The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 82.5 Resigned Paul Guo Wenzhi † Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Succeeded Joseph Wei Jingyi Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China

2 Aug 86.9 Died Cristiano Frederico Portela de Araújo Pena † Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

3 Aug 50.7 Installed Gregory Michael Aymond Coadjutor Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

95.2 Died Antoon Demets, C.Ss.R. † Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

4 Aug 86.8 Died John Joseph Graham † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

60.3 Ordained Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas † Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

92.5 Died José Agustín Marozzi † Bishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina

76.4 Died Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. † Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá

5 Aug 31.3 Ordained Priest Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina Priest of Antananarivo, Madagascar Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

62.1 Ordained Bishop Jonas Kauneckas Titular Bishop of Forconium Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

54.2 Installed José Luis Mollaghan Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

6 Aug 30.1 Perpetual Vows Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. Member of Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

43.9 Ordained Bishop Benyamin Yosef Bria † Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

52.8 Ordained Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane Titular Bishop of Altinum Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

65.3 Died Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

25.0 Ordained Priest Makariy Bohdan Leniv, O.S.B.M. Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Apostolic Administrator of Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine

8 Aug 69.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. † Coadjutor Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China Bishop

9 Aug 50.7 Installed James Anthony Tamayo Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

12 Aug 34.3 Ordained Priest Edouard Sinayobye Priest of Butare, Rwanda Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda

33.2 Ordained Priest Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)

63.8 Ordained Bishop Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. † Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

13 Aug 80.6 Died António de Castro Xavier Monteiro † Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal

79.9 Died John Neil Cullinane † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

75.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Li Mingshu † Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China

15 Aug 38.6 Ordained Priest Victor Hugo Basabe Priest of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela

25.3 Ordained Deacon Edmar José da Silva Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

69.2 Ordained Bishop Arthé Guimond † Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Ordained Bishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân † Coadjutor Bishop of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam Bishop

29.9 Ordained Priest Anselm Pendo Lawani Priest of Ilorin, Nigeria Bishop

18 Aug 55.5 Appointed Michael Aidan Courtney † Titular Archbishop of Eanach Dúin Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

55.5 Appointed Michael Aidan Courtney † Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

46.5 Appointed Paul Richard Gallagher Permanent Observer to Council of Europe Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State

19 Aug 33.0 Ordained Priest Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Mongu, Zambia

28.8 Solemn Vows César Garza Miranda, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

24.0 Perpetual Vows Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

20 Aug 53.9 Ordained Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

46.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil Bishop of Bongaigaon, India

53.1 Ordained Bishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

21 Aug 55.5 Ordained Bishop George Kocherry Titular Archbishop of Othona Apostolic Nuncio

23 Aug 96.0 Died Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

24 Aug 66.9 Ordained Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

62.3 Installed James Vernon Weisgerber Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

25 Aug 34.3 Solemn Vows José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Coadjutor Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

47.6 Installed Patrick Le Gal Bishop of France, Military Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

26 Aug 72.5 Died Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

64.0 Ordained Bishop Elio Tinti † Bishop of Carpi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27 Aug 84.4 Died Joseph Lloyd Hogan † Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA

28 Aug 60.9 Resigned Camilo Diaz Gregorio † Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines Prelate Emeritus of Batanes, Philippines

29 Aug 26.5 Ordained Priest José Otacio Oliveira Guedes Priest of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

30 Aug 61.2 Succeeded José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. † Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

74.9 Retired Tito Buss † Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 90.6 Died Joseph Lennox Federal † Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

59.3 Appointed Walter Mixa Bishop of Germany, Military Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	82.5	Resigned	Paul Guo Wenzhi †	Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China	Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Succeeded	Joseph Wei Jingyi	Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
2 Aug	86.9	Died	Cristiano Frederico Portela de Araújo Pena †	Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Aug	50.7	Installed	Gregory Michael Aymond	Coadjutor Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
95.2	Died	Antoon Demets, C.Ss.R. †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
4 Aug	86.8	Died	John Joseph Graham †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
60.3	Ordained Bishop	José Vicente Huertas Vargas †	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
92.5	Died	José Agustín Marozzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
76.4	Died	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
5 Aug	31.3	Ordained Priest	Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina	Priest of Antananarivo, Madagascar	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Jonas Kauneckas	Titular Bishop of Forconium	Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
54.2	Installed	José Luis Mollaghan	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
6 Aug	30.1	Perpetual Vows	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Member of Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Benyamin Yosef Bria †	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane	Titular Bishop of Altinum	Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
65.3	Died	Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
25.0	Ordained Priest	Makariy Bohdan Leniv, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Apostolic Administrator of Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine
8 Aug	69.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop
9 Aug	50.7	Installed	James Anthony Tamayo	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
12 Aug	34.3	Ordained Priest	Edouard Sinayobye	Priest of Butare, Rwanda	Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda
33.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal	Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)
63.8	Ordained Bishop	Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Aug	80.6	Died	António de Castro Xavier Monteiro †	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
79.9	Died	John Neil Cullinane †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
75.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Li Mingshu †	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
15 Aug	38.6	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Basabe	Priest of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela	Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela
25.3	Ordained Deacon	Edmar José da Silva	Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
69.2	Ordained Bishop	Arthé Guimond †	Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam	Bishop
29.9	Ordained Priest	Anselm Pendo Lawani	Priest of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop
18 Aug	55.5	Appointed	Michael Aidan Courtney †	Titular Archbishop of Eanach Dúin	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
55.5	Appointed	Michael Aidan Courtney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
46.5	Appointed	Paul Richard Gallagher	Permanent Observer to Council of Europe	Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State
19 Aug	33.0	Ordained Priest	Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia
28.8	Solemn Vows	César Garza Miranda, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
24.0	Perpetual Vows	Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
20 Aug	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Pulloppillil	Bishop of Bongaigaon, India
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
21 Aug	55.5	Ordained Bishop	George Kocherry	Titular Archbishop of Othona	Apostolic Nuncio
23 Aug	96.0	Died	Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
24 Aug	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D.	Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
62.3	Installed	James Vernon Weisgerber	Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Aug	34.3	Solemn Vows	José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Coadjutor Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
47.6	Installed	Patrick Le Gal	Bishop of France, Military	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
26 Aug	72.5	Died	Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
64.0	Ordained Bishop	Elio Tinti †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27 Aug	84.4	Died	Joseph Lloyd Hogan †	Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
28 Aug	60.9	Resigned	Camilo Diaz Gregorio †	Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus of Batanes, Philippines
29 Aug	26.5	Ordained Priest	José Otacio Oliveira Guedes	Priest of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
30 Aug	61.2	Succeeded	José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
74.9	Retired	Tito Buss †	Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	90.6	Died	Joseph Lennox Federal †	Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
59.3	Appointed	Walter Mixa	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

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