The Year of Our Lord 1990

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	52.4	Ceased	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Sanggau, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
	39.2	First Vows	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
	52.0	Appointed	Paul Collin †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine
	40.0	Ordained Priest	Augustine Cui Tai	Priest	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
	77.1	Appointed	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ibarra, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
	72.6	Selected	[Thaddeus Guo Yingong] †	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China
	23.3	Perpetual Vows	Michel Jalakh, O.A.M.	Member of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
	24.7	Entered	Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Maralal, Kenya
	25.0	Entered	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
	64.0	Selected	Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	84.6	Died	Isidor Hermengild Hintringer (da Losenstein), O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Jiamusi [Kiamusze], China
	72.0	Selected	[Bonaventura Luo Juan (Luo Jung)] †	Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
	31.4	Perpetual Vows	Timothy John Norton, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
	50.7	Appointed	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	49.0	Appointed	Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J.	Superior General of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries	Priest
	50.3	Resigned	Thomas Pai Cheng-leung †	Apostolic Administrator	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	24.4	Entered	Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania
	49.7	Resigned	Lawrence M. Purcell	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Rector Emeritus
	26.3	Perpetual Vows	Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S.	Member of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
	66.4	Appointed	Albert Vanhoye, S.J. †	Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
	69.0	Resigned	[John Wang Qi-wei (Wang Ki Wei)] †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	60.7	Incardinated	Leo Joseph White †	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Prefect Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
	20.2	Entered	Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Xu Honggen	Priest	Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
1 Jan	27.9	Ordained Deacon	Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M.	Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian), Parana, Brazil
1 Jan	31.3	Ordained Priest	Irineu Roman, C.S.I.	Priest of Congregation of Saint Joseph	Archbishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil
2 Jan	54.7	Appointed	Justin Francis Rigali	Secretary of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Jan	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Peter Remigius	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kottar, India
3 Jan	98.0	Died	[Matthias Wu Guo-huan] †	Bishop Emeritus of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
4 Jan	50.5	Appointed	Antonio Arregui Yarza	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
	50.5	Appointed	Antonio Arregui Yarza	Titular Bishop of Auzegera	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
	83.6	Died	Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	81.4	Died	Alfred Michael Watson †	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
5 Jan	75.0	Retired	Josip Pavlišić †	Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Jan	57.0	Succeeded	Anton Tamarut †	Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
6 Jan	29.6	Perpetual Vows	Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P.	Member of Sons of Divine Providence	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Benjamin de Jesus Almoneda †	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Bishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Ispahan, Iran	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Ceirano †	Titular Archbishop of Tagase	Apostolic Nuncio
	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Edward Dajczak	Titular Bishop of Azura	Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
	67.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thibaris	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Milano	Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
	51.9	Installed	Giuseppe Molinari	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Rizzato †	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Runangaza Ruzoka	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Tonucci	Titular Archbishop of Torcello	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Utimmira	Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
7 Jan	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Barthélémy Djabla †	Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
7 Jan	20.4	Professed	Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
8 Jan	70.0	Resigned	Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	62.7	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna	Apostolic Nuncio
12 Jan	75.5	Died	Patrick Lennon †	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
13 Jan		Resigned	Jacob Vadakeveetil, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Balasore, India	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
14 Jan	65.0	Installed	Gaetano Bonicelli	Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	28.9	First Vows	Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	55.6	Installed	Giuseppe Matarrese †	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Želimir Puljić	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
15 Jan	62.4	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands	Apostolic Nuncio
16 Jan	75.2	Retired	Dennis Walter Hickey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	70.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Zeng Jing mu, O.P. †	Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	63.0	Installed	José María Hernández González †	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	53.3	Ordained Bishop	José Adolfo Mojica Morales †	Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
	25.7	Solemn Vows	José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	51.0	Confirmed	Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Antônio Tourinho Neto	Priest of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
	84.7	Died	Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
21 Jan	27.8	Professed	José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira, S.D.V.	Member of Society of Divine Vocations	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
21 Jan	24.8	Ordained Priest	Edmar Perón	Priest of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
22 Jan	75.1	Retired	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	47.7	Appointed	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique
	47.7	Appointed	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique
	42.9	Appointed	Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	78.0	Retired	Barthélémy Malunga †	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	43.8	Appointed	Giulio Mencuccini, C.P.	Bishop of Sanggau, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	72.2	Retired	Edward William O’Rourke †	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	45.4	Appointed	Polycarp Pengo	Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	75.3	Retired	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Robert Rivas, O.P.	Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
	48.2	Appointed	Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Assuras	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
23 Jan	48.4	Succeeded	John Joseph Myers †	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
23 Jan	78.5	Died	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
24 Jan	72.5	Died	Manuel Casares Hervás †	Bishop Emeritus of Almería, Spain
24 Jan	88.0	Died	Peter Liu Hanchen †	Administrator of Dali [Tali], China
25 Jan	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
	55.4	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia	Apostolic Nuncio
	24.6	First Vows	Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
26 Jan	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Nicholas Carmen Dattilo †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Jan	22.7	Professed	Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J.	Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Mark William O’Connell	Deacon of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	24.7	Ordained Deacon	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	61.0	Installed	Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela	Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
28 Jan	55.8	Installed	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jan	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	73.8	Died	Henry Lancelot Paxton Hallett, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa

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