2nd day of February

Living Bishop Events

1979 and Earlier

Presentation of the Lord (Feast)

See Also: 1980 and Later | Diocese Events

Year	Age	Bishop	Event	Title	Current Title
1926		Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Born	La Libertad (Chontales)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
1928		Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel	Born	Amayannoor	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankarese), India
1932		Franz Kamphaus	Born	Lüdinghausen	Bishop Emeritus of Limburg, Germany
1935		Thomas Kwaku Mensah	Born	Assamang	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
1935		Juliusz Paetz	Born	Poznan	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
1940		Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap.	Born	Benjamin Constant	Bishop of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
1944		Ratko Perić	Born	Tuk-Rovišce	Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
1945		Paul Nguyên Thai Hop, O.P.	Born	Lang Anh, Nghe An	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
1947		Julio César Bonino Bonino	Born	Santa Lucía	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
1947		Smaragde Mbonyintege	Born	Rutobwe-Gitarama	Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda
1949		John McAreavey	Born	Banbridge	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
1951	25.1	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1952		Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón	Born	Quimbaya	Bishop of Vélez, Colombia
1952		Agenor Girardi, M.S.C.	Born	Orleans	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1954	20.0	Valter Carrijo, S.D.S.	Professed	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Bishop Emeritus of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil
1955	25.0	John Patrick Boles	Ordained Priest	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1957		Edney Gouvêa Mattoso	Born	Rio de Janeiro	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959		Gilbert Armea Garcera	Born	Magarao, Camarines Sur	Bishop of Daet, Philippines
1959	26.2	Franz Grave	Ordained Priest	Priest of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1960	29.1	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D.	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	31.0	Edgerton Roland Clarke	Ordained Priest	Priest of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	26.1	Francis Xavier Irwin	Ordained Priest	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	24.5	John Brendan McCormack	Ordained Priest	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
	25.5	Diogo Reesink, O.F.M.	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1961	28.3	Heinrich Janssen	Ordained Priest	Priest of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1962		Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M.	Born	Iba	Bishop of Zomba, Malawi
1962	22.4	José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I.	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1963	25.6	John Francis Kinney	Ordained Priest	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
1963	27.2	Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I.	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
1964	38.9	João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J.	Professed	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
1965	22.4	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.	Professed	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
1965	37.4	Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Yangon, Myanmar
1966	23.2	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Solemn Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1966	27.5	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
1968	23.4	Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M.	Solemn Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	40.8	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J.	Solemn Professed	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
	25.4	Norbert Trelle	Ordained Priest	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
1969	23.5	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Solemn Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
1969	18.6	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Professed	Member of Order of Cistercians	Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1971	43.1	Octavio Betancourt Arango	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
1972	20.6	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
1972	52.4	Joseph Francis Maguire	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
1973	20.3	Wilmar Santin, O. Carm.	Professed	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
	47.3	John Joseph Snyder	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	43.5	Henri Antoine Marie Teissier	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Oran, Algeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
1974	23.9	John Doaninoel, S.M.	Professed	Member of Society of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
1974	26.3	Juan del Río Martín	Ordained Priest	Priest of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Archbishop of Spain, Military
1975	29.2	Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok	Ordained Priest	Priest of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop
	42.9	Władysław Bobowski	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Abernethia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
	26.1	Francisco Canindé Palhano	Ordained Priest	Priest of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil
	43.3	Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Benguela, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
	45.6	Pier Giuliano Tiddia	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Minturnae	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
1976	40.3	Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Prome, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
1976	50.4	Antônio Agostinho Marochi	Appointed	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
1977	22.1	Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P.	Professed	Member of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	51.1	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	23.3	José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R.	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
1978	23.7	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	19.2	Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C.	Professed	Member of Congregation of Christian Doctrine	Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	54.6	Conrado Walter, S.A.C.	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
1979	55.1	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
	55.1	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gunela	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
	48.4	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	48.4	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Usula	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	26.7	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
	20.9	José Slaby, C.SS.R.	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prelate of Esquel, Argentina
	38.8	Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J.	Incardinated	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia