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Living Bishop Events

1980 and Later

St. Jane Frances de Chantal, religious (Opt. Memorial)

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YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
198028.9Thomas Graham RoseOrdained PriestPriest of Johannesburg, South AfricaBishop of Dundee, South Africa
198141.7Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Mardin degli ArmeniBishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
26.6Bernard LongleyOrdained PriestPriest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
27.4Liro Vendelino MeurerOrdained PriestPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
198226.4José Antonio Eguren AnselmiOrdained PriestPriest of Lima, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
27.9Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela RiosOrdained PriestPriest of Asunción, ParaguayBishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
54.8Friedrich WetterInstalledArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
198342.5Pablo Jaime Galimberti di VietriAppointedBishop of San José de Mayo, UruguayBishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
198424.6Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Order of CisterciansBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.3John Joseph LeibrechtOrdained BishopBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus
198548.8Pier Luigi CelataAppointedTitular Archbishop of DocleaVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.8Pier Luigi CelataAppointedApostolic Nuncio to MaltaVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
198650.8Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B.SucceededArchbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
46.1Jean-Louis PlouffeAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
46.1Jean-Louis PlouffeAppointedTitular Bishop of LamzellaBishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
28.3Ángel Sixto Rossi, S.J.Ordained PriestPriest of Society of JesusCardinal, Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina
198726.8Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P.Ordained PriestPriest of Society of St. PaulBishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.8Galo Fernández VillasecaOrdained PriestPriest of Santiago de ChileBishop of Talca, Chile
26.3Remigius Maria Paul InchananiyilOrdained PriestPriest of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop
198828.6Jacques Léon Jean Marie HabertOrdained DeaconDeacon of Créteil, FranceBishop of Bayeux-Lisieux, France
198955.8Giovanni Battista ReAppointedSubstitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
49.4Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.AppointedBishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
199044.3Carlos José ÑáñezAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
44.3Carlos José ÑáñezAppointedTitular Bishop of LeteArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
199228.4Guillermo Martín Abanto GuzmánOrdained PriestPriest of Lima, PeruBishop Emeritus of Peru, Military
23.9Nelson Jair Cardona RamírezOrdained PriestPriest of La Dorada-Guaduas, ColombiaBishop of Pereira, Colombia
31.0Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C.Ordained PriestPriest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
34.4João José da Costa, O. Carm.Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelArchbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
28.9Aparecido Donizete de SouzaOrdained PriestPriest of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
22.1Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.Ss.R.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
50.7Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.Ordained BishopBishop of Zipaquirá, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
43.6Josef KajnekOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Aquae in DaciaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czechia
33.3Julio Esteban Larrondo YáñezOrdained PriestPriest of Santiago de ChilePrelate of Illapel, Chile
199331.6Atanasio Amisse CaniraOrdained PriestPriest of Nacala, MozambiqueBishop of Lichinga, Mozambique
60.0Andrew Aaron ChishaOrdained BishopBishop of Mansa, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
30.4Gerardo Miguel Nieves LojaOrdained PriestPriest of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalAuxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
199455.1Michael John MaloneAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Maitland, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
54.1Heinrich MussinghoffAppointedBishop of Aachen, GermanyBishop Emeritus
199527.6Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Ordained PriestPriest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
25.6Marco Antonio Merchán LadinoOrdained DeaconDeacon of Duitama-Sogamoso, ColombiaBishop of Neiva, Colombia
199625.8Mario Héctor RoblesOrdained PriestPriest of San Juan de Cuyo, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop
42.6Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela AbarcaAppointedBishop of Talca, ChileBishop Emeritus
199740.1Joaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasOrdained PriestPriest of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.1Francisco Edimilson Neves FerreiraOrdained PriestPriest of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
199847.7Stephen Jay BergOrdained DeaconDeacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USABishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
40.4Everardus Johannes de JongAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
40.4Everardus Johannes de JongAppointedTitular Bishop of CarianaAuxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
31.8Franck Henri JavaryOrdained DeaconDeacon of Nanterre, FranceBishop of Châlons, France
47.2Lucas Kalfa SanouOrdained BishopBishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso
199927.4Johannes FreitagOrdained DeaconDeacon of Graz-Seckau, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop
200056.4Edward Kenneth BraxtonAppointedBishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
57.0Martin William CurrieAppointedBishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
36.0Mario Luis Durán BerríosOrdained PriestPriest of La Paz, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop
51.8Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.AppointedBishop of Caguas, Puerto RicoBishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
56.9William Francis MaloolyAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USABishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
56.9William Francis MaloolyAppointedTitular Bishop of FlumenzerBishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
35.7Eduardo Vieira dos SantosIncardinatedDeacon of São Paulo, BrazilBishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
200162.9Josu Iriondo ZabaletaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of AltonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
64.0Geoffrey Hylton JarrettInstalledBishop of Lismore, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
58.7Dominick John LagonegroOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ModrušAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
63.9Timothy Anthony McDonnellOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of SeminaBishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
48.8Donald George SproxtonAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
48.8Donald George SproxtonAppointedTitular Bishop of TimiciAuxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
44.4Luis Antonio Gokim TagleOrdained BishopBishop of Imus, PhilippinesCardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
200262.2Ricardo Oscar FaiferOrdained BishopBishop of Goya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
58.2Robert HarrisOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TrofimianaBishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
68.3Robert Joseph HermannOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ZertaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
49.3Pedro López QuintanaAppointedTitular Archbishop of AcropolisApostolic Nuncio to Austria
200361.6Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Arabia, YemenVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
61.6Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedTitular Bishop of MaconVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
56.3Gonzalo Restrepo RestrepoAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Cali, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
56.3Gonzalo Restrepo RestrepoAppointedTitular Bishop of MunatianaArchbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
50.8Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário FerrãoAppointedCardinal, Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
50.8Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário FerrãoAppointedPatriarch of East Indies, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
66.3Victor Antonio Tamayo BetancourtAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, ColombiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.3Victor Antonio Tamayo BetancourtAppointedTitular Bishop of VoncarianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
54.2David Allen ZubikInstalledBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
200465.6Ángel Rubio CastroOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of VergiBishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
45.0Volodymyr ViytyshynSucceededBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
200539.6James Francis ChecchioAppointedRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCoadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
59.7William D’Souza, S.J.AppointedBishop of Buxar, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
52.7Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B.SucceededArchbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
58.7Fortunato Pablo Urcey, O.A.R.Ordained BishopPrelate of Chota, PeruPrelate Emeritus
200663.6John Anthony DooherOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of ThevesteAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
43.9Dodë GjergjiAppointedApostolic Administrator of Prizren, KosovoBishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo
54.6Robert Francis HennesseyOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TigiasAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
200741.5Hermenegildo José Torres AsanzaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of CentenariaBishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
200855.5Antonio ArcariAppointedApostolic Nuncio to MozambiqueApostolic Nuncio
59.5Jean-Pierre BlaisAppointedBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
51.1Pedro Mario Ossandón BuljevicOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of La ImperialBishop of Chile, Military
200962.1Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of DusaBishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
42.7Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.Ss.R.AppointedCurial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineApostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
57.6Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte, Comm. l'Emm.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of EntrevauxSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
47.3José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.AppointedBishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
59.4Mario Toso, S.D.B.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of BisarcioBishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
201047.6Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.Ordained BishopBishop of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilArchbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
41.6Xavier Novell GomàOrdained BishopBishop of Solsona, Spain
61.1Douglas RegattieriInstalledBishop of Cesena-Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
201161.7José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-MedelAppointedBishop of Callao, PeruBishop Emeritus
57.1Denis GrondinAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
57.1Denis GrondinAppointedTitular Bishop of CamplumArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
64.5Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
64.5Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M.AppointedTitular Bishop of AzuraBishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
79.3Gaudencio Borbon RosalesCeasedApostolic Administrator of Manila, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4Luis Antonio Gokim TagleInstalledArchbishop of Manila, PhilippinesCardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
201275.6Luiz Soares VieiraRetiredArchbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
69.6Paul TerrioOrdained BishopBishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus
201356.5Francis Victor BestionAppointedBishop of Tulle, FranceBishop of Blois, France
75.3Bernard Louis Marie CharrierRetiredBishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
63.2Joseph Richard KopaczAppointedBishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
76.5Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I.RetiredBishop of San Angelo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
53.9Michael James SisAppointedBishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA
201474.5Pietro Bovati, S.J.AppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionSecretary Emeritus
50.7Peter Andrew ComensoliInstalledBishop of Broken Bay, AustraliaArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia
70.8Vicente Jiménez ZamoraAppointedArchbishop of Zaragoza, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
64.6Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I.AppointedVicar Apostolic of Napo, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
64.6Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I.AppointedTitular Bishop of AbthugniVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
59.2Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of SufarPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
201548.6Luis Manuel Alí HerreraOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of IubaltianaAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
69.0Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of AmporaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
53.2Paulo Bosi Dal’BóOrdained BishopBishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
68.4Jozef De KeselInstalledArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.5Vito RalloAppointedApostolic Nuncio to MoroccoApostolic Nuncio
54.5Pedro Manuel Salamanca MantillaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Aquae in MauretaniaBishop of Facatativá, Colombia
60.1Matteo Maria ZuppiInstalledCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
201649.0Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Feradi MinusPrelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
63.9Maurice MonierAppointedPro-Dean of the Roman RotaPro-Dean Emeritus
201852.6José Eudes Campos do NascimentoAppointedBishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.0Martin William CurrieRetiredArchbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
62.5Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
62.5Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.AppointedTitular Bishop of MelziArchbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
62.2Peter Joseph HundtAppointedArchbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
51.1Carlos José de OliveiraAppointedBishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
51.3Carlos Arturo Quintero GómezAppointedBishop of Armenia, Colombia
60.3Franciszek ŚlusarczykResignedAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandPriest
60.3Franciszek ŚlusarczykResignedTitular Bishop-Elect of CilliumPriest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
201947.4Jaime Cristóbal Abril GonzálezInstalledBishop of Arauca, Colombia
55.9Stephen Ameyu Martin MullaAppointedCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
48.2Giorgio Barbetta ManzocchiAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
48.2Giorgio Barbetta ManzocchiAppointedTitular Bishop of IsolaAuxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
61.3Luis Augusto Campos FlórezAppointedBishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
52.6Moses ChikweOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of FlumenzerAuxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
62.2Segundo René Coba GalarzaAppointedBishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
54.8Donald Edward DeGroodAppointedBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
57.4Jose Alan Verdejo DialogoOrdained BishopBishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
62.2Joseph Đỗ Mạnh HùngInstalledBishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
51.8Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Ełk, PolandArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
51.8Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.AppointedTitular Bishop of NaissusArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
78.1Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.RetiredBishop of Impfondo, CongoBishop Emeritus
51.8Julius Yakubu KundiAppointedBishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
76.2Carlos Germán Mesa RuizRetiredBishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
77.9Thomas Nguyễn Văn TrâmCeasedApostolic Administrator of Phan Thiết, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
48.8Daniel Franck NzikaAppointedBishop of Impfondo, Congo
54.3Bartholomeus van RoijenOrdained BishopBishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada
51.3Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.InstalledBishop of Tarija, Bolivia
202047.0Juan Alberto Ayala RamírezOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of RusibisirAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
57.8Domenico BattagliaAppointedCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
53.3Paulo Cezar CostaInstalledCardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
60.3José Aparecido Gonçalves de AlmeidaCeasedAdministrator of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
64.3Jorge Alberto Ossa SotoAppointedApostolic Administrator of Tibú, ColombiaArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
57.2Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P.InstalledArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia
77.5Crescenzio SepeRetiredArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.7Fernando Valera SánchezOrdained BishopBishop of Zamora, Spain
54.1Artur WażnyAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, PolandBishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
54.1Artur WażnyAppointedTitular Bishop of MazacaBishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
202266.2Robert John Byrne, C.O.ResignedBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
69.3Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F.InstalledBishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
60.2Gary Anthony FrankenOrdained BishopBishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
70.9Peter John HolidayResignedBishop of Kroonstad, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
73.4Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
202359.9Mathews Pachomius Kadavil, O.I.C.ConfirmedBishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki (Syro-Malankara), India
74.6Josef KajnekResignedAuxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.3Julio Esteban Larrondo YáñezAppointedPrelate of Illapel, Chile
49.6Juan Carlos LondoñoAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
49.6Juan Carlos LondoñoAppointedTitular Bishop of BeatiaAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
52.9Gerald Mamman MusaOrdained BishopBishop of Katsina, Nigeria
202459.7José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap.Ordained BishopBishop of Huaraz, Peru
64.9Ernesto Giobando, S.J.AppointedBishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
61.1Jean TailleurAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
61.1Jean TailleurAppointedTitular Bishop of AboraAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

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