The Year of Our Lord 2024

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 44.4 Installed Maksym Ryabukha, S.D.B. Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine

1 Nov 45.3 Appointed Fredrik Hansen Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

Appointed Albert A. Kenney Administrator of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

51.1 Ordained Bishop Maksimus Regus Bishop of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

3 Nov 64.1 Installed Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia

4 Nov 56.7 Appointed Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

63.6 Appointed Jeffrey Scott Grob Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

75.6 Retired Jerome Edward Listecki Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Archbishop Emeritus

74.7 Retired Kazimierz Nycz Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Antony Pappusamy Archbishop of Madurai, India Archbishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Antonysamy Savarimuthu Apostolic Administrator of Madurai, India Bishop of Palayamkottai, India

5 Nov 70.5 Appointed Francisco Carlos Bach Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

61.5 Appointed Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

46.9 Appointed Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

46.9 Appointed Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald Titular Bishop of Cediae Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

6 Nov 56.8 Appointed Arturo Javier García Pérez Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

56.8 Appointed Arturo Javier García Pérez Titular Bishop of Tamazeni Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain

55.1 Appointed Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

55.1 Appointed Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. Titular Bishop of Cleopatris Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

70.9 Died Pablo León Hakimian † Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

86.7 Died Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

58.3 Appointed Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

58.3 Appointed Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas Titular Bishop of Pertusa Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain

56.6 Ordained Bishop Dennis Edward Spies Titular Bishop of Cenculiana Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA

7 Nov 53.6 Appointed Erwin José Aserios Balagapo Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

96.5 Died Louis Edward Gelineau † Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

8 Nov 57.7 Appointed Josivaldo José Bezerra Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

57.7 Appointed Josivaldo José Bezerra Titular Bishop of Patara Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

49.3 Appointed Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA Bishop-Elect

61.4 Appointed Nereudo Freire Henrique Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

61.4 Appointed Nereudo Freire Henrique Titular Bishop of Mopta Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

55.6 Appointed Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

55.6 Appointed Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J. Titular Bishop of Mauriana Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia

51.8 Appointed Thinh Xuan Nguyen Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

51.8 Appointed Thinh Xuan Nguyen Titular Bishop of Madaurus Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia

9 Nov 91.2 Died Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré † Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

54.6 Appointed Thomas D’Souza Bishop of Vasai, India Bishop-Elect

93.2 Died James Patrick Keleher † Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

51.2 Appointed Anthony Das Pilli Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore, India Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

58.5 Appointed Ambrose Pitchaimuthu Bishop of Vellore, India Bishop-Elect

51.7 Ordained Bishop Mario Andrés Salas Becerra, O. de M. Titular Bishop of Ita Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile

61.2 Appointed Paul Simick Bishop of Bagdogra, India

10 Nov 57.2 Ordained Bishop Dennis Kuruppassery Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur, India

48.4 Appointed Antony Prince Panengaden Archiepiscopal Administrator of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India

48.4 Installed Antony Prince Panengaden Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India

11 Nov 69.9 Appointed Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand Bishop-Elect

12 Nov 80.1 Died Bronisław Bernacki † Bishop Emeritus of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine

13 Nov 87.2 Died Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

14 Nov 55.8 Appointed Andreas Geßmann Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

55.8 Appointed Andreas Geßmann Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Essen, Germany

76.4 Retired Wilhelm Zimmermann Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 48.0 Appointed Étienne Guillet Bishop of Saint-Denis, France Bishop-Elect

45.9 Appointed Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia

16 Nov 86.3 Died John Franklin Meldon Hine † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

58.0 Ordained Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u Bishop of Embu, Kenya

61.4 Ceased Anthony Muheria Apostolic Administrator of Embu, Kenya Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

53.9 Installed Wojciech Tomasz Osial Bishop of Łowicz, Poland

85.4 Installed Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez Cardinal-Priest of San Gaetano Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela

17 Nov 61.6 Ordained Bishop Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic

The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.

21 Nov 55.5 Installed Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines

62.0 Ceased Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara Apostolic Administrator of San Pablo, Philippines Bishop of Pasig, Philippines

23 Nov 63.7 Ceased Rrok Gjonlleshaj Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro

52.4 Ordained Bishop Jean Baptiste Valter Manga Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop-Elect

58.9 Ordained Bishop Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Bishop-Elect

24 Nov 51.2 Ordained Bishop George Jacob Koovakad Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei Official of the Secretariat of State

28 Nov 59.6 Installed Alain Faubert Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

51.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vũ Công Viện Titular Bishop of Zama Major Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

29 Nov 53.8 Ordained Bishop Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano Titular Bishop of Gegi Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México

30 Nov 54.6 Ordained Bishop Xabier Gómez García, O.P. Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain Bishop-Elect

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	44.4	Installed	Maksym Ryabukha, S.D.B.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Nov	45.3	Appointed	Fredrik Hansen	Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
	Appointed	Albert A. Kenney	Administrator of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Maksimus Regus	Bishop of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
3 Nov	64.1	Installed	Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan	Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia
4 Nov	56.7	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
63.6	Appointed	Jeffrey Scott Grob	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
75.6	Retired	Jerome Edward Listecki	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
74.7	Retired	Kazimierz Nycz	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Antony Pappusamy	Archbishop of Madurai, India	Archbishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Antonysamy Savarimuthu	Apostolic Administrator of Madurai, India	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India
5 Nov	70.5	Appointed	Francisco Carlos Bach	Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
61.5	Appointed	Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.	Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.9	Appointed	Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
46.9	Appointed	Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
6 Nov	56.8	Appointed	Arturo Javier García Pérez	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
56.8	Appointed	Arturo Javier García Pérez	Titular Bishop of Tamazeni	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
55.1	Appointed	Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
55.1	Appointed	Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Cleopatris	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
70.9	Died	Pablo León Hakimian †	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
86.7	Died	Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.3	Appointed	Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
58.3	Appointed	Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Dennis Edward Spies	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA
7 Nov	53.6	Appointed	Erwin José Aserios Balagapo	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
96.5	Died	Louis Edward Gelineau †	Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
8 Nov	57.7	Appointed	Josivaldo José Bezerra	Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
57.7	Appointed	Josivaldo José Bezerra	Titular Bishop of Patara	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
49.3	Appointed	Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych	Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Bishop-Elect
61.4	Appointed	Nereudo Freire Henrique	Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
61.4	Appointed	Nereudo Freire Henrique	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
55.6	Appointed	Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
55.6	Appointed	Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J.	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia
51.8	Appointed	Thinh Xuan Nguyen	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
51.8	Appointed	Thinh Xuan Nguyen	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia
9 Nov	91.2	Died	Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
54.6	Appointed	Thomas D’Souza	Bishop of Vasai, India	Bishop-Elect
93.2	Died	James Patrick Keleher †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
51.2	Appointed	Anthony Das Pilli	Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore, India	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
58.5	Appointed	Ambrose Pitchaimuthu	Bishop of Vellore, India	Bishop-Elect
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Andrés Salas Becerra, O. de M.	Titular Bishop of Ita	Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
61.2	Appointed	Paul Simick	Bishop of Bagdogra, India
10 Nov	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Dennis Kuruppassery	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur, India
48.4	Appointed	Antony Prince Panengaden	Archiepiscopal Administrator of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
48.4	Installed	Antony Prince Panengaden	Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
11 Nov	69.9	Appointed	Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Bishop-Elect
12 Nov	80.1	Died	Bronisław Bernacki †	Bishop Emeritus of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
13 Nov	87.2	Died	Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
14 Nov	55.8	Appointed	Andreas Geßmann	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
55.8	Appointed	Andreas Geßmann	Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Essen, Germany
76.4	Retired	Wilhelm Zimmermann	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	48.0	Appointed	Étienne Guillet	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France	Bishop-Elect
45.9	Appointed	Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
16 Nov	86.3	Died	John Franklin Meldon Hine †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kimani Ndung’u	Bishop of Embu, Kenya
61.4	Ceased	Anthony Muheria	Apostolic Administrator of Embu, Kenya	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
53.9	Installed	Wojciech Tomasz Osial	Bishop of Łowicz, Poland
85.4	Installed	Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez	Cardinal-Priest of San Gaetano	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela
17 Nov	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
21 Nov	55.5	Installed	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit	Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines
62.0	Ceased	Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara	Apostolic Administrator of San Pablo, Philippines	Bishop of Pasig, Philippines
23 Nov	63.7	Ceased	Rrok Gjonlleshaj	Apostolic Administrator of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean Baptiste Valter Manga	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop-Elect
58.9	Ordained Bishop	Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop-Elect
24 Nov	51.2	Ordained Bishop	George Jacob Koovakad	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei	Official of the Secretariat of State
28 Nov	59.6	Installed	Alain Faubert	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vũ Công Viện	Titular Bishop of Zama Major	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
29 Nov	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
30 Nov	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Xabier Gómez García, O.P.	Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain	Bishop-Elect

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