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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown60.4AppointedFrancis An ShuxinCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], ChinaBishop
49.0SelectedJoseph Han YingjinBishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
34.5First VowsAntuan Ilgit, S.J.Member of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of Anatolia, Turkey
53.0ElectedIsaac Circuncisión Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.Superior General of Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy ApostlesBishop of Cajamarca, Peru
37.9Perpetual VowsRaffaella Petrini, F.S.E.Member of The Franciscan Sisters of the EucharistSecretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
93.0ConfirmedThomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong)BishopBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
39.4AppointedJoseph Sun JigenCoadjutor Bishop of Daming [Taming], ChinaBishop
36.6IncardinatedBasel Salim YaldoPriest of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USACurial Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
Selected Yang ShiqingAdministrator of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
79.0RetiredMatthias Yu ChengxinCoadjutor Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], ChinaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan56.6AppointedJoshuah Ignathios KizhakkeveettilBishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India
3 Jan54.0AppointedJoão Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M.Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, BrazilBishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.0AppointedMessias dos Reis SilveiraBishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, BrazilBishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
77.4RetiredWalter Michael Ebejer, O.P. †Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
62.7AppointedRené-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin
60.0AppointedÂngelo PignoliBishop of Quixadá, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.6RetiredJosé da Silva ChavesBishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.6RetiredAdélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P. †Bishop of Quixadá, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
4 Jan95.5Died[Peter Paul Li Pan-shi]Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
5 Jan50.4AppointedIsabelo Caiban AbarquezBishop of Calbayog, Philippines
43.3Ordained BishopLucjan AvgustiniBishop of Sapë, Albania
46.0AppointedEmmanuel FélémouBishop of Kankan, Guinea
52.0Ordained BishopArmando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil
46.4AppointedLeopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D.Bishop of Bangued, Philippines
80.1RetiredDomenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
68.3AppointedRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
68.3AppointedRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Titular Bishop of VulturiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
67.7InstalledStanislaw Wojciech WielgusArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandTitular Archbishop of Viminacium
6 Jan47.0Ordained BishopJohn Ebebe AyahBishop of Ogoja, NigeriaBishop of Uyo, Nigeria
76.0DiedFrédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.0AppointedJózef GlempApostolic Administrator of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
67.7AppointedStanislaw Wojciech WielgusTitular Archbishop of Viminacium
67.7ResignedStanislaw Wojciech WielgusArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandTitular Archbishop of Viminacium
7 Jan66.5InstalledBernard Marie Fernand HoussetBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceBishop Emeritus
102.8DiedJoseph Meng Zi Wen (Meng Jieren; Mong Zi Wen)Bishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
80.3AppointedRobert Pierre SarrabèreApostolic Administrator of Montauban, FranceBishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
44.7AppointedJohn Baptist Tan YanquanBishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
8 Jan56.1AppointedJohn Charles WesterBishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USAArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
9 Jan88.4DiedNemesio Rivera MezaBishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru
10 Jan81.0DiedHermann Josef SpitalBishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
11 Jan64.2AppointedGiuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
64.2AppointedGiuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
54.1AppointedKurien ValiakandathilBishop of Bhagalpur, India
12 Jan59.9AppointedOrlando Antonio Corrales GarcíaArchbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
77.1RetiredIgnacio José Gómez AristizábalArchbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
77.5DiedJairo Rui Matos da SilvaBishop Emeritus of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
94.6DiedGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
13 Jan70.8DiedJohn Joseph KaisingAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
54.9InstalledCalogero La Piana, S.D.B.Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedDaniel Nlandu MayiApostolic Administrator of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
64.8Ordained BishopJorge Enrique Serpa PérezBishop of Pinar del Rio, CubaBishop Emeritus
14 Jan72.4AppointedDomenico CruscoApostolic Administrator of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyBishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
62.6InstalledDomenico GrazianiArchbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
66.1DiedAnthony Giroux MeagherArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
15 Jan65.2AppointedChristian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †Bishop of Lae, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
38.6AppointedEmigdio Duarte FigueroaAuxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
38.6AppointedEmigdio Duarte FigueroaTitular Bishop of BiltaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
55.4AppointedGervas RozarioBishop of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
74.8RetiredHenry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. †Bishop of Lae, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
16 Jan53.7AppointedLeo BoccardiTitular Archbishop of BitettumApostolic Nuncio
53.7AppointedLeo BoccardiApostolic Nuncio to SudanApostolic Nuncio
56.7AppointedFrançois Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.Bishop of Mende, FranceBishop of Luçon, France
65.7DiedLeon Augustine TharmarajBishop of Kottar, India
17 Jan80.3DiedPaul Marie Nguyễn Minh NhậtBishop Emeritus of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
49.2InstalledDoraboina Moses PrakasamBishop of Nellore, India
18 Jan71.4DiedCyril Baselios Malancharuvil, O.I.C. †Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
77.8DiedBonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Hyderabad in Pakistan
19 Jan56.8SucceededFrank Joseph DewaneBishop of Venice, Florida, USA
75.0RetiredJohn Joseph NevinsBishop of Venice, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
20 Jan34.5Ordained DeaconSaulius BužauskasDeacon of Vilnius, LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
54.3AppointedPaulinus Chukwuemeka EzeokaforAuxiliary Bishop of Awka, NigeriaBishop
54.3AppointedPaulinus Chukwuemeka EzeokaforTitular Bishop of TetciBishop of Awka, Nigeria
54.7DiedJohannes GorantlaBishop of Kurnool, India
60.5AppointedAngelus Kujur, S.J.Bishop of Purnea, IndiaBishop Emeritus
22 Jan44.1AppointedMichael Wallace BanachPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in ViennaApostolic Nuncio to Hungary
58.5AppointedJoseph PerumthottamArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
76.4RetiredJoseph PowathilArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedAndrews ThazhathArchbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
76.1RetiredJacob ThoomkuzhyArchbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
25 Jan52.9InstalledPeter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya
45.0AppointedDavid MotiukBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
72.0AppointedAngelo MottolaApostolic Nuncio to MontenegroApostolic Nuncio
56.3Ordained BishopGérard Pettipas, C.SS.R.Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
26 Jan61.0Ordained BishopPaul Cremona, O.P.Archbishop of MaltaArchbishop Emeritus
73.0ConfirmedEmmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
75.0RetiredCipriano García Fernández, O.S.A.Prelate of Cafayate, ArgentinaPrelate Emeritus
55.2AppointedSigifredo Noriega BarcelóBishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, México
45.1Temporary VowsOctavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist.Member of Order of CisterciansBishop of Girona, Spain
27 Jan61.8Ordained BishopJosé Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of Castellum TatroportusBishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
46.9ConfirmedElie Bechara Haddad, B.S.Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
56.2Ordained BishopWilfredo Pino EstévezBishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, CubaArchbishop of Camagüey, Cuba
28 Jan50.3Ordained BishopStephen BrislinBishop of Kroonstad, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
65.3InstalledDiego ColettiBishop of Como, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.0InstalledPaul Runangaza RuzokaArchbishop of Tabora, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Jan55.5AppointedCharles Daniel BalvoApostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7AppointedLeo BoccardiApostolic Nuncio to EritreaApostolic Nuncio
62.4InstalledEmmanuel BushuBishop of Buéa, CameroonBishop Emeritus
60.0InstalledThomas Christopher CollinsArchbishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.7InstalledRichard John GarciaBishop of Monterey in California, USA
58.0AppointedGeorge Vance Murry, S.J. †Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
49.5Ordained BishopSarat Chandra NayakBishop of Berhampur, India
31 Jan47.2AppointedSérgio da RochaCoadjutor Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
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