The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 49.7 Ceased James Francis Checchio Rector of the Pontifical North American College Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

42.9 Installed Peter C. Harman Rector of the Pontifical North American College Rector Emeritus

2 Feb 59.8 Appointed Robert Ovide Bourgon Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

59.8 Appointed Robert Ovide Bourgon Apostolic Administrator of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

75.9 Retired Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

75.9 Retired Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

71.7 Ceased Joji Govindu Apostolic Administrator of Vijayawada, India Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India

40.7 Ordained Bishop Steven Joseph Lopes Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA

59.4 Appointed Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)

59.4 Appointed Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Carcabia Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)

44.1 Appointed Christudas Rajappan Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India

44.1 Appointed Christudas Rajappan Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India

76.6 Retired Dimitrios Salachas † Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

63.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M. Bishop of Vijayawada, India

4 Feb 45.2 Ordained Bishop Wojciech Tomasz Osial Titular Bishop of Cediae Bishop of Łowicz, Poland

51.9 Ordained Bishop Jose Pulickal Titular Bishop of Lares Bishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India

5 Feb 55.9 Appointed Giuseppe Favale Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

75.3 Retired Domenico Padovano † Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

6 Feb 77.8 Retired Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

56.6 Ordained Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B. Bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela

45.7 Ordained Bishop Leszek Leszkiewicz Titular Bishop of Bossa Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

57.3 Appointed Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica

51.8 Appointed Duncan Theodore Tsoke Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa

51.8 Appointed Duncan Theodore Tsoke Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa

7 Feb 53.3 Ordained Bishop Héctor Felipe Vila Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

8 Feb 50.1 Appointed Shorot Francis Gomes Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh

50.1 Appointed Shorot Francis Gomes Titular Bishop of Forma Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh

9 Feb 60.7 Appointed Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador

75.9 Retired Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

52.7 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

52.7 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

10 Feb 75.8 Retired Giuseppe Andrich Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Luigi Bressan Archbishop of Trento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy Archbishop of Oristano, Italy

76.0 Retired Giovanni Dettori Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Guido Fiandino Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Renato Marangoni Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy

53.2 Appointed Lauro Tisi Archbishop of Trento, Italy

11 Feb 50.0 Appointed Miguel Fernando González Mariño Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

50.0 Appointed Miguel Fernando González Mariño Titular Bishop of Boseta Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

86.3 Died John Baptist Kakubi † Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

59.9 Ordained Bishop John Gregory Kelly Titular Bishop of Jamestown Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA

12 Feb 59.8 Appointed Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy

48.4 Appointed Tomáš Holub Bishop of Plzeň, Czechia

76.3 Retired František Radkovský Bishop of Plzeň, Czechia Bishop Emeritus

13 Feb 61.5 Ceased Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B. Administrator of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop

74.3 Died Barry Philip Jones † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand

63.6 Appointed Ivan Jurkovič Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

47.4 Appointed Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

47.4 Appointed Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Margum Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

75.3 Retired Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

52.7 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

52.1 Installed Nélio Domingos Zortea Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

14 Feb 53.6 Appointed George Bugeja, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

53.6 Appointed George Bugeja, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

75.0 Retired Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

15 Feb 96.0 Died Carlos Quintero Arce † Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México

16 Feb 96.9 Died Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

17 Feb 56.6 Appointed Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. † Cardinal, Bishop of Wa, Ghana

76.1 Retired Paul Bemile Bishop of Wa, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Appointed Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

64.1 Appointed John Douglas Deshotel Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

45.1 Appointed Ricardo Hoepers Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

75.7 Retired Charles Michael Jarrell Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Robert Christopher Ndlovu Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

77.7 Retired Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Retired José Mário Stroeher Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Feb 56.2 Appointed Felice Accrocca Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

50.3 Ordained Bishop Brian Thomas McGee Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain

75.2 Retired Andrea Mugione † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

63.0 Ordained Bishop James Patrick Powers Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA

20 Feb 54.8 Appointed Ricardo Lingan Baccay Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines

66.0 Installed Domenico Cornacchia Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy

55.1 Ordained Bishop Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles

60.7 Ordained Bishop Pierantonio Pavanello Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy

22 Feb 52.5 Appointed Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala

24 Feb 90.2 Died Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh

47.7 Appointed Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. Coadjutor Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

25 Feb 50.8 Ordained Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma Titular Bishop of Castulo Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

48.2 Ordained Bishop Herculano Medina Garfias Titular Bishop of Gegi Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

26 Feb 90.2 Died Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru

27 Feb 60.2 Ordained Bishop Jure Bogdan Bishop of Croatia, Military

45.0 Ordained Bishop Mirosław Milewski Titular Bishop of Villa Nova Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland

47.0 Installed Paul Antoine Nassif Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)

58.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe Titular Bishop of Drivastum Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

28 Feb 92.4 Died Moisés Julio Blanchoud † Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

60.4 Ordained Bishop Vincent Kirabo Amooti Bishop of Hoima, Uganda

50.7 Ordained Bishop François Marie Pierre Touvet Bishop of Châlons, France Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France

29 Feb 80.9 Died Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	49.7	Ceased	James Francis Checchio	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
42.9	Installed	Peter C. Harman	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Rector Emeritus
2 Feb	59.8	Appointed	Robert Ovide Bourgon	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
59.8	Appointed	Robert Ovide Bourgon	Apostolic Administrator of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
75.9	Retired	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
75.9	Retired	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
71.7	Ceased	Joji Govindu	Apostolic Administrator of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Steven Joseph Lopes	Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
59.4	Appointed	Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
59.4	Appointed	Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Carcabia	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
44.1	Appointed	Christudas Rajappan	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India
44.1	Appointed	Christudas Rajappan	Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India
76.6	Retired	Dimitrios Salachas †	Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
63.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M.	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
4 Feb	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Wojciech Tomasz Osial	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Bishop of Łowicz, Poland
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Jose Pulickal	Titular Bishop of Lares	Bishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India
5 Feb	55.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Favale	Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
75.3	Retired	Domenico Padovano †	Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	77.8	Retired	Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.	Bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Leszek Leszkiewicz	Titular Bishop of Bossa	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
57.3	Appointed	Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora	Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
51.8	Appointed	Duncan Theodore Tsoke	Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa
51.8	Appointed	Duncan Theodore Tsoke	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa
7 Feb	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Felipe Vila	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
8 Feb	50.1	Appointed	Shorot Francis Gomes	Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh
50.1	Appointed	Shorot Francis Gomes	Titular Bishop of Forma	Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh
9 Feb	60.7	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
75.9	Retired	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
52.7	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
52.7	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
10 Feb	75.8	Retired	Giuseppe Andrich	Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Luigi Bressan	Archbishop of Trento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
76.0	Retired	Giovanni Dettori	Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Guido Fiandino	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Renato Marangoni	Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
53.2	Appointed	Lauro Tisi	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
11 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
50.0	Appointed	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Titular Bishop of Boseta	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
86.3	Died	John Baptist Kakubi †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
59.9	Ordained Bishop	John Gregory Kelly	Titular Bishop of Jamestown	Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA
12 Feb	59.8	Appointed	Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
48.4	Appointed	Tomáš Holub	Bishop of Plzeň, Czechia
76.3	Retired	František Radkovský	Bishop of Plzeň, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb	61.5	Ceased	Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.	Administrator of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop
74.3	Died	Barry Philip Jones †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
63.6	Appointed	Ivan Jurkovič	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
47.4	Appointed	Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
47.4	Appointed	Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Margum	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
75.3	Retired	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
52.7	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
52.1	Installed	Nélio Domingos Zortea	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
14 Feb	53.6	Appointed	George Bugeja, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
53.6	Appointed	George Bugeja, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
75.0	Retired	Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Feb	96.0	Died	Carlos Quintero Arce †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
16 Feb	96.9	Died	Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
17 Feb	56.6	Appointed	Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Wa, Ghana
76.1	Retired	Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
64.1	Appointed	John Douglas Deshotel	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
45.1	Appointed	Ricardo Hoepers	Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
75.7	Retired	Charles Michael Jarrell	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Robert Christopher Ndlovu	Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
77.7	Retired	Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.	Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Retired	José Mário Stroeher	Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Feb	56.2	Appointed	Felice Accrocca	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Brian Thomas McGee	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
75.2	Retired	Andrea Mugione †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
63.0	Ordained Bishop	James Patrick Powers	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
20 Feb	54.8	Appointed	Ricardo Lingan Baccay	Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines
66.0	Installed	Domenico Cornacchia	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles
60.7	Ordained Bishop	Pierantonio Pavanello	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy
22 Feb	52.5	Appointed	Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus	Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala
24 Feb	90.2	Died	Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
47.7	Appointed	Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.	Coadjutor Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
25 Feb	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma	Titular Bishop of Castulo	Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Herculano Medina Garfias	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
26 Feb	90.2	Died	Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru
27 Feb	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Jure Bogdan	Bishop of Croatia, Military
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Mirosław Milewski	Titular Bishop of Villa Nova	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
47.0	Installed	Paul Antoine Nassif	Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Desmond Tighe	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
28 Feb	92.4	Died	Moisés Julio Blanchoud †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Kirabo Amooti	Bishop of Hoima, Uganda
50.7	Ordained Bishop	François Marie Pierre Touvet	Bishop of Châlons, France	Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
29 Feb	80.9	Died	Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan

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