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The Year of Our Lord 1981

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar76.9DiedTulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
65.3Ordained BishopInnocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
49.3Ordained BishopAlfonso Humberto Robles CotaBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
56.4Ordained BishopStephen SulykArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop Emeritus
53.7Ordained BishopFelipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Cellae in ProconsulariPrelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
5 Mar68.1AppointedMichele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. †Bishop of Rio Negro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
66.3AppointedCornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
61.2AppointedMilton Corrêa PereiraArchbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
65.9AppointedJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, BrazilBishop Emeritus
25.8Ordained PriestJosé Rafael Quirós QuirósPriest of San José de Costa RicaArchbishop
6 Mar58.1AppointedEdward Henryk MaterskiBishop of Sandomierz, PolandBishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
7 Mar69.5DiedPeter BirchBishop of Ossory, Ireland
56.1AppointedFrancesco ColasuonnoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ZimbabweCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
47.6AppointedFrancesco De NittisTitular Archbishop of TunesApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
47.6AppointedFrancesco De NittisApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
47.6AppointedFrancesco De NittisApostolic Delegate to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
57.2AppointedLuis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. †Archbishop of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus
81.8DiedJohannes PohlschneiderBishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
53.5AppointedEdoardo RovidaPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in GenevaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
8 Mar71.9DiedMiguel Garcia FrancoBishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
42.5InstalledEnrique Manuel Hernández RiveraBishop of Caguas, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
29.1Ordained PriestPeter HlaPriest of Taunggyi, MyanmarBishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
9 Mar86.0DiedNorberto Forero y GarcíaBishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
12 Mar54.4AppointedAron Jean-Marie LustigerOrdinary of France, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
14 Mar59.6InstalledLucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †Prelate of Deán Funes, ArgentinaPrelate Emeritus
27.4Ordained PriestJosé Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15 Mar45.7AppointedJorge Tobias de FreitasBishop of Caxias do Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.7AppointedHildebrando Mendes CostaAuxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
54.7AppointedHildebrando Mendes CostaTitular Bishop of ArindelaBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
54.6Ordained BishopAntonio NuzziArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
16 Mar77.6DiedAlberto Clerici, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
48.6AppointedÂngelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.6AppointedÂngelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of SeliaBishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
17 Mar85.2DiedAntonio SantinBishop Emeritus of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy
18 Mar49.6InstalledRoland Pierre DuMaineBishop of San Jose in California, USABishop Emeritus
19 Mar26.3Ordained PriestThaddeus Cho Hwan-KilPriestArchbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
52.7Ordained BishopRubens Augusto de Souza EspínolaTitular Bishop of BiltaBishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
48.4Ordained BishopJoseph Keith SymonsTitular Bishop of SigusBishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
23.9Solemn VowsAlberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Nacala, Mozambique
20 Mar61.7InstalledManuel GuiraoBishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
52.0SucceededJosé Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †Bishop of Sorocaba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
71.3ResignedJosé Melhado CamposBishop of Sorocaba, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredMaurice RoyArchbishop of Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedJude Saint-AntoineAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedJude Saint-AntoineTitular Bishop of ScardonaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
62.3AppointedGérard Tremblay, P.S.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.3AppointedGérard Tremblay, P.S.S. †Titular Bishop of TrisipaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
69.1AppointedLouis-Albert VachonArchbishop of Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar28.4Ordained PriestMichael Gorō MatsuuraPriestBishop of Nagoya, Japan
22 Mar58.1InstalledÍtalo Severino Di StéfanoArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
89.9DiedConstantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
54.0Ordained BishopPaul Lokiru KalandaBishop of Moroto, UgandaBishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
33.9Ordained PriestAlfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. †Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
43.4Ordained BishopGetúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of TabboraBishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
24 Mar49.2AppointedFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Văn SangAuxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
49.2AppointedFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Văn SangTitular Bishop of SardaBishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
25 Mar56.0Ordained BishopRodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †Titular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
55.5Ordained BishopMichael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Banjul, GambiaBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedGiovanni D’AscenziBishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
55.8Ordained BishopCarlos Walter Galán BarryTitular Bishop of CediaeArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
47.3AppointedErcole LupinacciBishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
53.9InstalledJoseph PallikaparampilBishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
40.8Ordained BishopNorbert WerbsTitular Bishop of AmauraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
26 Mar63.1ResignedDanilo Catarzi, S.X. †Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedLéonard DhejjuBishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.2AppointedBruno KouaméBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
53.3AppointedPierre Trần Thành ChungCoadjutor Bishop of Kontum, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
27 Mar57.1AppointedStanisław SzymeckiBishop of Kielce, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
28 Mar52.4ResignedFrancisco Ricardo Oves FernándezArchbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaArchbishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedEdmund Casimir SzokaArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USACardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
29 Mar43.3Ordained BishopAnthony Ekezia IlonuBishop of Okigwe, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
24.6Ordained PriestJosé Rojas Rojas, Jr.Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), PhilippinesBishop of Libmanan, Philippines
27.7Ordained PriestRaymond Sumlut GamPriest of Myitkyina, MyanmarBishop of Banmaw, Myanmar
50.9Ordained BishopErasmus Desiderius WanderaBishop of Soroti, UgandaBishop Emeritus
31 Mar67.4DiedPaulo Hipólito de Souza LibórioBishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
84.8DiedNicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
1 Apr26.0ProfessedBroderick Soncuaco PabilloMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
2 Apr28.1Ordained PriestVarghese ChakkalakalPriest of Calicut, IndiaBishop
3 Apr39.6Ordained BishopGabriel Villaruz ReyesTitular Bishop of SelseaBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
4 Apr50.5AppointedSalvatore De GiorgiArchbishop of Foggia, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
50.5AppointedSalvatore De GiorgiBishop of Bovino, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
50.5AppointedSalvatore De GiorgiBishop of Troia, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
29.1Ordained DeaconCalogero La Piana, S.D.B.Deacon of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
76.3RetiredJoseph Michael McGeeBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
54.9AppointedMaurice TaylorBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
5 Apr45.5Ordained BishopJoão BergeseBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
67.7InstalledMichele MincuzziArchbishop of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
6 Apr49.8AppointedAugustus PetersAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
49.8AppointedAugustus PetersTitular Bishop of Aquae SirensesAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
26.7Ordained PriestThomas PulloppillilPriestBishop of Bongaigaon, India
7 Apr41.5AppointedLaurent Monsengwo PasinyaAuxiliary Bishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Apr24.9Ordained PriestAntonieto Dumagan CabajogPriest of Tagbilaran, PhilippinesBishop of Surigao, Philippines
42.5AppointedMiguel Patiño Velázquez, M. S. F. †Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
10 Apr60.8ResignedAugustine Kim Jae DeokBishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr30.2Ordained PriestJean-Luc BruninPriest of Lille, FranceBishop of Le Havre, France
23.5Ordained PriestMaurício Grotto de CamargoPriest of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.0Ordained DeaconAlberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.Deacon of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop of Nacala, Mozambique
12 Apr28.0Ordained DeaconValdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
54.6InstalledAntonio NuzziArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
48.7Ordained PriestJames Su ZhiminPriestBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
57.2Ordained BishopStanisław SzymeckiBishop of Kielce, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
13 Apr58.6AppointedMariano Gaviola y GarcésArchbishop of Lipa, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
BornAndriy KhimyakAuxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
50.1AppointedRicardo Jamin VidalCoadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Apr41.3AppointedPatricio Hacbang AloAuxiliary Bishop of Davao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines
41.3AppointedPatricio Hacbang AloTitular Bishop of ThibiucaBishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines
40.8AppointedPaul Friedrich WehrleAuxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.8AppointedPaul Friedrich WehrleTitular Bishop of Nova GermaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
15 Apr33.0ProfessedJoaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
80.7DiedAdolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
16 Apr65.3AppointedJesús Pla GandíaBishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, SpainBishop Emeritus
17 Apr69.2DiedGeorges Benoit GassongoApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
62.2Ordained PriestMathias Lu ZhengshenPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
87.6DiedBoļeslavs SloskānsApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus
63.3DiedOwen Noel SneddenAuxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand
18 Apr26.8Solemn VowsSeverino Clasen, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
19 Apr72.5DiedAlphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
20 Apr82.9DiedEdward Vincent DarginAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
Ordained BishopPaul Zhang ChengguoBishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
22 Apr27.0Ordained PriestEdwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.Priest of Mission Society of the PhilippinesPrelate of Marawi, Philippines
48.6AppointedBlaise-Ernest MorandCoadjutor Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
49.2Ordained BishopFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Văn SangTitular Bishop of SardaBishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
83.9DiedAndré-Jean-Baptiste PiogerBishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
55.6AppointedPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
55.6AppointedPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of CrepedulaVicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
55.6Ordained BishopPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of CrepedulaVicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
24 Apr25.7Ordained PriestAlberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A.Priest of Order of St. AugustineAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
25 Apr75.1RetiredJosef KöstnerBishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestRenato Pine MayugbaPriest of Lingayen-Dagupan, PhilippinesBishop of Laoag, Philippines
26 Apr51.7Ordained BishopTeodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Castellum TatroportusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
28.1Ordained PriestGeorge NkuoPriest of Buéa, CameroonBishop of Kumbo, Cameroon
29 Apr54.5AppointedMarko PerićBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
30 Apr45.1AppointedRenato CortiAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
45.1AppointedRenato CortiTitular Bishop of ZallataCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
36.9Solemn VowsPaul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
24.4Ordained DeaconRobert Herman FlockDeacon of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
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