The Year of Our Lord 2010

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 62.3 Installed Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

2 Aug 53.3 Appointed Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. Superior General of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

58.2 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

58.2 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. Titular Archbishop of Obba Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

3 Aug 42.5 Appointed Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

42.5 Confirmed Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

4 Aug 43.7 Appointed Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

6 Aug 92.2 Died Francisco Maria Aguilera González † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

62.2 Ordained Bishop Michael Joseph Fitzgerald Titular Bishop of Tamallula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

90.5 Died Constantin Guirma † Bishop Emeritus of Kaya, Burkina Faso

46.9 Ordained Bishop John Joseph McIntyre Titular Bishop of Bononia Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

7 Aug 64.0 Installed Francis An Shuxin Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

53.9 Installed Julius Sullan Tonel Bishop of Ipil, Philippines Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines

8 Aug 55.4 Ordained Bishop Zbigņev Stankevičs Archbishop of Riga, Latvia

10 Aug 76.7 Retired Ercole Lupinacci † Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy Bishop Emeritus

71.1 Appointed Salvatore Nunnari Apostolic Administrator of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

11 Aug 60.1 Installed William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

13 Aug 76.0 Died Jacques Maurice Faivre † Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France

67.8 Installed Rubén Salazar Gómez Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

14 Aug 85.1 Died Mervyn Alban Alexander † Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain

15 Aug 51.6 Appointed Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan

51.6 Ordained Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan

64.0 Installed Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira † Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

78.9 Resigned Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

48.6 Professed Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. Member of Order of Cistercians Bishop-Elect of Girona, Spain

17 Aug 70.9 Died Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. † Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil

18 Aug 63.2 Installed Joseph Patrick McFadden † Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

19 Aug 37.2 Professed Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

20 Aug 43.8 Ordained Bishop Mário Antônio da Silva Titular Bishop of Arena Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

75.8 Retired Lucien Fruchaud Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France Bishop Emeritus

95.6 Died Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad

58.6 Appointed Denis Bernard Marie Moutel Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

21 Aug 85.6 Died Alberto Ablondi † Bishop Emeritus of Livorno, Italy

69.5 Resigned Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

72.1 Appointed Antoine Ganyé Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

48.9 Ordained Bishop José Valdeci Santos Mendes Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil

55.5 Installed Zbigņev Stankevičs Archbishop of Riga, Latvia

22 Aug 52.4 Installed Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R. Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia

55.6 Installed Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay

24 Aug 60.9 Died Maixent Coly † Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal

45.4 Appointed Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa Bishop of Bilbao, Spain Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

85.3 Died Acácio Rodrigues Alves † Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

25 Aug 78.5 Died Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Brazil

69.9 Resigned Agostino Marchetto Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

69.4 Died Jaime Prieto Amaya † Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

27 Aug 67.8 Died Marampudi Joji † Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

79.2 Died Simone Alfiero Scatizzi † Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy

28 Aug 75.9 Succeeded Peter Lin Jiashan † Archbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China

48.9 Installed José Valdeci Santos Mendes Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil

91.3 Died John Yang Shudao (Yang Su Tao) † Archbishop Emeritus of Fuzhou [Foochow], China

29 Aug 64.5 Installed Esteban Escudero Torres Bishop of Palencia, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

63.1 Ordained Bishop Dieter Geerlings Titular Bishop of Tacapae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

48.0 Ordained Bishop Christoph Hegge Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

58.0 Ordained Bishop Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland

47.9 Ordained Bishop Wilfried Theising Titular Bishop of Mina Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

30 Aug 78.7 Died Patrick Dougherty † Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia

31 Aug 78.3 Died Jean-Marie Kélétigui † Bishop Emeritus of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	62.3	Installed	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Aug	53.3	Appointed	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.	Superior General of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
58.2	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
58.2	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.	Titular Archbishop of Obba	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
3 Aug	42.5	Appointed	Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
42.5	Confirmed	Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
4 Aug	43.7	Appointed	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
6 Aug	92.2	Died	Francisco Maria Aguilera González †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Fitzgerald	Titular Bishop of Tamallula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
90.5	Died	Constantin Guirma †	Bishop Emeritus of Kaya, Burkina Faso
46.9	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph McIntyre	Titular Bishop of Bononia	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
7 Aug	64.0	Installed	Francis An Shuxin	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
53.9	Installed	Julius Sullan Tonel	Bishop of Ipil, Philippines	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
8 Aug	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Zbigņev Stankevičs	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
10 Aug	76.7	Retired	Ercole Lupinacci †	Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
71.1	Appointed	Salvatore Nunnari	Apostolic Administrator of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
11 Aug	60.1	Installed	William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Aug	76.0	Died	Jacques Maurice Faivre †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
67.8	Installed	Rubén Salazar Gómez	Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Aug	85.1	Died	Mervyn Alban Alexander †	Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain
15 Aug	51.6	Appointed	Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria	Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan	Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria	Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan	Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan
64.0	Installed	Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira †	Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
78.9	Resigned	Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
48.6	Professed	Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Bishop-Elect of Girona, Spain
17 Aug	70.9	Died	Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
18 Aug	63.2	Installed	Joseph Patrick McFadden †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Aug	37.2	Professed	Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
20 Aug	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Mário Antônio da Silva	Titular Bishop of Arena	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
75.8	Retired	Lucien Fruchaud	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France	Bishop Emeritus
95.6	Died	Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
58.6	Appointed	Denis Bernard Marie Moutel	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
21 Aug	85.6	Died	Alberto Ablondi †	Bishop Emeritus of Livorno, Italy
69.5	Resigned	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
72.1	Appointed	Antoine Ganyé	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
48.9	Ordained Bishop	José Valdeci Santos Mendes	Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil
55.5	Installed	Zbigņev Stankevičs	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
22 Aug	52.4	Installed	Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
55.6	Installed	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
24 Aug	60.9	Died	Maixent Coly †	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal
45.4	Appointed	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
85.3	Died	Acácio Rodrigues Alves †	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
25 Aug	78.5	Died	Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Brazil
69.9	Resigned	Agostino Marchetto	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
69.4	Died	Jaime Prieto Amaya †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
27 Aug	67.8	Died	Marampudi Joji †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
79.2	Died	Simone Alfiero Scatizzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
28 Aug	75.9	Succeeded	Peter Lin Jiashan †	Archbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
48.9	Installed	José Valdeci Santos Mendes	Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil
91.3	Died	John Yang Shudao (Yang Su Tao) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
29 Aug	64.5	Installed	Esteban Escudero Torres	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
63.1	Ordained Bishop	Dieter Geerlings	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Christoph Hegge	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A.	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Wilfried Theising	Titular Bishop of Mina	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
30 Aug	78.7	Died	Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
31 Aug	78.3	Died	Jean-Marie Kélétigui †	Bishop Emeritus of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

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