The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 74.6 Resigned Claudio Maria Celli President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication

2 Mar 77.2 Died Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † Apostolic Nuncio

69.0 Appointed Eduardo Zielski Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Mar 49.9 Appointed Paolo Borgia Assessor of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

98.7 Died Vincenzo Franco † Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy

5 Mar 56.1 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.7 Appointed Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

58.9 Ordained Bishop Célestin-Marie Gaoua Bishop of Sokodé, Togo

71.5 Resigned Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Ordained Bishop João Muniz Alves, O.F.M. Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil

6 Mar 91.0 Died Raymond Conway Benjamin † Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia

89.1 Died Paolo Giglio † Apostolic Nuncio

75.1 Died Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba † Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.7 Installed Pierantonio Pavanello Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy

8 Mar 75.6 Retired Paul Gregory Bootkoski Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed James Francis Checchio Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

9 Mar 62.7 Appointed Georges Colomb, M.E.P. Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

89.7 Died William Russell Houck † Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA

75.7 Retired Bernard Marie Fernand Housset Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

76.3 Retired João Bosco Oliver de Faria Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

10 Mar 80.7 Died Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia

11 Mar 54.2 Appointed Victor Hugo Basabe Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela

76.6 Retired Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Resigned Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Anaclet Mwumvaneza Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda

12 Mar 58.5 Ceased Ignatius Chama Apostolic Administrator of Mpika, Zambia Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia

59.5 Appointed Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam

58.7 Appointed Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam

55.7 Ordained Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal Bishop of Vitoria, Spain

50.1 Ordained Bishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño Titular Bishop of Boseta Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

54.1 Ordained Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador

63.8 Ordained Bishop Luigi Mansi Bishop of Andria, Italy

61.0 Ordained Bishop Justin Mulenga † Bishop of Mpika, Zambia

13 Mar 53.6 Ordained Bishop Marco Brunetti Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

14 Mar 49.4 Ordained Bishop José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México

15 Mar 46.6 Appointed Emmanuel Abbo Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

45.9 Incardinated Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar Priest of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

52.0 Appointed Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon

60.0 Succeeded João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador Bishop of Angra, Portugal Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

75.0 Retired António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. † Bishop of Angra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 48.3 Ordained Bishop José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz † Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México

47.7 Appointed José Albuquerque de Araújo Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

47.7 Appointed José Albuquerque de Araújo Titular Bishop of Altava Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

51.5 Appointed Luiz Carlos Dias Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.5 Appointed Luiz Carlos Dias Titular Bishop of Tunes Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.7 Appointed Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain Bishop of León, Spain

17 Mar 72.0 Resigned Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon † Archbishop of Clermont, France Archbishop Emeritus

18 Mar 52.1 Ordained Bishop Aparecido Donizete de Souza Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

64.6 Ordained Bishop Claude Hamelin Titular Bishop of Apollonia Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

54.5 Appointed Stefano Russo Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy

75.6 Retired Giancarlo Vecerrica Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 63.7 Ordained Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Luperciana Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

53.3 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

53.3 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

51.4 Appointed Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile

48.3 Ordained Bishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste Cardinal, Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste

65.7 Ceased Basílio do Nascimento † Apostolic Administrator of Díli, Timor-Leste Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste

51.1 Appointed Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

51.1 Appointed Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina Titular Archbishop of Gratiana Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

50.2 Installed Luis Gonzaga Féchio Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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

53.7 Ordained Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal

56.8 Appointed Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

56.8 Appointed Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Titular Archbishop of Novi Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

56.8 Appointed Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

52.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Bryan Wells Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

20 Mar 95.7 Died Odo Fusi Pecci † Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy

21 Mar 56.6 Died Alphonse Liguori Chaupa † Bishop Emeritus of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

87.3 Died Joseph Mercieca † Archbishop Emeritus of Malta

23 Mar 96.1 Died Louis Fan Luyi † Former Bishop-Elect of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

24 Mar 56.5 Appointed Bernard Anthony Hebda Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

66.2 Died Timothée Modibo-Nzockena † Bishop of Franceville, Gabon

26 Mar 100.4 Died Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

29 Mar 78.5 Died Oscar Páez Garcete † Bishop Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

31 Mar 60.8 Appointed Basil Cho Kyu-man Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)

78.0 Retired Florentino Ferrer Cinense Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

93.9 Died Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto Cardinal, Theologian Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

75.6 Retired James Kim Ji-seok Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

60.2 Appointed Enrique de Vera Macaraeg † Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	74.6	Resigned	Claudio Maria Celli	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
2 Mar	77.2	Died	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio
69.0	Appointed	Eduardo Zielski	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Mar	49.9	Appointed	Paolo Borgia	Assessor of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
98.7	Died	Vincenzo Franco †	Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
5 Mar	56.1	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.7	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
58.9	Ordained Bishop	Célestin-Marie Gaoua	Bishop of Sokodé, Togo
71.5	Resigned	Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Ordained Bishop	João Muniz Alves, O.F.M.	Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil
6 Mar	91.0	Died	Raymond Conway Benjamin †	Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia
89.1	Died	Paolo Giglio †	Apostolic Nuncio
75.1	Died	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba †	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.7	Installed	Pierantonio Pavanello	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy
8 Mar	75.6	Retired	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	James Francis Checchio	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
9 Mar	62.7	Appointed	Georges Colomb, M.E.P.	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
89.7	Died	William Russell Houck †	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
75.7	Retired	Bernard Marie Fernand Housset	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
76.3	Retired	João Bosco Oliver de Faria	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Mar	80.7	Died	Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
11 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Victor Hugo Basabe	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela	Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela
76.6	Retired	Alexis Habiyambere, S.J.	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Resigned	Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Anaclet Mwumvaneza	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda
12 Mar	58.5	Ceased	Ignatius Chama	Apostolic Administrator of Mpika, Zambia	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
59.5	Appointed	Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri	Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam
58.7	Appointed	Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Titular Bishop of Boseta	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
54.1	Ordained Bishop	William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
63.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Mansi	Bishop of Andria, Italy
61.0	Ordained Bishop	Justin Mulenga †	Bishop of Mpika, Zambia
13 Mar	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Marco Brunetti	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
14 Mar	49.4	Ordained Bishop	José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
15 Mar	46.6	Appointed	Emmanuel Abbo	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
45.9	Incardinated	Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar	Priest of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
52.0	Appointed	Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon	Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon
60.0	Succeeded	João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
75.0	Retired	António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	48.3	Ordained Bishop	José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz †	Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México
47.7	Appointed	José Albuquerque de Araújo	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
47.7	Appointed	José Albuquerque de Araújo	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
51.5	Appointed	Luiz Carlos Dias	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.5	Appointed	Luiz Carlos Dias	Titular Bishop of Tunes	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.	Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
17 Mar	72.0	Resigned	Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon †	Archbishop of Clermont, France	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Mar	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Aparecido Donizete de Souza	Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
64.6	Ordained Bishop	Claude Hamelin	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
54.5	Appointed	Stefano Russo	Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
75.6	Retired	Giancarlo Vecerrica	Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Luperciana	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
53.3	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
53.3	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
51.4	Appointed	Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D.	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B.	Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste	Cardinal, Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste
65.7	Ceased	Basílio do Nascimento †	Apostolic Administrator of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Gerardo Escalante Molina	Titular Archbishop of Gratiana	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
50.2	Installed	Luis Gonzaga Féchio	Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Margum	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
53.7	Ordained Bishop	António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
56.8	Appointed	Paul Fitzpatrick Russell	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
56.8	Appointed	Paul Fitzpatrick Russell	Titular Archbishop of Novi	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
56.8	Appointed	Paul Fitzpatrick Russell	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Bryan Wells	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
20 Mar	95.7	Died	Odo Fusi Pecci †	Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
21 Mar	56.6	Died	Alphonse Liguori Chaupa †	Bishop Emeritus of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
87.3	Died	Joseph Mercieca †	Archbishop Emeritus of Malta
23 Mar	96.1	Died	Louis Fan Luyi †	Former Bishop-Elect of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
24 Mar	56.5	Appointed	Bernard Anthony Hebda	Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
66.2	Died	Timothée Modibo-Nzockena †	Bishop of Franceville, Gabon
26 Mar	100.4	Died	Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
29 Mar	78.5	Died	Oscar Páez Garcete †	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
31 Mar	60.8	Appointed	Basil Cho Kyu-man	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
78.0	Retired	Florentino Ferrer Cinense	Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
93.9	Died	Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto	Cardinal, Theologian Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
75.6	Retired	James Kim Ji-seok	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
60.2	Appointed	Enrique de Vera Macaraeg †	Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines

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