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The Year of Our Lord 1992

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
3 Jul95.6DiedJohn Baptist FranzBishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
87.9DiedFélix-Marie-Honoré VerdetBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
4 Jul32.7Ordained PriestEnrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusPrefect of Battambang, Cambodia
61.0DiedPiotr HemperekAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
43.6Ordained PriestJohn (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
26.7Ordained DeaconVittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M.Deacon of Order of Friars MinorSecretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
5 Jul45.6Ordained BishopCristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.Prelate of Calama, ChileBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
28.1Ordained PriestPascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R.Priest of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenancePrelate of Huamachuco, Peru
61.5Ordained BishopFrédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O.Bishop of Kibungo, RwandaBishop Emeritus
6 Jul37.5IncardinatedJoseph Kwaku Afrifah-AgyekumPriest of Koforidua, GhanaBishop
63.1AppointedDominic Kodwo AndohArchbishop of Accra, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus
65.4AppointedPaul-Marie Cao Ðình ThuyênCoadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
53.4AppointedCarlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
53.4AppointedCarlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of ScebatianaBishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
75.2RetiredJacob Bastiampillai DeogupillaiBishop of Jaffna, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedBrigido Agalpas GalasgasVicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
51.8AppointedBrigido Agalpas GalasgasTitular Bishop of LeptiminusVicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
52.2AppointedRayappu JosephBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
46.8AppointedNorbert Wendelin MtegaArchbishop of Songea, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus
42.0AppointedGabriel Charles Palmer-BuckleBishop of Koforidua, GhanaArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
64.3AppointedYves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.9AppointedThomas Emmanuel SavundaranayagamBishop of Jaffna, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
8 Jul45.7AppointedEdgar de Jesús Garcia GilAuxiliary Bishop of Cali, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
45.7AppointedEdgar de Jesús Garcia GilTitular Bishop of Forum TraianiBishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
48.6AppointedJulio Enrique Prado BolañosAuxiliary Bishop of Cali, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
48.6AppointedJulio Enrique Prado BolañosTitular Bishop of Furnos MaiorBishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
65.9AppointedBernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †Bishop of Concepción, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
9 Jul65.8AppointedArmando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], SyriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.8AppointedArmando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of RaphaneaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
71.6AppointedNerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. †Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli ArmeniOrdinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
25.3Ordained PriestÁngel José MacínPriest of Reconquista, ArgentinaBishop
52.1AppointedLouis Pelâtre, A.A.Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, TurkeyVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.1AppointedLouis Pelâtre, A.A.Titular Bishop of SasimaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
76.8RetiredGuerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], SyriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Jul55.5AppointedNikólaos FoskolosApostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
68.5AppointedAntónios Varthalítis, A.A. †Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
11 Jul27.4Ordained PriestFabio Baggio, C.S.Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoCardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
62.4AppointedAlejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B. †Bishop of Río Gallegos, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
45.6AppointedJosé Andrés Corral ArredondoBishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
44.5Ordained BishopAndrej ImrichTitular Bishop of Castellum TitulianumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia
27.2Ordained PriestRené Sócrates Sándigo JirónPriest of Granada, NicaraguaBishop of León en Nicaragua
59.2SucceededJuan Sandoval ÍñiguezBishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
75.0RetiredManuel Talamás CamandariBishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
35.6Ordained PriestWilliam John WaltersheidPriest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
37.4Ordained PriestJohn Yaw AfoakwahPriest of Kumasi, GhanaBishop of Obuasi, Ghana
12 Jul29.5Ordained PriestGaspard Béby GnébaPriest of Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireBishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
29.1Ordained PriestJonas DembéléPriest of San, MaliBishop of Kayes, Mali
41.9Ordained BishopDamião António FranklinTitular Bishop of FaleroneArchbishop of Luanda, Angola
26.1Ordained DeaconAdimir Antônio MazaliDeacon of Cascavel, Parana, BrazilBishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
32.1Ordained PriestJohn Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A.Priest of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Kano, Nigeria
26.1Ordained PriestHermenegildo José Torres AsanzaPriest of Machala, EcuadorBishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
26.0Ordained PriestKesete Ghebreyohannes WeldegebrielPriest of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
13 Jul65.0AppointedJuan Antonio Flores SantanaBishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
14 Jul54.2AppointedDaniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USAArchbishop Emeritus
86.3DiedJoaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
50.8AppointedGeorge Patrick ZiemannBishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop Emeritus
16 Jul30.9Ordained PriestPeter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
43.9AppointedJames FoleyBishop of Cairns, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
46.0AppointedSalvatore GristinaAuxiliary Bishop of Palermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
46.0AppointedSalvatore GristinaTitular Bishop of Musti in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
17 Jul57.7AppointedLucien FruchaudBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), FranceBishop Emeritus
75.0RetiredClemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. †Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
18 Jul65.5Ordained BishopMaroun Khoury SaderArchbishop of Tyr (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
27.6Ordained PriestJohn Kobina LouisPriest of Accra, GhanaAuxiliary Bishop
85.3DiedGiuseppe PaupiniCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
28.0Ordained PriestHernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.Priest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
19 Jul45.6InstalledCristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.Prelate of Calama, ChileBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
21 Jul70.0ResignedJohn Joseph MulcahyAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
83.5DiedTomás Francisco Reilly, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
22 Jul84.5DiedThomas Joseph DruryBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
47.9SucceededPolycarp PengoArchbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
80.0RetiredLaurean RugambwaArchbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.7Ordained BishopFouad Boutros TwalPrelate of Tunis, TunisiaPatriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
24 Jul83.5DiedAugusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
61.4AppointedAgustín García-Gasco y VicenteArchbishop of Valencia, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jul27.6Ordained PriestDamase Zinga AtanganaPriest of Obala, CameroonBishop of Kribi, Cameroon
50.2AppointedFriedhelm HofmannAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
50.2AppointedFriedhelm HofmannTitular Bishop of TadduaBishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
49.9AppointedJoaquín José Morón HidalgoBishop of Valle de la Pascua, VenezuelaBishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
26.2Ordained PriestKevin Stuart Patrick RandallPriest of Norwich, Connecticut, USAApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
26 Jul23.4Ordained PriestPaul Antoine NassifPriestApostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)
27.6Ordained PriestOscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.5Ordained PriestMladen Vukšić, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
27 Jul82.3DiedEugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Chikwawa, Malawi
30 Jul54.1SucceededSalvatore BoccaccioBishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
63.6ResignedNicola RotunnoBishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
Aug75.1Appointed[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
71.5AppointedPaul Liu Jing-heApostolic Administrator of Chengde, ChinaBishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
1 Aug75.9RetiredRafael Angel González RamírezBishop of Barinas, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
78.7SelectedJohn Baptist Liu JingshanBishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
47.0AppointedAntonio José López CastilloBishop of Barinas, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
77.3DiedJérôme RazafindrazakaBishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
29.6Ordained PriestCarlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
26.2Solemn VowsJohn Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv.Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
2 Aug78.3DiedTomás VaqueroBishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Aug93.0DiedFrantišek TomášekCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
8 Aug29.3Ordained PriestVictor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I.Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
29.2Ordained PriestRoger Houngbédji, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop of Cotonou, Benin
9 Aug86.8DiedFrancis William Markall, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
10 Aug51.3AppointedBéla BalásAuxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryBishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
51.3AppointedBéla BalásTitular Bishop of Feradi MaiusBishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
11 Aug33.6Ordained PriestMessias dos Reis SilveiraPriest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.1InstalledSeán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 Aug28.8Ordained PriestRobertus RubiyatmokoPriest of Semarang, IndonesiaArchbishop
14 Aug25.8Ordained PriestJuan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M.Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
18.6EnteredMilad Jawish, B.S.Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
15 Aug30.7Ordained PriestPeter Paul Yelezuome AngkyierPriest of Tamale, GhanaBishop of Damongo, Ghana
25.9Ordained PriestJoseph Cai BingruiPriestBishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
25.3Ordained PriestJorge Cuapio BautistaPriest of Texcoco, México, MéxicoBishop of Iztapalapa, México, México
32.2Ordained PriestFernando FranciscoPriest of Novo Redondo, AngolaAuxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
28.3Ordained PriestWalter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Loja, Ecuador
26.7Solemn VowsPaulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D.Member of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop of Ende, Indonesia
35.9Ordained PriestFidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Ambositra, Madagascar
29.3Ordained PriestHenrique Soares da CostaPriest of Maceió, Alagoas, BrazilBishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.6Ordained PriestPeter Wu YishunPriest of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], ChinaBishop of Shaowu [Shaowu], China
19 Aug21.9ProfessedMykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine
53.7AppointedDale Joseph MelczekApostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
90.6DiedAlfredo Rubio DiazArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
20 Aug50.0AppointedAdriano BernardiniTitular Archbishop of FaleriiApostolic Nuncio
50.0AppointedAdriano BernardiniApostolic Nuncio to BangladeshApostolic Nuncio
65.0AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio
65.0AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio
65.0AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio
65.0AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio
65.0AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Nuncio to SwedenApostolic Nuncio
21 Aug44.0Ordained BishopJames FoleyBishop of Cairns, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
22 Aug29.3Ordained PriestGregory Charles BennetPriest of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop of Sale, Australia
28.6Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Li SuguangPriestBishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
29.4Ordained PriestPeter Ebere OkpalekePriest of Awka, NigeriaCardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
25.0Ordained PriestJuan de Dios Peña RojasPriest of Mérida, VenezuelaBishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
48.7Ordained BishopJulio Enrique Prado BolañosTitular Bishop of Furnos MaiorBishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
25.8Ordained PriestGerardo Ernesto Salas ArjonaPriest of Mérida, VenezuelaBishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
59.0SelectedFrancis Tong HuiCoadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], ChinaBishop
18.0ProfessedAliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
23 Aug25.8ProfessedPascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryBishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
28.7Ordained PriestLuzizila KialaPriest of Uije, AngolaArchbishop of Malanje, Angola
24 Aug57.3AppointedHans-Georg KoitzAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.3AppointedHans-Georg KoitzTitular Bishop of CantanusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
76.4RetiredHeinrich PachowiakAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.2RetiredSaba Youakim, B.S. †Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), JordanArchbishop Emeritus
25 Aug42.0AppointedIsidore Battikha, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
42.0AppointedIsidore Battikha, B.A.Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-MelkitiArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Aug53.8Ordained BishopReginald Michael CawcuttTitular Bishop of EgabroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
61.8AppointedGeorges El-Murr, B.C. †Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), JordanArchbishop Emeritus
27 Aug24.7Ordained PriestBartolome Gaspar SantosPriest of Malolos, PhilippinesBishop of Iba, Philippines
80.6DiedMaura Verzich, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
28 Aug53.6AppointedNino Marzoli, C. R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
25.8Solemn VowsDonatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A.Member of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Uromi, Nigeria
29.1Ordained PriestPaulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyBishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia
29 Aug94.4DiedJuan de Dios López de VictoriaAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
29.5Ordained PriestJonas Benson OkoyePriest of Awka, NigeriaBishop of Nnewi, Nigeria
30.8Ordained PriestGeraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerAuxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 Aug29.3Ordained PriestMarcellin RandriamamonjyPriest of Ambositra, MadagascarBishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
66.0InstalledBernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †Bishop of Concepción, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
31 Aug75.0DiedCletus Francis O’DonnellBishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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