The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 57.8 Ordained Bishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

47.9 Ordained Bishop Antoine Nabil Andari Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

25.5 Ordained Priest Marcelo Antônio da Silva Priest of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

58.6 Ordained Bishop Youhanna Fouad El-Hage † Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

25.6 Ordained Priest Robert Mogapi Mphiwe Priest of Pretoria, South Africa Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa

3 Nov 47.1 Ceased Thomas D’Souza Administrator of Darjeeling, India Archbishop of Calcutta, India

66.5 Appointed Sergio Sebastiani † President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Cardinal, President Emeritus

5 Nov 58.0 Appointed Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Titular Bishop of Vincennes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

7 Nov 80.4 Retired Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

48.6 Ceased Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R. Archiepiscopal Administrator of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

73.9 Succeeded Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Cardinal, Archbishop

49.3 Appointed Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Titular Bishop of Bita Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

8 Nov 31.1 Ordained Priest Héctor David García Osorio Priest of Choluteca, Honduras Bishop of Yoro, Honduras

32.5 Perpetual Vows Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Maralal, Kenya

46.3 Ordained Bishop Adalberto Martínez Flores Titular Bishop of Tatilti Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

33.7 Ordained Priest Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo Priest of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon

9 Nov 105.6 Beatified Bl. Vilmos Apor † Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

31.0 Perpetual Vows Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

53.3 Ordained Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

32.5 Ordained Deacon Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C. Deacon of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Maralal, Kenya

88.0 Died Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi † Bishop Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan

158.3 Beatified St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini † Bishop of Piacenza, Italy

10 Nov 68.2 Appointed Eduardo Davino † Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Adrian Leo Doyle Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Saúl Figueroa Albornoz Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

50.0 Appointed Saúl Figueroa Albornoz Titular Bishop of Amudarsa Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

56.4 Appointed Denis James Hart Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Denis James Hart Titular Bishop of Vagada Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

58.3 Appointed François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 75.0 Retired William Aquin Carew † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan Apostolic Nuncio

63.2 Appointed Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Apostolic Nuncio to Japan Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

14 Nov 61.8 Appointed François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Archbishop

15 Nov 30.5 Ordained Priest Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Banjul, Gambia

18 Nov 64.3 Died Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India

75.5 Retired Antun Bogetić † Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Ivan Milovan Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed James Albert Murray † Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

19 Nov 51.5 Appointed Juventino Kestering † Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

73.6 Died John Gavin Nolan † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

76.3 Retired Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. † Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Nov 83.2 Died Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Bellary, India

21 Nov 42.9 Appointed Kizito Bahujimihigo Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda

71.4 Appointed Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. † Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Hubert Coppenrath † Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

43.0 Appointed John Forrosuelo Du Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Archbishop of Palo, Philippines

43.0 Appointed John Forrosuelo Du Titular Bishop of Timici Archbishop of Palo, Philippines

29.7 Perpetual Vows Georges Iskandar, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

47.7 Appointed Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines

47.7 Appointed Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. Titular Bishop of Valliposita Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines

53.3 Appointed Oswald Joseph Lewis Coadjutor Bishop of Meerut, India Bishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India

74.8 Appointed Emilio Ogñénovich † Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Cornelius Sim † Prefect of Brunei Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei

22 Nov 29.7 Ordained Deacon Georges Iskandar, B.S. Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

29.3 Ordained Priest Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E. Priest of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia

41.2 Ordained Deacon Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)

28.7 Ordained Priest Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru

88.5 Died Luciano Rubio, O.S.A. † Prior General Emeritus of Order of St. Augustine

23 Nov 61.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. Archbishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus

60.4 Ordained Bishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. † Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

33.1 Ordained Priest Edward Elias Mapunda Priest of Singida, Tanzania Bishop

24 Nov 77.8 Died [John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)] † Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China

25 Nov 50.5 Appointed Richard John Garcia † Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

50.5 Appointed Richard John Garcia † Titular Bishop of Bapara Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

75.5 Retired Antonio Pagano † Bishop of Ischia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Filippo Strofaldi † Bishop of Ischia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27 Nov 64.1 Appointed Angelo Daniel Bishop of Chioggia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Bishop of Linares, Chile

42.1 Appointed Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic Titular Bishop of Bencenna Bishop of Linares, Chile

28 Nov 47.6 Appointed Jose Serofia Palma Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Archbishop

47.6 Appointed Jose Serofia Palma Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

29 Nov 26.4 Ordained Priest Michael Andrew Gielen Priest of Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand

68.6 Appointed Mario Francesco Pompedda † Titular Archbishop of Bisarcio Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

30 Nov 29.9 Ordained Priest Roberto Madrigal Gallegos Priest of Tabasco, México Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México

69.8 Died Leo Edward O’Neil † Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Nabil Andari	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
25.5	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Antônio da Silva	Priest of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
58.6	Ordained Bishop	Youhanna Fouad El-Hage †	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
25.6	Ordained Priest	Robert Mogapi Mphiwe	Priest of Pretoria, South Africa	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
3 Nov	47.1	Ceased	Thomas D’Souza	Administrator of Darjeeling, India	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
66.5	Appointed	Sergio Sebastiani †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
5 Nov	58.0	Appointed	Gerald Eugene Wilkerson	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Gerald Eugene Wilkerson	Titular Bishop of Vincennes	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
7 Nov	80.4	Retired	Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.6	Ceased	Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R.	Archiepiscopal Administrator of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
73.9	Succeeded	Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Cardinal, Archbishop
49.3	Appointed	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Bita	Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
8 Nov	31.1	Ordained Priest	Héctor David García Osorio	Priest of Choluteca, Honduras	Bishop of Yoro, Honduras
32.5	Perpetual Vows	Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Maralal, Kenya
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
33.7	Ordained Priest	Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo	Priest of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
9 Nov	105.6	Beatified	Bl. Vilmos Apor †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
31.0	Perpetual Vows	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Djomo Lola	Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
32.5	Ordained Deacon	Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C.	Deacon of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Maralal, Kenya
88.0	Died	Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi †	Bishop Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
158.3	Beatified	St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
10 Nov	68.2	Appointed	Eduardo Davino †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Adrian Leo Doyle	Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Saúl Figueroa Albornoz	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
50.0	Appointed	Saúl Figueroa Albornoz	Titular Bishop of Amudarsa	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
56.4	Appointed	Denis James Hart	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Denis James Hart	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
58.3	Appointed	François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	75.0	Retired	William Aquin Carew †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan	Apostolic Nuncio
63.2	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
14 Nov	61.8	Appointed	François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Archbishop
15 Nov	30.5	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
18 Nov	64.3	Died	Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India
75.5	Retired	Antun Bogetić †	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Ivan Milovan	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	James Albert Murray †	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov	51.5	Appointed	Juventino Kestering †	Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
73.6	Died	John Gavin Nolan †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
76.3	Retired	Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Nov	83.2	Died	Ambrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bellary, India
21 Nov	42.9	Appointed	Kizito Bahujimihigo	Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
71.4	Appointed	Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. †	Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Hubert Coppenrath †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
43.0	Appointed	John Forrosuelo Du	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
43.0	Appointed	John Forrosuelo Du	Titular Bishop of Timici	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
29.7	Perpetual Vows	Georges Iskandar, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
47.7	Appointed	Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
47.7	Appointed	Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
53.3	Appointed	Oswald Joseph Lewis	Coadjutor Bishop of Meerut, India	Bishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India
74.8	Appointed	Emilio Ogñénovich †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Cornelius Sim †	Prefect of Brunei	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
22 Nov	29.7	Ordained Deacon	Georges Iskandar, B.S.	Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
29.3	Ordained Priest	Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E.	Priest of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
41.2	Ordained Deacon	Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
28.7	Ordained Priest	Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru
88.5	Died	Luciano Rubio, O.S.A. †	Prior General Emeritus of Order of St. Augustine
23 Nov	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
33.1	Ordained Priest	Edward Elias Mapunda	Priest of Singida, Tanzania	Bishop
24 Nov	77.8	Died	[John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)] †	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
25 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Richard John Garcia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
50.5	Appointed	Richard John Garcia †	Titular Bishop of Bapara	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
75.5	Retired	Antonio Pagano †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Filippo Strofaldi †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov	64.1	Appointed	Angelo Daniel	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop of Linares, Chile
42.1	Appointed	Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop of Linares, Chile
28 Nov	47.6	Appointed	Jose Serofia Palma	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop
47.6	Appointed	Jose Serofia Palma	Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
29 Nov	26.4	Ordained Priest	Michael Andrew Gielen	Priest of Hamilton in New Zealand	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
68.6	Appointed	Mario Francesco Pompedda †	Titular Archbishop of Bisarcio	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
30 Nov	29.9	Ordained Priest	Roberto Madrigal Gallegos	Priest of Tabasco, México	Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
69.8	Died	Leo Edward O’Neil †	Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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