The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 60.2 Installed Denis James Hart Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia

2 Aug 52.7 Ordained Bishop Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S. Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

3 Aug 97.8 Died Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

4 Aug 32.6 Ordained Priest Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde Priest of Ndola, Zambia Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

5 Aug 52.7 Ordained Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera Bishop of Moramanga, Madagascar

70.1 Ordained Bishop Salim Ghazal, B.S. † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

48.7 Ordained Bishop Ludovic Minde, O.S.S. Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania

6 Aug 54.4 Installed John Clayton Nienstedt Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

7 Aug 87.5 Died Piotr Bednarczyk † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

8 Aug 53.2 Succeeded Dario Campos, O.F.M. Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

72.4 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

72.4 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Libya Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

76.7 Retired Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Manoel dos Reis de Farias Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

62.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiem, S.D.B. Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

45.8 Ordained Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez Bishop of Yopal, Colombia

75.6 Retired Crescênzio Rinaldini † Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

9 Aug 79.4 Died Noël Kokora-Tekry † Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

11 Aug 41.8 Ordained Bishop Sérgio da Rocha Titular Bishop of Alba Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

61.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan Coadjutor Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

85.9 Died Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

12 Aug 50.2 Ordained Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. Prelate of Huarí, Peru Bishop of Huacho, Peru

13 Aug 70.3 Died Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

14 Aug 46.4 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Titular Bishop of Obba Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México

15 Aug 50.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Vagada Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

51.5 Ordained Bishop Timothy Michael Dolan Titular Bishop of Natchesium Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

61.2 Ordained Bishop Rogelio Esquivel Medina Titular Bishop of Garriana Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

65.7 Ordained Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil Titular Bishop of Macomades Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

54.7 Ordained Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona Titular Bishop of Assava Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

77.1 Retired Jakob Mayr † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.2 Ordained Bishop Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Titular Bishop of Chaialum Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India

61.2 Ordained Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles Bishop

17 Aug 49.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vu Duy Thông Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam

19 Aug 42.6 Ordained Bishop Andrés Arteaga Manieu Titular Bishop of Baliana Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

71.1 Died Mieczyslaw Jaworski † Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland

21 Aug 65.9 Ordained Bishop Victor Benito Galeone Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

24 Aug 50.9 Ordained Bishop Samuel Joseph Aquila Coadjutor Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

45.8 Ordained Bishop Plínio José Luz da Silva Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop of Picos, Piaui, Brazil

75.0 Retired Javier Osés Flamarique † Bishop of Huesca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

25 Aug 86.5 Died Waclaw Skomorucha † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland

26 Aug 54.5 Ordained Bishop Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau Bishop of Annecy, France

28 Aug 71.0 Died Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Bishop of Argentina, Military

29 Aug 65.4 Succeeded Matias Patrício de Macêdo Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

75.0 Retired Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

52.3 Appointed Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

30 Aug 49.4 Ordained Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 40.9 Ordained Bishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Titular Bishop of Nona Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	60.2	Installed	Denis James Hart	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
2 Aug	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
3 Aug	97.8	Died	Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
4 Aug	32.6	Ordained Priest	Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde	Priest of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
5 Aug	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop of Moramanga, Madagascar
70.1	Ordained Bishop	Salim Ghazal, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Ludovic Minde, O.S.S.	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania
6 Aug	54.4	Installed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
7 Aug	87.5	Died	Piotr Bednarczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
8 Aug	53.2	Succeeded	Dario Campos, O.F.M.	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
72.4	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
72.4	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
76.7	Retired	Gerardo de Andrade Ponte †	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiem, S.D.B.	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia
75.6	Retired	Crescênzio Rinaldini †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
9 Aug	79.4	Died	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
11 Aug	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Sérgio da Rocha	Titular Bishop of Alba	Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
61.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan	Coadjutor Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
85.9	Died	Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria †	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
12 Aug	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.	Prelate of Huarí, Peru	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
13 Aug	70.3	Died	Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
14 Aug	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Rodriguez Vega	Titular Bishop of Obba	Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México
15 Aug	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Michael Dolan	Titular Bishop of Natchesium	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Rogelio Esquivel Medina	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
65.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Clavel Gil	Titular Bishop of Macomades	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Jonás Guerrero Corona	Titular Bishop of Assava	Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
77.1	Retired	Jakob Mayr †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Titular Bishop of Chaialum	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop
17 Aug	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vu Duy Thông	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam
19 Aug	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Arteaga Manieu	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
71.1	Died	Mieczyslaw Jaworski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
21 Aug	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Victor Benito Galeone	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Samuel Joseph Aquila	Coadjutor Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Plínio José Luz da Silva	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop of Picos, Piaui, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Javier Osés Flamarique †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Aug	86.5	Died	Waclaw Skomorucha †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
26 Aug	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau	Bishop of Annecy, France
28 Aug	71.0	Died	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Argentina, Military
29 Aug	65.4	Succeeded	Matias Patrício de Macêdo	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
52.3	Appointed	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 Aug	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Christopher Henry Toohey	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas	Titular Bishop of Nona	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines