The Year of Our Lord 1979

Overview

See Also: Previous Year (1978) | Next Year (1980)

Event	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Unk
Ordained Priest	110	2	4	8	12	11	20	9	11	8	8	2	15	0
Ordained Bishop	143	7	13	12	13	36	9	7	10	10	10	6	10	0
Deaths	77	6	6	6	7	8	2	9	8	6	8	2	7	2

Ordained Priest:
- Most Common Date: (5)
  - 30 June
- Most Common Ordainer: (2)
  - Bishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †, Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
Ordained Bishop:
- Most Common Date: (27)
  - 27 May
- Most Common Principal Consecrator: (29)
  - Pope John Paul II (St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †)
- Most Common Principal Co-Consecrator: (28)
  - Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia