The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

5 Aug 36.0 Ordained Deacon Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B. Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

6 Aug 59.7 Appointed Mario Paciello Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Resigned Agostino Superbo Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

46.0 Ordained Bishop Romulo Geolina Valles Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines Archbishop of Davao, Philippines

8 Aug 52.1 Appointed Aloysius Balina † Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania

80.2 Died Augusto Carvalho † Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

9 Aug 59.9 Appointed Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Administrator of Estonia Apostolic Nuncio

28.5 Ordained Priest Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop

12 Aug 74.5 Resigned Joseph Thomas Dimino † Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

58.3 Succeeded Edwin Frederick O’Brien Archbishop of United States of America, Military Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

14 Aug 53.6 Appointed Gyula Márfi Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Cardinal, Archbishop

46.0 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Titular Bishop of Tatilti Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

31.1 Ordained Deacon Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola Deacon of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México

75.7 Retired József Szendi † Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus

15 Aug 30.8 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México

26.8 Ordained Priest Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop

16 Aug 87.6 Died Gebhard (Ferdinand) Koberger, C.R.S.A. † Abbot Primate Emeritus of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine

24.3 Solemn Vows Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada

18 Aug 69.8 Died Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

78.6 Died Joseph S. Thumma † Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India

19 Aug 26.9 Ordained Priest Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine

48.2 Appointed Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

20 Aug 50.4 Appointed Juan Vargas Aruquipa Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

21 Aug 53.3 Ordained Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. † Bishop of Romblon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

54.1 Appointed Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Coadjutor Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

63.8 Installed Kevin Michael Manning † Bishop of Parramatta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Died Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

22 Aug 36.4 Perpetual Vows Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

53.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Maipan Bishop of Khammam, India Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Ordained Bishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

23 Aug 78.4 Died Joseph Irimpen † Bishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India

24.5 Ordained Priest Valter Magno de Carvalho Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

24 Aug 28.1 Professed Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Aug 66.0 Ordained Bishop Robert Anthony Brucato † Titular Bishop of Temuniana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

72.4 Died Jean-Georges Deledicque † Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France

27.8 Solemn Vows Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E. Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Srikakulam, India

26 Aug 63.1 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

27 Aug 54.0 Ordained Bishop John Raymond Gaydos Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 70.2 Died António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santarém, Portugal

23.5 Solemn Vows Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U. Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian) Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

29 Aug 75.5 Retired Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. † Bishop of Baroda, India Bishop Emeritus

40.0 Appointed Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich Bishop of Kenya, Military Bishop of Kericho, Kenya

53.8 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. † Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

74.5 Retired Maurice Michael Otunga † Bishop of Kenya, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

50.9 Appointed Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. Bishop of Baroda, India Bishop Emeritus

30 Aug 50.5 Installed Juan María Leonardi Villasmil † Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

59.4 Appointed Silvano Montevecchi † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

25.9 Ordained Priest Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. Priest of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

31 Aug 27.8 Ordained Priest Vasile Bizău Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania Bishop

27.1 Ordained Deacon José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira Deacon of Los Teques, Venezuela Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

65.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Bishop of Mongu, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Ordained Bishop Benito Gennaro Franceschetti † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
5 Aug	36.0	Ordained Deacon	Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B.	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
6 Aug	59.7	Appointed	Mario Paciello	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Resigned	Agostino Superbo	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Romulo Geolina Valles	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines
8 Aug	52.1	Appointed	Aloysius Balina †	Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
80.2	Died	Augusto Carvalho †	Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
9 Aug	59.9	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio
28.5	Ordained Priest	Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya	Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop
12 Aug	74.5	Resigned	Joseph Thomas Dimino †	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
58.3	Succeeded	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
14 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Gyula Márfi	Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Cardinal, Archbishop
46.0	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
31.1	Ordained Deacon	Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola	Deacon of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
75.7	Retired	József Szendi †	Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Aug	30.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán	Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
26.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes	Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop
16 Aug	87.6	Died	Gebhard (Ferdinand) Koberger, C.R.S.A. †	Abbot Primate Emeritus of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine
24.3	Solemn Vows	Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
18 Aug	69.8	Died	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
78.6	Died	Joseph S. Thumma †	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India
19 Aug	26.9	Ordained Priest	Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.2	Appointed	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
20 Aug	50.4	Appointed	Juan Vargas Aruquipa	Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
21 Aug	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines
54.1	Appointed	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Coadjutor Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
63.8	Installed	Kevin Michael Manning †	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Died	Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 Aug	36.4	Perpetual Vows	Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Maipan	Bishop of Khammam, India	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
23 Aug	78.4	Died	Joseph Irimpen †	Bishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India
24.5	Ordained Priest	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
24 Aug	28.1	Professed	Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Aug	66.0	Ordained Bishop	Robert Anthony Brucato †	Titular Bishop of Temuniana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
72.4	Died	Jean-Georges Deledicque †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
27.8	Solemn Vows	Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E.	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Srikakulam, India
26 Aug	63.1	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
27 Aug	54.0	Ordained Bishop	John Raymond Gaydos	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	70.2	Died	António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santarém, Portugal
23.5	Solemn Vows	Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U.	Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
29 Aug	75.5	Retired	Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. †	Bishop of Baroda, India	Bishop Emeritus
40.0	Appointed	Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya
53.8	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
74.5	Retired	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
50.9	Appointed	Godfrey de Rozario, S.J.	Bishop of Baroda, India	Bishop Emeritus
30 Aug	50.5	Installed	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil †	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
59.4	Appointed	Silvano Montevecchi †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
25.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Varriano, O.F.M.	Priest of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
31 Aug	27.8	Ordained Priest	Vasile Bizău	Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
27.1	Ordained Deacon	José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira	Deacon of Los Teques, Venezuela	Bishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
65.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Benito Gennaro Franceschetti †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

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