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The Year of Our Lord 1985

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Nov56.1Ordained PriestMatthew Cao XiangdePriest of Shanghai [Shanghai], ChinaBishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
1 Nov45.1Ordained BishopAgostino MarchettoTitular Archbishop of AstigiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
24.1Solemn VowsLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Member of Order of St. AugustineUnder Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
61.1DiedStanislaw Adam SygnetAuxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
38.8Ordained BishopGregory Taik MaungTitular Bishop of BocconiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
71.8DiedGabriel UkecBishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
3 Nov66.3DiedAlquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. †Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
23.6Perpetual VowsIbrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
58.2Ordained BishopGaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), FranceBishop Emeritus
5 Nov76.4RetiredGuido Maria CasulloBishop of Cândido Mendes, BrazilBishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedJoseph PowathilArchbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
43.4AppointedNorberto Rivera CarreraBishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
46.7AppointedAlberto Suárez IndaBishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
47.5AppointedWalmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. †Bishop of Cândido Mendes, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
7 Nov58.7AppointedLudwig AverkampCoadjutor Bishop of Osnabrück, GermanyArchbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
25.3Ordained DeaconCarlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.Deacon of Order of Augustinian RecollectsBishop of Veracruz, México
9 Nov58.9AppointedDiego Natale BonaBishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
53.4AppointedVictor Gil LechozaBishop of Minas, Uruguay
27.2Ordained PriestCarlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile
56.0Ordained BishopSebastião Roque Rabelo MendesBishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.8ResignedPellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
47.3Ordained BishopPietro SambiTitular Archbishop of BellicastrumApostolic Nuncio to United States of America
43.5AppointedRodolfo Pedro Wirz KraemerBishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, UruguayBishop Emeritus
10 Nov60.7Ordained BishopLéon HégeléTitular Bishop of UticaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
11 Nov55.9AppointedEdmund Michal PiszczApostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
13 Nov75.5DiedPierre Nguyễn Huy QuangBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
14 Nov74.3DiedJohn Patrick O’Loughlin, M.S.C. †Bishop of Darwin, Australia
57.0SucceededJoseph Phan Thế HinhBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
15 Nov29.6Ordained PriestLuis Mariano MontemayorPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
70.6DiedFrançois Xavier RajaonarivoBishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
50.5AppointedArsène RichardBishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
16 Nov54.4DiedSimon Michael Fung Kui HeongBishop of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaBishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
45.5AppointedAntonio MattiazzoTitular Archbishop of VirunumBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5AppointedAntonio MattiazzoApostolic Nuncio to Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5AppointedAntonio MattiazzoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5AppointedAntonio MattiazzoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to NigerBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
17 Nov82.0DiedRenato LuisiBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
29.9Ordained PriestAlfred Leonhard MalumaPriest of Njombe, TanzaniaBishop
19 Nov26.0Ordained PriestMario de Jesús Álvarez GómezPriest of Santa Rosa de Osos, ColombiaBishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
27.1Ordained PriestCésar Alcides Balbín TamayoPriest of Santa Rosa de Osos, ColombiaBishop of Cartago, Colombia
48.4AppointedHugh Christopher BuddBishop of Plymouth, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
75.7RetiredCyril Edward RestieauxBishop of Plymouth, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
21 Nov51.2Ordained PriestMatthew Hu XiandePriestBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
49.6AppointedLuis Teodorico StöcklerBishop of Goya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
27.4Ordained PriestJoseph Wei JingyiPriestBishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
50.6Ordained PriestAnthony Xu JiweiPriestBishop Emeritus of Linhai [Taichow], China
22 Nov75.1RetiredElías Prado TelloAuxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, PeruAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Nov25.0Ordained PriestMario Eduardo Dorsonville-RodríguezPriest of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
24 Nov26.2Ordained PriestRoland VunuvungPriest of Rabaul, Papua New GuineaBishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
25 Nov50.0AppointedJohn Bosco Manat ChuabsamaiBishop of Ratchaburi, ThailandBishop Emeritus
80.1RetiredArgimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.9AppointedFelipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
40.9AppointedFelipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of SinnuaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
60.6AppointedIbrahim HélouApostolic Administrator of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonBishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon
38.5AppointedVictor KindoBishop of Raigarh, IndiaBishop of Jashpur, India
50.8AppointedJoseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu Thien-chu)Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
85.1DiedJosé del Pilar Quezada ValdézBishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
27 Nov73.0ResignedTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.3SucceededLino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus
28 Nov29.1Ordained PriestJohn Zhang QingtianPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Yixian [Yihsien], China
29 Nov28.4Ordained PriestJosé Melitón ChávezPriest of Tucumán, ArgentinaBishop of Concepción, Argentina
30 Nov73.9RetiredAlfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Warangal, IndiaBishop Emeritus
56.0InstalledEdmund Michal PiszczApostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
75.4RetiredFrancesco SpaneddaArchbishop of Oristano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
56.4AppointedPier Giuliano TiddiaArchbishop of Oristano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedDonald William WuerlAuxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
45.0AppointedDonald William WuerlTitular Bishop of RossmarkaeumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 Dec58.9Ordained BishopDiego Natale BonaBishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
28.8Ordained PriestJohn Ribat, M.S.C.Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusCardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
3 Dec43.5AppointedLuiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
78.4RetiredLuís Gonzaga PelusoBishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
33.7Ordained PriestHugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Azul, Argentina
5 Dec95.9DiedJean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
59.0Ordained BishopPatricio Maqui LopezTitular Bishop of ArbaAuxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
27.4Ordained PriestRomeo Sombilon Saniel, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
6 Dec26.6Ordained PriestMiguel Ángel D’AnnibalePriest of San Isidro, ArgentinaBishop of San Martín, Argentina
7 Dec24.9Ordained PriestAntônio Braz BeneventePriest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
25.6Ordained PriestEdmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.Priest of Order of CisterciansBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
74.3DiedCarroll Thomas DozierBishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26.2ProfessedGiuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E.Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.5Solemn VowsLuc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V.Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint VictorArchbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
23.9Solemn VowsFlorencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M.Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyArchbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
54.6AppointedFrancesco ZerrilloBishop of Tricarico, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
8 Dec36.2ProfessedAldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
52.6AppointedAntônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
29.4Ordained PriestAirton José dos SantosPriest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
84.4DiedErmenegildo FloritCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
60.4AppointedAltamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Marabá, Para, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
25.2Perpetual VowsJaime Spengler, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
9 Dec49.8AppointedJosé Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. †Bishop of Florencia, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
12 Dec48.8AppointedPier Luigi CelataTitular Archbishop of DocleaVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.8AppointedPier Luigi CelataApostolic Nuncio to MaltaVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
13 Dec50.7Ordained BishopPaul John Marx, M.S.C. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
66.9DiedAlberto Uribe UrdanetaArchbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
14 Dec27.1Ordained PriestDulcênio Fontes de MatosPriest of Estância, Sergipe, BrazilBishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
25.1Ordained PriestJosé Antonio DíazPriest of Catamarca, ArgentinaBishop of Concepción, Argentina
86.1DiedAlain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
25.6Ordained DeaconStanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.Deacon of Order of Saint Paul the First HermitBishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
28.8Ordained PriestJosé Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
53.5Ordained BishopVictor Gil LechozaBishop of Minas, Uruguay
45.6Ordained BishopAntonio MattiazzoTitular Archbishop of VirunumBishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
28.4Ordained PriestRichard Frank StikaPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
28.6Ordained PriestBernard UnabaliPriest of Bougainville, Papua New GuineaBishop
15 Dec35.1Ordained PriestPetko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop
27.0Ordained PriestJoão Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.Priest of Congregation of the Sacred StigmataBishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
17 Dec46.8AppointedDermot CliffordCoadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedDonald William MontroseBishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus
49.6Ordained BishopLuis Teodorico StöcklerBishop of Goya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
18 Dec75.9RetiredAntonio José PlazaArchbishop of La Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
62.3AppointedAntonio QuarracinoArchbishop of La Plata, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
19 Dec87.6DiedSándor Klempa, O. Praem. †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
44.5AppointedPablo Lizama RiquelmePrelate of Illapel, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
51.9ResignedJohn Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. †Prefect of Lashio, MyanmarPrefect Emeritus
55.4AppointedJohn Edward McCarthyBishop of Austin, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedSeverino Miguel PelayoBishop of Philippines, Military
51.9AppointedSeverino Miguel PelayoTitular Bishop of BiltaBishop of Philippines, Military
31.6Ordained PriestHugo Norberto SantiagoPriest of Rafaela, ArgentinaBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
20 Dec85.6DiedJoseph HaslerBishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
53.7AppointedRaymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
46.8Ordained BishopAlberto Suárez IndaBishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
21 Dec47.4AppointedMarian DuśAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.4AppointedMarian DuśTitular Bishop of ThenaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
23.4Ordained DeaconVictor Manuel FernándezDeacon of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, ArgentinaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
40.1AppointedPeter Kang U-ilAuxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
40.1AppointedPeter Kang U-ilTitular Bishop of BaleciumBishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
57.9AppointedMathias KappilBishop of Punalur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
27.7Ordained DeaconWillybard Kitogho LaghoDeacon of Mombasa, KenyaBishop of Malindi, Kenya
44.2AppointedGerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D.Bishop of Weetebula, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia
43.5Ordained BishopNorberto Rivera CarreraBishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
23.9Ordained DeaconFlorencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M.Deacon of Order of Our Lady of MercyArchbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
49.6InstalledLuis Teodorico StöcklerBishop of Goya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
66.2AppointedLorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †Bishop of Tarma, Peru
54.7AppointedJean Alix VerrierCoadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
43.6Ordained BishopRodolfo Pedro Wirz KraemerBishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, UruguayBishop Emeritus
22 Dec26.7Ordained PriestYoohanon Theodosius KochuthundilPriestBishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
25.6Ordained PriestJosé Antônio PeruzzoPriest of Cascavel, Parana, BrazilArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
25 Dec83.4DiedEugenio Beitia AldazabalBishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
26 Dec76.9DiedHenricus Petrus (Hein) Mondé, S.M.A. †Superior General Emeritus of Society of African Missions
28 Dec25.8Ordained PriestVilson Basso, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
49.6AppointedFrançois Jacques BussiniBishop of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestPauly KannookadanPriest of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop
24.6Solemn VowsJosé Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.Member of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Manzini, eSwatini
24.6Perpetual VowsBernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
30 Dec48.3AppointedOscar Mario Brown JiménezAuxiliary Bishop of PanamáBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
48.3AppointedOscar Mario Brown JiménezTitular Bishop of SciliumBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
27.1Ordained PriestThomas Koorilos ChakkalapadickalPriest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaArchbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
60.5AppointedLuigi DossenaApostolic Nuncio to PeruApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
41.8AppointedJosé Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.Auxiliary Bishop of PanamáCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
41.8AppointedJosé Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of PartheniaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
31 Dec61.7DiedGeorges HaddadArchbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
75.0RetiredAnton HerreAuxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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