The Year of Our Lord 1971

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	21.2	Entered	Anders Arborelius, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden
	78.3	Resigned	Alban Francis Swarbrick (of Blackburn), O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Jullundur, India	Prefect Emeritus
	25.6	Ordained Deacon	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	36.3	Incardinated	Joseph Patrick Delaney †	Priest of Brownsville, Texas, USA	Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
	48.2	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
	64.8	Resigned	Baldwin (Wilfred) Dworschak, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
	78.0	Retired	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro	Deacon of Los Angeles, California, USA	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
		Died	[Anthony Gao Yong] †	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
	66.6	Ceased	Gregory Gomez, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Drisdale River, Australia	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
	38.6	Appointed	Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	83.2	Resigned	Mesrop Habozian, C.M.Vd. †	Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna	Abbot General Emeritus
	58.1	Resigned	Kilian John Lawrence Healy, O. Carm. †	Prior General of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Prior General Emeritus
	65.0	Resigned	Michael a Jesu Nardone, O.SS.T. †	Minister General of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Minister General Emeritus
		Appointed	Basile Kanakri	Patriarchal Vicar of Iraq (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Kuwait (Melkite Greek)
	28.2	Perpetual Vows	Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
	23.0	Solemn Vows	John Michael Kudrick	Member of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance	Bishop Emeritus of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
	49.1	Resigned	Joseph Patrick Mary Loftus, O.S.M. †	Prior General of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Prior General Emeritus
	50.4	Appointed	Silvio Luoni †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio
	82.6	Resigned	Athanasius (Ludwig) Merkle, O. Cist. †	Abbot	Abbot Emeritus
		Born	James Misko		Administrator of Austin, Texas, USA
	59.0	Resigned	Wilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. †	Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Rector General Emeritus
	19.5	Entered	Georg Müller, SS.CC. †	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Prelate Emeritus of Trondheim, Norway
	25.9	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. †	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
	58.8	Resigned	Antonino Pinci †	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio
	67.4	Appointed	Francesco Rossi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
	16.1	Professed	Paul Rouhana, O.L.M.	Member of Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite)	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
	66.1	Resigned	Antoni Sagrera Gayá, C.R. †	Superior General of Congregation of Clerics Regular	Superior General Emeritus
	28.2	Ordained Priest	Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
	50.3	Professed	Vincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. †	Member of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
	52.0	Resigned	Forsenio Vezzani, M.I. †	Superior General of Order of the Ministers of the Sick	Superior General Emeritus
Jan	48.5	Appointed	Louis Pathé Barry †	Apostolic Administrator of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Priest
1 Jan	27.2	Perpetual Vows	Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C.	Member of Congregation of Holy Cross	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2 Jan	54.2	Appointed	Enrico Bartoletti †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Enrico Bartoletti †	Titular Archbishop of Myndus	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	45.1	Appointed	François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Bishop of Créteil, France
	45.1	Appointed	François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Caudium	Bishop of Créteil, France
	55.2	Appointed	Charles Roman Koester †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	55.2	Appointed	Charles Roman Koester †	Titular Bishop of Suacia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	60.9	Appointed	Benvenuto Matteucci †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Jan	26.5	Ordained Priest	Horacio Olave Velandia †	Priest of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia
3 Jan	36.7	Ordained Priest	Donald James Reece	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
4 Jan	59.9	Appointed	Jolando Nuzzi †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
5 Jan	64.1	Resigned	Luigi Cicuttini †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
	85.6	Resigned	Richard Oliver Gerow †	Titular Bishop of Vageata	Bishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA
	61.0	Appointed	Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
	74.4	Resigned	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Titular Archbishop of Uthina	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	71.2	Resigned	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
	79.5	Died	Jean Baptiste Trần Hữu Ðức †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
6 Jan	23.3	Professed	Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Leribe, Lesotho
	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Carroll Thomas Dozier †	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S.		Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar
	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Rosso †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Kano, Nigeria
7 Jan	68.3	Died	Adolfo Binni †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
	52.2	Appointed	Giovanni Canestri †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	John Raymond McGann †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
8 Jan	78.3	Resigned	Marcel Roger Buyse, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
8 Jan	81.3	Resigned	Antonino Catarella †	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy
9 Jan	25.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Coutts	Priest of Lahore, Pakistan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
	30.2	Ordained Priest	Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Maipan	Priest of Visakhapatnam, India	Bishop Emeritus of Khammam, India
	27.2	Ordained Priest	José Alberto Moura, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Robert Rodericks, S.J. †	Bishop of Jamshedpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †	Titular Bishop of Strumnitza	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras †	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
11 Jan	66.7	Resigned	Albert Vincent D’Souza †	Titular Archbishop of Luperciana	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	40.2	Appointed	Manuel Samaniego Barriga †	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	52.5	Appointed	John Stock †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
	52.5	Appointed	John Stock †	Titular Bishop of Pergamum	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
13 Jan	87.7	Resigned	William Lawrence Adrian †	Titular Bishop of Elo	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
	77.7	Resigned	Peter William Bartholome †	Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
	70.7	Resigned	Leo Ferdinand Dworschak †	Titular Bishop of Meta	Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
	35.2	Ordained Priest	John Etheridge, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop Emeritus of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
	81.4	Resigned	William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop Emeritus of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
	76.1	Resigned	Joseph Maximilian Mueller †	Titular Bishop of Simitthu	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
	69.8	Resigned	Robert Dermot O’Flanagan †	Titular Bishop of Trecalae	Bishop Emeritus of Juneau, Alaska, USA
14 Jan	81.1	Resigned	Umberto Malchiodi †	Titular Archbishop of Astigi	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
	43.0	Resigned	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Ramon Prego Casal †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Evelio Ramos Díaz †	Titular Bishop of Croae	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	52.7	Appointed	Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	56.1	Died	Mesrob J. Terzian, I.C.P.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
15 Jan	64.4	Succeeded	Gabriel Ganni †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
	75.9	Resigned	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
	84.2	Died	Joseph Gogué †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
16 Jan	66.3	Resigned	John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Packiam Arokiaswamy †	Bishop of Ootacamund, India	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India
	60.8	Appointed	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
	74.5	Retired	Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	52.3	Appointed	Cornelius Elanjikal †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
	52.9	Appointed	Joseph Kelanthara †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	45.4	Appointed	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
	45.4	Appointed	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
		Born	Gerald Mamman Musa		Bishop of Katsina, Nigeria
	41.0	Appointed	Raymond Mwanyika †	Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
	42.0	Appointed	Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe †	Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	49.3	Appointed	Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
	43.1	Appointed	Benedict Ganesh Singh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	43.1	Appointed	Benedict Ganesh Singh †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
17 Jan		Born	Alexandre Awi Mello, P. Schönstatt		Superior General of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers
18 Jan	81.4	Resigned	Andrew Alexis D’Souza †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
18 Jan	86.2	Resigned	James Edward Kearney †	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
19 Jan	86.6	Resigned	Acacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †	Titular Archbishop of Scebatiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
	77.8	Died	Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China
		Born	Mario Héctor Robles		Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	70.5	Resigned	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Titular Bishop of Auzegera	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
		Born	Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano		Auxiliary Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
20 Jan	85.3	Died	Antonio Bacci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
	18.1	Entered	João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	81.2	Resigned	Rosario L. Brodeur †	Titular Bishop of Maronana	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
	21.6	Simple Vows	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	77.7	Resigned	Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †	Titular Archbishop of Beroea	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
21 Jan	78.3	Resigned	Thomas Kiely Gorman †	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
21 Jan		Born	Paul Ma Cunguo		Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
22 Jan	62.0	Resigned	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
23 Jan	65.6	Resigned	Ambrogio De Battista, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus
	80.5	Resigned	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
	69.8	Resigned	Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Vazari-Didda	Archbishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
	39.1	Appointed	Miguel Gatan Purugganan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
	39.1	Appointed	Miguel Gatan Purugganan †	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
	52.0	Succeeded	Joseph S. Thumma †	Bishop of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus
	30.8	Converted	[Richard Nelson Williamson] †	Bishop
24 Jan	26.6	Ordained Priest	Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
	34.5	Ordained Priest	Benedict To Varpin †	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
25 Jan	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Cornelius O’Leary †	Titular Bishop of Moglaena	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
26 Jan	46.6	Appointed	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond †	Auxiliary Bishop of Corbeil, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
	46.6	Appointed	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
	49.3	Appointed	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux †	Auxiliary Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	49.3	Appointed	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux †	Titular Bishop of Celene	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
	83.0	Resigned	Eugene O’Callaghan †	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Bishop Emeritus of Clogher, Ireland
	84.4	Resigned	Bernardo Regno, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Bishop Emeritus of Kandy, Sri Lanka
		Born	Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo		Bishop of Yei, South Sudan
27 Jan	87.5	Resigned	Moisés Alves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Perdices	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
	86.1	Resigned	António Valente da Fonseca †	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
	63.0	Resigned	Jaime Garcia Goulart †	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Bishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
	79.7	Resigned	Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro †	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
	78.7	Resigned	Ernesto Sena de Oliveira †	Titular Archbishop of Octaba	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Jebalamai Susaimanickam	Priest of Madurai, India	Bishop Emeritus of Sivagangai, India
	76.6	Resigned	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
	89.1	Died	Pieter Jan Willekens, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
28 Jan	79.0	Resigned	Gerald Thomas Bergan †	Titular Archbishop of Tacarata	Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
29 Jan	35.2	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Hampden Dickson †	Bishop of Bridgetown-Kingstown, Barbados, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles
	76.9	Resigned	Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary
30 Jan	60.0	Resigned	José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff, SS.CC. †	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
31 Jan	19.2	Professed	Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Aldo Del Monte †	Titular Bishop of Musti	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Martí Alanis †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	76.4	Died	Victor-Jean Perrin †	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
	17.9	Professed	José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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