Year | Age | Bishop | Event | Title | Current Title |
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1927 | Raymond Emil Goedert | Born | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
1930 | Christian Wiyghan Tumi | Born | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon | ||
1932 | Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille | Born | Bishop Emeritus of Créteil, France | ||
1936 | Matthias Ssekamaanya | Born | Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda | ||
1937 | Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. | Born | Bishop Emeritus of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
1939 | Telesphore Placidus Toppo | Born | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India | ||
1941 | Wojciech Ziemba | Born | Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland | ||
1944 | Orlando Antonini | Born | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia | ||
1945 | Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina | Born | Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain | ||
Antonio Cañizares Llovera | Born | Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain | |||
Salvatore Paruzzo | Born | Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |||
1946 | Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana | Born | Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina | ||
1947 | Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez | Born | Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ||
1954 | 21.2 | José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. | Solemn Vows | Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
1955 | Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. | Born | Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District | ||
1960 | 22.6 | Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira | Ordained Priest | Priest | Bishop Emeritus of Portugal, Military |
1961 | Urbain Ngassongo | Born | Bishop of Gamboma, Congo | ||
1965 | 24.5 | Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. | Solemn Vows | Member of Order of Friars Minor | Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador |
1966 | Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. | Born | Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
1969 | Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E. | Born | Bishop of Srikakulam, India | ||
Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist. | Born | Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria | |||
1972 | 31.8 | Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt | Ordained Priest | Priest of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers | Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay |
1977 | 50.4 | Joseph Ratzinger | Installed | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino | Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
1979 | 20.0 | Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J. | Professed | Member of Society of Jesus | Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia |
1980 | 22.8 | Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. | Solemn Vows | Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts |
25.4 | Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. | Professed | Member of Congregation of the Mission | Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar | |
1981 | 41.8 | Filomeno Gonzales Bactol | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Germaniciana | Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines |
1982 | 55.9 | Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Iucundiana | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia |
55.9 | Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. | Appointed | Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
44.4 | Ildefonso Obama Obono | Appointed | Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea | Archbishop Emeritus of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
1983 | 27.4 | Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo | Ordained Priest | Priest | Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya |
1985 | 25.5 | Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao | Ordained Priest | Priest of Cabanatuan, Philippines | Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines |
1990 | 25.5 | Cyril Vasil’, S.J. | Professed | Member of Society of Jesus | Apostolic Administrator of Košice (Slovakian), Slovakia |
1993 | 47.8 | Rubén Oscar Frassia | Installed | Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina | Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina |
1994 | 57.8 | Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | Bishop Emeritus of Barinas, Venezuela |
26.4 | Maurice Muhatia Makumba | Ordained Priest | Priest of Kakamega, Kenya | Bishop of Nakuru, Kenya | |
1995 | 61.7 | José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru | Bishop Emeritus |
32.9 | Paul Horan, O. Carm. | Perpetual Vows | Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
1996 | 62.2 | Patrick Coveney | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece |
62.2 | Patrick Coveney | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribata, Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece | |
62.2 | Patrick Coveney | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece | |
62.2 | Patrick Coveney | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece | |
62.2 | Patrick Coveney | Appointed | Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece | |
1999 | 46.3 | José Câmnate na Bissign | Appointed | Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Bishop Emeritus |
59.6 | Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. | Appointed | Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe | Bishop Emeritus | |
64.3 | William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. | Appointed | Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea | Archbishop Emeritus | |
64.9 | Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. | Ordained Bishop | Prelate of Sicuani, Peru | Prelate Emeritus | |
41.7 | Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena, Angola | Archbishop of Lubango, Angola | |
68.3 | Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. | Appointed | Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar | Bishop Emeritus | |
2000 | 56.0 | Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
2001 | 53.3 | Giovanni Angelo Becciu | Appointed | Titular Archbishop of Rusellae | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
53.3 | Giovanni Angelo Becciu | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Angola | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints | |
61.3 | Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria | Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria | |
61.3 | Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Simidicca | Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria | |
2002 | 66.9 | Pio Vittorio Vigo | Appointed | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
2003 | 47.2 | José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. | Succeeded | Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
2004 | 48.4 | Jean Mbarga | Appointed | Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon | Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon |
53.5 | Jean-Bosco Ntep | Appointed | Bishop of Edéa, Cameroon | ||
2005 | 65.6 | Giuseppe Cavallotto | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Cuneo, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
51.0 | Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez | Appointed | Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México | Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México | |
76.5 | Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. | Retired | Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México | Prelate Emeritus | |
57.2 | Giovanni Ricchiuti | Installed | Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy | Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy | |
44.5 | Jorge Solórzano Pérez | Appointed | Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua | Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua | |
58.5 | Fortunato Pablo Urcey, O.A.R. | Appointed | Prelate of Chota, Peru | ||
2007 | 50.0 | Julius Dusin Gitom | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia | |
70.1 | Erwin Josef Ender | Resigned | Apostolic Nuncio to Germany | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus | |
46.8 | Jesús González de Zárate Salas | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela | |
46.8 | Jesús González de Zárate Salas | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Suava | Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela | |
68.5 | Jean-Claude Périsset | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Germany | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus | |
2008 | 51.4 | Marc Marie Max Aillet | Appointed | Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France | |
64.8 | Laurent Chu Văn Minh | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
64.8 | Laurent Chu Văn Minh | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | |
75.9 | Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères | Retired | Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.0 | Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam | Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam | |
56.0 | Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Trofimiana | Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam | |
62.8 | John Michael Quinn | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA | Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA | |
2009 | 62.1 | Robert Charles Evans | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA | |
62.1 | Robert Charles Evans | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae | Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA | |
51.0 | Fernando Isern | Appointed | Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
51.7 | Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong | Appointed | Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México | Official of the Congregation for the Clergy | |
75.0 | Paul Vollmar, S. M. | Retired | Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
2010 | 56.4 | Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. | Installed | Apostolic Administrator of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala | Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala |
62.0 | Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | ||
60.5 | Jose Serofia Palma | Appointed | Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines | ||
2011 | 61.3 | James Patrick Green | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Peru | Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden |
2012 | 62.9 | Gerald Isaac Lobo | Installed | Bishop of Udupi, India | |
2013 | 59.9 | Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. | Appointed | Bishop of Romblon, Philippines | |
78.8 | Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. | Retired | Secretary of State | Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus | |
50.7 | Murray Chatlain | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada | |
52.1 | Mark Andrew Hagemoen | Appointed | Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada | Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
55.4 | Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe | Appointed | Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
75.9 | Mario Paciello | Retired | Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
58.7 | Pietro Parolin | Appointed | Cardinal, Secretary of State | ||
65.2 | Giovanni Ricchiuti | Appointed | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy | Bishop | |
68.6 | Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari | Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State | |
2014 | 67.9 | Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. | Appointed | Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil | |
76.2 | Martino Canessa | Retired | Bishop of Tortona, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
49.0 | Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. | Appointed | Bishop of Tortona, Italy | ||
2015 | 55.7 | Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D. | Appointed | Bishop of Penonomé, Panama | |
67.7 | Andrej Imrich | Resigned | Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
57.7 | Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve | Appointed | Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia | ||
54.5 | Titus Joseph Mdoe | Appointed | Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania | ||
46.9 | George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. | Appointed | Bishop of Zomba, Malawi | ||
2016 | 57.6 | Józef Górzyński | Succeeded | Archbishop of Warmia, Poland | |
63.9 | Goetbé Edmond Djitangar | Installed | Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad | ||
60.7 | Victor Lyngdoh | Appointed | Bishop of Jowai, India | Archbishop of Shillong, India | |
79.9 | Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator of Jowai, India | Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India | |
75.0 | Wojciech Ziemba | Retired | Archbishop of Warmia, Poland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
2017 | 56.5 | Derio Olivero | Installed | Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy | |
2018 | 58.6 | Edgar Peña Parra | Installed | Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State | |
2019 | 75.5 | Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. | Retired | Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines | Bishop Emeritus |
57.2 | Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo | Appointed | Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines | ||
75.0 | Robert Harris | Retired | Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
63.2 | Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto | Appointed | Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | ||
49.6 | Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. | Appointed | Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
2020 | 60.7 | Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. | Appointed | Member of the Council of Cardinals | Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
54.1 | Marco Mellino | Appointed | Secretary of the Council of Cardinals | ||
72.8 | Marcello Semeraro | Appointed | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints | ||
72.8 | Marcello Semeraro | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator of Albano, Italy | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints | |
72.8 | Marcello Semeraro | Appointed | Archbishop (Personal Title) | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints |
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