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The Year of Our Lord 1988

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown61.5CeasedPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Superior General of Congregation of the PassionBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
22.7EnteredSimona Brambilla, M. C.Member of Suore Missionarie della ConsolataSecretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
80.5DiedNivardo Maria (Francesco) Buttarazzi, O. Cist. †Abbot of Order of Cistercians
60.4AppointedGiovanni CeiranoPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in ViennaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
67.8AppointedPeter Chen JianzhangCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], ChinaBishop
26.6Ordained PriestTesfaye Woldemariam FesuhPriestApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
42.7EnteredJoseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
71.0AppointedAndreas Hao Jinli (Hao Zhenli)Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
12.1EnteredToussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Dolisie, Congo
31.3Ordained DeaconLawrence Sydney NicasioDeacon of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, AntillesBishop
23.0ProfessedOscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
68.9ProfessedJan Olszański, M.I.C. †Priest of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MaryBishop Emeritus of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
DiedJohn Qu JingfengBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
37.6IncardinatedIsmael Rueda SierraPriest of Girardot, ColombiaArchbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
27.0Ordained PriestJoseph Shen Guo’anPriestFormer Bishop-Elect of Hankow [Hankou], China
17.1EnteredNapoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P.Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop-Elect of Alaminos, Philippines
55.4SelectedJames Su ZhiminAuxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], ChinaBishop
70.9CeasedGiuseppe VairoApostolic Administrator of Matera-Irsina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
22.7ProfessedEduardo Vieira dos SantosMember of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jan27.4Perpetual VowsPierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of San Pedro, Paraguay
1 Jan33.6Solemn VowsPaul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
25.9Solemn VowsMeron Mazur, O.S.B.M.Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian), Parana, Brazil
2 Jan28.3Ordained PriestPeter KaramPriest of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USACurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
48.7Ordained BishopAdam LepaTitular Bishop of RegianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
51.1AppointedJoachim Friedrich ReineltBishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), GermanyBishop Emeritus
29.3Perpetual VowsIrineu Roman, C.S.I.Member of Congregation of Saint JosephArchbishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil
3 Jan43.8Ordained BishopJorge Ferreira da Costa OrtigaTitular Bishop of Nova BarbaraArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
61.0InstalledJorge Arturo Augustin Medina EstévezBishop of Rancagua, ChileCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
28.5Ordained PriestBruno Elizeu VersariPriest of Maringá, Parana, BrazilBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
47.0Ordained BishopMoacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. †Titular Bishop of SitaArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
4 Jan59.3AppointedAntonio AmbrosanioArchbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy
5 Jan74.0RetiredPatrick Henry Cronin, S.S.C.M.E. †Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
61.4AppointedSantiago Martínez AcebesBishop of Plasencia, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
75.3RetiredCharles Garrett MaloneyAuxiliary Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.1ResignedBernard Joseph McLaughlinAuxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.5SucceededJesus Balaso TuquibArchbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
6 Jan25.3Ordained PriestÓscar Álvarez OrellanaPriest of San Salvador, El SalvadorAuxiliary Bishop
57.6Ordained BishopSrećko Badurina, T.O.R. †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
64.4Ordained BishopLuigi BelloliBishop of Anagni-Alatri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
40.9Ordained BishopEdward Eugeniusz BialoglowskiTitular Bishop of PomariaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rzeszów, Poland
49.5Ordained BishopVictor Adibe ChikweBishop of Ahiara, Nigeria
53.8Ordained BishopLuís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
47.4Ordained BishopEmery Kabongo KanundowiBishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
63.8Ordained BishopJohn Gavin NolanTitular Bishop of NatchesiumAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
53.0Ordained BishopMarian OlesTitular Archbishop of RatiariaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
54.7Ordained BishopMichel SabbahPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestinePatriarch Emeritus
45.6Ordained BishopAthanasius Atule UsuhCoadjutor Bishop of Makurdi, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
42.5Ordained BishopJosé Raúl Vera López, O.P.Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
7 Jan52.4AppointedAntonio Ceballos AtienzaBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
56.8AppointedLászló HuzsvárBishop of Zrenjanin, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
76.0RetiredTamás JungApostolic Administrator of Zrenjanin, SerbiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
77.1RetiredDemetrio Mansilla ReoyoBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop Emeritus
20.6Perpetual VowsPaul Gerard Martin, S.M.Member of Society of MaryArchbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
9 Jan68.6ResignedMarco Caliaro, C.S. †Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
68.6InstalledTheodor HubrichApostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
69.8ResignedCipriano Biyehima KihangireBishop of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus
10 Jan20.4ProfessedJosé Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.0Ordained BishopAlexandre KouassiBishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
39.5Ordained BishopEdouard MathosTitular Bishop of GiufiBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
26.0Ordained PriestMax Leroy MésidorPriest of Les Gonaïves, HaïtiArchbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
25.0First VowsCarlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
11 Jan81.1DiedMarc-Armand LallierArchbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
12 Jan30.0Ordained PriestJorge Carlos Patrón WongPriest of Yucatán, MéxicoArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
14 Jan51.3AppointedJames Kendrick WilliamsBishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USABishop Emeritus
15 Jan57.3Ordained BishopPeter Toshio JinushiBishop of Sapporo, JapanBishop Emeritus
73.1DiedGiuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. †Superior General Emeritus of Sons of Divine Providence
16 Jan27.2Ordained PriestGregory William GordonPriest of Reno-Las Vegas, Nevada, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
26.3Ordained PriestMark Steven RivitusoPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USAAuxiliary Bishop
17 Jan51.9Ordained BishopVartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †Titular Bishop of Tokat degli ArmeniAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
51.6Ordained BishopGirônimo ZanandréaCoadjutor Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
18 Jan52.5AppointedLuis Morgan (Aloysius) CaseyVicar Apostolic of Pando, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.3SucceededMathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Kurnool, IndiaBishop Emeritus
38.4AppointedCamillus Archibong EtokudohAuxiliary Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, NigeriaBishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
38.4AppointedCamillus Archibong EtokudohTitular Bishop of CapraBishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
65.0ResignedMaurus Gervase KombaBishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedTelesphore Richard MkudeBishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
69.2AppointedJoseph RajappaBishop of Khammam, India
46.5AppointedFrancisco João Silota, M. Afr.Auxiliary Bishop of Beira, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Chimoio, Mozambique
46.5AppointedFrancisco João Silota, M. Afr.Titular Bishop of MustiBishop Emeritus of Chimoio, Mozambique
69.0AppointedFranciscus van Roessel, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
20 Jan69.7ResignedManuel d’Almeida TrindadeBishop of Aveiro, PortugalBishop Emeritus
57.3SucceededAntónio Baltasar MarcelinoBishop of Aveiro, PortugalBishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedCarlos Prada SanmiguelAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
48.0AppointedCarlos Prada SanmiguelTitular Bishop of BalianaBishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
21 Jan62.5AppointedEnnio AppignanesiArchbishop of Matera-Irsina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
49.8SucceededFlorentino Ferrer CinenseBishop of Tarlac, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
61.8AppointedDesmond ConnellArchbishop of Dublin, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.6SucceededFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Quang SáchBishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
78.6DiedPierre Marie Phạm Ngọc ChiBishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
69.7ResignedJesus Juan Acosta SisonBishop of Tarlac, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
23 Jan26.9Perpetual VowsWillem Christiaans, O.S.F.S.Member of Oblates of St. Francis de SalesBishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
43.5AppointedHoracio Olave VelandiaPrelate of Tibú, Colombia
24 Jan25.1Ordained PriestJúlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.Priest of Society of the Catholic ApostolateArchbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19.7ProfessedFrancisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestEugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.Priest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop-Elect of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46.6Ordained BishopJérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Berbérati, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus
28.5Ordained DeaconDominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
51.4Ordained BishopRafael Palmero RamosTitular Bishop of PetinaBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
27.2Ordained PriestJoseph Vũ Văn ThiênPriest of Hải Phòng, Viet NamArchbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
25 Jan85.1RetiredLeopoldo Arayata ArcairaAuxiliary Bishop of Malolos, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0Ordained BishopJames Thomas McHughTitular Bishop of MorosbisdusBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
23.5ProfessedHernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.Member of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
52.5Ordained BishopJohn Mortimer Fourette SmithTitular Bishop of Tres TabernaeBishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
51.3AppointedRocco TalucciBishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
26 Jan45.7AppointedFrancis Xavier DiLorenzoAuxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
45.7AppointedFrancis Xavier DiLorenzoTitular Bishop of TigiasBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
28 Jan57.4Ordained BishopAndré Vallée, P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of SufasarBishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
30 Jan26.4Ordained PriestDaniel Ernest FloresPriest of Corpus Christi, Texas, USABishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
49.9AppointedJohn GabrielAuxiliary Bishop of Bassein, MyanmarBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
49.9AppointedJohn GabrielTitular Bishop of Arae in NumidiaBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
27.4Ordained DeaconDaniel Elias GarciaDeacon of Austin, Texas, USABishop of Monterey in California, USA
51.4AppointedFernando Guimarães KevanuBishop of Ondjiva, AngolaBishop Emeritus
71.8Ordained BishopHenry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
89.4DiedÉdouard JettéApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
35.4AppointedMax Takuira Matthew Mariu, S.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
35.4AppointedMax Takuira Matthew Mariu, S.M. †Titular Bishop of DecorianaAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
25.7Ordained DeaconLéon WagenerDeacon of LuxembourgAuxiliary Bishop of Luxembourg
31 Jan47.8Ordained BishopIrineu Danelón, S.D.B.Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
20.1ProfessedEdmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
38.8Ordained BishopThaddée NsengiyumvaCoadjutor Bishop of Kabgayi, RwandaBishop
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