The Year of Our Lord 2024

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 49.7 Appointed Benjamín Estévez de Cominges Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy

60.0 Ordained Bishop Fransiskus Nipa Coadjutor Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia Archbishop

83.2 Died Nereo Page Odchimar † Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

91.0 Died Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Malaybalay, Philippines

2 Feb 57.0 Appointed Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D. Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

59.6 Appointed Martin James Chambers † Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop-Elect

51.6 Ordained Bishop Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo Titular Bishop of Fata Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, Brazil

53.8 Ordained Bishop Léonard Kakudji Muzinga Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

75.3 Retired Salvatore Ligorio Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

70.9 Appointed Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

47.4 Appointed Danival Milagres Coelho Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

47.4 Appointed Danival Milagres Coelho Titular Bishop of Vatarba Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

87.5 Died Luis Morales Reyes † Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

61.5 Ceased Fulgence Muteba Mugalu Apostolic Administrator of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.3 Ordained Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria

85.9 Died Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France

50.4 Ordained Bishop Joaquim Hudson de Souza Ribeiro Titular Bishop of Macri Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Feb 61.7 Installed Edivalter Andrade Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

47.3 Ordained Bishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa Titular Bishop of Membressa Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

49.9 Appointed Domenico Beneventi Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy

60.4 Installed Pedro Collar Noguera Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

60.2 Installed Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues † Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil

75.4 Retired Andrea Turazzi Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

4 Feb 58.3 Installed José Cobo Cano Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain

51.2 Installed Gélase Armel Kema Archbishop of Owando, Congo

62.4 Installed Pietro Lagnese Archbishop of Capua, Italy

50.7 Ordained Bishop Raimundo Vanthuy Neto, Ist. del Prado Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

5 Feb 63.9 Appointed Graziano Borgonovo Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

7 Feb 55.3 Appointed Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

76.8 Retired Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

9 Feb 51.1 Appointed Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibamba, Peru Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

57.5 Appointed Josef Nuzík Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia

10 Feb 66.6 Ordained Bishop Biagio Colaianni Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy

78.2 Appointed Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. Apostolic Administrator of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

78.2 Retired Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed Victor Ndione Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania

58.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive

57.6 Installed Giuseppe Russo Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy

52.0 Appointed Roberto Carlos Zacarías López Bishop of Canindeyú, Paraguay

11 Feb 60.8 Ordained Bishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan Bishop of Kumbakonam, India

77.8 Ceased Antonisamy Francis Apostolic Administrator of Kumbakonam, India Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Installed Raimundo Vanthuy Neto, Ist. del Prado Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

51.6 Ordained Bishop Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae Coadjutor Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Bishop

12 Feb 71.1 Died Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

80.0 Retired Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.3 Resigned Adelar Baruffi Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

54.0 Appointed Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I. Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

50.7 Appointed Wilbroad Henry Kibozi Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania

50.7 Appointed Wilbroad Henry Kibozi Titular Bishop of Zallata Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania

51.8 Ordained Bishop Justin Alexander Madathiparambil Titular Bishop of Lysinia Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram, India

48.7 Appointed Jean Désiré Razafinirina Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar

13 Feb 55.1 Appointed Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa Apostolic Administrator of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop

81.3 Appointed Paulo Antônio de Conto Apostolic Administrator of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

77.6 Retired Robert Peter Deeley Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Simon Peter Kamomoe Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya

61.2 Appointed Simon Peter Kamomoe Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya

50.8 Appointed Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya Bishop of Kenya, Military

50.8 Appointed Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop of Kenya, Military

77.6 Appointed Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai Apostolic Administrator of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

77.6 Retired Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed James Thomas Ruggieri Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA

57.9 Appointed Paul Tawat Singsa Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

14 Feb 49.3 Appointed Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru

72.6 Resigned Đuro Gašparović Bishop of Srijem, Serbia Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Resigned Gilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

52.2 Succeeded Fabijan Svalina Bishop of Srijem, Serbia

91.2 Died Wolfgang Weider † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany

15 Feb 61.2 Appointed Subroto Boniface Gomes Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh

61.2 Appointed Subroto Boniface Gomes Titular Bishop of Tamazuca Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh

60.1 Ordained Bishop Mathews Pachomius Kadavil, O.I.C. Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India

79.9 Retired José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Bishop of David, Panama Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. Bishop of David, Panama

55.9 Appointed Rafael Valdivieso Miranda Apostolic Administrator of David, Panama Bishop of Chitré, Panama

17 Feb 55.8 Installed Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

62.4 Installed José Benedito Cardoso Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

53.6 Installed Juarez Delorto Secco Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

59.4 Ceased Luiz Carlos Dias Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

60.2 Appointed Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S. Bishop of Nalgonda, India

61.9 Appointed Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal Bishop of Indore, India

60.6 Appointed Augustine Madathikunnel Bishop of Khandwa, India

75.0 Retired Prakash Mallavarapu Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India Archbishop Emeritus

62.7 Died Peter Michael Muhich † Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

60.4 Succeeded Bernard Lancy Pinto Bishop of Aurangabad, India

58.4 Appointed Jaya Rao Polimera Apostolic Administrator of Visakhapatnam, India Bishop of Eluru, India

75.0 Appointed Ambrose Rebello Apostolic Administrator of Aurangabad, India Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Ambrose Rebello Bishop of Aurangabad, India Bishop Emeritus

67.8 Appointed Prakash Sagili Bishop of Khammam, India

75.1 Appointed Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. Bishop of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Francis Tirkey Bishop of Purnea, India

90.6 Died Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya † Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain

18 Feb 63.7 Installed Protase Rugambwa Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Montesanto Cardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

19 Feb 77.2 Appointed Daniel Juelfs † Administrator of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

21 Feb 55.4 Appointed Edilson de Souza Silva Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

55.4 Appointed Edilson de Souza Silva Titular Bishop of Badiae Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

22 Feb 53.5 Appointed Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

57.1 Ordained Bishop Albert George Alexander Anastas Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India

61.7 Appointed Guillermo Eduardo Caride Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina Bishop

82.0 Died Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

86.7 Died Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

49.8 Ordained Bishop Juan Carlos Londoño Titular Bishop of Beatia Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

74.3 Ceased Antony Pappusamy Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

46.1 Appointed Moïse Tinguiano Bishop of Boké, Guinea

77.5 Retired Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Jorge Luis Wagner Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

23 Feb 80.0 Retired Brian Farrell, L.C. Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Secretary Emeritus

61.7 Appointed Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic

65.7 Appointed Giampiero Gloder Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

65.7 Appointed Giampiero Gloder Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

67.2 Appointed Riccardo Lamba Archbishop of Udine, Italy

88.3 Died Francesco Marinelli † Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy

75.4 Retired Andrea Bruno Mazzocato Archbishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Flavio Pace Titular Archbishop of Dolia Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

46.5 Appointed Flavio Pace Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

24 Feb 62.4 Installed Barthol Barretto Bishop of Nashik, India

77.0 Ceased Lourdunada Daniel Apostolic Administrator of Nashik, India Bishop Emeritus

71.1 Resigned Andrzej Dzięga Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Franz Josef Gebert Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Installed Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. Bishop of Chosica, Peru

63.3 Appointed Paul Kyung Sang Lee Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

63.3 Appointed Paul Kyung Sang Lee Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

59.8 Ordained Bishop Abel Liluala Archbishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo

75.7 Ceased Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Pointe-Noire, Congo Archbishop Emeritus

64.0 Ordained Bishop Stephen Boonlert Phromsena Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

59.1 Appointed Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Archbishop of Poznań, Poland

25 Feb 95.9 Died Klaus Dick † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

27 Feb 50.0 Appointed Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. Bishop of Kurnool, India

28 Feb 66.9 Appointed Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy Archbishop of Strasbourg, France

65.4 Appointed Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia

49.6 Appointed Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

49.6 Appointed Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. Titular Bishop of Hermiana Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

29 Feb 61.1 Appointed Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F. Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

52.6 Appointed Luisito Audal Occiano Bishop of Virac, Philippines

76.5 Retired Manolo Alarcon de los Santos Bishop of Virac, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. Bishop of Girona, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	49.7	Appointed	Benjamín Estévez de Cominges	Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Fransiskus Nipa	Coadjutor Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia	Archbishop
83.2	Died	Nereo Page Odchimar †	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
91.0	Died	Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Malaybalay, Philippines
2 Feb	57.0	Appointed	Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D.	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
59.6	Appointed	Martin James Chambers †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop-Elect
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo	Titular Bishop of Fata	Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, Brazil
53.8	Ordained Bishop	Léonard Kakudji Muzinga	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
75.3	Retired	Salvatore Ligorio	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
70.9	Appointed	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
47.4	Appointed	Danival Milagres Coelho	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
47.4	Appointed	Danival Milagres Coelho	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
87.5	Died	Luis Morales Reyes †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
61.5	Ceased	Fulgence Muteba Mugalu	Apostolic Administrator of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Anselm Pendo Lawani	Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria
85.9	Died	Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Hudson de Souza Ribeiro	Titular Bishop of Macri	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3 Feb	61.7	Installed	Edivalter Andrade	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa	Titular Bishop of Membressa	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
49.9	Appointed	Domenico Beneventi	Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy
60.4	Installed	Pedro Collar Noguera	Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
60.2	Installed	Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues †	Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.4	Retired	Andrea Turazzi	Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	58.3	Installed	José Cobo Cano	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
51.2	Installed	Gélase Armel Kema	Archbishop of Owando, Congo
62.4	Installed	Pietro Lagnese	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Raimundo Vanthuy Neto, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
5 Feb	63.9	Appointed	Graziano Borgonovo	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
7 Feb	55.3	Appointed	Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
76.8	Retired	Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M.	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	51.1	Appointed	Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco	Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibamba, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
57.5	Appointed	Josef Nuzík	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
10 Feb	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Biagio Colaianni	Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
78.2	Appointed	Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr.	Apostolic Administrator of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
78.2	Retired	Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr.	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Victor Ndione	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania
58.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi	Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum	Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
57.6	Installed	Giuseppe Russo	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
52.0	Appointed	Roberto Carlos Zacarías López	Bishop of Canindeyú, Paraguay
11 Feb	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Jeevanandam Amalanathan	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
77.8	Ceased	Antonisamy Francis	Apostolic Administrator of Kumbakonam, India	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Installed	Raimundo Vanthuy Neto, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae	Coadjutor Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Bishop
12 Feb	71.1	Died	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
80.0	Retired	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.3	Resigned	Adelar Baruffi	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
50.7	Appointed	Wilbroad Henry Kibozi	Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
50.7	Appointed	Wilbroad Henry Kibozi	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Justin Alexander Madathiparambil	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram, India
48.7	Appointed	Jean Désiré Razafinirina	Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar
13 Feb	55.1	Appointed	Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa	Apostolic Administrator of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop
81.3	Appointed	Paulo Antônio de Conto	Apostolic Administrator of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
77.6	Retired	Robert Peter Deeley	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya
61.2	Appointed	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya
50.8	Appointed	Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Bishop of Kenya, Military
50.8	Appointed	Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop of Kenya, Military
77.6	Appointed	Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai	Apostolic Administrator of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
77.6	Retired	Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	James Thomas Ruggieri	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
57.9	Appointed	Paul Tawat Singsa	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
14 Feb	49.3	Appointed	Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
72.6	Resigned	Đuro Gašparović	Bishop of Srijem, Serbia	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Resigned	Gilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.2	Succeeded	Fabijan Svalina	Bishop of Srijem, Serbia
91.2	Died	Wolfgang Weider †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany
15 Feb	61.2	Appointed	Subroto Boniface Gomes	Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh
61.2	Appointed	Subroto Boniface Gomes	Titular Bishop of Tamazuca	Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Mathews Pachomius Kadavil, O.I.C.	Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India
79.9	Retired	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Bishop of David, Panama	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M.	Bishop of David, Panama
55.9	Appointed	Rafael Valdivieso Miranda	Apostolic Administrator of David, Panama	Bishop of Chitré, Panama
17 Feb	55.8	Installed	Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.	Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
62.4	Installed	José Benedito Cardoso	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.6	Installed	Juarez Delorto Secco	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
59.4	Ceased	Luiz Carlos Dias	Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.2	Appointed	Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S.	Bishop of Nalgonda, India
61.9	Appointed	Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal	Bishop of Indore, India
60.6	Appointed	Augustine Madathikunnel	Bishop of Khandwa, India
75.0	Retired	Prakash Mallavarapu	Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India	Archbishop Emeritus
62.7	Died	Peter Michael Muhich †	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
60.4	Succeeded	Bernard Lancy Pinto	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
58.4	Appointed	Jaya Rao Polimera	Apostolic Administrator of Visakhapatnam, India	Bishop of Eluru, India
75.0	Appointed	Ambrose Rebello	Apostolic Administrator of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Ambrose Rebello	Bishop of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
67.8	Appointed	Prakash Sagili	Bishop of Khammam, India
75.1	Appointed	Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.	Bishop of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Francis Tirkey	Bishop of Purnea, India
90.6	Died	Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya †	Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain
18 Feb	63.7	Installed	Protase Rugambwa	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Montesanto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
19 Feb	77.2	Appointed	Daniel Juelfs †	Administrator of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
21 Feb	55.4	Appointed	Edilson de Souza Silva	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
55.4	Appointed	Edilson de Souza Silva	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
22 Feb	53.5	Appointed	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Albert George Alexander Anastas	Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India
61.7	Appointed	Guillermo Eduardo Caride	Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina	Bishop
82.0	Died	Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia
86.7	Died	Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Carlos Londoño	Titular Bishop of Beatia	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
74.3	Ceased	Antony Pappusamy	Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
46.1	Appointed	Moïse Tinguiano	Bishop of Boké, Guinea
77.5	Retired	Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Jorge Luis Wagner	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
23 Feb	80.0	Retired	Brian Farrell, L.C.	Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity	Secretary Emeritus
61.7	Appointed	Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D.	Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
65.7	Appointed	Giampiero Gloder	Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
65.7	Appointed	Giampiero Gloder	Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
67.2	Appointed	Riccardo Lamba	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
88.3	Died	Francesco Marinelli †	Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
75.4	Retired	Andrea Bruno Mazzocato	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Flavio Pace	Titular Archbishop of Dolia	Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
46.5	Appointed	Flavio Pace	Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
24 Feb	62.4	Installed	Barthol Barretto	Bishop of Nashik, India
77.0	Ceased	Lourdunada Daniel	Apostolic Administrator of Nashik, India	Bishop Emeritus
71.1	Resigned	Andrzej Dzięga	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Franz Josef Gebert	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Installed	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
63.3	Appointed	Paul Kyung Sang Lee	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
63.3	Appointed	Paul Kyung Sang Lee	Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Abel Liluala	Archbishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo
75.7	Ceased	Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Archbishop Emeritus
64.0	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Boonlert Phromsena	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
59.1	Appointed	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland
25 Feb	95.9	Died	Klaus Dick †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Feb	50.0	Appointed	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.	Bishop of Kurnool, India
28 Feb	66.9	Appointed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France
65.4	Appointed	Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe	Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia
49.6	Appointed	Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
49.6	Appointed	Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P.	Titular Bishop of Hermiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
29 Feb	61.1	Appointed	Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F.	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
52.6	Appointed	Luisito Audal Occiano	Bishop of Virac, Philippines
76.5	Retired	Manolo Alarcon de los Santos	Bishop of Virac, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist.	Bishop of Girona, Spain

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