The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Aug 66.0 Resigned Francesco De Nittis † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncio

1 Aug 29.9 Ordained Priest Francisco Cota de Oliveira Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

85.0 Died Wang Yutian † Bishop-Elect of Yuci [Yütze], China

60.2 Ordained Bishop Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus Bishop of Płock, Poland Titular Archbishop of Viminacium

24.0 Ordained Priest Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy Priest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan Auxiliary Bishop

3 Aug 55.9 Appointed Mario Roberto Cassari † Titular Archbishop of Truentum Apostolic Nuncio

55.9 Appointed Mario Roberto Cassari † Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio

55.9 Appointed Mario Roberto Cassari † Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon Apostolic Nuncio

4 Aug 60.5 Appointed Odilon Guimarães Moreira Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

60.5 Appointed Odilon Guimarães Moreira Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

47.9 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Mukkuzhy Bishop of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar), India

55.1 Succeeded Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. † Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

74.9 Retired Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Hélio Adelar Rubert Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

54.2 Appointed Hélio Adelar Rubert Titular Bishop of Flenucleta Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

6 Aug 75.9 Retired Moisés Julio Blanchoud † Archbishop of Salta, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

47.3 Succeeded Mario Antonio Cargnello Archbishop of Salta, Argentina

87.2 Died John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar

47.0 Installed Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. Bishop of Orán, Argentina Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

24.2 First Vows Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Isiolo, Kenya

7 Aug 30.0 Ordained Priest Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia

12 Aug 62.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Soạn † Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

13 Aug 62.8 Appointed José Ángel Rovai † Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

62.8 Appointed José Ángel Rovai † Titular Bishop of Abaradira Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

14 Aug 30.0 Ordained Priest Óscar Walter García Barreto Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

31.2 Ordained Priest Michael Robert Kennedy Priest of Wagga Wagga, Australia Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia

46.1 Ordained Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei Titular Bishop of Accia Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

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

81.5 Died Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

30.1 Ordained Priest Moacir Silva Arantes Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil

15 Aug 35.6 Ordained Priest Charles Edmund Boyce † Priest of Monrovia, Liberia Apostolic Administrator

41.6 Ordained Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek † Titular Bishop of Suava Bishop of Torit, South Sudan

61.1 Ordained Bishop Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. Titular Bishop of Vicus Caesaris Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

26.9 First Vows Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada

28.8 Ordained Priest Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist. Priest of Order of Cistercians Abbot Emeritus of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria

26.1 Ordained Deacon Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania

16 Aug 85.6 Died Juan José Iriarte † Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina

17 Aug 75.7 Retired Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop Emeritus

20 Aug 29.1 Ordained Priest Eddy René Calvillo Díaz Priest of Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala

83.2 Died Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo † Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

21 Aug 87.5 Died Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea

33.0 Ordained Priest Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

55.2 Appointed Domenico Graziani Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy

80.6 Died Fortunato Antonio Rossi † Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

22 Aug 32.1 Ordained Priest Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V. Priest of Riga, Latvia Auxiliary Bishop

24 Aug 50.3 Ordained Bishop Leonard Paul Blair Titular Bishop of Voncariana Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

52.6 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Joseph Chennoth † Titular Archbishop of Milevum Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

55.8 Appointed Joseph Chennoth † Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

55.8 Appointed Joseph Chennoth † Apostolic Nuncio to Chad Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

25 Aug 77.0 Died Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

26 Aug 51.1 Ordained Bishop Luigi Bonazzi Titular Archbishop of Atella Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

62.7 Installed Adrian Leo Doyle Archbishop of Hobart, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

27 Aug 37.1 Ordained Priest Juan Gómez Priest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop

32.4 Ordained Priest René Leigue Cesari Priest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Archbishop

90.5 Died Hélder Pessoa Câmara † Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

28 Aug 64.2 Succeeded Augustine Cheong Myong-jo † Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)

48.6 Appointed Tomáš Galis Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia

48.6 Appointed Tomáš Galis Titular Bishop of Bita Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia

75.4 Retired Gabriel Lee Gab-sou † Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Ordained Bishop Martin Roos Bishop of Timişoara, Romania Bishop Emeritus

29 Aug 26.8 Ordained Priest Gélase Armel Kema Priest of Ouesso, Congo Archbishop of Owando, Congo

27.9 Ordained Priest Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa Priest of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

30 Aug 41.1 Appointed Georges Fonghoro † Bishop of Mopti, Mali

45.0 Appointed Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M. Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

45.0 Appointed Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M. Titular Bishop of Cartennae Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Aug	66.0	Resigned	Francesco De Nittis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio
1 Aug	29.9	Ordained Priest	Francisco Cota de Oliveira	Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
85.0	Died	Wang Yutian †	Bishop-Elect of Yuci [Yütze], China
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Titular Archbishop of Viminacium
24.0	Ordained Priest	Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy	Priest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Auxiliary Bishop
3 Aug	55.9	Appointed	Mario Roberto Cassari †	Titular Archbishop of Truentum	Apostolic Nuncio
55.9	Appointed	Mario Roberto Cassari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
55.9	Appointed	Mario Roberto Cassari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio
4 Aug	60.5	Appointed	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
60.5	Appointed	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Mukkuzhy	Bishop of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar), India
55.1	Succeeded	Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
74.9	Retired	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Hélio Adelar Rubert	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
54.2	Appointed	Hélio Adelar Rubert	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6 Aug	75.9	Retired	Moisés Julio Blanchoud †	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
47.3	Succeeded	Mario Antonio Cargnello	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina
87.2	Died	John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar
47.0	Installed	Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
24.2	First Vows	Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Isiolo, Kenya
7 Aug	30.0	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
12 Aug	62.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyễn Soạn †	Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
13 Aug	62.8	Appointed	José Ángel Rovai †	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
62.8	Appointed	José Ángel Rovai †	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
14 Aug	30.0	Ordained Priest	Óscar Walter García Barreto	Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
31.2	Ordained Priest	Michael Robert Kennedy	Priest of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
46.1	Ordained Bishop	James Liu Tan-kuei	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
22.9	Professed	Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A.	Deacon of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
81.5	Died	Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
30.1	Ordained Priest	Moacir Silva Arantes	Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
15 Aug	35.6	Ordained Priest	Charles Edmund Boyce †	Priest of Monrovia, Liberia	Apostolic Administrator
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Akio Johnson Mutek †	Titular Bishop of Suava	Bishop of Torit, South Sudan
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Vicus Caesaris	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
26.9	First Vows	Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
28.8	Ordained Priest	Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist.	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Abbot Emeritus of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
26.1	Ordained Deacon	Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
16 Aug	85.6	Died	Juan José Iriarte †	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
17 Aug	75.7	Retired	Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
20 Aug	29.1	Ordained Priest	Eddy René Calvillo Díaz	Priest of Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
83.2	Died	Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
21 Aug	87.5	Died	Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
33.0	Ordained Priest	Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
55.2	Appointed	Domenico Graziani	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
80.6	Died	Fortunato Antonio Rossi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
22 Aug	32.1	Ordained Priest	Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.	Priest of Riga, Latvia	Auxiliary Bishop
24 Aug	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Leonard Paul Blair	Titular Bishop of Voncariana	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Joseph Chennoth †	Titular Archbishop of Milevum	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
55.8	Appointed	Joseph Chennoth †	Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
55.8	Appointed	Joseph Chennoth †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
25 Aug	77.0	Died	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
26 Aug	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Bonazzi	Titular Archbishop of Atella	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
62.7	Installed	Adrian Leo Doyle	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Aug	37.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Gómez	Priest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop
32.4	Ordained Priest	René Leigue Cesari	Priest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Archbishop
90.5	Died	Hélder Pessoa Câmara †	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
28 Aug	64.2	Succeeded	Augustine Cheong Myong-jo †	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
48.6	Appointed	Tomáš Galis	Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia
48.6	Appointed	Tomáš Galis	Titular Bishop of Bita	Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia
75.4	Retired	Gabriel Lee Gab-sou †	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Martin Roos	Bishop of Timişoara, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
29 Aug	26.8	Ordained Priest	Gélase Armel Kema	Priest of Ouesso, Congo	Archbishop of Owando, Congo
27.9	Ordained Priest	Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa	Priest of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
30 Aug	41.1	Appointed	Georges Fonghoro †	Bishop of Mopti, Mali
45.0	Appointed	Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
45.0	Appointed	Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

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