The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 74.3 Retired Carlo Aliprandi † Bishop of Cuneo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.8 Appointed Natalino Pescarolo † Bishop of Cuneo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

2 Feb 49.6 Appointed Frederick Joseph Colli Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

86.0 Died Gérard Couturier † Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada

3 Feb 92.1 Died Jan Czerniak † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

4 Feb 96.1 Died Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador

75.2 Retired Carlo Curis † Apostolic Nuncio to Canada Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

49.3 Ordained Bishop Antony Pappusamy Titular Bishop of Zaba Archbishop of Madurai, India

5 Feb 60.9 Appointed Paolo Romeo Apostolic Nuncio to Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

6 Feb 56.8 Installed Gualtiero Bassetti Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

26.5 Ordained Priest Cleocir Bonetti Priest of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil

40.5 Ordained Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong Titular Bishop of Cariana Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands

39.6 Ordained Bishop Vlado Košić Titular Bishop of Ruspae Bishop of Sisak, Croatia

55.0 Ordained Bishop Josip Mrzljak Titular Bishop of Caltadria Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia

7 Feb 46.0 Ordained Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal Bishop of Kannur, India Bishop of Calicut, India

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

46.2 Ordained Bishop Luíz Carlos Eccel Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Succeeded Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

84.6 Died Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

39.8 Ordained Bishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. Titular Bishop of Pertusa Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia

8 Feb 70.1 Died Nicola Rotunno † Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy

9 Feb 49.2 Appointed Michael Dixon Bhasera Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

44.0 Appointed Dieudonné Bogmis † Auxiliary Bishop of Douala, Cameroon Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

44.0 Appointed Dieudonné Bogmis † Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

62.4 Appointed Andreas Choi Chang-mou Coadjutor Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South) Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Joseph Kaithathara Bishop of Gwalior, India Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Francis Teke Lysinge Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

65.2 Appointed Sylvester Monteiro † Bishop of Aurangabad, India

49.1 Incardinated Xavier Johnsai Munyongani † Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe

43.1 Appointed Robert Christopher Ndlovu Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

75.9 Retired Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. † Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

10 Feb 50.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech † Titular Bishop of Belesasa Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia

79.3 Died Joseph Nguyễn Tùng Cương † Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam

11 Feb 32.0 Perpetual Vows Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

80.3 Died Philipp Ma Qi (Ma Ji) † Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China

42.3 Ordained Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia

57.4 Appointed Beniamino Stella Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

12 Feb 87.3 Died George Eli Dion, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines

58.8 Ordained Bishop Daniel Eugene Hurley Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia

13 Feb 44.1 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama Bishop of Sikasso, Mali Bishop of Mopti, Mali

14 Feb 46.1 Ordained Bishop Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Goré, Chad

48.3 Ordained Bishop Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Laï, Chad Bishop of Sarh, Chad

16 Feb 56.7 Appointed Pietro Farina † Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy Bishop of Caserta, Italy

56.3 Ceased Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos

52.0 Appointed Thomas James Olmsted Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

51.1 Appointed Tito Banchong Thopanhong Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

17 Feb 81.8 Died Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile

85.1 Died Joseph Elias Tawil † Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

18 Feb 52.0 Appointed Thomas Christopher Collins Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

52.4 Appointed Louis Dicaire † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

52.4 Appointed Louis Dicaire † Titular Bishop of Thizica Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

58.3 Appointed Juan Carlos Maccarone † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed Anthony Mancini Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

53.2 Appointed Anthony Mancini Titular Bishop of Natchitoches Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

19 Feb 88.5 Died Aloysius Haene, S.M.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Gwelo, Zimbabwe

20 Feb 75.2 Retired Luigi Bettazzi † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28.4 Ordained Priest Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

56.5 Appointed Arrigo Miglio Bishop of Ivrea, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

21 Feb 75.7 Died Virgílio de Pauli † Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

44.6 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Pius Dorairaj Titular Bishop of Absa Salla Bishop of Dharmapuri, India

44.2 Succeeded Mauro Aparecido dos Santos † Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

97.0 Died André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

52.4 Ordained Bishop Manoel João Francisco Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

22 Feb 56.2 Appointed António Maria Bessa Taipa Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Appointed António Maria Bessa Taipa Titular Bishop of Tabbora Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal

56.8 Appointed António José Cavaco Carrilho Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal

56.8 Appointed António José Cavaco Carrilho Titular Bishop of Tamalluma Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal

47.6 Ordained Bishop Robert Joseph McManus Titular Bishop of Allegheny Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

24 Feb 48.3 Appointed Balázs Bábel Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary Archbishop

76.5 Retired Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed Miguel Pedro Mundo † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

46.4 Appointed Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R. Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

56.0 Appointed Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

25 Feb 72.1 Resigned Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

27 Feb 61.6 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

61.6 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

61.6 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

61.6 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

71.6 Retired Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

71.6 Retired Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

71.6 Retired Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

71.6 Retired Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

71.6 Retired Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

83.8 Died Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

28 Feb 67.0 Installed Giulio Sanguineti Bishop of Brescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	74.3	Retired	Carlo Aliprandi †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.8	Appointed	Natalino Pescarolo †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	49.6	Appointed	Frederick Joseph Colli	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
86.0	Died	Gérard Couturier †	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
3 Feb	92.1	Died	Jan Czerniak †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
4 Feb	96.1	Died	Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
75.2	Retired	Carlo Curis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Antony Pappusamy	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Archbishop of Madurai, India
5 Feb	60.9	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
6 Feb	56.8	Installed	Gualtiero Bassetti	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
26.5	Ordained Priest	Cleocir Bonetti	Priest of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Everardus Johannes de Jong	Titular Bishop of Cariana	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
39.6	Ordained Bishop	Vlado Košić	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Bishop of Sisak, Croatia
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Josip Mrzljak	Titular Bishop of Caltadria	Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia
7 Feb	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Varghese Chakkalakal	Bishop of Kannur, India	Bishop of Calicut, India
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Franz Dietl †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Luíz Carlos Eccel	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Succeeded	Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
84.6	Died	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
8 Feb	70.1	Died	Nicola Rotunno †	Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
9 Feb	49.2	Appointed	Michael Dixon Bhasera	Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
44.0	Appointed	Dieudonné Bogmis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Douala, Cameroon	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
44.0	Appointed	Dieudonné Bogmis †	Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
62.4	Appointed	Andreas Choi Chang-mou	Coadjutor Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Joseph Kaithathara	Bishop of Gwalior, India	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Francis Teke Lysinge	Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
65.2	Appointed	Sylvester Monteiro †	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
49.1	Incardinated	Xavier Johnsai Munyongani †	Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
43.1	Appointed	Robert Christopher Ndlovu	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
75.9	Retired	Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
10 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Angelo Grech †	Titular Bishop of Belesasa	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
79.3	Died	Joseph Nguyễn Tùng Cương †	Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
11 Feb	32.0	Perpetual Vows	Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
80.3	Died	Philipp Ma Qi (Ma Ji) †	Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
42.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia
57.4	Appointed	Beniamino Stella	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
12 Feb	87.3	Died	George Eli Dion, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Eugene Hurley	Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia
13 Feb	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Tiama	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali	Bishop of Mopti, Mali
14 Feb	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Goré, Chad
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Laï, Chad	Bishop of Sarh, Chad
16 Feb	56.7	Appointed	Pietro Farina †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
56.3	Ceased	Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
52.0	Appointed	Thomas James Olmsted	Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
51.1	Appointed	Tito Banchong Thopanhong	Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
17 Feb	81.8	Died	Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile
85.1	Died	Joseph Elias Tawil †	Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
18 Feb	52.0	Appointed	Thomas Christopher Collins	Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
52.4	Appointed	Louis Dicaire †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
52.4	Appointed	Louis Dicaire †	Titular Bishop of Thizica	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
58.3	Appointed	Juan Carlos Maccarone †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	Anthony Mancini	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
53.2	Appointed	Anthony Mancini	Titular Bishop of Natchitoches	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 Feb	88.5	Died	Aloysius Haene, S.M.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Gwelo, Zimbabwe
20 Feb	75.2	Retired	Luigi Bettazzi †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28.4	Ordained Priest	Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
56.5	Appointed	Arrigo Miglio	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
21 Feb	75.7	Died	Virgílio de Pauli †	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Pius Dorairaj	Titular Bishop of Absa Salla	Bishop of Dharmapuri, India
44.2	Succeeded	Mauro Aparecido dos Santos †	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
97.0	Died	André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Manoel João Francisco	Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
22 Feb	56.2	Appointed	António Maria Bessa Taipa	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Appointed	António Maria Bessa Taipa	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
56.8	Appointed	António José Cavaco Carrilho	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal
56.8	Appointed	António José Cavaco Carrilho	Titular Bishop of Tamalluma	Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal
47.6	Ordained Bishop	Robert Joseph McManus	Titular Bishop of Allegheny	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
24 Feb	48.3	Appointed	Balázs Bábel	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary	Archbishop
76.5	Retired	Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
46.4	Appointed	Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.	Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
56.0	Appointed	Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
25 Feb	72.1	Resigned	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
27 Feb	61.6	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.6	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.6	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.6	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6	Retired	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.6	Retired	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6	Retired	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6	Retired	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6	Retired	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
83.8	Died	Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
28 Feb	67.0	Installed	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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