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The Year of Our Lord 1979

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown18.0First VowsJacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. †Member of Order of Imitation of ChristBishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
73.7RetiredBonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], SyriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
24.2Perpetual VowsHanna G. Alwan, M.L.Member of Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite)Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
20.6EnteredSilvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesAuxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua
18.8ProfessedRóbert Bezák, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
58.9ResignedDonaldo Gonzalo Chávez NúñezTitular Bishop of Giru Mons
73.6ResignedAnthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao), O.F.M. †Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
65.2ResignedJean-Baptiste Coudray, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Kankan, GuineaPrefect Emeritus
28.1Perpetual VowsRonald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.Member of Congregation of St. BasilBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
49.1ResignedFrançois-Marie-Christian FavreauTitular Bishop of Turres AmmeniaeBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
47.1Selected[Michael Fu Tie-shan]Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
19.7First VowsGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Member of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
24.8Perpetual VowsMoussa El-Hage, O.A.M.Member of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel
72.3ResignedErnest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. †Superior of Baghdad, IraqArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
25.3Ordained DeaconDavid Gerard O’ConnellDeacon of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop
21.4Ordained DeaconSantiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R.Deacon of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
74.4RetiredLeo Jozef SuenensVicar Apostolic of Belgium, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
66.6DiedGiuseppe Turbessi, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
33.7Perpetual VowsFrancis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Korea, Military
19.4EnteredÁngel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Chimbote, Peru
2 Jan44.5AppointedRubén López ArdónBishop of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
6 Jan53.4InstalledMarco Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
27.1Ordained PriestCzeslaw KozonPriest of København {Copenhagen}, DenmarkBishop
51.6Ordained BishopFranciszek Antoni MacharskiArchbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan42.3Ordained BishopCristiano Jakob KrapfBishop of Jequié, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
8 Jan51.5AppointedJosé de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M. †Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
49.2AppointedHéctor Luis Lucas Peña GómezBishop of Holguín, CubaBishop Emeritus
71.4ResignedJosef StanglBishop of Würzburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedFrancis Joseph WalmsleyBishop of Great Britain, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedFrancis Joseph WalmsleyTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
10 Jan59.2AppointedJoseph Nguyễn Tùng CươngBishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
58.2AppointedPierre-Jean Trần Xuân HạpBishop of Vinh, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
12 Jan46.7AppointedGeorge MamalasseryBishop of Tura, IndiaBishop Emeritus
72.3CeasedOrestes Marengo, S.D.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Tura, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
38.7AppointedAnthony Peter MayallaBishop of Musoma, TanzaniaArchbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
62.1ResignedJohn James Rudin, M.M. †Bishop of Musoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
41.3AppointedLaurent YapiBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
14 Jan73.0DiedJosé Bascuñana y LópezBishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
53.9Ordained BishopMario MigliettaArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
42.2Ordained BishopJaime Lucas Ortega y AlaminoBishop of Pinar del Rio, CubaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
15 Jan65.8ResignedDoroteo Fernández y FernándezBishop of Badajoz, SpainBishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedGeraldo Daniel Joseph Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop Emeritus
77.1DiedJean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viet Nam
17 Jan24.3Ordained PriestHéctor Luis Morales SánchezPriest of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, MéxicoBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
66.8AppointedBruno WüstenbergApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
19 Jan50.0Ordained BishopEdmundo Madarang AbayaBishop of Laoag, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
31.0ProfessedJan de Groef, M. Afr.Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
20 Jan56.3AppointedGiuseppe LaiguegliaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to CubaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
52.4AppointedAntonio NuzziApostolic Administrator of Boiano-Campobasso, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
21 Jan42.2InstalledJaime Lucas Ortega y AlaminoBishop of Pinar del Rio, CubaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
22 Jan52.5InstalledEmanuele CatarinicchiaBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
67.3ResignedPrimo GasbarriBishop of Grosseto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23 Jan48.5AppointedJohn Edward McCarthyAuxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
48.5AppointedJohn Edward McCarthyTitular Bishop of PetinaBishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
24 Jan55.8AppointedJosé Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †Prelate of Chota, Peru
20.7ProfessedAlfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
25 Jan47.0AppointedJohn Joseph NevinsAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
47.0AppointedJohn Joseph NevinsTitular Bishop of RusticianaBishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
26 Jan72.7DiedFrancisco Gómez Marijuán, C.M.F. †Bishop Emeritus of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
27 Jan75.9DiedRamón José CastellanoArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
42.6Ordained BishopJoseph DaoBishop of Kayes, MaliBishop Emeritus
44.0Ordained BishopBonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. †Titular Bishop of TroynaArchbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
28 Jan51.6InstalledFranciszek Antoni MacharskiArchbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jan49.2AppointedJosé Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
49.2AppointedJosé Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. †Titular Bishop of BagisPrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
64.1DiedReginald John DelargeyCardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
53.2AppointedPatrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. †Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, BrazilBishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
30 Jan66.0ResignedRomeo Roy BlanchetteBishop of Joliet in Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
31 Jan50.0InstalledEdmundo Madarang AbayaBishop of Laoag, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
37.7AppointedEdward OzorowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
37.7AppointedEdward OzorowskiTitular Bishop of BitettumArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
Feb57.5ResignedJames Richard Ham, M.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2 Feb25.5ProfessedValentim Fagundes de Meneses, M.S.C.Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
27.0First VowsAgenor Girardi, M.S.C. †Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
64.0DiedGiuseppe MoizoBishop of Acqui, Italy
55.0AppointedPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauAuxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
55.0AppointedPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauTitular Bishop of GunelaArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
48.4AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
48.4AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardTitular Bishop of UsulaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
26.7Ordained PriestBonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
21.9First VowsJohn Ribat, M.S.C.Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusCardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
20.9ProfessedJosé Slaby, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerPrelate of Esquel, Argentina
38.8IncardinatedPaul Tan Chee Ing, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
5 Feb66.9AppointedJosé Melgoza OsorioBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
48.3AppointedManuel Samaniego BarrigaBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
48.9AppointedGiorgio ZurTitular Archbishop of SestaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
48.9AppointedGiorgio ZurApostolic Pro-Nuncio to MalawiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
48.9AppointedGiorgio ZurApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
6 Feb50.7AppointedAgustín Alejo (Aleido) Román RodríguezAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7AppointedAgustín Alejo (Aleido) Román RodríguezTitular Bishop of SerteiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
9 Feb33.0IncardinatedFelipe de Jesús EstévezPriest of Miami, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
67.4DiedClaude-Constant-Marie FlusinBishop Emeritus of Saint-Claude, France
82.0DiedEduardo Martinez GonzálezBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
10 Feb63.5Ordained BishopDomenico Caloyera, O.P. †Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus
39.1Ordained BishopPaul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C. †Bishop of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
93.3DiedGiovanni MeleBishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
11 Feb53.5Ordained BishopBarthélémy BatantuArchbishop of Brazzaville, CongoArchbishop Emeritus
24.5Solemn VowsJoaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
25.4Perpetual VowsEdgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.Member of Society of Divine VocationsBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
12 Feb49.2AppointedAndrew Zolile T. BrookBishop of Umtata, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedCarmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †Bishop of Tricarico, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
25.5Perpetual VowsJuan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
48.9AppointedFrancesco CuccareseArchbishop of Acerenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
36.6AppointedJosaphat Louis LebuluBishop of Same, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
47.4AppointedFelix Eugenio MkhoriBishop of Chikwawa, MalawiBishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
62.0ResignedGiuseppe VairoArchbishop of Acerenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
68.9ResignedEugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †Bishop of Chikwawa, MalawiBishop Emeritus
16 Feb75.2RetiredJacinto Argaya GoicoecheaBishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedJosé María Larrauri LafuenteBishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop Emeritus
60.8AppointedLuis María de Larrea y LegarretaBishop of Bilbao, SpainBishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedJosé María Setién AlberroBishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
17 Feb26.5Solemn VowsHanna Jallouf, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
43.1Ordained BishopIgnatius MenezesBishop of Ajmer and Jaipur, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India
18 Feb40.2Ordained BishopTheodor KettmannTitular Bishop of BusirisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Osnabrück, Germany
59.3Ordained BishopJoseph Nguyễn Tùng CươngBishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
50.8Ordained BishopManuel Pestana FilhoBishop of Anápolis, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
30.1Ordained PriestMenghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I.Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusArchbishop of Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea
20 Feb24.6Ordained PriestUdumala Bala ShowreddyPriest of Warangal, IndiaBishop
66.6AppointedGiovanni StamatiBishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
21 Feb50.3Ordained BishopGeraldo Daniel Joseph Scarpone Caporale, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop Emeritus
22 Feb78.2DiedDavid Frederick CunninghamBishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
43.7Ordained BishopHélio Gonçalves HelenoBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
40.4Ordained BishopRobert Fealey MorneauTitular Bishop of Massa LubrenseAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
52.2Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph WalmsleyTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
23 Feb75.0RetiredLaurenz BöggeringAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedDomenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.Prefect of Soddo-Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
24 Feb79.6DiedJoseph Edward RudderhamBishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain
49.0Ordained BishopGiorgio ZurTitular Archbishop of SestaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
25 Feb24.3Ordained PriestFrancisco Moreno BarrónPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
55.2Ordained BishopJean Yves Marie SahuquetTitular Bishop of UticaBishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
48.1Ordained PriestPaul Xie Ting ZhePriestBishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
26 Feb53.2AppointedAntónio José RafaelBishop of Bragança e Miranda, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
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