The Year of Our Lord 1991

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 80.6 Retired Francesco Maria Franzi † Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Mar 78.8 Ordained Bishop Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Dura Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

24.3 Perpetual Vows Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

72.1 Ordained Bishop Jan Olszanski, M.I.C. † Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

26.7 Ordained Priest János Székely Priest of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

43.8 Ordained Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak Titular Bishop of Auzia Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine

3 Mar 55.0 Installed Renato Corti † Bishop of Novara, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

4 Mar 65.4 Installed Joseph Habib Hitti Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Ordained Bishop Jan Purwinski † Bishop of Zytomir, Ukraine Bishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

67.2 Appointed Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. † Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

6 Mar 51.8 Appointed José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

75.7 Retired Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar 50.8 Ordained Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

78.3 Died Raymond Joseph Gallagher † Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

8 Mar 59.8 Retired José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez † Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 61.0 Resigned Albert Edward Baharagate Bishop of Hoima, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Succeeded Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire † Bishop of Hoima, Uganda

65.1 Selected John Huo Cheng Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China

61.1 Installed Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar 57.3 Installed Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Launay Saturné Priest of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

12 Mar 48.0 Appointed Cristián Caro Cordero Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

48.0 Appointed Cristián Caro Cordero Titular Bishop of Arcavica Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

13 Mar 59.1 Appointed Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

79.2 Died Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

73.9 Appointed Augustin Zheng Shouduo † Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China

15 Mar 54.5 Ordained Bishop Dadeus Grings Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

16 Mar 76.8 Died Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu † Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France

83.3 Died James Darcy Freeman † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

17 Mar 23.9 Ordained Priest Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)

54.5 Appointed Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S. Superior of Bomadi, Nigeria Superior Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Paul Lontsié-Keuné Priest of Bafoussam, Cameroon Bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon

53.4 Installed Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L. Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 50.5 Appointed Lajos Pápai Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

71.0 Resigned Kornél Pataky (Pataki) † Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary Abbot Emeritus

59.9 Appointed Patrick Joseph Walsh Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 66.5 Ordained Bishop Herberto Celso Angelo † Titular Bishop of Coeliana Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

32.0 Ordained Priest Charles Jason Gordon Priest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Archbishop

25.4 Ordained Priest Peter Li Huiyuan Priest Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

27.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Li Lian Gui Priest Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China

32.7 Ordained Priest Paul Su Yongda Priest Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China

20 Mar 61.1 Appointed Bruno Tommasi † Archbishop of Lucca, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

22 Mar 47.3 Appointed John Francis Brown, S.M.A. Superior of Kano, Nigeria Superior Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon Priest of Kumbo, Cameroon Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon

23 Mar 26.2 Ordained Priest Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Bishop of Portugal, Military

25 Mar 49.7 Appointed Gerard Clifford † Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Appointed Gerard Clifford † Titular Bishop of Hieron Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland

63.5 Appointed Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Succeeded François Charles Garnier † Bishop of Luçon, France Archbishop of Cambrai, France

85.3 Died Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

75.1 Retired Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty † Bishop of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 47.5 Appointed Bernardino Marchió Coadjutor Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

91.7 Retired František Tomášek † Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Miloslav Vlk † Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

31 Mar 30.8 Professed Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Huánuco, Peru

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	80.6	Retired	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	78.8	Ordained Bishop	Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Dura	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
24.3	Perpetual Vows	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
72.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Olszanski, M.I.C. †	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
26.7	Ordained Priest	János Székely	Priest of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Markijan Trofym’yak	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
3 Mar	55.0	Installed	Renato Corti †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
4 Mar	65.4	Installed	Joseph Habib Hitti	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Ordained Bishop	Jan Purwinski †	Bishop of Zytomir, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
67.2	Appointed	Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar	51.8	Appointed	José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B.	Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
75.7	Retired	Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R.	Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
78.3	Died	Raymond Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
8 Mar	59.8	Retired	José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez †	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	61.0	Resigned	Albert Edward Baharagate	Bishop of Hoima, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Succeeded	Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire †	Bishop of Hoima, Uganda
65.1	Selected	John Huo Cheng	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
61.1	Installed	Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	57.3	Installed	Julián García Centeno, O.S.A.	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Launay Saturné	Priest of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
12 Mar	48.0	Appointed	Cristián Caro Cordero	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
48.0	Appointed	Cristián Caro Cordero	Titular Bishop of Arcavica	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
13 Mar	59.1	Appointed	Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
79.2	Died	Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
73.9	Appointed	Augustin Zheng Shouduo †	Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
15 Mar	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Dadeus Grings	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
16 Mar	76.8	Died	Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu †	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
83.3	Died	James Darcy Freeman †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
17 Mar	23.9	Ordained Priest	Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R.	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
54.5	Appointed	Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.	Superior of Bomadi, Nigeria	Superior Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Lontsié-Keuné	Priest of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon
53.4	Installed	Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L.	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	50.5	Appointed	Lajos Pápai	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
71.0	Resigned	Kornél Pataky (Pataki) †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary	Abbot Emeritus
59.9	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Walsh	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	66.5	Ordained Bishop	Herberto Celso Angelo †	Titular Bishop of Coeliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
32.0	Ordained Priest	Charles Jason Gordon	Priest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Archbishop
25.4	Ordained Priest	Peter Li Huiyuan	Priest	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
27.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Li Lian Gui	Priest	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
32.7	Ordained Priest	Paul Su Yongda	Priest	Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
20 Mar	61.1	Appointed	Bruno Tommasi †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Mar	47.3	Appointed	John Francis Brown, S.M.A.	Superior of Kano, Nigeria	Superior Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon	Priest of Kumbo, Cameroon	Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon
23 Mar	26.2	Ordained Priest	Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Portugal, Military
25 Mar	49.7	Appointed	Gerard Clifford †	Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Appointed	Gerard Clifford †	Titular Bishop of Hieron	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
63.5	Appointed	Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Succeeded	François Charles Garnier †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
85.3	Died	Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
75.1	Retired	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	47.5	Appointed	Bernardino Marchió	Coadjutor Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
91.7	Retired	František Tomášek †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Miloslav Vlk †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
31 Mar	30.8	Professed	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru

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