The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 25.4 Ordained Priest Emilio Aranguren Echeverria Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

41.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Josef Cordes † Titular Bishop of Naissus Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

49.6 Ordained Bishop Otto Wüst † Titular Bishop of Tubia Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

2 Feb 40.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe † Bishop of Prome, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar

50.4 Appointed Antônio Agostinho Marochi † Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Feb 27.7 Ordained Priest Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Priest of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

7 Feb 75.0 Retired Giuseppe Amici † Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

71.6 Resigned George Andrew (George Augustine) Beck, A.A. † Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Derek John Harford Worlock † Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

8 Feb 54.4 Ceased Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Inhambane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

40.2 Ordained Bishop Alberto Setele † Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

9 Feb 37.3 Appointed Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe † Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

37.3 Appointed Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe † Titular Bishop of Meta Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

52.9 Appointed George Basil Hume, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

10 Feb 52.2 Appointed Carlo Curis † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka Apostolic Nuncio

53.9 Appointed Norman Francis McFarland † Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA

11 Feb 52.4 Appointed Francesco Tarcisio Carboni † Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

52.4 Appointed Francesco Tarcisio Carboni † Bishop of Recanati, Italy Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

52.4 Appointed Francesco Tarcisio Carboni † Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

52.4 Appointed Francesco Tarcisio Carboni † Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

40.6 Ordained Bishop Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Ubaba Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia

58.8 Installed Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia Bishop Emeritus

12 Feb 79.4 Died Thomas-Percival Caza † Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

54.8 Resigned Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Valabria Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

65.9 Appointed László Lékai † Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

14 Feb Born Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko † Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq

16 Feb 27.1 Ordained Priest Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. † Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia

19 Feb 46.1 Succeeded Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe † Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

68.0 Died François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

48.9 Installed Rómulo García † Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

48.9 Installed Raymond Alphonse Lucker † Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

20 Feb 74.7 Died Petronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China

23.5 Professed Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

21 Feb 47.4 Ordained Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya † Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.1 Appointed Ignazio Cannavò † Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

43.1 Appointed Giuseppe Costanzo † Auxiliary Bishop of Acireale, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy

43.1 Appointed Giuseppe Costanzo † Titular Bishop of Mazaca Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy

22 Feb 49.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Masuccaba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen

60.3 Appointed Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của † Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường, Viet Nam Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

60.3 Appointed Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của † Titular Bishop of Mizigi Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam

60.3 Ordained Bishop Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của † Titular Bishop of Mizigi Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam

23.2 Professed Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

25.5 Professed Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. Member of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

24 Feb 45.8 Appointed Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano † Auxiliary Bishop of Azul, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano † Titular Bishop of Lesina Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina

25 Feb 45.3 Appointed Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

45.3 Appointed Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

82.5 Retired Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. † Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26 Feb 87.1 Died Efrem Forni † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

53.7 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Apostolic Administrator of Calama, Chile Prelate Emeritus

63.1 Died Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru

68.2 Resigned Alberto Rencoret Donoso † Titular Archbishop of Sila Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

28 Feb 49.5 Ordained Bishop Agostino Cacciavillan † Titular Archbishop of Amiternum Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

82.9 Died Thomas Roberts, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

29 Feb 42.9 Ordained Bishop Philip Francis Murphy † Titular Bishop of Tacarata Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

26.2 Ordained Priest Peter Parapullil Priest of Jhansi, India Bishop Emeritus

85.7 Died George John Rehring † Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA

43.5 Ordained Bishop James Francis Stafford Titular Bishop of Respecta Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	25.4	Ordained Priest	Emilio Aranguren Echeverria	Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba	Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Josef Cordes †	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Otto Wüst †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
2 Feb	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe †	Bishop of Prome, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
50.4	Appointed	Antônio Agostinho Marochi †	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	27.7	Ordained Priest	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Priest of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Feb	75.0	Retired	Giuseppe Amici †	Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
71.6	Resigned	George Andrew (George Augustine) Beck, A.A. †	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Derek John Harford Worlock †	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
8 Feb	54.4	Ceased	Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Inhambane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
40.2	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Setele †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
9 Feb	37.3	Appointed	Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
37.3	Appointed	Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe †	Titular Bishop of Meta	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
52.9	Appointed	George Basil Hume, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
10 Feb	52.2	Appointed	Carlo Curis †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Apostolic Nuncio
53.9	Appointed	Norman Francis McFarland †	Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
11 Feb	52.4	Appointed	Francesco Tarcisio Carboni †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Francesco Tarcisio Carboni †	Bishop of Recanati, Italy	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Francesco Tarcisio Carboni †	Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Francesco Tarcisio Carboni †	Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
40.6	Ordained Bishop	Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Ubaba	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
58.8	Installed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	79.4	Died	Thomas-Percival Caza †	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
54.8	Resigned	Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
65.9	Appointed	László Lékai †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
14 Feb		Born	Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko †		Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq
16 Feb	27.1	Ordained Priest	Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. †	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
19 Feb	46.1	Succeeded	Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe †	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
68.0	Died	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.9	Installed	Rómulo García †	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
48.9	Installed	Raymond Alphonse Lucker †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	74.7	Died	Petronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
23.5	Professed	Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
21 Feb	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Elie Amsini Kiswaya †	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.1	Appointed	Ignazio Cannavò †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Messina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
43.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Costanzo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Acireale, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
43.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Costanzo †	Titular Bishop of Mazaca	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
22 Feb	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Masuccaba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
60.3	Appointed	Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của †	Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường, Viet Nam	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
60.3	Appointed	Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của †	Titular Bishop of Mizigi	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
60.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Huỳnh Văn Của †	Titular Bishop of Mizigi	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
23.2	Professed	Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
25.5	Professed	Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.	Member of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
24 Feb	45.8	Appointed	Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Azul, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano †	Titular Bishop of Lesina	Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
25 Feb	45.3	Appointed	Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.3	Appointed	Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
82.5	Retired	Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb	87.1	Died	Efrem Forni †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
53.7	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Calama, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
63.1	Died	Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
68.2	Resigned	Alberto Rencoret Donoso †	Titular Archbishop of Sila	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
28 Feb	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Cacciavillan †	Titular Archbishop of Amiternum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
82.9	Died	Thomas Roberts, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
29 Feb	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Philip Francis Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Tacarata	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
26.2	Ordained Priest	Peter Parapullil	Priest of Jhansi, India	Bishop Emeritus
85.7	Died	George John Rehring †	Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
43.5	Ordained Bishop	James Francis Stafford	Titular Bishop of Respecta	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

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