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The Year of Our Lord 1987

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar50.4Ordained BishopLucas Kerketta, S.V.D.Bishop of Sambalpur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
52.3Ordained BishopJacques Yandé SarrBishop of Thiès, Senegal
2 Mar48.8Ordained BishopDaniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
3 Mar76.1RetiredJózsef BánkBishop of Vác, HungaryBishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedLászló DankóApostolic Administrator of Kalocsa, HungaryArchbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
47.8AppointedLászló DankóTitular Bishop of MidilaArchbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
50.6AppointedKurt KrennAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
50.6AppointedKurt KrennTitular Bishop of AulonBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
59.7SelectedAnthony Li DuanBishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China
70.9AppointedIzidor István MarosiBishop of Vác, HungaryBishop Emeritus
59.8AppointedLászló Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Esztergom, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
70.9DiedGyörgy PókaAuxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
6 Mar75.4RetiredGellért BelonAuxiliary Bishop of Pécs, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7ResignedFrançois Jacques BussiniBishop of Amiens, FranceBishop Emeritus
63.9DiedLaszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. †Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum
7 Mar64.9ResignedJosé Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †Bishop of El Salvador, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
75.0RetiredGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus
58.5Ordained BishopJosé Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AusuccuraBishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
76.1RetiredPaul EtogaBishop of Mbalmayo, CameroonBishop Emeritus
78.3RetiredAdolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mbala, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
58.3SucceededMichael Meier, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus
39.7AppointedTelesphore George MpunduBishop of Mbala, ZambiaArchbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
47.6SucceededAdalbert NdzanaBishop of Mbalmayo, CameroonBishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedMatthias N’Gartéri MayadiBishop of Sarh, ChadArchbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
49.1AppointedRoberto Joaquín Ramos UmañaBishop of El Salvador, Military
49.1AppointedRoberto Joaquín Ramos UmañaTitular Bishop of SebargaBishop of El Salvador, Military
59.5AppointedEdoardo RovidaApostolic Nuncio to LiechtensteinApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
69.4ResignedHenri Véniat, S.J. †Bishop of Sarh, ChadBishop Emeritus
9 Mar70.9DiedRubén Isaza RestrepoArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
10 Mar50.4AppointedAntonio BianchinTitular Bishop of Vannida
11 Mar52.2AppointedStanisław KędzioraAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
52.2AppointedStanisław KędzioraTitular Bishop of TucciAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
12 Mar51.5AppointedJoseph Victor AdamecBishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
42.8Ordained BishopThumma BalaBishop of Warangal, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
89.0DiedDominique Marie Lê Hữu CungBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
52.9AppointedOlívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, BrazilPrelate
75.5RetiredMariano José Parra LeónBishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
54.1AppointedAlfredo José Rodríguez FigueroaBishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaArchbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela
75.3SucceededJoseph-Marie Vû Duy NhấtBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
53.9AppointedEurico dos Santos VelosoAuxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
53.9AppointedEurico dos Santos VelosoTitular Bishop of SeliaArchbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 Mar49.9AppointedJan De BieAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.9AppointedJan De BieTitular Bishop of UppennaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
14 Mar29.8Ordained PriestJosé María Avendaño PereaPriest of Madrid, SpainAuxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain
75.3RetiredLuigi BoccadoroBishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23.4Ordained DeaconAntonio Guido FilipazziDeacon of Genova-Bobbio, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Poland
65.4AppointedFiorino TagliaferriBishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
15 Mar27.5Ordained DeaconYaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil ChamiDeacon of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), LebanonArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
59.1InstalledMaurice-Adolphe GaidonBishop of Cahors, FranceBishop Emeritus
68.4Ordained BishopPhilipp Ma Qi (Ma Ji)Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
61.0InstalledAntonio Vilaplana MolinaBishop of León, SpainBishop Emeritus
16 Mar42.4Ordained BishopLeopoldo Sumaylo TumulakTitular Bishop of LesviBishop of Philippines, Military
17 Mar50.4Ordained BishopJohn Magee, S.P.S.Bishop of Cloyne, IrelandBishop Emeritus
48.3Ordained BishopLeonardo Yuzon MedrosoBishop of Borongan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
18 Mar75.1RetiredAlfons Karl KempfAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar55.7Ordained BishopColin CampbellBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
24.4Ordained PriestAdolfo Miguel Castaño FonsecaPriest of Toluca, México, MéxicoBishop of Azcapotzalco, México, México
47.5Ordained BishopTito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
20 Mar25.9Solemn VowsIsauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Iquique, Chile
21 Mar52.4Ordained BishopJacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †Titular Bishop of LamsortiBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
26.4Ordained PriestGustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T.Priest of Order of the Most Holy TrinityArchbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
79.2DiedFrank Henry GretemanBishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
22 Mar27.6Ordained PriestÁngel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Chimbote, Peru
25 Mar60.0Ordained BishopRaffaele CastielliBishop of Lucera-Troia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.1Ordained BishopJulio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of CumaeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
49.8Ordained BishopHéctor Luis Gutiérrez PabónTitular Bishop of SegiaBishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia
52.3Ordained BishopStanisław KędzioraTitular Bishop of TucciAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
52.8AppointedJosé Lizares EstradaAuxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar53.2DiedRaphaël Lubaki NgangaBishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.5AppointedVasile Louis PuscasBishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USABishop Emeritus
53.3AppointedGeorge Riashi, B.C. †Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
27 Mar75.2Died[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi]Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
85.9DiedLuis Chávez y GonzálezArchbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
99.2Died[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)]Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
71.2Selected[Philip Xu Lizhi]Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
28 Mar73.5DiedIván PálosAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
85.9DiedAlbert Rudolph ZurowesteBishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
29 Mar47.5Ordained BishopCamilo Diaz GregorioTitular Bishop of GirusPrelate Emeritus of Batanes, Philippines
67.2Ordained BishopPaul Shi ChunjieAuxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
152.2BeatifiedBl. Marcelo Spínola y MaestreCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
30 Mar50.0AppointedPeter Joseph ConnorsAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
50.0AppointedPeter Joseph ConnorsTitular Bishop of TemunianaBishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
61.3AppointedJosé María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco JavierVicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.3AppointedJosé María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CubdaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
53.4AppointedJohn Lee Hiong Fun-Yit YawBishop of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
57.3AppointedJohn Basil MeekingBishop of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
44.1AppointedHilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
57.0AppointedSalvador Trane ModestoAuxiliary Bishop of San Carlos, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.9AppointedJulio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.9AppointedJulio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of FissianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
45.8AppointedGeorge PellAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
45.8AppointedGeorge PellTitular Bishop of ScalaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
31 Mar49.7InstalledJohn Thomas SteinbockBishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop of Fresno, California, USA
Apr21.3ConvertedScott Cal McCaig, C.C.Bishop of Canada, Military
1 Apr56.9Ordained BishopWilliam Edwin FranklinTitular Bishop of SuristaBishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
81.6DiedAntonio Oña de EchaveBishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
43.0Ordained PriestJean Marie Vũ TấtPriest of Hưng Hóa, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
2 Apr59.6AppointedAnthony Gerard BoscoBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
59.9InstalledWilliam Henry BullockBishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Apr57.0AppointedVictor Hugo Martínez ContrerasBishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, GuatemalaArchbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
46.2Ordained BishopBruno SchettinoBishop of Teggiano-Policastro, ItalyArchbishop of Capua, Italy
5 Apr47.0Ordained BishopJosé Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R.Prelate of Marajó, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
59.8Ordained BishopAnthony Li DuanBishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China
6 Apr25.7Ordained PriestFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaPriest of San Vicente, El SalvadorBishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
7 Apr75.9DiedJohn Baptist Sye Bong-KilArchbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
8 Apr77.1DiedPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
60.8DiedKevin McNamaraArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
48.4InstalledLeonardo Yuzon MedrosoBishop of Borongan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
10 Apr26.0Ordained PriestRicardo Lingan BaccayPriest of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesArchbishop
24.7Ordained PriestDanilo Bangayan UlepPriest of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesPrelate of Batanes, Philippines
12 Apr57.1Ordained BishopAmédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of CenaeBishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
15 Apr76.9RetiredJanez JenkoBishop of Koper, SloveniaBishop Emeritus
16 Apr43.9AppointedFrancesco CacucciAuxiliary Bishop of Bari-Bitonto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedFrancesco CacucciTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumArchbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
44.9SucceededVincenzo D’AddarioBishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, ItalyBishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
75.0RetiredMario Di LietoBishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.9SucceededMetod PirihBishop of Koper, SloveniaBishop Emeritus
19 Apr50.0Ordained BishopJan De BieTitular Bishop of UppennaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
50.8InstalledLuis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. †Archbishop of La Paz, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
24 Apr26.7Ordained PriestAlessandro DamianoPriest of Trapani, ItalyArchbishop of Agrigento, Italy
25 Apr50.6Ordained BishopAntonio BianchinTitular Bishop of Vannida
29.0Ordained PriestWillybard Kitogho LaghoPriest of Mombasa, KenyaBishop of Malindi, Kenya
49.0AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, AntillesCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
30.1Ordained PriestZolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
48.1Ordained BishopGerard Sithunywa NdlovuBishop of Umzimkulu, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestSerafino ParisiPriest of Crotone-Santa Severina, ItalyBishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy
26.3Solemn VowsJuan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
49.3Ordained BishopRoberto Joaquín Ramos UmañaTitular Bishop of SebargaBishop of El Salvador, Military
26 Apr50.8Ordained BishopKurt KrennTitular Bishop of AulonBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
26.3Ordained PriestAntonysamy SavarimuthuPriest of Palayamkottai, IndiaBishop
50.1Ordained BishopGabriel SimoTitular Bishop of SereddeliAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon
40.0Ordained BishopSimon-Victor Tonyé BakotTitular Bishop of SimininaArchbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
27 Apr51.3AppointedLonginus AtundoBishop of Bungoma, Kenya
65.2AppointedFrancis Leo Braganza, S.J. †Bishop of Baroda, IndiaBishop Emeritus
58.9AppointedHenri Goudreault, O.M.I. †Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
52.7AppointedLawrence Patrick HenryAuxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedLawrence Patrick HenryTitular Bishop of CenculianaArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
60.1DiedJosé López LaraBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
44.4IncardinatedEmmanuel Okombo WanderaPriest of Bungoma, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Kericho, Kenya
59.7Ordained BishopAlberto TricaricoTitular Archbishop of SistronianaOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
28 Apr56.8DiedIsaac Youhanon KoottaplakilBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
29 Apr55.9AppointedMarian Kazimierz ZimałekAuxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
55.9AppointedMarian Kazimierz ZimałekTitular Bishop of IsolaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
30 Apr50.5AppointedOsvaldo GiuntiniCoadjutor Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
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