The Year of Our Lord 2009

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 93.0 Died Nicholas Anthony D’Antonio Salza, O.F.M. † Prelate Emeritus of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras

54.6 Appointed Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

67.8 Resigned Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. Bishop of Ngong, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku † Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

4 Aug 69.4 Appointed Rufin Anthony † Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop

5 Aug 61.7 Installed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

6 Aug 30.7 Ordained Priest Fabián Alberto Belay Priest of Rosario, Argentina

52.2 Appointed Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J. Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti

78.5 Retired Joseph Willy Romélus † Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. † Bishop of Hinche, Haïti

8 Aug 64.8 Appointed Orlando Antonini Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo Bishop of Orán, Argentina Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

90.6 Died José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia

75.1 Retired Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia Apostolic Nuncio

12 Aug 59.5 Installed Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez Bishop of Texcoco, México, México Bishop Emeritus

13 Aug 48.6 Ordained Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria

86.9 Died Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. † Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

14 Aug 47.2 Solemn Vows Philippe Abbo Chen, I.N.D.V. Priest of Priests of Notre Dame de Vie Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad

77.2 Retired Jan Bagiński † Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Andrzej Konrad Czaja Bishop of Opole, Poland

85.7 Died John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

76.2 Retired Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I. Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

77.0 Retired Alfons Nossol Bishop of Opole, Poland Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed John Vadakel, C.M.I. Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

15 Aug 51.0 Ordained Bishop José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

59.7 Installed Arlindo Gomes Furtado Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Ceased Louis Nzala Kianza † Apostolic Administrator of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.6 Ordained Bishop Victor Selvino Arenhart † Bishop of Oberá, Argentina

16 Aug 60.1 Installed Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

87.0 Died Czeslaw Lewandowski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

71.6 Died John Mulagada † Bishop of Eluru, India

62.1 Installed Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

17 Aug 42.6 Appointed Ettore Balestrero Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

67.4 Resigned John Choi Young-su † Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) Archbishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Kotido, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed Pietro Parolin Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela Cardinal, Secretary of State

54.5 Appointed Pietro Parolin Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium Cardinal, Secretary of State

18 Aug 62.0 Installed Alfonso Cortés Contreras Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México Archbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México

19 Aug 66.0 Resigned Frederick Drandua † Bishop of Arua, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

69.3 Died Anthony Peter Mayalla † Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania

20 Aug 59.7 Installed Gregory Michael Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Pietro Brollo † Archbishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed Renzo Fratini Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Apostolic Nuncio

65.3 Appointed Renzo Fratini Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra Apostolic Nuncio

60.9 Appointed Andrea Bruno Mazzocato Archbishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

67.7 Appointed Angelo Scola Apostolic Administrator of Treviso, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

22 Aug 34.6 Ordained Priest Elia Eskandr Abd Elmalak, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor

48.4 Installed Marcelo Daniel Colombo Bishop of Orán, Argentina Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

46.6 Ordained Bishop Antoine Koné † Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire

49.6 Ordained Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire

59.6 Ordained Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

24 Aug 77.8 Died Frank Marcus Fernando † Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka

25 Aug 71.6 Died Carl Kevin Moeddel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

28 Aug 51.0 Ordained Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil

29 Aug 45.7 Ordained Bishop Andrzej Konrad Czaja Bishop of Opole, Poland

74.2 Died Gustavo Martínez Frías † Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

30 Aug 57.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Löhr Titular Bishop of Diana Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany

58.9 Ordained Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero Coadjutor Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay

71.2 Ordained Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M. Titular Bishop of Utimma Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia

31 Aug 67.4 Died John Choi Young-su † Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

77.3 Retired John Martin Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.3 Resigned Joseph Francis Martino Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	93.0	Died	Nicholas Anthony D’Antonio Salza, O.F.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras
54.6	Appointed	Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.8	Resigned	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.	Bishop of Ngong, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku †	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
4 Aug	69.4	Appointed	Rufin Anthony †	Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop
5 Aug	61.7	Installed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
6 Aug	30.7	Ordained Priest	Fabián Alberto Belay	Priest of Rosario, Argentina
52.2	Appointed	Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J.	Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti
78.5	Retired	Joseph Willy Romélus †	Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
8 Aug	64.8	Appointed	Orlando Antonini	Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Daniel Colombo	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
90.6	Died	José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
75.1	Retired	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia	Apostolic Nuncio
12 Aug	59.5	Installed	Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop Emeritus
13 Aug	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Oliver Dashe Doeme	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
86.9	Died	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
14 Aug	47.2	Solemn Vows	Philippe Abbo Chen, I.N.D.V.	Priest of Priests of Notre Dame de Vie	Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad
77.2	Retired	Jan Bagiński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Andrzej Konrad Czaja	Bishop of Opole, Poland
85.7	Died	John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
76.2	Retired	Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I.	Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
77.0	Retired	Alfons Nossol	Bishop of Opole, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	John Vadakel, C.M.I.	Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
15 Aug	51.0	Ordained Bishop	José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S.	Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.7	Installed	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Ceased	Louis Nzala Kianza †	Apostolic Administrator of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Victor Selvino Arenhart †	Bishop of Oberá, Argentina
16 Aug	60.1	Installed	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij	Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
87.0	Died	Czeslaw Lewandowski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
71.6	Died	John Mulagada †	Bishop of Eluru, India
62.1	Installed	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Aug	42.6	Appointed	Ettore Balestrero	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
67.4	Resigned	John Choi Young-su †	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Kotido, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	Pietro Parolin	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Cardinal, Secretary of State
54.5	Appointed	Pietro Parolin	Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium	Cardinal, Secretary of State
18 Aug	62.0	Installed	Alfonso Cortés Contreras	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Archbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México
19 Aug	66.0	Resigned	Frederick Drandua †	Bishop of Arua, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
69.3	Died	Anthony Peter Mayalla †	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
20 Aug	59.7	Installed	Gregory Michael Aymond	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Pietro Brollo †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	Renzo Fratini	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Apostolic Nuncio
65.3	Appointed	Renzo Fratini	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Apostolic Nuncio
60.9	Appointed	Andrea Bruno Mazzocato	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
67.7	Appointed	Angelo Scola	Apostolic Administrator of Treviso, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
22 Aug	34.6	Ordained Priest	Elia Eskandr Abd Elmalak, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
48.4	Installed	Marcelo Daniel Colombo	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Koné †	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Marcellin Yao Kouadio	Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Gbaya Boniface Ziri	Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	77.8	Died	Frank Marcus Fernando †	Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
25 Aug	71.6	Died	Carl Kevin Moeddel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
28 Aug	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Celso Antônio Marchiori	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil
29 Aug	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Konrad Czaja	Bishop of Opole, Poland
74.2	Died	Gustavo Martínez Frías †	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
30 Aug	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Löhr	Titular Bishop of Diana	Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany
58.9	Ordained Bishop	Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero	Coadjutor Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay	Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
71.2	Ordained Bishop	Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.	Titular Bishop of Utimma	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
31 Aug	67.4	Died	John Choi Young-su †	Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
77.3	Retired	John Martin Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.3	Resigned	Joseph Francis Martino	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus

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