The Year of Our Lord 1998

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 80.5 Died Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

47.4 Appointed Robert Joseph McManus Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

47.4 Appointed Robert Joseph McManus Titular Bishop of Allegheny Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

2 Dec 75.9 Retired Tomás Balduino, O.P. † Bishop of Goiás, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

84.8 Died Ferdinando Maggioni † Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

69.8 Died Américo do Couto Oliveira † Bishop of Lamego, Portugal

54.4 Appointed Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen Bishop of Goiás, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec 75.0 Retired Franco Brambilla † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia Apostolic Nuncio

62.6 Appointed Francesco Canalini Apostolic Nuncio to Australia Apostolic Nuncio

35.8 Ordained Priest Peter Feng Xinmao Priest Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China

4 Dec 60.2 Appointed Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Jean Gagnon † Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada

57.5 Appointed Jean Gagnon † Titular Bishop of Lamdia Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada

75.2 Retired José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

5 Dec 24.7 Ordained Priest Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo Priest of Buga, Colombia Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

34.0 Ordained Priest Pio Hipunyati Priest of Ondjiva, Angola Bishop

53.6 Appointed Diarmuid Martin Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

45.7 Professed Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

29.8 Ordained Priest Orlando Olave Villanoba Priest of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia

62.7 Appointed José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. Titular Bishop of Aufinium Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

62.7 Appointed José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

74.6 Appointed Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera † Archbishop of Camagüey, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

6 Dec 80.4 Died Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos † Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil

74.3 Died João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

32.1 Ordained Priest Dionísio Hisiilenapo Priest of Ondjiva, Angola Bishop of Namibe, Angola

29.1 Ordained Priest Germano Penemote Priest of Ondjiva, Angola Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

31.8 Ordained Priest Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera, H.S.O.D. Priest of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

27.5 Ordained Deacon Franklin Raymond Schuster Deacon of Seattle, Washington, USA Auxiliary Bishop

7 Dec 53.7 Appointed Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense Apostolic Nuncio

53.7 Appointed Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador Apostolic Nuncio

88.0 Died Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

66.9 Appointed James Thomas McHugh † Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop

68.8 Appointed Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America Apostolic Nuncio

71.8 Died Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

68.8 Appointed Giorgio Zur † President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Apostolic Nuncio

8 Dec 38.7 Ordained Priest Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique

39.8 Ordained Priest Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

9 Dec 56.8 Appointed Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

10 Dec 83.5 Died Anthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China

11 Dec 75.3 Retired John Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. † Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

32.3 Ordained Deacon Antônio Aparecido de Marcos Filho Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

12 Dec 47.7 Ordained Deacon Stephen Jay Berg Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

40.4 Appointed Everardus Johannes de Jong Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands

40.4 Appointed Everardus Johannes de Jong Titular Bishop of Cariana Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands

47.2 Ordained Bishop Lucas Kalfa Sanou Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso

13 Dec 25.3 Ordained Priest David Abadías Aurín Priest of Barcelona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop

22.2 Ordained Deacon Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. Deacon of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian) Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine

14 Dec 30.6 Ordained Priest Roberto Pío Álvarez Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop of Rawson, Argentina

15 Dec 99.2 Died Giuseppe Garneri † Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy

28.7 Ordained Priest Simon Kim Ju-young Priest of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)

17 Dec 64.0 Died Alberto Jover Piamonte † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

18 Dec 31.0 Ordained Priest Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste

26.8 Ordained Priest Mauricio Alberto Landra Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

19 Dec 75.6 Retired Bruno Foresti † Bishop of Brescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

30.1 Ordained Priest Rudolf Nyandoro Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe

66.8 Appointed Giulio Sanguineti Bishop of Brescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 30.8 Ordained Priest Devair Araújo da Fonseca Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29.3 Ordained Priest Honoré Beugré Dakpa Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

42.9 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

57.4 Ordained Bishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna Apostolic Nuncio

22 Dec 64.7 Appointed Franz Dietl † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Franz Dietl † Titular Bishop of Sebarga Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

75.4 Retired Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26 Dec 31.0 Ordained Deacon Luiz Gonçalves Knupp Deacon of Maringá, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

29 Dec 49.2 Ordained Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden

90.5 Died André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

39.5 Appointed Vlado Košić Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia Bishop of Sisak, Croatia

39.5 Appointed Vlado Košić Titular Bishop of Ruspae Bishop of Sisak, Croatia

54.9 Appointed Josip Mrzljak Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia

54.9 Appointed Josip Mrzljak Titular Bishop of Caltadria Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia

49.3 Appointed José de Jesús Quintero Díaz Bishop of Tibú, Colombia Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia

54.5 Appointed Julio César Vidal Ortiz Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

62.4 Died Patras Yusaf † Bishop of Multan, Pakistan

30 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest John Nellikunnel Priest Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India

28.1 Ordained Priest Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T. Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower” Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India

53.2 Appointed Salvatore Paruzzo Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 70.5 Resigned Wolfgang Kirchgässner † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	80.5	Died	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
47.4	Appointed	Robert Joseph McManus	Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
47.4	Appointed	Robert Joseph McManus	Titular Bishop of Allegheny	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
2 Dec	75.9	Retired	Tomás Balduino, O.P. †	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
84.8	Died	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
69.8	Died	Américo do Couto Oliveira †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
54.4	Appointed	Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	75.0	Retired	Franco Brambilla †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio
62.6	Appointed	Francesco Canalini	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio
35.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Feng Xinmao	Priest	Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China
4 Dec	60.2	Appointed	Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Jean Gagnon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
57.5	Appointed	Jean Gagnon †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
75.2	Retired	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	24.7	Ordained Priest	Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo	Priest of Buga, Colombia	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
34.0	Ordained Priest	Pio Hipunyati	Priest of Ondjiva, Angola	Bishop
53.6	Appointed	Diarmuid Martin	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
45.7	Professed	Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
29.8	Ordained Priest	Orlando Olave Villanoba	Priest of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia
62.7	Appointed	José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H.	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
62.7	Appointed	José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H.	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
74.6	Appointed	Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera †	Archbishop of Camagüey, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Dec	80.4	Died	Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos †	Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
74.3	Died	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
32.1	Ordained Priest	Dionísio Hisiilenapo	Priest of Ondjiva, Angola	Bishop of Namibe, Angola
29.1	Ordained Priest	Germano Penemote	Priest of Ondjiva, Angola	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
31.8	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera, H.S.O.D.	Priest of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
27.5	Ordained Deacon	Franklin Raymond Schuster	Deacon of Seattle, Washington, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
7 Dec	53.7	Appointed	Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin †	Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense	Apostolic Nuncio
53.7	Appointed	Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador	Apostolic Nuncio
88.0	Died	Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo †	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
66.9	Appointed	James Thomas McHugh †	Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop
68.8	Appointed	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America	Apostolic Nuncio
71.8	Died	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
68.8	Appointed	Giorgio Zur †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	Apostolic Nuncio
8 Dec	38.7	Ordained Priest	Inácio Saúre, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique
39.8	Ordained Priest	Mario Vaccari, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
9 Dec	56.8	Appointed	Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
10 Dec	83.5	Died	Anthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
11 Dec	75.3	Retired	John Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
32.3	Ordained Deacon	Antônio Aparecido de Marcos Filho	Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
12 Dec	47.7	Ordained Deacon	Stephen Jay Berg	Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
40.4	Appointed	Everardus Johannes de Jong	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
40.4	Appointed	Everardus Johannes de Jong	Titular Bishop of Cariana	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Kalfa Sanou	Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso
13 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	David Abadías Aurín	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop
22.2	Ordained Deacon	Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A.	Deacon of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
14 Dec	30.6	Ordained Priest	Roberto Pío Álvarez	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop of Rawson, Argentina
15 Dec	99.2	Died	Giuseppe Garneri †	Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
28.7	Ordained Priest	Simon Kim Ju-young	Priest of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)	Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)
17 Dec	64.0	Died	Alberto Jover Piamonte †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
18 Dec	31.0	Ordained Priest	Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste
26.8	Ordained Priest	Mauricio Alberto Landra	Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
19 Dec	75.6	Retired	Bruno Foresti †	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30.1	Ordained Priest	Rudolf Nyandoro	Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
66.8	Appointed	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	30.8	Ordained Priest	Devair Araújo da Fonseca	Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29.3	Ordained Priest	Honoré Beugré Dakpa	Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Arturo González Amador	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan	Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna	Apostolic Nuncio
22 Dec	64.7	Appointed	Franz Dietl †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Franz Dietl †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
75.4	Retired	Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Dec	31.0	Ordained Deacon	Luiz Gonçalves Knupp	Deacon of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
29 Dec	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Anders Arborelius, O.C.D.	Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden
90.5	Died	André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
39.5	Appointed	Vlado Košić	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Bishop of Sisak, Croatia
39.5	Appointed	Vlado Košić	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Bishop of Sisak, Croatia
54.9	Appointed	Josip Mrzljak	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia
54.9	Appointed	Josip Mrzljak	Titular Bishop of Caltadria	Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia
49.3	Appointed	José de Jesús Quintero Díaz	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
54.5	Appointed	Julio César Vidal Ortiz	Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
62.4	Died	Patras Yusaf †	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
30 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	John Nellikunnel	Priest	Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India
28.1	Ordained Priest	Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T.	Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
53.2	Appointed	Salvatore Paruzzo	Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	70.5	Resigned	Wolfgang Kirchgässner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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