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The Year of Our Lord 1977

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown57.1Ordained PriestKarel ChytilPriestBishop
50.6ResignedJude (George Joseph) Cleary, O.S.B. †Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USAAbbot Emeritus
51.6ResignedEnzio d’AntonioBishop of Trivento, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
52.4ResignedJoão (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †Superior General of Xaverian Missionary FathersBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
56.7AppointedMiguel Maria Giambelli, B. †Apostolic Administrator of Guamá, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
Died[Tarcisius Guo Ze-qian]Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China
81.0DiedLudwig Haag, M. Afr. †Prefect Emeritus of Tukuyu, Tanzania
DiedJosef JindraBishop
59.0ResignedClément Ignace MansouratiVice President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon LawAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
52.5AppointedMiroslav Stefan MarusynVice President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon LawSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
27.5ProfessedMalcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.Member of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
24.0Ordained PriestMaurice MonierPriest of Le Puy-en-Velay, FrancePro-Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
38.0IncardinatedPaul Kazuhiro MoriPriest of Tōkyō, JapanAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
ResignedAmândio Domingues Neto, O.F.M. †Prefect of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-BissauPrefect Emeritus
61.8CeasedAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsPrelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
75.6CeasedLuigi Ricceri, S.D.B. †Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John BoscoRector Major Emeritus
61.4CeasedLouis Joseph Secondo, T.O.R. †Minister General of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceMinister General Emeritus
47.2AppointedOscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Jesi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
22.1Ordained DeaconAngelo SpinaDeacon of Boiano-Campobasso, ItalyArchbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
69.8ResignedVolodymyr Sterniuk, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Died Wang Ju-guang (Wong Juguang)Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China
1 Jan28.5Ordained PriestAloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2 Jan69.1DiedJosé de Jesús Arango Velázquez, O.F.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
48.8Ordained BishopGiulio EinaudiTitular Archbishop of Villamagna in TripolitanaApostolic Nuncio
3 Jan42.1AppointedGrégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. †Apostolic Exarch of France (Armenian)Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
42.1AppointedGrégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. †Titular Bishop of Amida degli ArmeniPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
55.7AppointedArturo Salazar Mejía, O.A.R. †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
4 Jan BornEloy Ricardo Domínguez MartínezAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
56.9DiedVasco SéirécovBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
40.7AppointedEdgardo Gabriel StorniAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
40.7AppointedEdgardo Gabriel StorniTitular Bishop of CroaeArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
6 Jan60.4AppointedFiorenzo AngeliniAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
7 Jan74.6DiedHenri-Louis-Toussaint VionBishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
8 Jan44.3Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste Maria CisséBishop of Sikasso, Mali
25.9Ordained PriestHéctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R.Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsVicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia
9 Jan27.5Ordained PriestEsmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del PradoPriest of Istituto del PradoBishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.8Ordained BishopAlfons DemmingTitular Bishop of GordusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
54.6Ordained BishopArmando FrancoBishop of Melfi e Rapolla, ItalyBishop of Oria, Italy
65.2Ordained BishopWilhelm WösteTitular Bishop of ThignicaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
11 Jan74.5RetiredFranciscus Xaverius Eikichi TanakaBishop of Takamatsu, JapanBishop Emeritus
12 Jan92.2DiedJames Edward KearneyBishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
13 Jan31.9Ordained PriestRamzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoPriest of Teheran (Chaldean), IranArchbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
15 Jan89.4RetiredRaffaele CampelliBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus
28.1Ordained PriestRobert Daniel ConlonPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
58.6AppointedCostanzo MicciBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop of Fano, Italy
52.4AppointedGiuseppe (Josip) UhacApostolic Pro-Nuncio to GabonSecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
16 Jan51.9Ordained BishopBernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MutugennaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
17 Jan57.3DiedJosé Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
48.3AppointedJames Steven RauschBishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
20 Jan22.6ProfessedSeverino Clasen, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
21 Jan BornArjan Dodaj, F.D.C.Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
25.7Perpetual VowsRyszard Szmydki, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization
22 Jan72.6DiedFranco CostaBishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
56.2Ordained BishopPatrick Laurence MurphyTitular Bishop of Aquae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia
23 Jan29.4Ordained PriestAugustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Leribe, Lesotho
30.0Ordained PriestVincent KympatPriest of Shillong, IndiaBishop of Jowai, India
21.0ProfessedLuiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.Member of Congregation of the PassionBishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
24 Jan55.2AppointedAdolfo GerstnerBishop of Concordia, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
26.3Perpetual VowsTarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25 Jan50.1Ordained BishopPaul Vincent DudleyTitular Bishop of UrsonaBishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
39.6Ordained BishopJohn Francis KinneyTitular Bishop of CaprulaeBishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
43.7AppointedJoão Oneres MarchioriBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
68.8InstalledJosé de Jesús Tirado PedrazaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
26 Jan BornDavide Carraro, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Oran, Algeria
86.9DiedSalvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
27 Jan47.6AppointedBernard HubertCoadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, CanadaBishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
30 Jan58.9Ordained BishopCyriaque Siméon ObambaBishop of Mouila, GabonBishop Emeritus
31 Jan77.8RetiredAlberto CarinciArchbishop of Boiano-Campobasso, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
51.7SucceededEnzio d’AntonioArchbishop of Boiano-Campobasso, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
26.5Ordained PriestFabio Martínez CastillaPriest of Yucatán, MéxicoArchbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
79.0DiedGiacomo PalombellaArchbishop Emeritus of Matera, Italy
47.1AppointedOriano QuiliciApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic ofApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
Feb56.0ResignedRedento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. †Prelate of Chuquibamba, PeruPrelate Emeritus
1 Feb38.2AppointedHoward James HubbardBishop of Albany, New York, USABishop Emeritus
2 Feb22.1ProfessedJaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P.Member of Poveri Servi della Divina ProvvidenzaBishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
51.1Ordained BishopLélis Lara, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.2ProfessedJosé Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Feb75.7ResignedLuis Chávez y GonzálezArchbishop of San Salvador, El SalvadorArchbishop Emeritus
41.9AppointedTobias Wunganayi ChiginyaBishop of Gwelo, ZimbabweBishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
53.9ResignedEurico Dias NogueiraBishop of Sá da Bandeira, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
51.9AppointedAlexandre do NascimentoArchbishop of Lubango, AngolaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
55.4AppointedManuel Franklin da CostaArchbishop of Huambo, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola
66.4ResignedAloysius Haene, S.M.B. †Bishop of Gwelo, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus
46.8AppointedJoseph Kyeong Kap-ryongAuxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
46.8AppointedJoseph Kyeong Kap-ryongTitular Bishop of BuffadaBishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
75.4RetiredMichel Olçomendy, M.E.P. †Archbishop of SingaporeArchbishop Emeritus
48.8AppointedJosé Próspero da Ascensão PuatyBishop of Lwena, AngolaBishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedPedro Marcos Ribeiro da CostaBishop of Henrique de Carvalho, AngolaBishop Emeritus of Saurimo, Angola
59.4AppointedSt. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldamezArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
53.4AppointedEugénio SalessuBishop of Malanje, AngolaBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedHenricus Joachim Hubertus Winkelmolen, C.S.Sp. †Apostolic Administrator of Same, TanzaniaPrefect Emeritus of Same, Tanzania
55.3ResignedHenricus Joachim Hubertus Winkelmolen, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Same, TanzaniaPrefect Emeritus
51.7AppointedGregory Yong Sooi NgeanArchbishop of SingaporeArchbishop Emeritus
5 Feb76.9ResignedEliseu Maria Coroli, B. †Prelate of Guamá, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
6 Feb64.4InstalledFrancis James HarrisonBishop of Syracuse, New York, USABishop Emeritus
72.7DiedCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
8 Feb28.6Ordained PriestDominic LumonPriest of Kohima, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Imphal, India
9 Feb76.1RetiredFilippo AglialoroAuxiliary Bishop of Palermo, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb42.2Ordained BishopGrégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. †Titular Bishop of Amida degli ArmeniPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
51.2Ordained BishopAntónio José RafaelTitular Bishop of BuduaBishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
14 Feb63.1InstalledJoseph Elias TawilEparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USAEparch Emeritus
15 Feb47.0AppointedRobert Edward MulveeAuxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USABishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
47.0AppointedRobert Edward MulveeTitular Bishop of SummaBishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
16 Feb46.6AppointedÉmile Marcus, P.S.S.Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
46.6AppointedÉmile Marcus, P.S.S.Titular Bishop of Tres TabernaeArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
74.9RetiredJoseph Thomas McGuckenArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedJohn Raphael QuinnArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus
42.9AppointedWilliam Stephen SkylstadBishop of Yakima, Washington, USABishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
19 Feb71.1ResignedJosé Bascuñana y LópezBishop of Solsona, SpainBishop Emeritus
46.2Ordained BishopManuel Duran MorenoTitular Bishop of TamagristaBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
60.1AppointedJoão Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. †Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.8Ordained BishopThaddeus Anthony ShubsdaTitular Bishop of TraguriumBishop of Monterey in California, USA
20 Feb45.6Ordained BishopThomas FlynnBishop of Achonry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
57.6Ordained BishopSeverinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
22 Feb52.4AppointedGiovanni LocatelliBishop of Rimini, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy
52.4AppointedGiovanni LocatelliBishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy
59.5InstalledSt. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldamezArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
24 Feb55.4AppointedPaulos TzaduaArchbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), EthiopiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
72.8RetiredAsrate Mariam YemmeruArchbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), EthiopiaArchbishop Emeritus
26 Feb32.2IncardinatedMathew ArackalPriest of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
36.4AppointedJean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I.Bishop of Pala, ChadBishop Emeritus
39.5AppointedHieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Pontianak, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
57.9AppointedPaulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. †Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India
54.2AppointedAbraham D. Mattam, C.V. †Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
43.7AppointedGratian Mundadan, C.M.I.Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
58.0DiedBernard Oguki-AtakpahBishop Emeritus of Atakpamé, Togo
63.9AppointedJanuarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †Bishop of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedJohn Perumattam, M.S.T. †Bishop of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedSimon Ignatius PimentaCoadjutor Archbishop of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedSimon Ignatius PimentaTitular Archbishop of BocconiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
73.1RetiredMatthew PothanamuzhiBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedJoseph PowathilBishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
40.4AppointedGeorge PunnakottilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedJonas Thaliath, C.M.I. †Bishop of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar), India
67.8AppointedClement Thottungal, C.M.I. †Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
27 Feb52.7Ordained BishopColin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. †Bishop of Ngong, KenyaBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained DeaconMarek SzkudłoDeacon of Katowice, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
28 Feb42.9AppointedMario Joseph ContiBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
55.5AppointedJames Joseph DalyAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.5AppointedJames Joseph DalyTitular Bishop of Castra NovaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
50.5AppointedJavier Osés FlamariqueBishop of Huesca, SpainBishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedGerald Augustine John RyanAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
53.5AppointedGerald Augustine John RyanTitular Bishop of MunatianaAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
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