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The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

January to February

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown59.0ResignedDiego CauseroApostolic Nuncio to Central African RepublicApostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
43.8IncardinatedBroderick Soncuaco PabilloPriest of Puerto Princesa, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
1 Jan78.9IncardinatedLeo Scheffczyk †Priest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
2 Jan54.5AppointedPaul K. BakyengaArchbishop of Mbarara, Uganda
53.1AppointedGilles Côté, S.M.M.Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
60.5Ordained BishopAnnetto DepasqualeTitular Bishop of AradiAuxiliary Bishop of Malta
69.5AppointedGérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.Bishop of Bereina, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedChristopher KakoozaAuxiliary Bishop of Kampala, Uganda
46.1AppointedChristopher KakoozaTitular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Kampala, Uganda
65.8AppointedMartin LulugaBishop of Nebbi, Uganda
51.5AppointedJohn Baptist OdamaArchbishop of Gulu, Uganda
67.8AppointedJames OdongoArchbishop of Tororo, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus
49.6AppointedPhilippe RanaivomananaBishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
50.6AppointedJoseph Mugenyi SabiitiAuxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda
50.6AppointedJoseph Mugenyi SabiitiTitular Bishop of Maximiana in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda
51.0AppointedButi Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South AfricaArchbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
4 Jan79.5DiedCarlo Cavalla †Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
57.6AppointedPablo Lizama RiquelmeBishop of Chile, MilitaryArchbishop of Antofagasta, Chile
39.7AppointedKiro StojanovAuxiliary Bishop of Skopje, MacedoniaBishop
39.7AppointedKiro StojanovTitular Bishop of CenturionesBishop of Skopje, Macedonia
6 Jan47.2Ordained BishopRafael Cob GarcíaTitular Bishop of CerbaliVicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador
48.1Ordained BishopAlessandro D'ErricoTitular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina
65.3InstalledBernard Joseph HarringtonBishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
69.5DiedJoseph Kureethara †Bishop of Cochin, India
53.8Ordained BishopAlain Paul Charles LebeaupinTitular Archbishop of Vico EquenseApostolic Nuncio to Kenya
53.7Ordained BishopDiarmuid MartinTitular Bishop of GlenndálochaArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
61.9Ordained BishopCesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Rumbek, Sudan
45.9Ordained BishopMathew Moolakkattu, O.S.B.Titular Bishop of HólarArchbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
46.3Ordained BishopSalvatore PennacchioTitular Archbishop of MontemaranoApostolic Nuncio to Thailand
62.8Ordained BishopJosé Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H.Titular Bishop of AufiniumSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
61.8Ordained BishopPierre Trân Ðinh TuBishop of Phú Cuong, Viêt Nam
7 Jan80.4DiedBartolomé Carrasco Briseño †Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
9 Jan55.0AppointedJuan Luis Cipriani ThorneCardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
79.5AppointedAngelo Felici †Cardinal-Priest of S. Biagio e Carlo ai CatinariCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
77.9AppointedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte TestaccioCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
71.8AppointedEduardo Martínez SomaloCardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di GesùCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
50.8Ordained BishopGennaro PascarellaBishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, ItalyBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
71.2DiedFernando Ramon Prego Casal †Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
75.2AppointedAchille SilvestriniCardinal-Priest of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. PaoloCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
76.2RetiredAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Jan71.7DiedDaniel Enrique Núñez Núñez †Bishop of David, Panama
12 Jan67.0InstalledJoseph Faber MacDonaldBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
13 Jan65.2AppointedGeraldo Majella AgneloCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
42.7AppointedAntonieto Dumagan CabajogAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesBishop of Surigao, Philippines
42.7AppointedAntonieto Dumagan CabajogTitular Bishop of ReperiBishop of Surigao, Philippines
75.8RetiredMaximiano Tuazon CruzBishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
48.8AppointedJose Serofia PalmaBishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
50.7AppointedJosé Antônio Aparecido Tosi MarquesArchbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
63.9DiedLawrence Harold Welsh †Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
14 Jan60.7InstalledAnthony Joseph O’ConnellBishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
18 Jan57.1AppointedStephen Edward BlaireBishop of Stockton, California, USA
59.4AppointedMichael Patrick DriscollBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
75.7ResignedDonald William Montrose †Bishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus
20 Jan66.1AppointedFernando Mario Chávez RuvalcabaBishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
51.6AppointedGiuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
62.5AppointedLuis Morales ReyesArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
49.2AppointedJavier Navarro RodríguezBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
77.8RetiredJosé Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-VelascoBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredArturo Antonio Szymanski RamírezArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
21 Jan69.9AppointedPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
69.9AppointedPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to LiechtensteinApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
61.6AppointedFaustino Sainz MuñozApostolic Nuncio to European CommunityApostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
23 Jan56.2Ordained BishopLouis Chamniern SantisukniramBishop of Nakhon Sawan, ThailandArchbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
52.6AppointedSalvatore GristinaBishop of Acireale, ItalyArchbishop of Catania, Italy
24 Jan83.0DiedJules-Louis-Paul Harlé †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
25 Jan57.2AppointedAntónio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.Bishop of Beja, Portugal
76.2RetiredManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira FalcãoBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
58.4AppointedPaul Stephen LoverdeBishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
26 Jan85.2DiedPatrick Joseph Casey †Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
74.1DiedSettimio Arturo Ferrazzetta, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
28 Jan55.7AppointedRaúl Antonio Martinez ParedesBishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
30 Jan59.6AppointedSalvatore NunnariArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, ItalyArchbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
31 Jan57.0Ordained BishopFrederico Heimler, S.D.B.Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, BrazilBishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1 Feb74.3RetiredCarlo Aliprandi †Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
69.8AppointedNatalino PescaroloBishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
2 Feb49.6AppointedFrederick Joseph ColliBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
86.1DiedGérard Couturier †Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
3 Feb92.1DiedJan Czerniak †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
4 Feb96.1DiedBenjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
75.3RetiredCarlo CurisApostolic Nuncio to CanadaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
49.3Ordained BishopAntony PappusamyTitular Bishop of ZabaBishop of Dindigul, India
5 Feb61.0AppointedPaolo RomeoApostolic Nuncio to CanadaArchbishop of Palermo, Italy
6 Feb56.8InstalledGualtiero BassettiBishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
40.6Ordained BishopEverardus Johannes de JongTitular Bishop of CarianaAuxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
39.7Ordained BishopVlado KošicTitular Bishop of RuspaeAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
55.0Ordained BishopJosip MrzljakTitular Bishop of CaltadriaBishop of Varaždin, Croatia
7 Feb46.0Ordained BishopVarghese ChakkalakalBishop of Kannur, India
64.9Ordained BishopFranz DietlTitular Bishop of SebargaAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
46.1Ordained BishopLuíz Carlos EccelBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
54.0SucceededRamzi GarmouArchbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
84.6DiedYouhannan Semaan Issayi †Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
39.8Ordained BishopLiborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of PertusaArchbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
8 Feb70.2DiedNicola Rotunno †Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
9 Feb49.2AppointedMichael Dixon BhaseraBishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
44.1AppointedDieudonné BogmisAuxiliary Bishop of Douala, CameroonBishop of Eséka, Cameroon
44.1AppointedDieudonné BogmisTitular Bishop of GadiaufalaBishop of Eséka, Cameroon
62.4AppointedAndreas Choi Chang-mouCoadjutor Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South)Archbishop
59.6AppointedJoseph KaithatharaBishop of Gwalior, India
60.1AppointedFrancis Teke LysingeBishop of Mamfe, Cameroon
65.2AppointedSylvester Monteiro †Bishop of Aurangabad, India
43.1AppointedRobert Christopher NdlovuBishop of Hwange, ZimbabweArchbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
75.9RetiredIgnacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †Bishop of Hwange, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedJuda Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Mbulu, TanzaniaBishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
10 Feb50.2Ordained BishopJoseph Angelo GrechTitular Bishop of BelesasaBishop of Sandhurst, Australia
79.3DiedJoseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong †Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
11 Feb42.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in NumidiaVicar Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia
57.5AppointedBeniamino StellaApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
12 Feb87.4DiedGeorge Eli Dion, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
58.8Ordained BishopDaniel Eugene HurleyBishop of Port Pirie, AustraliaBishop of Darwin, Australia
13 Feb44.1Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste TiamaBishop of Sikasso, Mali
14 Feb46.2Ordained BishopRosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Goré, Chad
48.4Ordained BishopMiguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Lai, Chad
16 Feb56.8AppointedPietro FarinaBishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
52.1AppointedThomas James OlmstedCoadjutor Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USABishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
17 Feb81.9DiedRamón Salas Valdés, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Arica (San Marcos de), Chile
85.1DiedJoseph Elias Tawil †Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
18 Feb52.1AppointedThomas Christopher CollinsCoadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
52.5AppointedLouis DicaireAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
52.5AppointedLouis DicaireTitular Bishop of ThizicaAuxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
58.3AppointedJuan Carlos MaccaroneBishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedAnthony ManciniAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
53.2AppointedAnthony ManciniTitular Bishop of NatchitochesArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 Feb88.5DiedAloysius Haene, S.M.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Gwelo, Zimbabwe
20 Feb75.2RetiredLuigi BettazziBishop of Ivrea, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.6AppointedArrigo MiglioBishop of Ivrea, Italy
21 Feb75.7DiedVirgílio de Pauli †Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
44.7Ordained BishopLawrence Pius DorairajTitular Bishop of Absa SallaAuxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
44.3SucceededMauro Aparecido dos SantosBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilArchbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
97.1DiedAndré-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
52.5Ordained BishopManoel João FranciscoBishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
22 Feb56.3AppointedAntónio Maria Bessa TaipaAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
56.3AppointedAntónio Maria Bessa TaipaTitular Bishop of TabboraAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
56.9AppointedAntónio José Cavaco CarrilhoAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, PortugalBishop of Funchal, Portugal
56.9AppointedAntónio José Cavaco CarrilhoTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop of Funchal, Portugal
47.6Ordained BishopRobert Joseph McManusTitular Bishop of AlleghenyBishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
24 Feb48.3AppointedBalázs BábelCoadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, HungaryArchbishop
76.5RetiredBenedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. †Bishop of Jataí, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedMiguel Pedro Mundo †Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
46.4AppointedJoaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
56.0AppointedAntônio Lino da Silva DinisBishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
25 Feb72.2ResignedHenri Salina, C.R.A. †Abbot of Saint-Maurice, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus
27 Feb61.7AppointedPiero Biggio †Apostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
61.7AppointedPiero Biggio †Apostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.7AppointedPiero Biggio †Apostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.7AppointedPiero Biggio †Apostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
61.7AppointedPiero Biggio †Apostolic Nuncio to SwedenApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6ResignedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.6ResignedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6ResignedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6ResignedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
71.6ResignedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio to SwedenApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
83.8DiedTeodardo Leitz, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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