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The Year of Our Lord 1984

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown63.3AppointedJosé (Joseph) Bulber, O.M.I. †Administrator of Pilcomayo, ParaguayPriest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
16.4EnteredGiovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.Member of Missionary Society of St. PaulPrelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
66.2CeasedJosé d’Angelo NetoApostolic Administrator of Campanha, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
66.7Confirmed[Bernardin Dong Guang-qing], O.F.M. †Archbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
39.7ProfessedRené-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †Priest of Congregation of Jesus and MaryBishop of Porto Novo, Benin
36.3IncardinatedKevin Joseph FarrellPriest of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
73.7ResignedAchille Marie Joseph GlorieuxApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestVincent Guo XijinPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
25.9IncardinatedRaphy ManjalyPriest of Agra, IndiaArchbishop
71.5ResignedGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Vicar General of Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
51.9AppointedGian Vincenzo MoreniApostolic Nuncio to TanzaniaApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
37.3IncardinatedJosé Francisco OliverosPriest of Gumaca, PhilippinesBishop of Malolos, Philippines
43.2AppointedDomenico PadovanoAuxiliary Bishop of Bitonto, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
56.6AppointedPierfranco PastoreSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Social CommunicationsSecretary Emeritus
43.7AppointedLawrence M. PurcellRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeRector Emeritus
74.0DiedSaba de Rocco, C.R.S. †Superior General Emeritus of Clerks Regular of Somasca
38.2Selected[Bernard Tissier de Mallerais], S.S.P.X.Secretary General of [Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)]Bishop
53.6CeasedAdélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P.Superior General of Poveri Servi della Divina ProvvidenzaBishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
54.7ResignedLeo Joseph WhitePrefect of Garissa, KenyaPrefect Emeritus
81.0Ordained BishopJoseph Zhu YousanCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
1 Jan72.1DiedAlmir Marques FerreiraBishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
34.4Solemn VowsWasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M.Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
4 Jan30.3EnteredSylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateAuxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
75.8DiedPolicarpo da Costa VazBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
52.8InstalledWilliam Henry KeelerBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
60.0ResignedHovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di VeneziaApostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
6 Jan49.0Ordained BishopEugenio BininiBishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
47.8InstalledAlejandro Jiménez LafebleBishop of Valdivia, ChileBishop Emeritus
56.9Ordained BishopPaul Kim Tchang-ryeolBishop of Cheju, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
44.6Ordained BishopMathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †Bishop of Diphu, India
42.7Ordained BishopErnest Kombo, S.J. †Bishop of Nkayi, CongoBishop of Owando, Congo
51.9Ordained BishopNicolas OkiohBishop of Natitingou, BeninBishop Emeritus
61.2Ordained BishopDomenico PecileBishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
39.4Ordained BishopPolycarp PengoBishop of Nachingwea, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
45.8Ordained BishopPaolo RomeoTitular Archbishop of VulturiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
55.6Ordained BishopJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of SilliCardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
23.8ProfessedJoseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
7 Jan60.3AppointedMoisés Julio BlanchoudArchbishop of Salta, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
47.2Ordained BishopGonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of ThemisoniumBishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
76.1RetiredCarlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Salta, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
59.4AppointedHéctor Gabino RomeroBishop of Rafaela, Argentina
29.0Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste TiamaPriestBishop of Mopti, Mali
8 Jan48.2Ordained BishopStefan MoskwaTitular Bishop of Giru MonsAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
27.6Ordained PriestPatrick Taval, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
9 Jan62.0ResignedPaolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. †Bishop of Faisalabad, PakistanBishop Emeritus
86.6DiedAugustin Arce MostajoBishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
51.1AppointedJohn JosephBishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
49.4AppointedRobin Walsh Leamy, S.M. †Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus
64.0AppointedAdrian Mung’anduArchbishop of Lusaka, ZambiaArchbishop Emeritus
45.8AppointedMogale Paul NkhumisheBishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa
10 Jan50.8AppointedZygmunt KamińskiCoadjutor Bishop of Płock, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
11 Jan39.5Ordained BishopRobert James CarlsonTitular Bishop of AvioccalaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
57.3SucceededEduardo KoaikBishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedBernard Francis LawArchbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USACardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
72.5ResignedAniger de Francisco de Maria MelilloBishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
12 Jan57.0InstalledAdolfo Antonio Suárez RiveraArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.2Ordained BishopDiosdado Aenlle TalamayanTitular Bishop of GirusArchbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
14 Jan83.9DiedGarabed AmadouniApostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Armenian)
60.5Ordained BishopJoseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of Turres ConcordiaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
28.1Ordained PriestEnrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Maracay, Venezuela
16 Jan45.9AppointedWilliam John BrennanBishop of Wagga Wagga, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
18 Jan67.5DiedEphrem BédéBishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt
61.3AppointedRosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
48.1InstalledLeonardo Zamora Legaspi, O.P. †Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
71.1Ordained BishopOdoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. †Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
53.3InstalledDaniel Leo RyanBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
68.6Ordained BishopAnthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
19 Jan53.8AppointedJulián Herranz CasadoSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
20 JanDied[John Li Sheng-xue]Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
81.5DiedFrancisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. †Prelate Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
21 Jan44.1AppointedFernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
44.1AppointedFernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of UlciniumBishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31.7Ordained PriestDirceu VeginiPriest of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilBishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
22 Jan98.6DiedMikiel GonziArchbishop Emeritus of Malta
23 Jan64.5InstalledGérard DionneBishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
46.4AppointedGeoffrey James RobinsonAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.4AppointedGeoffrey James RobinsonTitular Bishop of RusucaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
24 Jan74.5RetiredJoseph Bernard BruniniBishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus
63.9DiedVicente Faustino ZazpeArchbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
25 Jan23.3ProfessedEugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.Member of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop-Elect of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.9DiedGeorge Avis FulcherBishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
53.8Ordained BishopAdam Joseph MaidaBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
66.7Ordained BishopJames Xie ShiguangBishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
26 Jan58.2AppointedFranz Xaver EderCoadjutor Bishop of Passau, GermanyBishop Emeritus
64.0AppointedJohn Joseph O’ConnorCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
27 Jan61.7AppointedAntun BogetićBishop of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
63.9DiedEmil John MihalikBishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
75.9RetiredDragutin NežicBishop of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedLuis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B.Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, HondurasBishop Emeritus
28 Jan48.5Ordained BishopLuis Morgan (Aloysius) CaseyTitular Bishop of MibiarcaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
75.0RetiredSalvador Quezada LimónBishop of Aguascalientes, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
29 Jan43.6Ordained BishopMichael SmithTitular Bishop of LegesBishop Emeritus of Meath, Ireland
30 Jan52.6InstalledRichard Charles Patrick HanifenBishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus
71.8ResignedJoseph ParecattilArchbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Feb59.7AppointedJorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
43.2AppointedPaul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Garissa, KenyaBishop Emeritus
47.4AppointedHerbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. †Bishop of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedAnton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. †Bishop of Atambua, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
DiedJohn P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Jinan [Tsinan], China
75.7RetiredJohn Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †Bishop of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
74.4RetiredTheodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. †Bishop of Atambua, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
4 Feb60.2AppointedCarlo CurisApostolic Pro-Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
60.2AppointedCarlo CurisApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
5 Feb77.4DiedJohn Boerkamp, M.H.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Jammu and Kashmir, India
69.8DiedEdward RapalloBishop of Gibraltar
49.5Ordained BishopYousif ThomasArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
6 Feb43.3AppointedYoussef Ibrahim SarrafBishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt
10 Feb22.2ProfessedCharles Morerod, O.P.Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
52.5Ordained BishopEdward Joseph O’DonnellTitular Bishop of BritoniaBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
88.5DiedAlexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bangueolo, Zambia
43.7Ordained BishopJames Terry Steib, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of FallabaBishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
11 Feb73.2ResignedGiuseppe BonfigioliArchbishop of Cagliari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
45.9Ordained BishopRodrigo Orlando Cabrera CuéllarBishop of Santiago de María, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestMark DaviesPriest of Salford, England, Great BritainBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
54.2AppointedPaul Fouad Naïm TabetApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Belize, AntillesApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
12 Feb67.6DiedStefan BarełaBishop of Częstochowa, Poland
13 Feb75.6RetiredAlphonse-Gérard BannwarthBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), FranceBishop Emeritus
60.5DiedPeter Hoang Min SyengBishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
71.9DiedLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
14 Feb58.9AppointedRaymond Conway BenjaminBishop of Townsville, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
15 Feb79.3RetiredJosé Newton de Almeida BaptistaArchbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
77.2RetiredManuel Pedro da Cunha CintraBishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
67.9SucceededJosé Fernandes VelosoBishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
58.3AppointedJosé Freire FalcãoArchbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21.3ProfessedAurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
16 Feb51.3AppointedDaniel Camille Victor Marie LabilleBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), FranceBishop Emeritus of Créteil, France
17 Feb24.6ProfessedMark Stuart Edwards, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
93.9DiedPaul Clarence SchulteArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
18 Feb47.6AppointedPiotr KrupaAuxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pelplin, Poland
47.6AppointedPiotr KrupaTitular Bishop of Aquae Albae in ByzacenaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pelplin, Poland
19 Feb38.2Ordained BishopAnthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of Muzuca in ByzacenaArchbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
20 Feb71.1DiedAlfred Matthew Stemper, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
22 Feb55.3AppointedGiovanni Francesco PalaBishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
23 Feb60.7InstalledDaniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USAArchbishop Emeritus
93.6DiedLouis Joseph ReicherBishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
77.1DiedPaul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
24 Feb79.9Ordained BishopJoseph Meng Zi Wen (Meng Jieren; Mong Zi Wen)Bishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
46.9DiedAnthony ThannikotAuxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
25 Feb36.4Ordained PriestUlrich BoomPriest of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
30.1ProfessedVital Chitolina, S.C.I.Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
53.5Ordained BishopThadeu Gomes CanellasTitular Bishop of Iunca in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
26 Feb26.1Ordained PriestGabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop of Lubango, Angola
59.8Ordained BishopMatthew ShijaBishop of Kahama, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
27 Feb52.3AppointedLouis Jean DufauxAuxiliary Bishop of Marseille, FranceBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
52.3AppointedLouis Jean DufauxTitular Bishop of AcciaBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
66.1Ordained BishopBasil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich)Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
28 Feb74.1DiedCornelius ChitsuloBishop of Dedza, Malawi
70.2AppointedJuan José IriarteArchbishop of Resistencia, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
76.0RetiredJosé Agustín MarozziBishop of Resistencia, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
72.3DiedPierre SamainAuxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
29 Feb46.3InstalledRobert Mikhail MoskalBishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USABishop Emeritus
56.7AppointedFelipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
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