

54.6 Appointed Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia

23 Feb 64.1 Appointed Carmen Ros Nortes, N.S.C. Under Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

90.1 Died Jesus Yu Varela † Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

24 Feb 56.3 Installed Ginés Ramón García Beltrán Bishop of Getafe, Spain

74.7 Appointed Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Ordained Bishop Luigi Testore Bishop of Acqui, Italy

70.3 Died Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala

26 Feb 55.7 Appointed José Avelino Bettencourt Titular Archbishop of Aemona Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun

55.7 Appointed José Avelino Bettencourt Apostolic Nuncio Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun

51.3 Appointed Raúl Bautista Dáel Bishop of Tandag, Philippines

81.4 Died Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. † Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

77.3 Retired Nereo Page Odchimar † Bishop of Tandag, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Alfred Xuereb Apostolic Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

59.3 Appointed Alfred Xuereb Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

59.3 Appointed Alfred Xuereb Titular Archbishop of Amantea Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

27 Feb 60.3 Died Joseph Danlami Bagobiri † Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria

58.0 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

57.7 Appointed Fortunatus Nwachukwu Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

57.7 Appointed Fortunatus Nwachukwu Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Antilles Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

57.7 Appointed Fortunatus Nwachukwu Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

53.2 Appointed Janusz Ostrowski Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland

53.2 Appointed Janusz Ostrowski Titular Bishop of Caltadria Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland

28 Feb 60.1 Appointed Simon T. Faddoul Bishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Annunciazione) (Maronite), Nigeria

42.5 Appointed Makariy Bohdan Leniv, O.S.B.M. Apostolic Administrator of Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine

75.6 Retired Joseph Anthony Pepe Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.7 Appointed George Leo Thomas Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	75.3	Retired	Francis Joseph Christian	Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	59.9	Appointed	Philippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm.	Bishop of Chartres, France
67.4	Ordained Bishop	René Guay	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
76.5	Retired	Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	Héctor López Alvarado	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
44.1	Appointed	Héctor López Alvarado	Titular Bishop of Sereddeli	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
59.8	Appointed	Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
59.8	Appointed	Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
51.8	Appointed	Engelberto Polino Sánchez	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
51.8	Appointed	Engelberto Polino Sánchez	Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
75.1	Retired	Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Installed	Aldemiro Sena dos Santos	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mark Spalding	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3 Feb	49.6	Installed	Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
58.2	Appointed	Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez	Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
76.7	Retired	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	José Saúl Grisales Grisales	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
4 Feb	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Julio Angkel	Coadjutor Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
54.1	Installed	Michele Fusco	Bishop of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
50.8	Installed	Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
5 Feb	68.0	Installed	Carlos Aguiar Retes	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
77.3	Retired	Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Appointed	Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
67.2	Appointed	Joel Matthias Konzen, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Leavenworth	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
55.5	Appointed	Francis Meli	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
76.6	Resigned	Joseph Jules Zerey	Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Protosyncellus Emeritus
6 Feb	58.0	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop
49.6	Ordained Bishop	William Shawn McKnight	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
7 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S.	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
96.1	Died	Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia
67.5	Appointed	Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
8 Feb	66.0	Died	Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. †	Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
9 Feb	72.1	Appointed	Nicolas Antiba, B.A.	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
62.1	Appointed	Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash	Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
52.6	Selected	Joseph Gébara	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
53.0	Installed	Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.	Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
52.1	Ceased	Edivaldo Oliveira Santana	Administrator of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil	Priest
10 Feb	49.7	Appointed	Abel Cahiles Apigo	Bishop of Mati, Philippines
52.4	Installed	Joseph Arshad	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop
77.0	Retired	José Luis Chávez Botello	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus
67.4	Appointed	Pedro Vázquez Villalobos	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
11 Feb	55.9	Ordained Bishop	James Raphael Anaparambil	Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Municipa	Prefect of Azerbaijan
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Mirosław Gucwa	Bishop of Bouar, Central African Republic
71.7	Installed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
93.8	Died	Joseph Neil MacNeil †	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
91.2	Died	Juozas Preikšas †	Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
12 Feb	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Naha, Japan
76.3	Retired	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Paul Swarbrick	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
13 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Gregory John Bittman	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
76.5	Retired	John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb	77.5	Retired	Angel Nacorda Lagdameo †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
69.0	Appointed	Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
46.3	Appointed	Youhanna Rafic Warcha	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Appointed	Youhanna Rafic Warcha	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
15 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
50.0	Appointed	Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag	Titular Archbishop of Traiectum ad Mosam	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
16 Feb	58.9	Appointed	Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
51.6	Appointed	Franz Jung	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
75.2	Retired	Vincenzo Manzella	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
66.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Marciante	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
72.0	Resigned	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary	Abbot Emeritus
17 Feb	52.4	Ordained Bishop	José Cobo Cano	Titular Bishop of Beatia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
55.1	Died	Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama †	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Santos Montoya Torres	Titular Bishop of Horta	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
50.2	Appointed	Bartolome Gaspar Santos	Bishop of Iba, Philippines
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Vidal Chamorro	Titular Bishop of Elepla	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
19 Feb	53.6	Appointed	Peter Birkhofer	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
53.6	Appointed	Peter Birkhofer	Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
48.8	Appointed	Matthias Charles Georges Mrad	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
48.8	Appointed	Matthias Charles Georges Mrad	Titular Bishop of Zorava	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
54.9	Resigned	Peter Ebere Okpaleke	Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
74.0	Ceased	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan	Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara, Nigeria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
66.0	Appointed	Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji	Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara, Nigeria	Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria
71.2	Resigned	Bernd Joachim Uhl †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	53.4	Appointed	Robert Joseph Coyle	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
52.6	Confirmed	Joseph Gébara	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
22 Feb	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
76.4	Retired	Colin David Campbell	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Michael Joseph Dooley	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Brian Gregory Mascord	Bishop of Wollongong, Australia
54.6	Appointed	Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.	Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia
23 Feb	64.1	Appointed	Carmen Ros Nortes, N.S.C.	Under Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
90.1	Died	Jesus Yu Varela †	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines
24 Feb	56.3	Installed	Ginés Ramón García Beltrán	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
74.7	Appointed	Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes	Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Testore	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
70.3	Died	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
26 Feb	55.7	Appointed	José Avelino Bettencourt	Titular Archbishop of Aemona	Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun
55.7	Appointed	José Avelino Bettencourt	Apostolic Nuncio	Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun
51.3	Appointed	Raúl Bautista Dáel	Bishop of Tandag, Philippines
81.4	Died	Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
77.3	Retired	Nereo Page Odchimar †	Bishop of Tandag, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Alfred Xuereb	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco
59.3	Appointed	Alfred Xuereb	Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia	Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco
59.3	Appointed	Alfred Xuereb	Titular Archbishop of Amantea	Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco
27 Feb	60.3	Died	Joseph Danlami Bagobiri †	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
58.0	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
57.7	Appointed	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
57.7	Appointed	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Antilles	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
57.7	Appointed	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
53.2	Appointed	Janusz Ostrowski	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland
53.2	Appointed	Janusz Ostrowski	Titular Bishop of Caltadria	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland
28 Feb	60.1	Appointed	Simon T. Faddoul	Bishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Annunciazione) (Maronite), Nigeria
42.5	Appointed	Makariy Bohdan Leniv, O.S.B.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine
75.6	Retired	Joseph Anthony Pepe	Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.7	Appointed	George Leo Thomas	Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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