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1979 and Earlier


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YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
1923 Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp.BornNueil-sur-Layon, FrancePrefect Emeritus of Tambacounda, Senegal
Louis Nganga a NdzandoBornNdeke MabelaBishop Emeritus of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1927 Emmanuel OttehBornAwkuzuBishop Emeritus of Issele-Uku, Nigeria
1929 Barnabas R. Halem 'ImanaBornRulangaraBishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
Jérôme Nday Kanyangu LukundweBornKabongoBishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1930 Raymond MwanyikaBornUwembaBishop Emeritus of Njombe, Tanzania
1931 Peter Yariyok JatauBornMarsa KajeArchbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria
André Mayamba Mabuti KathongoBornMukilaBishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Frédéric RubwejangaBornNyabinyengaBishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
1933 Gregory Ebolawola KpiebayaBornKaleoArchbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
1934 Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh MânBornCa MauCardinal, Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
1935 Faustin NgabuBornLokwaBishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1936 Paride TabanBornOpariBishop Emeritus of Torit, Sudan
1938 Ambroise Kotamba DjolibaBornSiouBishop of Sokodé, Togo
Maurice Konan KouassiBornAdjékroBishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
1939 Félix KouadjoBornBinaoBishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
Gabriel MmoleBornNangooBishop of Mtwara, Tanzania
1940 Athanasius Atule UsuhBornMbagenBishop of Makurdi, Nigeria
1941 Joseph Kumuondala MbimbaBornMokombeArchbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1942 Hervé ItouaBornOtambiokoBishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
Matthias N'Gartéri MayadiBornBedayaArchbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
Séraphin François RouambaBornOuagadougouArchbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
1943 Augustin MisagoBornRuvuneBishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
Bernard NsayiBornMindouliBishop Emeritus of Nkayi, Congo
1944 John NjueBornEmbuCardinal, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
194522.7Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P.ProfessedMember of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Domenico e Sisto
1946 Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède AnyilundaBornKandéBishop of Dapaong, Togo
1947 Gabriel 'Leke AbegunrinBornIwere-IleBishop of Osogbo, Nigeria
Judes BicabaBornWakaraBishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
24.0Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Tambacounda, Senegal
18.8Peter Henrici, S.J.ProfessedMember of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
1948 Michael MaraiBornMuschu IslandBishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Paul R. RuzokaBornNyakayenziArchbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
1949 Camillus Archibong EtokudohBornIkot Uko EtorBishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
21.9Georg (Karl Maria} Holzherr, O.S.B.ProfessedMember of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
195023.1Leonard Anthony FaulknerOrdained PriestPriest of Adelaide, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
195128.0Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp.Ordained PriestPriest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Tambacounda, Senegal
Matteo Farrelly, C.S.Sp.ResignedSuperior of GambiaSuperior Emeritus
Salesius MugambiBornEgandeneBishop of Meru, Kenya
195217.9Kassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist.ProfessedMember of Order of CisterciansAbbot Emeritus of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
Norman King'oo WambuaBornKathianiBishop of Bungoma, Kenya
1953 Jean Damascène BimenyimanaBornShangiBishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda
18.8Franz DietlProfessedMember of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
1955 David Kamau Ng'ang'aBornKiambuAuxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
17.6Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
21.8Bernard Mohlalisi, O.M.I.ProfessedMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Maseru, Lesotho
19.1Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I.ProfessedMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
Jean-Baptiste TiamaBornNazarBishop of Sikasso, Mali
1958 Joachim Kouraleyo TaroungaBornDoniaBishop of Moundou, Chad
1959 Samuel KledaBornGolompuyArchbishop of Douala, Cameroon
196026.6Émilius Goulet, P.S.S.IncardinatedPriest of Society of Priests of St. SulpiceArchbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
20.0Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.ProfessedMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
196121.8Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Alindao, Central African Republic
196223.3Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.ProfessedPriest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
15.7George Anthony Frendo, O.P.ProfessedMember of Order of Friars PreachersAuxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
196421.7Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21.1Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
16.8Fortunato Pablo Urcey, O.A.R.ProfessedMember of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Chota, Peru
196517.2Luciano Capelli, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands
20.6Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.Solemn ProfessedMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
20.9Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.ProfessedMember of Society of the Catholic ApostolateBishop of Ossory, Ireland
27.1Geoffrey Hilton JarrettConvertedBishop of Lismore, Australia
25.1Pierre MelkiOrdained PriestPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
22.6Barry Wood, O.M.I.ProfessedMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateAuxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
196750.4Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.ResignedPrefect of Mitú, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia
41.6José Gabriel Diaz CuevaAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
51.3Pedro Reginaldo LiraAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Salta, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
20.4Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.ProfessedMember of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrelate of Infanta, Philippines
19.0Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.ProfessedMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
196825.9Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Banjul, Gambia
19.6Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P.ProfessedMember of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Saint-Claude, France
196917.9Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.ProfessedMember of Order of St. Basil the GreatArchbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
197045.0Alberto AblondiAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Livorno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23.5Petros Hanna Issa Al-HarboliOrdained PriestPriest of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqBishop
45.8Andrzej Maria DeskurAppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Social CommunicationsCardinal, President Emeritus
25.6Lionel Gendron, P.S.S.ProfessedPriest of Society of Priests of St. SulpiceAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
53.2Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.ResignedTitular Bishop of TagarbalaBishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil
197136.3Bernard Rooney, O.S.B.AppointedSuperior of Kalumburu, AustraliaAbbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
197243.3Peter Chung Hoan TingSucceededVicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
45.1Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
27.6Yves Maria Monot, C.S.Sp.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Ouesso, Congo
38.6Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I.AppointedExarch of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), India
197323.5Rabban Al-QasOrdained PriestPriest of Amadiyah (Chaldean), IraqBishop
44.1Giovanni Battista Franzoni, O.S.B.ResignedAbbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
29.1John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.ProfessedMember of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop of Taipei, Taiwan
23.8Mikha Pola MaqdassiOrdained PriestPriest of Alquoch (Chaldean), IraqBishop
197419.4Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S.ProfessedMember of Missionaries of the Holy SpiritAuxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
51.1Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira FalcãoAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
25.1Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.ProfessedMember of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
23.6Jan Szpilka, S.D.S.ProfessedMember of Society of the Divine SaviorApostolic Administrator of Comores, Comoros
197546.3Peter Chung Hoan TingAppointedVicar Apostolic of Kuching, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
18.0Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.ProfessedMember of Missionaries of the Holy SpiritAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
32.6Jesús García BurilloIncardinatedPriest of Madrid, SpainBishop of Avila, Spain
42.0Edmund F. McCaffrey, O.S.B.ResignedAbbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USAAbbot Emeritus
25.9Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.Solemn ProfessedMember of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador
197650.3Andrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloAppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and PeaceCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
35.0Dominic Mai LuongIncardinatedPriest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
40.7Luc Julian MatthysIncardinatedPriest of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop of Armidale, Australia
25.8Ambrogio SpreaficoIncardinatedPriest of Palestrina, ItalyBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
197724.5Abdo Arbach, B.C.ProfessedMember of Ordre Basilien ChoueiriteExarch of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
51.6Enzio d'AntonioResignedBishop of Trivento, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
39.2Joseph Nunzio LatinoIncardinatedPriest of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USABishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
38.1Paul Kazuhiro MoriIncardinatedPriest of Tokyo, JapanAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
197823.0Nikolaus Messmer, S.J.ProfessedPriest of Society of JesusApostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
36.3Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedPrefect of Sibolga, IndonesiaArchbishop of Medan, Indonesia
27.6Jan Szpilka, S.D.S.Ordained PriestPriest of Society of the Divine SaviorApostolic Administrator of Comores, Comoros
30.3Clement TirkeyOrdained PriestPriest of Darjeeling, IndiaBishop of Jalpaiguri, India
26.0Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Arica (San Marcos de), Chile
197918.8Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
49.1François-Marie-Christian FavreauResignedTitular Bishop of Turres AmmeniaeBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France

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