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Living Bishop Events

1980 and Later

Conversion of St. Paul, apostle (Feast)

See Also: 1979 and Earlier | Diocese Events

YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
198141.5Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.Ordained BishopCoadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
198341.6Antonio Realubin TobiasOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Tipasa in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
198423.3Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.8Adam Joseph MaidaOrdained BishopBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
198524.3Limacêdo Antônio da SilvaOrdained DeaconDeacon of Nazaré, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.0Claudio GiuliodoriIncardinatedPriest of Osimo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy
45.8Giuseppe OrlandoniIncardinatedPriest of Macerata, Tolentino, Recanati, Cingoli, and Treia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
198733.6Georges Colomb, M.E.P.Ordained DeaconDeacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
48.2Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of SelendetaArchbishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
49.1Joseph LafontantOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of GilbaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
31.0Victor LyngdohOrdained PriestPriest of Shillong, IndiaArchbishop
198823.5Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
51.3Rocco TalucciAppointedBishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
198940.7Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Nigrae MaioresAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
28.8Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I.Solemn VowsMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
53.4Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of MinaBishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
199050.0Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of BencennaBishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
24.6Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I.First VowsMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
199121.8Simon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.ProfessedMember of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
199230.4Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
51.8Dante LafranconiOrdained BishopBishop of Savona-Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
30.4Jacques Danka LongaOrdained PriestPriest of Sokodé, TogoBishop of Kara, Togo
199335.6Gaetano CastelloIncardinatedPriest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
199456.5Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.Ordained BishopBishop of Vellore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
23.3Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap.ProfessedMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
58.7Justin Francis RigaliAppointedArchbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
199754.8Gregorio Nicanor Peña RodríguezOrdained BishopBishop of Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
199827.1Charles Peters BarthélusOrdained DeaconDeacon of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
47.4Thomas D’SouzaOrdained BishopBishop of Bagdogra, IndiaArchbishop of Calcutta, India
58.5François-Xavier Jacques Marie LoizeauOrdained BishopBishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), FranceBishop Emeritus
37.6Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Carabayllo, Peru
51.0Pius Alick Mvundla NcubeOrdained BishopArchbishop of Bulawayo, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus
49.5Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of BitaCardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
199957.2António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.AppointedBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
58.3Paul Stephen LoverdeAppointedBishop of Arlington, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
200038.0Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.AppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, LatviaBishop Emeritus
28.8Vinsensius Setiawan TriatmojoOrdained PriestPriest of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
200165.8Mario Busquets JordáAppointedPrelate of Chuquibamba, PeruPrelate Emeritus
200258.9Domenico CalcagnoAppointedBishop of Savona-Noli, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
67.1Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of ThibuzabetumBishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
58.1Andrew Yeom Soo-jungOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ThibiucaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
200351.2Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.AppointedBishop of Niamey, NigerArchbishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger
53.8José Francisco Robles OrtegaAppointedArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
61.3Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.Ordained BishopBishop of Ngong, KenyaBishop Emeritus
200467.2Pier Giacomo GrampaOrdained BishopBishop of Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
200556.1Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S.InstalledBishop of Cabanatuan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
54.3Oscar CantoniAppointedBishop of Crema, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
55.8Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.AppointedArchbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, AlbaniaArchbishop Emeritus
200650.6Basil Cho Kyu-manOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Elephantaria in ProconsulariBishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
50.9José Leopoldo González GonzálezOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
56.3Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.AppointedVicar Apostolic of Isiolo, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya
33.3Simon Chibuga MasondoleOrdained DeaconDeacon of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop of Bunda, Tanzania
45.2Alexander King SampleOrdained BishopBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USAArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
200752.9Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.InstalledBishop of Marsabit, Kenya
45.0David MotiukAppointedBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
56.3Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.Ordained BishopArchbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
200856.0Timothy Paul Andrew BroglioInstalledArchbishop of United States of America, Military
58.4Terence Patrick DraineyOrdained BishopBishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
42.5Joseph Hii Teck KwongAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Sibu, MalaysiaBishop
42.5Joseph Hii Teck KwongAppointedTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumBishop of Sibu, Malaysia
49.5Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.AppointedBishop of Quelimane, MozambiqueAuxiliary Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
40.7Tarcisio Pusma IbáñezAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, PeruPriest of Chulucanas, Peru
40.7Tarcisio Pusma IbáñezAppointedTitular Bishop of CarpiPriest of Chulucanas, Peru
45.5José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
45.5José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.AppointedTitular Bishop of ForatianaBishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
60.7Oscar Urbina OrtegaInstalledArchbishop of Villavicencio, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
200961.3Ulrich BoomOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of SullectumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
31.8Josaphat Jackson BududuOrdained DeaconDeacon of Tabora, TanzaniaAuxiliary Bishop
48.0Yves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm.Ordained BishopBishop of Le Mans, FranceBishop of Annecy, France
50.0Marcel Utembi TapaInstalledArchbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
201055.0Brian Joseph DunnInstalledBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaArchbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
55.9Raúl Gómez GonzálezOrdained BishopBishop of Tenancingo, México, MéxicoArchbishop of Toluca, México, México
65.6Yoohanon Chrysostom KalloorAppointedBishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop Emeritus
57.6Samuel Irenios KattukallilAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India
57.6Samuel Irenios KattukallilAppointedTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India
57.6Joseph Thomas KonnathAppointedBishop of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India
46.0Vincent Paulos KulapuravilaiAppointedBishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
49.3Piero PioppoAppointedTitular Archbishop of TorcelloApostolic Nuncio to Indonesia
49.3Piero PioppoAppointedApostolic Nuncio to CamerounApostolic Nuncio to Indonesia
49.3Piero PioppoAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Equatorial GuineaApostolic Nuncio to Indonesia
52.0Montfort Stima (Sitima)AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Blantyre, MalawiBishop of Mangochi, Malawi
52.0Montfort Stima (Sitima)AppointedTitular Bishop of PuppiBishop of Mangochi, Malawi
57.7Philippos Stephanos ThottathilAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
57.7Philippos Stephanos ThottathilAppointedTitular Bishop of Sozopolis in HaemimontoBishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
54.1Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C.AppointedCurial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
54.1Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C.AppointedTitular Bishop of IgilgiliBishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
201146.1Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes FortesAppointedBishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde
201266.5Joseph CouttsAppointedArchbishop of Karachi, PakistanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.1Paul Abel Mamba DiattaAppointedBishop of Ziguinchor, SenegalBishop of Tambacounda, Senegal
78.0Evarist PintoRetiredArchbishop of Karachi, PakistanArchbishop Emeritus
201371.2Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B.ResignedBishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
56.5Buenaventura Malayo FamadicoAppointedBishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
72.1Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.ResignedBishop of Kalookan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
65.6Francisco Mendoza de LeonAppointedApostolic Administrator of Kalookan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
50.8Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P.Ordained BishopBishop of Oran, AlgeriaCardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
201476.2Alberto Maria CareggioRetiredBishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.4Andrew Nkea FuanyaSucceededBishop of Mamfe, CameroonArchbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
43.9Yury KasabutskiOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of SciliumAuxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
75.0Francis Teke LysingeRetiredBishop of Mamfe, CameroonBishop Emeritus
47.5Richard NgOrdained BishopBishop of Miri, Malaysia
61.0Jan PiotrowskiOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of SinitisBishop of Kielce, Poland
58.7Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.InstalledArchbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar
59.2Stanisław SalaterskiOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TigillavaAuxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
51.1Antonio SuettaAppointedBishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
65.4Andrea TurazziOrdained BishopBishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
201553.8Victor Hlolo PhalanaOrdained BishopBishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa
67.0Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.CeasedApostolic Administrator of Klerksdorp, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
201656.6Félix Eduardo Antonio Calderón CruzAppointedBishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, Guatemala
56.7Miguel Ángel Martínez MéndezIncardinatedPriest of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, GuatemalaVicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala
60.1Miguel Maury BuendíaAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Moldova, Republic ofApostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
64.5Paul McAleenanOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of MerciaAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
59.5Carlo Roberto Maria RedaelliAppointedApostolic Visitor (Visitator) of Acqui, ItalyArchbishop of Gorizia, Italy
47.5John WilsonOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of LindisfarnaArchbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
201751.9Kannikadass William AntonyAppointedBishop of Mysore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
56.6Gerard William BattersbyOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of EgugaBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
57.3Robert Joseph FisherOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Forum PopiliiAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
58.3Jeffrey Robert HainesAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
58.3Jeffrey Robert HainesAppointedTitular Bishop of ThagamutaAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
59.8James Thomas (Ty) SchuermanAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
59.8James Thomas (Ty) SchuermanAppointedTitular Bishop of GirbaAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
76.7Thomas Anthony VazhapillyRetiredBishop of Mysore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
201844.3Daniel Francisco Blanco MéndezOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of PulcheriopolisAuxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica
201968.9Carlos Gustavo Castillo MattasoglioAppointedCardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
75.0Juan Luis Cipriani ThorneRetiredArchbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
66.1José Antonio Fernández HurtadoAppointedArchbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
63.3Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P.InstalledArchbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean), Iraq
202047.2John Bosco AuramOrdained BishopBishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
67.3Gervais BanshimiyubusaCeasedApostolic Administrator of Ngozi, BurundiArchbishop of Bujumbura, Burundi
54.8Georges BizimanaInstalledBishop of Ngozi, Burundi
50.4Zdzisław Stanisław BłaszczykOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of AulonAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
55.3Edson José Oriolo dos SantosInstalledBishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.4Luis Manuel Pérez RaygozaAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
46.4Luis Manuel Pérez RaygozaAppointedTitular Bishop of SuavaAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
49.9Héctor Mario Pérez VillarrealAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
49.9Héctor Mario Pérez VillarrealAppointedTitular Bishop of BennefaAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
49.5Paolo RudelliAppointedApostolic Nuncio to ZimbabweApostolic Nuncio to Colombia
202171.1Joseph-Luc-André BouchardResignedBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
51.9Damian BrylAppointedBishop of Kalisz, Poland
51.7Ivan Philip CamilleriOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Teglata in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
49.3Stephanus Han Jung HyunOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of MozotcoriAuxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
50.9Josif PrintezisAppointedArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
50.9Josif PrintezisAppointedApostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio), GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
79.9Nikólaos PrintezisRetiredArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus
79.9Nikólaos PrintezisRetiredApostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio), GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
60.3Giuseppe SatrianoInstalledArchbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
202250.8José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.Ordained BishopBishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
56.9John Samuel BonniciAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
56.9John Samuel BonniciAppointedTitular Bishop of ArindelaAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
55.4Juan Miguel Castro RojasOrdained BishopBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
45.0Joseph Armando EspaillatAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
45.0Joseph Armando EspaillatAppointedTitular Bishop of TagarbalaAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
65.5Paul SsemogerereInstalledArchbishop of Kampala, Uganda
62.7Lauro Sérgio Versiani BarbosaOrdained BishopBishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
47.7Joseph Andrew WilliamsOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of IdassaBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
202353.6Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
53.6Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C.AppointedTitular Bishop of LamsortiAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
61.4Julio MuratAppointedApostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
70.3Salvatore PennacchioAppointedPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
63.8Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.AppointedBishop of Roraima, Brazil
62.4Hugo Alberto Torres MarínAppointedArchbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
202458.9Francisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Japan
62.5Elias Joseph GonsalvesCeasedApostolic Administrator of Amravati, IndiaArchbishop of Nagpur, India
61.2Michel Proulx, O. Praem.Ordained BishopBishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
62.2Malcolm SequeiraOrdained BishopBishop of Amravati, India
56.6Janusz Stanisław UrbańczykAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
56.6Janusz Stanisław UrbańczykAppointedTitular Archbishop of VoliApostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
57.9Taddeo Wang YueshengOrdained BishopBishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China
202564.9José Armando Álvarez CanoAppointedCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
56.0Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.AppointedOrdinary of Greece (Armenian)
63.8Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)ResignedApostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
68.3Stephen BrislinInstalledCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
80.0Oswald GraciasRetiredArchbishop of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.7Nereudo Freire HenriqueOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of MoptaAuxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
76.1John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.RetiredBishop of Laghouat, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
76.1John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Laghouat, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
55.4Víctor Melchor Quintana QuezadaAppointedBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México
57.4John RodriguesSucceededArchbishop of Bombay, India
77.2Joseph SamaRetiredBishop of Nouna, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus
56.3Guy Mukasa SanonAppointedBishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso
53.5Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.AppointedBishop of Laghouat, Algeria
51.1Augustine Thang Zawm HungAppointedBishop of Mindat, Myanmar

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