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The Year of Our Lord 1989

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Nov39.4Ordained BishopJohn Baptist Wang RuohanBishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
3 Nov75.5RetiredJózsef CserhátiBishop of Pécs, HungaryBishop Emeritus
61.0AppointedIstván KatonaAuxiliary Bishop of Vác, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
61.0AppointedIstván KatonaTitular Bishop of BrixellumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
48.7AppointedMihály MayerBishop of Pécs, HungaryBishop Emeritus
4 Nov58.5Ordained BishopAttila Miklósházy, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus
27.0Ordained DeaconMylo Hubert Claudio VergaraDeacon of Manila, PhilippinesBishop of Pasig, Philippines
5 Nov49.6Ordained BishopCzesław Stanula, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
6 Nov49.8AppointedJoseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
49.8AppointedJoseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.Titular Bishop of BencennaBishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
55.6AppointedPatrick Ronald CooneyBishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
76.7RetiredWilfrid Emmett DoyleBishop of Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
78.1DiedPrimo GasbarriBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
59.9AppointedPeter Joseph MallonBishop of Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
53.3AppointedJesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Sucre, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedRicardo Manuel Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. †Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MéxicoBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
10 Nov50.4AppointedPeter RemigiusBishop of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Kottar, India
41.8AppointedPaul Runangaza RuzokaBishop of Kigoma, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
43.6AppointedMaria Callist Soosa PakiamCoadjutor Bishop of Trivandrum, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
11 Nov49.6CeasedAlejandro Goić KarmelićApostolic Administrator of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), ChileBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
76.3RetiredLuigi LiverzaniBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4AppointedGiuseppe MatarreseBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus
12 Nov43.1Ordained BishopJean-Noël DioufBishop of Tambacounda, SenegalBishop Emeritus
25.5Ordained PriestJosé Saúl Grisales GrisalesPriest of Sonsón-Rionegro, ColombiaBishop of Ipiales, Colombia
62.3InstalledAntonio Moreno CasamitjanaArchbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), ChileArchbishop Emeritus
14 Nov64.9AppointedGaetano BonicelliArchbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
40.6SucceededJosip BozanićBishop of Krk (Veglia), CroatiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
76.1RetiredIsmaele Mario Castellano, O.P. †Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
52.4Ordained BishopJohannes Han DingxianBishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
58.7AppointedGiovanni MarraTitular Archbishop of RebellumArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
58.7AppointedGiovanni MarraArchbishop of Italy, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
75.3RetiredKarmelo ZazinovićBishop of Krk (Veglia), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
17 Nov67.6DiedFrancis John DunnAuxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
18 Nov27.1Perpetual VowsJosé Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
50.9AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj BolonekApostolic Pro-Nuncio to NigerApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
50.9AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj BolonekApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina FasoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
55.3AppointedWaldemar Chaves de AraújoBishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
63.8AppointedJosé Manuel Estepa LlaurensTitular Archbishop of ItalicaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
62.8AppointedJosé María Hernández GonzálezBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
61.4AppointedPaulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. †Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedJosé Adolfo Mojica MoralesBishop of Sonsonate, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
83.8DiedFrançois Xavier Ndong NdoutoumeBishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon
31.8Ordained PriestJoachim Kouraleyo TaroungaPriest of Doba, ChadBishop of Moundou, Chad
51.6AppointedErcílio TurcoBishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Nov32.0Ordained PriestJulius Dusin GitomPriest of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaBishop of Sandakan, Malaysia
28.9Ordained PriestEmmanuel FélémouPriest of N’Zérékoré, GuineaBishop of Kankan, Guinea
20 Nov90.2DiedFlavien Zacharie MelkiAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
56.4AppointedPhilip PargeterAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.4AppointedPhilip PargeterTitular Bishop of ValentinianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
21 Nov33.1Ordained PriestJoseph Châu Ngọc TriPriest of Ðà Nẵng, Viet NamBishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam
57.7AppointedNicholas Carmen DattiloBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
22 Nov44.7AppointedEdward Michael GroszAuxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.7AppointedEdward Michael GroszTitular Bishop of MorosbisdusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
23 Nov30.0Ordained PriestJosé Miguel Asimbaya MorenoPriest of Quito, EcuadorBishop of Ecuador, Military
27.7Ordained PriestLuis José Rueda AparicioPriest of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
25 Nov25.9Ordained PriestJuan Carlos AresPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
30.8Ordained PriestJosé María BaliñaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Mar del Plata, Argentina
26 Nov79.2DiedStéphane Bello, O.A.O.C. †Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria
38.1Ordained PriestCornelius SimPriestCardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
27.1Ordained PriestRochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusArchbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
28 Nov83.1DiedErnesto CivardiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
29 Nov78.8DiedAgostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
50.8SelectedFrancesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.Abbot of Montevergine, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
30 Nov76.2DiedGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
1 Dec72.9DiedNicolas RavitarivaoAuxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
74.8RetiredPascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
2 Dec50.4AppointedIgnazio Bedini, S.D.B.Archbishop of Ispahan, IranArchbishop Emeritus
65.2AppointedPedro Fré, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
68.9AppointedIgnatius Ghattas, B.S. †Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
56.4SucceededHenrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
49.0AppointedJean-Louis PlouffeBishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
75.9RetiredJoseph Elias TawilEparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USAEparch Emeritus
3 Dec26.0Perpetual VowsKarnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S.Member of Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’AnnecyBishop-Elect of Nalgonda, India
6 Dec67.2AppointedRosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
76.5RetiredAgnelo RossiPresident of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeCardinal, President Emeritus
7 Dec74.6DiedFlorentino de Andrade e SilvaBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
56.9AppointedGiuseppe CostanzoArchbishop of Siracusa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
27.7Ordained PriestDieudonné DatonouPriest of Cotonou, BeninApostolic Nuncio to Burundi
77.0RetiredBernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedJohn GabrielCoadjutor Bishop of Bassein, MyanmarBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
62.3SucceededJuan Ignacio Larrea HolguínArchbishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus
65.0ResignedSeverin PernekBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
42.7AppointedŽelimir PuljićBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
57.7AppointedGiulio SanguinetiBishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
76.1RetiredSiro SilvestriBishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
8 Dec28.8ProfessedJean-Christophore Amade Aloma, M. Afr.Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.9Ordained BishopGiuseppe MolinariBishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
61.4Ordained BishopAlojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of VissalsaBishop Emeritus of Łowicz, Poland
9 Dec52.8AppointedProspero Nale ArellanoPrelate of Libmanan, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus
39.9Ordained BishopJoseph Effiong EkuwemBishop of Uyo, NigeriaArchbishop of Calabar, Nigeria
26.5Ordained PriestJosé Luiz Gomes de VasconcelosPriest of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
58.4AppointedCharles Victor GrahmannCoadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
61.1Ordained BishopIstván KatonaTitular Bishop of BrixellumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
53.5AppointedMarian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv.Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
53.5AppointedMarian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv.Titular Bishop of HadrumetumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
10 Dec24.6Ordained PriestVíctor Alejandro Aguilar LedesmaPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
29.4Ordained PriestNorbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
30.8Ordained PriestMarco Eugênio Galrão Leite de AlmeidaPriest of Aracajú, Sergipe, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
11 Dec75.7DiedGuido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
12 Dec65.4AppointedEdward Idris CassidyPresident of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian UnityCardinal, President Emeritus
67.0AppointedPierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of ThibarisSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
75.1ResignedThomas Joseph GradyBishop of Orlando, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
55.8AppointedGiovanni Battista ReOfficial of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
49.4AppointedRoger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
80.2RetiredJohannes Gerardus Maria WillebrandsPresident of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian UnityCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
61.9Ordained BishopMatthias Yu ChengxinCoadjutor Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], ChinaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec28.0Ordained PriestMichael Joseph DooleyPriest of Dunedin, New ZealandBishop
14 Dec48.2AppointedDomenico Umberto D’AmbrosioBishop of Termoli-Larino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
26.1Ordained PriestMarco Aurélio GubiottiPriest of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
53.6AppointedMario MilanoArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
25.3ProfessedKay Martin Schmalhausen PanizoMember of Sodalicio de Vida CristianaPrelate Emeritus of Ayaviri, Peru
15 Dec40.8AppointedEdward DajczakAuxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, PolandBishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
40.8AppointedEdward DajczakTitular Bishop of AzuraBishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
74.4RetiredJozef-Maria HeuschenBishop of Hasselt, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
78.5DiedAlfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
29.4Ordained PriestMarcelo Fabián MazzitelliPriest of San Isidro, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
28.2Ordained PriestDamián Gustavo NanniniPriest of Rosario, ArgentinaBishop of San Miguel, Argentina
60.1SucceededPaul SchruersBishop of Hasselt, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
16 Dec29.5Ordained PriestJosé Mário Scalon AngonesePriest of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
36.5Ordained PriestRoberto Francisco Ferrería PazPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
55.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe MatarreseBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestKay Martin Schmalhausen PanizoPriest of Sodalicio de Vida CristianaPrelate Emeritus of Ayaviri, Peru
17 Dec27.9Ordained PriestThomas Chen TianhaoPriest of Qingdao [Tsingtao], ChinaBishop
36.5Ordained PriestJohn (Roman) Fang Xing YaoPriestBishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
26.7Ordained DeaconWilhelm KrautwaschlDeacon of Graz-Seckau, AustriaBishop
23.3Ordained PriestJohn Lu PeisanPriestBishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
18 Dec77.5RetiredJohn Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Taunggyi, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
58.4InstalledCharles Victor GrahmannCoadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
35.0Ordained PriestCristóbal Bernardo Mejía CorralPriest of Lima, PeruBishop of Chulucanas, Peru
53.9AppointedThomas Thiruthalil, C.M.Bishop of Balasore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
46.0AppointedMatthias U ShweBishop of Taunggyi, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar
19 Dec59.6AppointedBenjamin de Jesus AlmonedaAuxiliary Bishop of Daet, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
59.6AppointedBenjamin de Jesus AlmonedaTitular Bishop of ThimidaBishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines
50.3AppointedMichael Patrick DriscollAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USABishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
50.3AppointedMichael Patrick DriscollTitular Bishop of MaxitaBishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
56.6AppointedElmer Osmar Ramón MianiBishop of Catamarca, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestThomas Jessayyan NettoPriest of Trivandrum, IndiaArchbishop
20 Dec42.8AppointedJulio César Bonino BoninoBishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
21 Dec62.4AppointedGiovanni CeiranoTitular Archbishop of TagaseApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
62.4AppointedGiovanni CeiranoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
66.0AppointedJán HirkaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), SlovakiaBishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
24.8Ordained PriestJoseph Li ShanPriestBishop of Beijing [Peking], China
69.6AppointedKarel OtčenášekBishop of Hradec Králové, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedJustin Francis RigaliSecretary of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
73.4AppointedFrantišek VaňákArchbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
22 Dec55.9AppointedFabián Marulanda LópezBishop of Florencia, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
23 Dec51.8AppointedJosé Doth de OliveiraCoadjutor Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
60.8AppointedOscar RizzatoAlmoner of the Office of Papal CharitiesAlmoner Emeritus
60.8AppointedOscar RizzatoTitular Archbishop of VirunumAlmoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
75.9RetiredAntonio Maria TraviaAlmoner of the Office of Papal CharitiesAlmoner Emeritus
27 Dec49.0AppointedDeogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr.Bishop of Iba, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
71.5DiedJuan Eliseo Mojica OliverosBishop of Garagoa, Colombia
65.0SucceededGuillermo Alvaro Ortiz CarrilloBishop of Garagoa, Colombia
71.1DiedJoseph RajappaBishop of Khammam, India
30 Dec76.0RetiredJuan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestVincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Parramatta, Australia
72.4DiedAlejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
67.1AppointedAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
31 Dec52.8AppointedCesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, South SudanBishop

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