The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 37.0 Ordained Priest Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda

2 Aug 85.6 Died Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

25.7 Professed Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Aug Born Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem. Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

Born Evandro Luis Braun Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

4 Aug 53.0 Died Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti † Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

47.7 Laicized Giovanni Battista Franzoni †

5 Aug 70.8 Died Luigi Oldani † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

6 Aug 75.6 Resigned Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Bahanna Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin

84.1 Died Andreas Rohracher † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

7 Aug 48.5 Appointed Jorge Novak, S.V.D. † Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

30.7 Ordained Priest Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Toliara, Madagascar

8 Aug 28.2 Ordained Priest Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

9 Aug 79.5 Resigned Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Buffada Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

82.1 Resigned Dominic Senyemon Fukahori † Titular Bishop of Crepedula Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan

10 Aug 62.3 Resigned Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Titular Bishop of Volsinium Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Resigned Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Resigned Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

11 Aug 80.0 Resigned Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

86.0 Died Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro † Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador

12 Aug 47.3 Ordained Bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Died José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. † Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.0 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru Prelate Emeritus

47.0 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru

13 Aug 71.3 Resigned Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

14 Aug 25.2 Ordained Priest Armando Larios Jiménez † Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

15 Aug 24.1 Ordained Priest Théophile Philippe Barakat † Priest of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop

21.6 Professed Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

26.2 Ordained Priest Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich Priest Bishop of Puno, Peru

25.7 First Vows Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. Member of Congregation of St. Basil Bishop Emeritus of London, Ontario, Canada

24.8 Professed Wojciech Giertych, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Theologian of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

30.1 Ordained Priest Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua

27.1 Ordained Priest José Nambi † Priest of Benguela, Angola Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola

28.8 Ordained Priest Jean Ntagwarara Priest of Gitega, Burundi Bishop Emeritus of Bubanza, Burundi

45.0 Final Vows Benedict John Osta, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

24.4 Ordained Priest Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Priest of Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

28.8 Ordained Priest Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala

16 Aug 22.2 Professed Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Naha, Japan

17 Aug 75.8 Retired Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. † Prelate of Chota, Peru Prelate Emeritus

57.9 Installed Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño † Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus

48.6 Ordained Bishop John Nicholas Wurm † Titular Bishop of Plestia Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

18 Aug 78.4 Died Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

19 Aug Born Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

21 Aug 26.4 Ordained Priest Jose Serofia Palma Priest of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

64.8 Died Ricardo Rösch † Bishop of Concordia, Argentina

24.2 Perpetual Vows Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

59.5 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

22 Aug 21.4 Temporary Vows Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil

50.1 Appointed Kevin McNamara † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

19.0 Professed Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

24 Aug 49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

62.5 Appointed William Edward McManus † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

74.4 Resigned Leo Aloysius Pursley † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 44.2 Ordained Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Christopher Alan Saunders Priest of Broome, Australia Bishop Emeritus

29 Aug 28.6 Ordained Priest Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa

30 Aug 59.7 Appointed William Michael Cosgrove † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 86.4 Retired Giuseppe Battaglia † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Succeeded Marino Bergonzini † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hubert Hart † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

19.1 Entered Włodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	37.0	Ordained Priest	Alexis Habiyambere, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
2 Aug	85.6	Died	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
25.7	Professed	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3 Aug		Born	Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem.		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
	Born	Evandro Luis Braun		Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
4 Aug	53.0	Died	Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti †	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
47.7	Laicized	Giovanni Battista Franzoni †
5 Aug	70.8	Died	Luigi Oldani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
6 Aug	75.6	Resigned	Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
84.1	Died	Andreas Rohracher †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
7 Aug	48.5	Appointed	Jorge Novak, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
30.7	Ordained Priest	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Toliara, Madagascar
8 Aug	28.2	Ordained Priest	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
9 Aug	79.5	Resigned	Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Buffada	Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
82.1	Resigned	Dominic Senyemon Fukahori †	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
10 Aug	62.3	Resigned	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Titular Bishop of Volsinium	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Resigned	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Resigned	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
11 Aug	80.0	Resigned	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
86.0	Died	Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro †	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
12 Aug	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Bunluen Mansap †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Died	José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru
13 Aug	71.3	Resigned	Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
14 Aug	25.2	Ordained Priest	Armando Larios Jiménez †	Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
15 Aug	24.1	Ordained Priest	Théophile Philippe Barakat †	Priest of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop
21.6	Professed	Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
26.2	Ordained Priest	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich	Priest	Bishop of Puno, Peru
25.7	First Vows	Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.	Member of Congregation of St. Basil	Bishop Emeritus of London, Ontario, Canada
24.8	Professed	Wojciech Giertych, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Theologian of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
30.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua
27.1	Ordained Priest	José Nambi †	Priest of Benguela, Angola	Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
28.8	Ordained Priest	Jean Ntagwarara	Priest of Gitega, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bubanza, Burundi
45.0	Final Vows	Benedict John Osta, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
24.4	Ordained Priest	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Archbishop
28.8	Ordained Priest	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
16 Aug	22.2	Professed	Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Naha, Japan
17 Aug	75.8	Retired	Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
57.9	Installed	Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño †	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus
48.6	Ordained Bishop	John Nicholas Wurm †	Titular Bishop of Plestia	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
18 Aug	78.4	Died	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
19 Aug		Born	Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R.		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
21 Aug	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jose Serofia Palma	Priest of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
64.8	Died	Ricardo Rösch †	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
24.2	Perpetual Vows	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
59.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
22 Aug	21.4	Temporary Vows	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
50.1	Appointed	Kevin McNamara †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
19.0	Professed	Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
24 Aug	49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
62.5	Appointed	William Edward McManus †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
74.4	Resigned	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Christopher Alan Saunders	Priest of Broome, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
29 Aug	28.6	Ordained Priest	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug	59.7	Appointed	William Michael Cosgrove †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	86.4	Retired	Giuseppe Battaglia †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Succeeded	Marino Bergonzini †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
19.1	Entered	Włodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland

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