The Year of Our Lord 1979

Overview

See Also: Previous Year (1978) | Next Year (1980)

Bishop Events (929): January to February | March to April | May to June | July to August | September to October | November to December
Necrology (78)
Diocese Events (193): January to June | July to December

Consistory:
- 30 Jun 1979

Event	Avg Age	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Unk
Births		11	0	0	3	0	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ordained Priest	27.7	141	3	5	10	14	19	27	9	11	13	11	2	17	0
Ordained Bishop	49.1	144	7	13	12	13	36	9	7	10	10	10	6	11	0
Deaths	77.9	78	5	6	6	7	9	2	9	9	7	8	2	7	1

Ordained Priest:
- Most Common Date: (6)
  - 30 June
- Most Common Ordainer: (2 each)
  - Bishop Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao), O.F.M. †, Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
  - Bishop Antal Jakab †, Titular Bishop of Astigi
  - Archbishop Alfonso Niehues †, Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  - Bishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †, Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
  - Pope John Paul II (St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †)
Ordained Bishop:
- Most Common Date: (27)
  - 27 May
- Most Common Principal Consecrator: (29)
  - Pope John Paul II (St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †)
- Most Common Principal Co-Consecrator: (28)
  - Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India

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