The Year of Our Lord 1983

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb Born Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

44.4 Appointed Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. † Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras Bishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras

2 Feb 86.5 Appointed Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. † Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

54.8 Appointed Joseph Louis Bernardin † Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

54.8 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin † Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

58.2 Ordained Bishop Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Gibba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zamora en Ecuador

74.3 Appointed Giuseppe Casoria † Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe in via Trionfale Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

74.3 Elevated to Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

49.6 Appointed Godfried Danneels † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

49.6 Elevated to Cardinal Godfried Danneels † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

86.9 Appointed Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J. † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus

86.9 Elevated to Cardinal Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J. † Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus

57.9 Appointed Alexandre do Nascimento † Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

57.9 Elevated to Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

53.1 Appointed Józef Glemp † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

53.1 Elevated to Cardinal Józef Glemp † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

75.3 Elevated to Cardinal Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

54.0 Appointed Michael Michai Kitbunchu Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand

54.0 Elevated to Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand

63.7 Appointed Franjo Kuharić † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia

63.7 Elevated to Cardinal Franjo Kuharić † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia

63.8 Appointed José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

63.8 Elevated to Cardinal José Alí Lebrún Moratinos † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

47.2 Appointed Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

47.2 Elevated to Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

56.3 Appointed Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

56.3 Elevated to Cardinal Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

55.9 Appointed Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

55.9 Elevated to Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

49.1 Appointed Joachim Meisner † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

49.1 Elevated to Cardinal Joachim Meisner † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

78.5 Appointed Umberto Mozzoni † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eugenio Cardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other

70.7 Appointed Pietro Palazzini † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

77.7 Appointed Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. † Cardinal-Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

70.2 Appointed Aurelio Sabattani † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

70.2 Elevated to Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

20.3 Professed Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

87.4 Appointed Julijans Vaivods † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia

87.4 Elevated to Cardinal Julijans Vaivods † Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia

52.8 Appointed Thomas Stafford Williams † Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

52.8 Elevated to Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

66.5 Appointed Bernard Yago † Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

66.5 Elevated to Cardinal Bernard Yago † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

3 Feb 74.3 Appointed Giuseppe Casoria † Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.9 Retired Joseph Mark McShea † Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

70.2 Appointed Aurelio Sabattani † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

77.1 Died Antonio Samorè † Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive

61.1 Appointed Thomas Jerome Welsh † Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

4 Feb 48.6 Appointed James Anthony Griffin Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

5 Feb 29.8 Ordained Priest Paul Hwang Chul-soo Priest of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

Died [ Pan Shao-qing] † Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China

6 Feb 59.3 Installed Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. † Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy

51.2 Ordained Bishop Antônio Gaspar Titular Bishop of Cozyla Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

7 Feb 76.3 Ceased Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, South Sudan Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan

8 Feb 76.6 Retired Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe † Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France Bishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed George Avis Fulcher † Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

59.8 Appointed Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec † Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France Bishop Emeritus

88.0 Retired Paolo Marella † President of the Fabric of St. Peter Cardinal, President Emeritus

88.0 Retired Paolo Marella † Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

70.3 Appointed Aurelio Sabattani † President of the Fabric of St. Peter Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

70.3 Appointed Aurelio Sabattani † Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

9 Feb 51.7 Installed Eugene John Gerber † Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Died Secundo Tagliabue † Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy

10 Feb 56.9 Appointed Rafael Bello Ruiz † Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México Archbishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay † Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

42.7 Appointed Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay † Titular Bishop of Belesasa Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

11 Feb 57.1 Ordained Bishop Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. † Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

72.6 Retired Antonio Poma † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

12 Feb 47.5 Appointed Fortunato Baldelli † Titular Archbishop of Mevania Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

47.5 Appointed Fortunato Baldelli † Apostolic Delegate to Angola Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

59.1 Appointed Edward Bede Clancy † Archbishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey † Bishop of France, Military Bishop Emeritus of Coutances (-Avranches), France

75.2 Retired James Darcy Freeman † Archbishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.0 Resigned Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel † Vicar Apostolic of France, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

14 Feb 83.8 Died Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

77.7 Died Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao), O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

62.0 Succeeded Lucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng) † Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

15 Feb 53.9 Installed Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. † Apostolic Exarch of France (Ukrainian) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

75.1 Retired Joseph Carroll McCormick † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

84.9 Died James Vincent Pardy, M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)

16 Feb 77.8 Died Manuel Dos Santos Rocha † Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

88.1 Died José Villalón Mercado † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

18 Feb 56.0 Appointed José María Hernández González † Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México

19 Feb 48.1 Appointed Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia

42.4 Appointed Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. † Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan Archbishop Emeritus

23.7 Ordained Deacon Alfred Adewale Martins Deacon of Lagos, Nigeria Archbishop

77.1 Retired Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. † Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

42.2 Appointed Michael Nnachi Okoro Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands Archbishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Archbishop Emeritus of Honiara, Solomon Islands

20 Feb 82.6 Died Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia † Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

32.7 Ordained Priest John Baptist Wang Ruo Han Priest Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China

21 Feb 45.5 Ordained Bishop Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. † Titular Bishop of Bacanaria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

23 Feb 26.2 Ordained Deacon Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

47.1 Appointed François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † Coadjutor Bishop of Nice, France Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

24 Feb 48.1 Appointed Colm O’Reilly Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland Bishop Emeritus

25 Feb 84.5 Died Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia

75.0 Retired Anton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

26 Feb 29.4 Ordained Priest Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Prelate Emeritus of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil

27 Feb 47.9 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli † Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

28 Feb 59.4 Appointed Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb		Born	Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B.		Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
44.4	Appointed	Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras
2 Feb	86.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
54.8	Appointed	Joseph Louis Bernardin †	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
54.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Louis Bernardin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Gibba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zamora en Ecuador
74.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe in via Trionfale	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
74.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Casoria †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
49.6	Appointed	Godfried Danneels †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
49.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Godfried Danneels †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
86.9	Appointed	Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
86.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Henri-Marie de Lubac, S.J. †	Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
57.9	Appointed	Alexandre do Nascimento †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
57.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Alexandre do Nascimento †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
53.1	Appointed	Józef Glemp †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
53.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Józef Glemp †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
75.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antoine Pierre Khoraiche †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
54.0	Appointed	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
54.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
63.7	Appointed	Franjo Kuharić †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
63.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Franjo Kuharić †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
63.8	Appointed	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
63.8	Elevated to Cardinal	José Alí Lebrún Moratinos †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
47.2	Appointed	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
47.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
56.3	Appointed	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.9	Appointed	Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
55.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
49.1	Appointed	Joachim Meisner †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
49.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Joachim Meisner †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
78.5	Appointed	Umberto Mozzoni †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eugenio	Cardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other
70.7	Appointed	Pietro Palazzini †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
77.7	Appointed	Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
70.2	Appointed	Aurelio Sabattani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
70.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Aurelio Sabattani †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
20.3	Professed	Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
87.4	Appointed	Julijans Vaivods †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia
87.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Julijans Vaivods †	Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia
52.8	Appointed	Thomas Stafford Williams †	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
52.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Stafford Williams †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
66.5	Appointed	Bernard Yago †	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
66.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernard Yago †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Feb	74.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Joseph Mark McShea †	Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
70.2	Appointed	Aurelio Sabattani †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
77.1	Died	Antonio Samorè †	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
61.1	Appointed	Thomas Jerome Welsh †	Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	48.6	Appointed	James Anthony Griffin	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
5 Feb	29.8	Ordained Priest	Paul Hwang Chul-soo	Priest of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
	Died	[ Pan Shao-qing] †	Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
6 Feb	59.3	Installed	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Gaspar	Titular Bishop of Cozyla	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Feb	76.3	Ceased	Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, South Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
8 Feb	76.6	Retired	Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe †	Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France	Bishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	George Avis Fulcher †	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
59.8	Appointed	Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec †	Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France	Bishop Emeritus
88.0	Retired	Paolo Marella †	President of the Fabric of St. Peter	Cardinal, President Emeritus
88.0	Retired	Paolo Marella †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
70.3	Appointed	Aurelio Sabattani †	President of the Fabric of St. Peter	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
70.3	Appointed	Aurelio Sabattani †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
9 Feb	51.7	Installed	Eugene John Gerber †	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Died	Secundo Tagliabue †	Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
10 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Rafael Bello Ruiz †	Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México	Archbishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay †	Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
42.7	Appointed	Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay †	Titular Bishop of Belesasa	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
11 Feb	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †	Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
72.6	Retired	Antonio Poma †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Feb	47.5	Appointed	Fortunato Baldelli †	Titular Archbishop of Mevania	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
47.5	Appointed	Fortunato Baldelli †	Apostolic Delegate to Angola	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
59.1	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey †	Bishop of France, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Coutances (-Avranches), France
75.2	Retired	James Darcy Freeman †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.0	Resigned	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel †	Vicar Apostolic of France, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
14 Feb	83.8	Died	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
77.7	Died	Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao), O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
62.0	Succeeded	Lucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng) †	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
15 Feb	53.9	Installed	Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Exarch of France (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
75.1	Retired	Joseph Carroll McCormick †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
84.9	Died	James Vincent Pardy, M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
16 Feb	77.8	Died	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
88.1	Died	José Villalón Mercado †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
18 Feb	56.0	Appointed	José María Hernández González †	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
19 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
42.4	Appointed	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. †	Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus
23.7	Ordained Deacon	Alfred Adewale Martins	Deacon of Lagos, Nigeria	Archbishop
77.1	Retired	Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
42.2	Appointed	Michael Nnachi Okoro	Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Archbishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Archbishop Emeritus of Honiara, Solomon Islands
20 Feb	82.6	Died	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
32.7	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Wang Ruo Han	Priest	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
21 Feb	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. †	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
23 Feb	26.2	Ordained Deacon	Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
47.1	Appointed	François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nice, France	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
24 Feb	48.1	Appointed	Colm O’Reilly	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	84.5	Died	Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
75.0	Retired	Anton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb	29.4	Ordained Priest	Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prelate Emeritus of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
27 Feb	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Chiarinelli †	Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
28 Feb	59.4	Appointed	Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

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