Catholic-Hierarchy DC

The Year of Our Lord 2011

Bishop Events

December


See Also: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | Overview | Diocese Events | Necrology | Previous Year (2010) | Next Year (2012)

[Previous Page]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Dec38.9AppointedJoseph Zhao HongchunApostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin], China
1 Dec68.6AppointedArmando Xavier OchoaBishop of Fresno, California, USABishop Emeritus
2 Dec40.4IncardinatedFrançois Elias BeyroutiPriest of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USABishop
84.2DiedLolesio (Laurent) FuaheaBishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
89.7DiedPatrick Joseph Thomas SheridanAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
5 Dec85.5DiedJorge Maria Hourton PoissonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
7 Dec43.5AppointedMichael Robert KennedyBishop of Armidale, AustraliaBishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
76.5RetiredLuc Julian MatthysBishop of Armidale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
62.7AppointedJosé Francisco Robles OrtegaCardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
78.6RetiredJuan Sandoval ÍñiguezArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
8 Dec48.0SucceededBenedito AraújoBishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
60.0InstalledPeter Anthony LibasciBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
84.2DiedAndrew PatakiBishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
39.3Ordained BishopClaudiu-Lucian PopTitular Bishop of MariammeBishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
74.6ResignedGeraldo João Paulo Roger VerdierBishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
9 Dec63.3AppointedNunzio GalantinoBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, ItalyPresident Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
53.4AppointedJeremiah Madimetja MaselaApostolic Administrator of Polokwane, South AfricaBishop
73.7ResignedMogale Paul NkhumisheBishop of Polokwane, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
48.0Ordained BishopGustavo Gabriel ZurbriggenCoadjutor Prelate of Deán Funes, ArgentinaBishop of Concordia, Argentina
10 Dec57.0Ordained BishopJohannes Willibrordus Maria HendriksTitular Bishop of ArsacalBishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands
43.2Ordained BishopDražen KutlešaCoadjutor Bishop of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaArchbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
52.4AppointedDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, UruguayCardinal, Archbishop
52.4AppointedDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of PhelbesCardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
11 Dec76.0DiedJohn Patrick FoleyCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
50.1Ordained BishopCharles Morerod, O.P.Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
46.2Ordained DeaconEmmanuel Michel François ToisDeacon of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop
12 Dec61.7AppointedJosé Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-MedelBishop of Callao, PeruBishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedDenis GrondinAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
57.1AppointedDenis GrondinTitular Bishop of CamplumArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
77.5RetiredMiguel Irizar Campos, C.P. †Bishop of Callao, PeruBishop Emeritus
64.5AppointedGaétan Proulx, O.S.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
64.5AppointedGaétan Proulx, O.S.M.Titular Bishop of AzuraBishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
79.3CeasedGaudencio Borbon RosalesApostolic Administrator of Manila, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4InstalledLuis Antonio Gokim TagleArchbishop of Manila, PhilippinesCardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
13 Dec52.0InstalledVolodymyr ViytyshynArchbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
14 Dec66.5ResignedJohn Martin DarkoBishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaBishop Emeritus
80.4DiedThomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
69.6AppointedMatthias Kobena NketsiahApostolic Administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana
50.0AppointedJoão Santos CardosoBishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, BrazilArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
88.8DiedMark Francis SchmittBishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
15 Dec75.2RetiredFrançois Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio to NetherlandsApostolic Nuncio
71.8AppointedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to NetherlandsApostolic Nuncio
49.9Ordained BishopJesús José Herrera QuiñonezBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MéxicoBishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
50.6AppointedMarek SolczyńskiApostolic Nuncio to ArmeniaApostolic Nuncio to Turkey
16 Dec58.5AppointedJosé Leonardo Lemos MontanetBishop of Orense, Spain
17 Dec72.6DiedMichael Gower ColemanBishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
46.3Ordained BishopClement Mulenga, S.D.B.Bishop of Kabwe, Zambia
49.7InstalledJoachim Hermenegilde OuédraogoBishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
60.2InstalledCarlos José TisseraBishop of Quilmes, Argentina
18 Dec54.0Ordained BishopFranco LovignanaBishop of Aosta, Italy
53.4Ordained BishopJanusz Bogusław StepnowskiBishop of Łomża, Poland
21 Dec89.8DiedFrancis Leo Braganza, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Baroda, India
75.6RetiredMatias Patrício de MacêdoArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
44.9AppointedJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
44.9AppointedJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaTitular Bishop of TulliaArchbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
54.4AppointedNicola GirasoliApostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
54.4AppointedNicola GirasoliApostolic Nuncio to Barbados, AntillesApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
54.1AppointedJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasAuxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, BrazilBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.1AppointedJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasTitular Bishop of SitaBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.2AppointedRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, BrazilBishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.2AppointedRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of IdassaBishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
93.0DiedJean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paksé, Laos
64.7AppointedJaime Vieira RochaArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
22 Dec90.6DiedRogelio Sánchez GonzálezBishop Emeritus of Colima, México
62.3InstalledVasyl SemeniukArchbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
24 Dec69.9DiedArmando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
65.0DiedJosé Andrés Corral ArredondoBishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
46.4AppointedJoseph Hii Teck KwongBishop of Sibu, Malaysia
50.6AppointedJoseph Ndembu MbatiaBishop of Nyahururu, Kenya
77.2RetiredLuigi PaiaroBishop of Nyahururu, KenyaBishop Emeritus
72.5ResignedDominic Su Haw ChiuBishop of Sibu, MalaysiaBishop Emeritus
25 Dec86.3DiedThomas Anthony FinneganBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
26 Dec75.0RetiredEdward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
69.7SucceededJoseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp.Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
27 Dec84.4DiedMartino ScarafileBishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
28 Dec61.6AppointedRemídio José BohnBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
57.9AppointedVital Chitolina, S.C.I.Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
75.2RetiredIrineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
29 Dec84.9DiedPaul AntakiProtosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
58.2AppointedWacław Tomasz DepoArchbishop of Częstochowa, Poland
64.0AppointedJan KopiecBishop of Gliwice, PolandBishop Emeritus
76.4RetiredStanisław NowakArchbishop of Częstochowa, PolandArchbishop Emeritus
76.8RetiredJan Walenty WieczorekBishop of Gliwice, PolandBishop Emeritus
30 Dec75.0RetiredAlcides Jorge Pedro CasarettoBishop of San Isidro, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
60.2AppointedMichael Lenihan, O.F.M.Bishop of La Ceiba, HondurasArchbishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
65.2SucceededÓscar Vicente Ojea QuintanaBishop of San Isidro, Argentina
64.0AppointedNoël SimardBishop of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
31 Dec76.0RetiredRyszard KarpińskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus

============

Home | Countries | Religious Men Women | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_e, v3.2.5, 30 Sep 2024; Data: 4 Oct 2024