The Year of Our Lord 2006

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	72.1	Appointed	John of the Cross Chang-yik †	Apostolic Administrator of Hamhŭng, Korea (North)	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
	77.3	Retired	Antoine Hayek, B.C. †	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
		Died	Yousif Ibrahim, O.A.O.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq
	44.4	Incardinated	Valdir Mamede	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	40.6	Selected	Joseph Ma Yinglin	Bishop of Kunming [Kunming], China	Archbishop
	40.0	Appointed	Scott Cal McCaig, C.C.	Superior General of Companions of the Cross	Bishop of Canada, Military
	80.5	Resigned	Eustathe Joseph Mounayer †	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
	56.9	Resigned	Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón	Auxiliary Bishop of Lurín, Peru	Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
		Appointed	Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq
	35.5	Selected	John Wang Renlei	Coadjutor Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China	Bishop
	41.7	Selected	John Baptist Yang Xiaoting	Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop
2 Jan	71.0	Resigned	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Bishop of Indonesia, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
2 Jan	55.4	Appointed	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo	Bishop of Indonesia, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
3 Jan	50.9	Confirmed	Antonios Aziz Mina	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
	61.5	Appointed	John Bura †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	61.5	Appointed	John Bura †	Titular Bishop of Limisa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
	50.5	Appointed	Basil Cho Kyu-man	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
	50.5	Appointed	Basil Cho Kyu-man	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
	51.6	Appointed	Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
	75.6	Retired	Basil Harry Losten †	Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jan	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Dodë Gjergji	Bishop of Sapë, Albania	Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia
	48.5	Appointed	Gary Michael Gordon	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
	54.7	Succeeded	Peter Liu Cheng-chung	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
	82.0	Retired	Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	Andrzej Siemieniewski	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Bishop of Legnica, Poland
	48.4	Appointed	Andrzej Siemieniewski	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Bishop of Legnica, Poland
6 Jan	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J.	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
7 Jan	57.5	Appointed	Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles, Chile
	75.9	Retired	Miguel Caviedes Medina	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Jan	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Anton Jamnik	Titular Bishop of Vina	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
8 Jan	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
9 Jan	75.4	Retired	Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.9	Appointed	Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
	85.1	Died	Michael Francis McAuliffe †	Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
10 Jan	90.2	Died	Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
10 Jan	63.9	Appointed	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jan	67.8	Died	Marko Sopi †	Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, Serbia	Apostolic Administrator of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia
12 Jan	53.0	Appointed	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop
12 Jan	36.9	Selected	Paul Pei Junmin	Coadjutor Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China	Bishop
13 Jan	69.2	Ordained Bishop	Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
14 Jan	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Cures Sabinorum	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
	47.7	Appointed	Roberto Calara Mallari	Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando, Philippines	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
	47.7	Appointed	Roberto Calara Mallari	Titular Bishop of Erdonia	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
	55.5	Appointed	Marlo Mendoza Peralta	Coadjutor Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
16 Jan	39.7	Installed	James Francis Checchio	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
	62.1	Appointed	John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
	86.9	Died	Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	75.6	Retired	René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	75.5	Retired	Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	62.7	Appointed	Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. †	Bishop of El Banco, Colombia
	52.7	Appointed	Paul Hwang Chul-soo	Auxiliary Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Appointed	Paul Hwang Chul-soo	Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati	Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez	Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
	59.4	Appointed	Guillermo Orozco Montoya	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia
	40.2	Incardinated	Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz †	Priest of El Banco, Colombia	Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia
	32.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Sundu	Priest of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
18 Jan	55.6	Appointed	Remídio José Bohn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	55.6	Appointed	Remídio José Bohn †	Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius	Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
	62.3	Appointed	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	62.3	Appointed	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
19 Jan	74.1	Died	Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja †	Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia
19 Jan	82.1	Died	Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)
20 Jan	46.1	Appointed	Ivan Tilak Jayasundera	Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka	Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka
20 Jan	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Ralph Walker Nickless	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
21 Jan	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio
	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio
	68.8	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina	Priest of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop
	87.5	Retired	Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.0	Appointed	Bohdan Benjamin Lysykanych	Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
	58.9	Appointed	Smaragde Mbonyintege	Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	50.9	Installed	Antonios Aziz Mina	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Mario Grech	Bishop of Gozo, Malta	Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
	65.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France	Bishop Emeritus
	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Lino Pizzi	Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jan	47.3	Incardinated	Jacy Diniz Rocha	Priest of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	62.5	Succeeded	Cornelius Fontem Esua	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
	39.2	Incardinated	Valentine Tsamma Seane	Priest of Gaborone, Botswana	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov †	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jan	48.5	Appointed	Nicola Girasoli	Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
	48.5	Appointed	Nicola Girasoli	Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
	48.5	Appointed	Nicola Girasoli	Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
	43.2	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop of Colombia, Military
	43.2	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid	Titular Bishop of San Leone	Bishop of Colombia, Military
25 Jan	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Basil Cho Kyu-man	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
	50.9	Ordained Bishop	José Leopoldo González González	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
	56.3	Appointed	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya
	33.3	Ordained Deacon	Simon Chibuga Masondole	Deacon of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Alexander King Sample	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
27 Jan	73.8	Retired	Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
27 Jan	61.2	Installed	Francisco Cases Andreu	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jan	53.8	Appointed	Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
	59.0	Appointed	Vincenzo Apicella	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David †	Bishop of Évreux, France	Bishop Emeritus
	43.9	Incardinated	Ferdinand Dkhar	Priest of Jowai, India	Bishop
	76.0	Retired	Andrea Maria Erba, B. †	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	59.1	Appointed	Vincent Kympat †	Bishop of Jowai, India
	50.5	Appointed	Paul Alois Lakra †	Bishop of Gumla, India
	50.0	Appointed	Victor Lyngdoh	Bishop of Nongstoin, India	Archbishop of Shillong, India
	35.9	Incardinated	Wilbert Marwein	Priest of Nongstoin, India	Bishop
	57.6	Succeeded	Christian Philippe Pierre Robert Nourrichard	Bishop of Évreux, France	Bishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Benedetto Tuzia	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
	61.0	Appointed	Benedetto Tuzia	Titular Bishop of Nepeta	Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
29 Jan	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kenjiro Koriyama	Bishop of Kagoshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	63.3	Installed	Lino Pizzi	Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	78.5	Died	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Jan	58.3	Appointed	Clement Tirkey	Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India

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