The Year of Our Lord 1986

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	16.2	Entered	Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.	Member of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
	65.3	Ceased	José (Joseph) Bulber, O.M.I. †	Administrator of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
	26.0	Ordained Priest	John Chen Cangbao	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
	16.0	Entered	Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
	51.7	Incardinated	Franz Dietl †	Priest of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.9	Ceased	Robert-Marie Gay, M. Afr. †	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
	16.2	Entered	Abune Tesfaye (Tesfasilasie) Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.	Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
	64.4	Succeeded	Andreas Han Jingtao (Han Qian) †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
	28.9	Perpetual Vows	Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.	Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
	21.9	Entered	Benjamin Kituto Maswili, A.J.	Member of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries	Priest
	27.3	Perpetual Vows	Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Dundo, Angola
	29.8	Incardinated	Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea	Priest of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina
	34.6	Ordained Deacon	Burchell Alexander McPherson †	Deacon of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles
	26.2	First Vows	Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P.	Member of Franciscan Sisters of the Poor	Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	32.6	Incardinated	Michel Joseph Mulloy	Priest of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
	54.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	77.0	Died	Ludwik (Franciszek) Nowak, O.S.P.P.E. †	Prior General Emeritus of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit
	71.1	Appointed	Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	73.8	Resigned	Divo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
		Ordained Priest	Shi Shoujing	Priest	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
	46.6	Resigned	José Joaquín Troconis Montiel	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela
	46.6	Resigned	José Joaquín Troconis Montiel	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus
	79.1	Retired	Gennaro Verolino †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology	President Emeritus
	20.4	Temporary Vows	Dennis Gerard Walsh	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
	26.4	Solemn Vows	Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
		Died	Paul Zhang Chengguo †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
2 Jan	79.4	Died	Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. †	Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
2 Jan	64.0	Died	Vladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Mariamme
3 Jan	46.7	Appointed	José Alves da Costa, D.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
3 Jan	46.7	Appointed	José Alves da Costa, D.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum	Bishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
4 Jan	24.4	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo	Priest of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop
4 Jan	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Brollo †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
5 Jan	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Helmut Reckter, S.J. †	Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
	28.2	Ordained Deacon	Novatus Rugambwa †	Deacon of Bukoba, Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio
6 Jan	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Pier Luigi Celata	Titular Archbishop of Doclea	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	50.1	Ordained Bishop	John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai †	Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Marian Duś †	Titular Bishop of Thenae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
	62.4	Died	Julio González Ruiz, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Franjo Komarica	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Donald William Wuerl	Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 Jan	50.5	Appointed	Wilhelm Schraml †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
7 Jan	50.5	Appointed	Wilhelm Schraml †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
8 Jan	59.6	Appointed	Vincenzo Cirrincione †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Severino Miguel Pelayo †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop of Philippines, Military
	73.7	Retired	Sebastiano Rosso †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	80.6	Died	Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
	71.2	Died	Paul Constant Schoenmaekers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
9 Jan	70.3	Appointed	Antonio Innocenti †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
9 Jan	75.1	Retired	Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
10 Jan	56.0	Appointed	Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
10 Jan	56.0	Appointed	Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
11 Jan	27.1	Ordained Priest	Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro	Priest of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Jesús González de Zárate Salas	Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
	84.6	Died	Walter Philip Kellenberg †	Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
12 Jan	25.2	Ordained Priest	Limacêdo Antônio da Silva	Priest of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu Thien-chu) †	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
	26.6	Ordained Priest	James Thoppil	Priest of Kohima, India	Bishop
13 Jan	68.2	Died	Thomas William Muldoon †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
15 Jan	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Hugh Christopher Budd †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	49.4	Appointed	John Alexius Bathersby †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
18 Jan	41.9	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Parthenia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez	Priest of Jalapa, Guatemala	Vicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala
	30.7	Ordained Priest	Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral	Priest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Paschal Topno, S.J. †	Bishop of Ambikapur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India
19 Jan	27.5	Professed	João José da Costa, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
	73.9	Died	Ignatius Salvador D’Souza †	Bishop of Baroda, India
	32.0	Perpetual Vows	Carmen Ros Nortes, N.S.C.	Member of Hermanas de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
20 Jan	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Victor Kindo †	Bishop of Raigarh, India	Bishop of Jashpur, India
21 Jan	63.7	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
21 Jan	53.1	Appointed	Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères	Coadjutor Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	76.0	Died	Wilhelm Pluta †	Bishop of Gorzów, Poland
23 Jan	47.4	Appointed	Óscar Ángel Bernal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia
23 Jan	47.4	Appointed	Óscar Ángel Bernal †	Titular Bishop of Tisili	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia
24 Jan	44.1	Appointed	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	44.1	Appointed	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Tubyza	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
	53.2	Appointed	Denis Croteau, O.M.I.	Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	76.3	Resigned	Paul Piché, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	76.8	Retired	Józef Rozwadowski †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	68.9	Appointed	Joseph Valerius Sequeira †	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Pathein, Myanmar
	51.2	Appointed	Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.5	Appointed	Władysław Ziółek	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
25 Jan	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Zerrillo †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
26 Jan	31.9	Ordained Priest	Pedro Brito Guimarães	Priest of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil	Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil
26 Jan	30.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Akasius Toppo	Priest of Tezpur, India	Bishop
29 Jan	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	69.9	Died	Leo Tigga, S.J. †	Bishop of Raiganj, India
31 Jan	54.5	Died	István Bagi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	47.3	Resigned	Nestor Celestial Cariño †	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
	75.4	Retired	Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo †	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.4	Appointed	Angel Nacorda Lagdameo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
	23.3	Perpetual Vows	Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
	44.8	Appointed	Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz	Bishop of Tagum, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Feb	19.2	Professed	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Priest
1 Feb	24.2	First Vows	Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Feb	26.0	Ordained Deacon	Eugène Cyrille Houndékon	Deacon of Cotonou, Benin	Bishop of Abomey, Benin
2 Feb	25.0	Professed	João Muniz Alves, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil
3 Feb	71.1	Died	Umberto Luciano Altomare †	Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy
3 Feb	22.6	Professed	Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia
4 Feb	57.3	Appointed	Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
4 Feb	57.3	Appointed	Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
5 Feb	73.7	Retired	Josip Arnerić †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	55.6	Succeeded	Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	61.4	Succeeded	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo †	Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	73.0	Died	Antonio Fustella †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	75.6	Retired	Henrique Gelain †	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Arsène Richard †	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
	53.1	Appointed	Anton Tamarut †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
6 Feb	91.2	Died	Georges Cabana †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
7 Feb	96.2	Died	Rosario L. Brodeur †	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
8 Feb	26.0	Ordained Priest	José Armando Álvarez Cano	Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
9 Feb	68.6	Died	Albert Ignatz Koenigsknecht, M.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Juli, Peru
9 Feb	87.5	Died	Francesco Monaco †	Bishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
11 Feb	53.0	Appointed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
	53.0	Appointed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
	58.4	Appointed	Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
	73.0	Appointed	Marcello Rosina †	Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kang U-il	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
15 Feb	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Yves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm.	Deacon of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France	Bishop of Annecy, France
15 Feb	64.6	Appointed	Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	60.9	Appointed	Alexandre do Nascimento †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	72.1	Died	Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fussala	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
	25.7	Solemn Vows	Milton Zonta, S.D.S.	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Coadjutor Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
20 Feb	62.7	Installed	Donald William Montrose †	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	46.8	Ordained Bishop	José Alves da Costa, D.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum	Bishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
22 Feb	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Óscar Ángel Bernal †	Titular Bishop of Tisili	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia
	62.2	Appointed	Franco Brambilla †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio
	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	51.8	Appointed	Francesco Sgalambro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
	51.8	Appointed	Francesco Sgalambro †	Titular Bishop of Minturnae	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
24 Feb	40.8	Appointed	Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	20.7	Professed	André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
25 Feb	55.6	Installed	John Edward McCarthy †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Engelbert Siebler †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Engelbert Siebler †	Titular Bishop of Tela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

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