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St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor (Memorial)

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YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
1937 Paolo De NicolòBornOfficial Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
1947 Romualdo Matias KujawskiBornBishop Emeritus of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
1951 Rogelio Cabrera LópezBornArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
1956 Denis Chidi IsizohBornBishop of Aguleri, Nigeria
Vincent de Paul Kwanga NjubuBornBishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1960 Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.BornCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1962 William Ernesto Iraheta RiveraBornBishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
1969 Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e SilvaBornBishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C.BornBishop of Tarma, Peru
197027.3Gregorio Rosa ChávezOrdained PriestPriest of San Miguel, El SalvadorCardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
197126.6Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
25.5Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.Ordained PriestPriest of Congregation of the Sacred StigmataBishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
197438.0Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.AppointedBishop of Berhampur, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Balasore, India
197726.3Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.Perpetual VowsMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
197920.7Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
198123.9José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.EnteredMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
27.3Alberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.Ordained PriestPriest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
42.5Thomas Emmanuel SavundaranayagamAppointedBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
198224.9José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.First VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
46.0Egon KapellariOrdained BishopBishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
24.3Ryszard KasynaOrdained PriestPriest of Gdańsk, PolandBishop of Pelplin, Poland
26.1Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B.Perpetual VowsMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Saitama, Japan
39.3Thaddée NtihinyurwaOrdained BishopBishop of Cyangugu, RwandaArchbishop Emeritus of Kigali, Rwanda
198644.1Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.AppointedVicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.1Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.AppointedTitular Bishop of TubyzaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
53.2Denis Croteau, O.M.I.AppointedBishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, CanadaBishop Emeritus
50.5Władysław ZiółekAppointedBishop of Łódź, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
198754.8Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
198825.1Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.Ordained PriestPriest of Society of the Catholic ApostolateArchbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
19.7Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.ProfessedMember of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
27.3Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.Ordained PriestPriest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.5Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
27.2Joseph Vũ Văn ThiênOrdained PriestPriest of Hải Phòng, Viet NamArchbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
198945.6Francesco MiccichéOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ChusiraBishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
199144.4Carlos José ÑáñezOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of LeteArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
199246.2Vincent Gerard NicholsOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of OthonaCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
199358.0Paul IbyOrdained BishopBishop of Eisenstadt, AustriaBishop Emeritus
199420.3Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.EnteredMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
199553.4Gerald Frederick KicanasAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
53.4Gerald Frederick KicanasAppointedTitular Bishop of BelaBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
199649.7Joseph Francis MartinoAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
49.7Joseph Francis MartinoAppointedTitular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
199753.2Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R.AppointedCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.2Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R.AppointedTitular Bishop of SinnipsaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
62.3Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.AppointedVicar Apostolic of Machiques, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.3Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.AppointedTitular Bishop of Lari CastellumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
50.6Simon NtamwanaAppointedArchbishop of Gitega, BurundiArchbishop Emeritus
55.8Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.AppointedBishop of Naha, JapanBishop Emeritus
48.7Paul Yemboaro OuédraogoAppointedBishop of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina FasoArchbishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
40.7Jan OzgaAppointedBishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon
199838.6Alfred Adewale MartinsOrdained BishopBishop of Abeokuta, NigeriaArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
54.6Francesco MiccichéAppointedBishop of Trapani, ItalyBishop Emeritus
200255.3James Matthew WingleInstalledBishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
200346.0Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
46.0Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.AppointedTitular Bishop of OescusArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
58.8Alan Stephen HopesOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of CuncacestreBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
60.2Francis Joseph KaneAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.2Francis Joseph KaneAppointedTitular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in MichiganAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
47.8Bernard LongleyOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ZarnaArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
50.4Thomas John Joseph PaprockiAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
50.4Thomas John Joseph PaprockiAppointedTitular Bishop of VulturariaBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
200451.0Renato BoccardoOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of AquipendiumArchbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy
48.7László Kiss-RigóAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, HungaryBishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
48.7László Kiss-RigóAppointedTitular Bishop of PudentianaBishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
60.6Bosco Lin Chi-nanAppointedBishop of Tainan, TaiwanBishop Emeritus
66.2Carlo LiberatiInstalledPrelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, ItalyPrelate Emeritus
76.1Vincenzo RimedioRetiredBishop of Lamezia Terme, ItalyBishop Emeritus
66.5Victor Antonio Tamayo BetancourtOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of VoncarianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
43.6György UdvardyAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, HungaryArchbishop of Veszprém, Hungary
43.6György UdvardyAppointedTitular Bishop of MarazanaeArchbishop of Veszprém, Hungary
200547.3Ryszard KasynaAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, PolandBishop of Pelplin, Poland
47.3Ryszard KasynaAppointedTitular Bishop of DicesBishop of Pelplin, Poland
200648.5Nicola GirasoliAppointedTitular Archbishop of Egnazia AppulaApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
48.5Nicola GirasoliAppointedApostolic Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
48.5Nicola GirasoliAppointedApostolic Nuncio to MalawiApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
200855.4Thomas Chung An-zuAppointedBishop of Kiayi, TaiwanArchbishop of Taipei, Taiwan
48.2James Vann Johnston, Jr.AppointedBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USABishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
77.4John Joseph LeibrechtRetiredBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus
200953.5William Amove AvenyaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Thucca in MauretaniaBishop of Gboko, Nigeria
62.2Luis Alberto Fernández AlaraAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Rafaela, Argentina
62.2Luis Alberto Fernández AlaraAppointedTitular Bishop of CarpiBishop Emeritus of Rafaela, Argentina
63.0Robert Eric GuglielmoneAppointedBishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USABishop Emeritus
35.9Stanislaus Min KoIncardinatedPriest of Hpa-an, MyanmarCoadjutor Bishop
57.8Justin Saw Min ThideAppointedBishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar
32.3Raymond Wai Lin HtunIncardinatedPriest of Hpa-an, MyanmarAuxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
201060.1Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.Ordained BishopBishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.1Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Gummi in ProconsulariVicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia
67.1Anton Stres, C.M.InstalledArchbishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaArchbishop Emeritus
201176.8William Stephen SkylstadAppointedApostolic Administrator of Baker, Oregon, USABishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
43.3Mate UzinićAppointedBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaArchbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
59.7Robert Francis VasaAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop
201252.6Hervé GaschignardAppointedBishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
201464.3Gabriel ’Leke AbegunrinInstalledArchbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
53.9Habib Hormiz Jajou Al NawfaliOrdained BishopArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
60.8Myron Joseph CottaAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USABishop of Stockton, California, USA
60.8Myron Joseph CottaAppointedTitular Bishop of MuteciBishop of Stockton, California, USA
66.4Ronald William GainerAppointedBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
46.9Herwig GösslAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, GermanyArchbishop
46.9Herwig GösslAppointedTitular Bishop of BaleciumArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
64.5Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P.Ordained BishopArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
41.3Saad SiropOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of HirtaApostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
201556.7Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira DiasInstalledArchbishop of Luanda, Angola
78.2Hernán Giraldo JaramilloCeasedApostolic Administrator of Magangué, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
51.4Célestin HakizimanaOrdained BishopBishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
47.2Ariel Lascarro TapiaInstalledBishop of Magangué, Colombia
51.4Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedBishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
76.4Valter ŽupanRetiredBishop of Krk (Veglia), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
201657.0Karel Marinus ChoennieOrdained BishopBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
73.2Paulo Antônio de ContoCeasedApostolic Administrator of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
67.6Roberto FilippiniInstalledBishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.2Corrado SanguinetiInstalledBishop of Pavia, Italy
52.4Rodolfo Luís WeberInstalledArchbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
201745.4Michael Miabesue BibiAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, CameroonBishop of Buéa, Cameroon
45.4Michael Miabesue BibiAppointedTitular Bishop of AmudarsaBishop of Buéa, Cameroon
202076.1Leonardo SandriConfirmedVice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
66.0Tomo VukšićAppointedApostolic Administrator of Bosnia and Herzegovina, MilitaryArchbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
202157.0Stephen Ameyu Martin MullaCeasedApostolic Administrator of Wau, South SudanCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
48.7Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I.Ordained BishopBishop of Wau, South Sudan
52.5Gergely KovácsInstalledApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
79.8Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Eshowe, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
202356.7Miguel Ángel Espinoza GarzaOrdained BishopCoadjutor Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
202551.4George Jacob KoovakadAppointedCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
202662.9Josef GrünwidlOrdained BishopArchbishop of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaArchbishop-Elect

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