The Year of Our Lord 2002

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	65.9	Resigned	Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †	Curial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
	52.7	Incardinated	Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández	Priest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	37.2	Confirmed	Joseph Chen Gong’ ao	Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
	88.4	Died	Omer Degrijse, C.I.C.M. †	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
	39.1	Confirmed	Peter Fang Jianping	Coadjutor Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Bishop
	38.9	Selected	Peter Feng Xinmao	Coadjutor Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China	Bishop
	32.9	Ordained Deacon	Andreas Geßmann	Deacon of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
	72.5	Resigned	Andrew Jin Daoyuan †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Basile Kanakri	Patriarchal Vicar of Kuwait (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus
	56.9	Resigned	George Kocherry	Apostolic Nuncio to Togo	Apostolic Nuncio
	69.9	Appointed	Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. †	Vicar General of Bogotá, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia
	67.5	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia and Montenegro	Apostolic Nuncio
	62.8	Resigned	Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.	Superior General of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
	74.3	Retired	Alberto Tricarico †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
	36.9	Selected	Joseph Zhang Xianwang	Coadjutor Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China	Archbishop
1 Jan	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Acufida	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
3 Jan	92.1	Died	Donald Martin Carroll †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	69.0	Succeeded	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Francis Bible Schulte †	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Jan	61.5	Appointed	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Resigned	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	82.9	Died	Mathias Lu Zhengshen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
5 Jan	57.2	Appointed	Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
	76.4	Retired	Marco Cé †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
	63.5	Appointed	Jonas Kauneckas	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
	60.7	Appointed	David John James Monroe	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Rimantas Norvila	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
	75.1	Retired	Juozas Preikšas †	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
	60.1	Appointed	Angelo Scola	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	38.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco José Tigerino Dávila	Priest of León en Nicaragua	Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua
	75.3	Retired	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jan	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Franco Agostinelli	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Titular Bishop of Pudentiana	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni d’Aniello	Titular Archbishop of Pesto	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Gugerotti	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Vittorio Lanzani	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Secretary Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Bishop of Mende, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Mizonzo	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo
	27.9	Ordained Priest	François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa	Priest of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Pinto	Titular Archbishop of Pandosia	Apostolic Nuncio
	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Louis Portella Mbuyu	Bishop of Kinkala, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Amândio José Tomás	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Marcel Utembi Tapa	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
7 Jan	75.8	Retired	Gabino Díaz Merchán †	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
	80.4	Died	Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	56.6	Appointed	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
8 Jan	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Julito Buhisan Cortes	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines
9 Jan	48.3	Appointed	Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.	Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
9 Jan	63.3	Appointed	Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	27.8	Ordained Priest	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Kurnool, India
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Martin Sarmiento Jumoad	Prelate of Isabela, Philippines	Archbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Kopong Kung	Coadjutor Bishop of Larantuka, Indonesia	Bishop
11 Jan	88.9	Died	Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
	63.0	Appointed	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.0	Appointed	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Titular Bishop of Walla Walla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	47.8	Appointed	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
	47.8	Appointed	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
	52.3	Appointed	Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	52.3	Appointed	Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Acarassus	Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	49.4	Appointed	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop
	49.4	Appointed	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
12 Jan	64.7	Ordained Bishop	Ad Abi Karam	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	31.7	Perpetual Vows	Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I.	Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Kotido, Uganda
	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.	Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Tamás Szabó	Bishop of Hungary, Military
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
13 Jan	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea
15 Jan	94.7	Died	Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
	67.8	Appointed	Mario Joseph Conti †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.4	Installed	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Coadjutor Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	75.1	Retired	Manfred Müller †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Francis Daw Tang	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Francis Daw Tang	Titular Bishop of Maturba	Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
16 Jan	59.8	Appointed	Geraldo Lyrio Rocha †	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	75.1	Retired	John Mendes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	77.1	Retired	Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. †	Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Alessio Saccardo, S.J.	Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jan	68.8	Appointed	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Archbishop of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Jan	50.3	Appointed	Salvatore Rino Fisichella	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University	Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
	53.6	Appointed	Dominic Lumon	Coadjutor Archbishop of Imphal, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.0	Appointed	Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	66.0	Appointed	Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. †	Titular Bishop of Zarna	Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 Jan	42.8	Appointed	José Luis Escobar Alas	Auxiliary Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
	42.8	Appointed	José Luis Escobar Alas	Titular Bishop of Thibica	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
	51.6	Appointed	Anton (Gerardo Antonio) Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru	Vicar Apostolic
	51.6	Appointed	Anton (Gerardo Antonio) Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Thucca Terebenthina	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
20 Jan	57.2	Installed	Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Tesfasellassie Medhin	Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
21 Jan	79.6	Died	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
22 Jan	66.8	Appointed	Kévork (Georges) Khazoumian, I.C.P.B.	Titular Bishop of Marasc degli Armeni	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
22 Jan	57.9	Appointed	Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
23 Jan	75.7	Retired	Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. †	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	84.0	Died	Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono †	Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
	60.6	Appointed	José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Joe Steve Vásquez	Titular Bishop of Cova	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA
24 Jan	85.9	Died	Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira †	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
	78.3	Died	Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru
	55.3	Installed	James Matthew Wingle	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan	58.9	Appointed	Domenico Calcagno	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	63.0	Appointed	Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Baguio, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
	67.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum	Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	José Benedito Simão †	Titular Bishop of Tagaria	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
26 Jan	77.2	Died	Eduardo André Muaca †	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
27 Jan	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
28 Jan	93.4	Died	Frans Simons, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Indore, India
28 Jan	78.0	Died	Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
29 Jan	77.1	Died	John Raymond McGann †	Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
31 Jan	63.4	Appointed	Brian Vincent Finnigan	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan	63.4	Appointed	Brian Vincent Finnigan	Titular Bishop of Rapidum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
1 Feb	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Rabban Al-Qas †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq
	47.4	Installed	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Mikha Pola Maqdassi	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
2 Feb	53.7	Appointed	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	47.3	Appointed	Francisco Moreno Barrón	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
	47.3	Appointed	Francisco Moreno Barrón	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C.	Bishop of Aizawl, India
	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Titular Bishop of Novi	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
	86.0	Died	Carlo Urru †	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
3 Feb	58.0	Installed	Franco Agostinelli	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
3 Feb	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Dundo, Angola	Bishop Emeritus of Viana, Angola
4 Feb	44.8	Appointed	Sebastian Adayanthrath	Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India
4 Feb	44.8	Appointed	Sebastian Adayanthrath	Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior	Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India
5 Feb	63.9	Resigned	William John Brennan †	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	69.8	Appointed	Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
	75.0	Retired	Paolo Giglio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
	95.6	Died	Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral †	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	60.1	Appointed	Gerard Joseph Hanna	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde	Apostolic Nuncio
	49.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio
	53.9	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
7 Feb	55.8	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Feb	55.8	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
8 Feb	64.8	Installed	Ad Abi Karam	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	54.1	Appointed	Mario Aurelio Poli	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	54.1	Appointed	Mario Aurelio Poli	Titular Bishop of Abidda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	75.9	Retired	Mario José Serra †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	92.9	Died	Michael Joseph Begley †	Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Benedito Beni dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Valerian Maduka Okeke	Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop
10 Feb	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Hilary Paul Odili Okeke	Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
	81.4	Died	Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco González Valer, S.F. †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	56.1	Appointed	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz	Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation	Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
	48.5	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	40.4	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
	49.3	Appointed	Joseph Werth, S.J.	Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
12 Feb	75.7	Died	Vincenzo Cirrincione †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
	72.6	Resigned	Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	54.9	Appointed	Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	45.0	Appointed	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
13 Feb	77.1	Died	Hernando Rojas Ramirez †	Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
14 Feb	91.4	Died	Elías Prado Tello †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
15 Feb	52.2	Appointed	Héctor Cubillos Peña	Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia
	52.2	Appointed	Héctor Cubillos Peña	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Acarassus	Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	58.5	Appointed	Luis Antonio Nova Rocha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
	58.5	Appointed	Luis Antonio Nova Rocha †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
16 Feb	75.0	Retired	Ludwig Averkamp †	Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.6	Appointed	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	45.6	Appointed	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi	Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	47.5	Appointed	Carlos Enrique García Camader	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Lurín, Peru
	47.5	Appointed	Carlos Enrique García Camader	Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari	Bishop of Lurín, Peru
	64.8	Appointed	Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv.	Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Regent Emeritus
	98.7	Died	Marius Paré †	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
	75.8	Retired	Angelo Rizzo †	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	46.6	Appointed	Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales	Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile
	46.6	Appointed	Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales	Titular Bishop of Bela	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile
	62.2	Appointed	Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.2	Appointed	Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
	61.8	Appointed	Paolo Urso	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.5	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan	Apostolic Nuncio
	53.5	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Feb	92.8	Died	Alexander Carter †	Bishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
	53.8	Ceased	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Apostolic Administrator of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	64.3	Installed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
18 Feb	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy	Deacon of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
19 Feb	76.4	Retired	Thomas Anthony Finnegan †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	54.0	Appointed	John Fleming	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Karel Herbst, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Karel Herbst, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Siccesi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	45.7	Appointed	William Charles Skurla	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	78.8	Ordained Bishop	Leo Yao Liang †	Coadjutor Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
20 Feb	70.2	Appointed	José María Libório Camino Saracho †	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	86.9	Died	Hermínio Malzone Hugo †	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	76.4	Retired	Antônio Agostinho Marochi †	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	49.3	Resigned	Linus Okok Okwach †	Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
	58.4	Appointed	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
21 Feb	78.7	Died	Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
21 Feb	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Donald George Sproxton	Titular Bishop of Timici	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
22 Feb	68.3	Appointed	Florencio Olvera Ochoa †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Bishop Emeritus
22 Feb	80.3	Died	Fiorino Tagliaferri †	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
23 Feb	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize	Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France
	54.0	Appointed	Gino Reali	Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	35.9	Solemn Vows	Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of David, Panama
	66.6	Installed	Wilhelm Schraml †	Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	34.9	Perpetual Vows	Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
24 Feb	34.9	Ordained Deacon	Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I.	Deacon of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
25 Feb	62.2	Appointed	Grégoire Pierre Melki	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus
	62.2	Appointed	Grégoire Pierre Melki	Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine
	65.8	Appointed	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	77.9	Died	Alois Wagner †	Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
26 Feb	85.5	Appointed	Fiorenzo Angelini †	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
	77.6	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	79.7	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
	79.9	Appointed	Virgilio Noè †	Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	81.9	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
27 Feb	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
28 Feb	76.2	Died	Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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