The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Nov 36.6 Incardinated Denis James Madden Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov 76.5 Died Leo Ferdinand Dworschak † Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

6 Nov 48.6 Appointed Alfons Demming † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Alfons Demming † Titular Bishop of Gordus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

65.0 Appointed Wilhelm Wöste † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Wilhelm Wöste † Titular Bishop of Thignica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

7 Nov 45.9 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Menefessi Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

50.4 Ordained Bishop Kevin McNamara † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

8 Nov 56.2 Appointed José Cerviño Cerviño † Bishop of Tuy-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain

9 Nov 75.9 Retired David Frederick Cunningham † Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Paul Vincent Dudley † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

49.9 Appointed Paul Vincent Dudley † Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

64.2 Appointed Francis James Harrison † Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

39.4 Appointed John Francis Kinney † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

39.4 Appointed John Francis Kinney † Titular Bishop of Caprulae Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

10 Nov 48.7 Appointed Giulio Einaudi † Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana Apostolic Nuncio

48.7 Appointed Giulio Einaudi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan Apostolic Nuncio

72.9 Resigned José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares † Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Born Waldemar Musioł Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland

80.5 Retired Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

41.0 Succeeded Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

13 Nov 66.4 Appointed Carlo Fanton † Titular Bishop of Acelum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Juan Alberto Puiggari Priest of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

14 Nov 48.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh † Titular Bishop of Mades Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

15 Nov 87.2 Resigned Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Betagbarar Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

17 Nov 84.0 Retired Antonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

66.6 Succeeded Carlos Parteli Keller † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

79.2 Died Johannes (Adriaan Petrus) Van Engelen, O. Cist. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Cistercians

18 Nov 56.3 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

19 Nov 27.1 Ordained Priest Alfredo Horacio Zecca † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Titular Archbishop of Volsinium

21 Nov 25.9 Ordained Deacon Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer Deacon of Eichstätt, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

49.4 Ordained Bishop Guy Gérard Deroubaix † Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis, France Bishop

51.1 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez † Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez Priest of Texcoco, México, México Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México

22 Nov 51.8 Appointed Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Mutugenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia

23 Nov 53.3 Ordained Bishop Thomas Victor Dolinay † Titular Bishop of Thyatira Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

24 Nov 51.6 Succeeded Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

71.7 Resigned Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

25 Nov 47.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks † Titular Bishop of Utimmira Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

53.2 Died Evelio Ramos Díaz † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

26 Nov 29.3 Ordained Priest John Eijiro Suwa Priest of Osaka, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan

27 Nov 31.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Aind, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Dibrugarh, India

50.5 Ordained Bishop Franz Josef Kuhnle † Titular Bishop of Sorres Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

28 Nov 41.2 Ordained Bishop Felipe Fernández García † Bishop of Ávila, Spain Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

54.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

25.6 Ordained Priest Hansjörg Vogel Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

29 Nov 96.7 Died José da Costa Nunes † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

91.5 Retired Mikiel Gonzi † Archbishop of Malta Archbishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Joseph Mercieca † Archbishop of Malta Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Nov	36.6	Incardinated	Denis James Madden	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	76.5	Died	Leo Ferdinand Dworschak †	Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
6 Nov	48.6	Appointed	Alfons Demming †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Alfons Demming †	Titular Bishop of Gordus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
65.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Wöste †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Wöste †	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
7 Nov	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Menefessi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Kevin McNamara †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
8 Nov	56.2	Appointed	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Bishop of Tuy-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
9 Nov	75.9	Retired	David Frederick Cunningham †	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
49.9	Appointed	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
64.2	Appointed	Francis James Harrison †	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
39.4	Appointed	John Francis Kinney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
39.4	Appointed	John Francis Kinney †	Titular Bishop of Caprulae	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
10 Nov	48.7	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi †	Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana	Apostolic Nuncio
48.7	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio
72.9	Resigned	José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares †	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Waldemar Musioł		Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
80.5	Retired	Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †	Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
41.0	Succeeded	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 Nov	66.4	Appointed	Carlo Fanton †	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Priest of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Nov	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Phan Thế Hinh †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
15 Nov	87.2	Resigned	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Betagbarar	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
17 Nov	84.0	Retired	Antonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
66.6	Succeeded	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
79.2	Died	Johannes (Adriaan Petrus) Van Engelen, O. Cist. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Cistercians
18 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
19 Nov	27.1	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Horacio Zecca †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium
21 Nov	25.9	Ordained Deacon	Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer	Deacon of Eichstätt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Guy Gérard Deroubaix †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis, France	Bishop
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez	Priest of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México
22 Nov	51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
23 Nov	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Victor Dolinay †	Titular Bishop of Thyatira	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
24 Nov	51.6	Succeeded	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
71.7	Resigned	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Nov	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks †	Titular Bishop of Utimmira	Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
53.2	Died	Evelio Ramos Díaz †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
26 Nov	29.3	Ordained Priest	John Eijiro Suwa	Priest of Osaka, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
27 Nov	31.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Aind, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Dibrugarh, India
50.5	Ordained Bishop	Franz Josef Kuhnle †	Titular Bishop of Sorres	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
28 Nov	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Fernández García †	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
25.6	Ordained Priest	Hansjörg Vogel	Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
29 Nov	96.7	Died	José da Costa Nunes †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
91.5	Retired	Mikiel Gonzi †	Archbishop of Malta	Archbishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Mercieca †	Archbishop of Malta	Archbishop Emeritus

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