The Year of Our Lord 2011

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	61.1	Appointed	Antoine Nabil Andari	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
	96.4	Died	Martinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect Emeritus of Bangassou, Central African Republic
	45.7	Appointed	Simona Brambilla, M. C.	Superior General of Suore Missionarie della Consolata	Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	78.0	Retired	Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.	Coadjutor Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
	50.0	Selected	Methodius Qu Ailin	Bishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
	44.8	Elected	John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P.	Superior General of Servants of Christ the Priest	Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
	57.4	Resigned	Martin Vidović	Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	John Wang Ruowang	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
	47.7	Resigned	Joseph Xing Wenzhi	Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Bosco Zhao Jianzhang	Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
1 Jan	60.7	Installed	Kurt Koch	Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
1 Jan	58.7	Converted	Keith Newton	Ordinary Emeritus of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain
3 Jan	57.3	Appointed	Neal James Buckon	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
3 Jan	57.3	Appointed	Neal James Buckon	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
4 Jan	63.6	Appointed	João Bráz de Aviz	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	75.0	Retired	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	76.2	Retired	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
5 Jan	58.0	Appointed	Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	58.0	Appointed	Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin	Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	43.6	Appointed	Andrew Jagaye Karnley	Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia
	76.0	Retired	Stanisław Kędziora †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	45.8	Appointed	Geremias Steinmetz	Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
	71.3	Appointed	Luigi Travaglino	Apostolic Nuncio to Other	Apostolic Nuncio
7 Jan	63.2	Appointed	Leonardo Antonio Paolo Bonanno	Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	76.3	Retired	Domenico Crusco †	Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Appointed	Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
	61.0	Installed	Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta †	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
8 Jan	47.2	Appointed	Antonio Guido Filipazzi	Apostolic Nuncio to Other	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
	47.2	Appointed	Antonio Guido Filipazzi	Titular Archbishop of Sutrium	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
	50.8	Appointed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Apostolic Nuncio to Other	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
	50.8	Appointed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Titular Archbishop of Thelepte	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
	82.6	Died	Manuel Pestana Filho †	Bishop Emeritus of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
9 Jan	75.3	Retired	Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	75.3	Retired	Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
	44.1	Appointed	Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga	Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania	Archbishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
	56.9	Installed	Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
10 Jan	90.2	Died	John James Ward †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
12 Jan	77.2	Retired	Geraldo Majella Agnelo †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	69.0	Appointed	Guire Poulard †	Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.3	Appointed	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.6	Appointed	Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti
	45.6	Appointed	Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint	Titular Bishop of Senez	Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti
13 Jan	57.8	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore	Apostolic Nuncio to India
	57.8	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia	Apostolic Nuncio to India
	57.8	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam	Apostolic Nuncio to India
	57.8	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Official to Viêt Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to India
	58.7	Ordained Deacon	Keith Newton	Deacon of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain	Ordinary Emeritus
	60.8	Installed	Jose Serofia Palma	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Matthew Rice	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
14 Jan	75.4	Retired	Joseph Victor Adamec †	Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Mark Leonard Bartchak	Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
	52.5	Appointed	Christopher James Coyne	Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	52.5	Appointed	Christopher James Coyne	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	75.4	Retired	Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B.	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	49.9	Appointed	Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell	Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone
	74.7	Resigned	Mario Milano	Bishop of Aversa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.7	Appointed	Keith Newton	Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain	Ordinary Emeritus
	58.7	Ordained Priest	Keith Newton	Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain	Ordinary Emeritus
	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Blaise Nzeyimana	Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi
	51.5	Appointed	Benjamin S. Phiri	Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata, Zambia	Archbishop of Ndola, Zambia
	51.5	Appointed	Benjamin S. Phiri	Titular Bishop of Nachingwea	Archbishop of Ndola, Zambia
	59.7	Appointed	Angelo Spinillo	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	54.7	Appointed	Edward Tamba Charles	Archbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone
16 Jan	51.9	Succeeded	Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Felix Gmür	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
	72.0	Died	Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder †	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
	83.9	Died	Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. †	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
	53.2	Appointed	Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic	Apostolic Administrator of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop of Chile, Military
	67.0	Installed	John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. †	Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Jan	76.2	Died	Jacques Yandé Sarr †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
19 Jan	45.1	Appointed	Luis Gonzaga Féchio	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	45.1	Appointed	Luis Gonzaga Féchio	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	69.9	Resigned	Mihály Mayer	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	53.7	Installed	Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López	Bishop of Tabasco, México
	51.1	Appointed	András Veres	Apostolic Administrator of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
20 Jan	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Bordi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
	81.4	Died	Eduardo Davino †	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
	87.3	Died	Eugénio Salessu †	Bishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
21 Jan	90.6	Died	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio
22 Jan	75.3	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	71.2	Installed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	67.4	Installed	Luis Antonio Nova Rocha †	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
	72.9	Installed	Paolo Romeo	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	76.3	Resigned	Paolo Sardi †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus
23 Jan	68.2	Installed	Gianfranco Ravasi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
24 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid	Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia	Bishop of Colombia, Military
	86.2	Died	Samuel Ruiz García †	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
	76.8	Appointed	William Stephen Skylstad	Apostolic Administrator of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
	43.3	Appointed	Mate Uzinić	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
	59.7	Appointed	Robert Francis Vasa	Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop
25 Jan	46.1	Appointed	Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes	Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde
26 Jan	76.1	Retired	Assis Lopes	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29 Jan	66.5	Appointed	Eusebio Ignacio Hernández Sola, O.A.R.	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	65.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Marrucci †	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	88.0	Died	Emilio Ogñénovich †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
30 Jan	65.6	Installed	Robert Sarah	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
30 Jan	67.3	Installed	William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jan	65.0	Died	Hernán Alvarado Solano †	Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia
31 Jan	52.8	Appointed	Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B.	Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy

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