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The Year of Our Lord 1993

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown31.0ProfessedTimothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S.Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
75.9Selected[Benedict Cai Xiufeng]Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
52.9AppointedDiego CauseroApostolic Nuncio to Central African RepublicApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
24.7Ordained PriestPaul He ZinqingPriestBishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
53.4ResignedRobert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristBishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
75.5Ceased[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
83.0Appointed[Louis Liu Huanbo]Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
73.4SelectedMathew Luo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy)Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
27.4ProfessedPetru Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
48.9IncardinatedRobert Michael McGuckinPriest of Parramatta, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
50.0AppointedÓscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro Sula, HondurasCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
30.6ProfessedAlexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S.Priest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop of Hiroshima, Japan
43.8IncardinatedGyörgy SnellPriest of Esztergom-Budapest, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop
79.6AppointedPaul Song Wei-li, C.M. †Bishop of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]
25.7Ordained DeaconDennis Cabanada VillarojoDeacon of Cebu, PhilippinesBishop of Malolos, Philippines
Appointed Wang FeiliBishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
61.3AppointedThomas Anthony WhiteApostolic Nuncio to New ZealandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
49.1IncardinatedBoghos Lévon ZékiyanPriest of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyArchbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
Jan37.6IncardinatedBrian Edwin Charles Butterley FermePriest of Portsmouth, England, Great BritainSecretary of the Council for the Economy
1 Jan67.1AppointedGiovanni CoppaApostolic Nuncio to Czech RepublicCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
67.1AppointedGiovanni CoppaApostolic Nuncio to SlovakiaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
26.1Ordained PriestJohn Lee Juo-WangPriest of Tainan, TaiwanBishop Emeritus
2 Jan28.7Ordained PriestGiuseppe Salvatore BaturiPriest of Catania, ItalyArchbishop of Cagliari, Italy
81.1DiedMichel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania
49.6Ordained BishopBosco Lin Chi-nanTitular Bishop of AlexanumBishop Emeritus of Tainan, Taiwan
51.8AppointedRamiro Moliner InglésTitular Archbishop of SardaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
51.8AppointedRamiro Moliner InglésApostolic Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
51.8AppointedRamiro Moliner InglésApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
3 Jan29.8Ordained PriestPaul Kariuki NjiruPriest of Embu, KenyaBishop of Wote, Kenya
57.8Ordained BishopLuis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. †Bishop of Tarma, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
4 Jan75.3DiedErnest Leo UnterkoeflerBishop Emeritus of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
6 Jan52.9Ordained BishopDiego CauseroTitular Archbishop of MetaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
38.6Ordained DeaconPeter Huynh Văn HaiDeacon of Vĩnh Long, Viet NamBishop
45.0Ordained BishopJan KopiecTitular Bishop of CemerinianusBishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
55.2Ordained BishopHenry Joseph MansellTitular Bishop of MarazanaeArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
42.5Ordained BishopGabriel Charles Palmer-BuckleBishop of Koforidua, GhanaArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
60.0Ordained BishopElmo Noel Joseph PereraTitular Bishop of GadiaufalaBishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
64.5Ordained BishopElio SgrecciaTitular Bishop of Zama MinorCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
71.8Ordained BishopLuigi SpositoTitular Bishop of TagariaSecretary Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
46.3Ordained BishopNorbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.Titular Bishop of CaereBishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
39.0Ordained BishopCsaba TernyákTitular Bishop of EminentianaArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
47.0Ordained BishopHenryk Marian TomasikTitular Bishop of Furnos MinorBishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
47.9Ordained BishopAlojz UranTitular Bishop of AbulaArchbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
8 Jan50.0AppointedÓscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, HondurasCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredHéctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, HondurasArchbishop Emeritus
9 Jan27.6Ordained PriestAdilson Pedro Busin, C.S.Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoBishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
54.4ResignedFrancesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
10 Jan62.9Ordained BishopJean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A.Bishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus of Nice, France
12 Jan81.6DiedHonoré Joseph Marie Jouneaux, O.M.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Pala, Chad
51.4InstalledGabriel Villaruz ReyesBishop of Kalibo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
16 Jan72.8DiedJan GurdaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
82.9DiedBenvenuto MatteucciArchbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
18 Jan68.3DiedHerberto Celso AngeloAuxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
19 Jan67.5AppointedEnnio AppignanesiArchbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
75.9RetiredGiuseppe VairoArchbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
20 Jan50.1AppointedGiovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
22 Jan58.3InstalledEusebius Joseph BeltranArchbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USAArchbishop Emeritus
23 Jan60.2ResignedJoannes Baptist Matthijs GijsenBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
24 Jan58.0Ordained BishopPaul IbyBishop of Eisenstadt, AustriaBishop Emeritus
25 Jan35.6IncardinatedGaetano CastelloPriest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
26 Jan75.5RetiredJames Louis SchadAuxiliary Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.2AppointedJames Anthony TamayoAuxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USABishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
43.2AppointedJames Anthony TamayoTitular Bishop of ItaBishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
29 Jan28.2Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Jung Shin-chulPriest of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)Bishop
43.4Ordained BishopYouhannes Ezzat Zakaria BadirBishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), EgyptBishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
30 Jan24.0Ordained PriestJuan Carlos Barreto BarretoPriest of Espinal, ColombiaBishop of Soacha, Colombia
42.2Ordained BishopBernard BoberTitular Bishop of VissalsaArchbishop of Košice, Slovakia
63.6Ordained BishopViktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. †Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedJuan Carlos MaccaroneAuxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
52.2AppointedJuan Carlos MaccaroneTitular Bishop of MaurianaBishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
64.6AppointedPedro Luis Ronchino, S.D.B. †Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
31 Jan23.5ProfessedRubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
21.6ProfessedGabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
27.7Ordained PriestJuan Espinoza JiménezPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop of Aguascalientes, México
36.5Ordained DeaconJuan Ignacio González ErrázurizDeacon of Opus DeiBishop of San Bernardo, Chile
80.0DiedJaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. †Prelate Emeritus of Cristalândia, Goias, BrazilPrelate Emeritus of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
50.5Ordained BishopJean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. †Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1 Feb90.0DiedWilliam Brasseur, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
53.0AppointedDiego CauseroApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic ofApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
2 Feb60.3InstalledBertrand BlanchetArchbishop of Rimouski, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredAlberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei †Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, PortugalBishop Emeritus
62.6SucceededSerafim de Sousa Ferreira e SilvaBishop of Leiria-Fátima, PortugalBishop Emeritus
50.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Ovidio Vera IntriagoTitular Bishop of AutentiAuxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
4 Feb84.4DiedBernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
6 Feb26.4Ordained PriestSérgio de Deus BorgesPriest of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, BrazilBishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
38.7Perpetual VowsGonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
27.8Ordained PriestJosé Roberto Fortes PalauPriest of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Feb46.4Ordained BishopJulián Barrio BarrioTitular Bishop of SasabeArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
54.6Ordained BishopJoseph Augustine CharanakunnelBishop of Raipur, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Raipur, India
47.5Ordained BishopAlbert D’SouzaBishop of Lucknow, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Agra, India
29.0Ordained PriestKishore Kumar KujurPriest of Sambalpur, IndiaBishop of Rourkela, India
8 Feb50.9AppointedPaolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy
10 Feb63.8AppointedJames McLoughlinBishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandBishop Emeritus
49.3Ordained BishopWilliam Martin MorrisBishop of Toowoomba, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
11 Feb62.1Ordained BishopDominic Carmon, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of RusicadeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
63.9AppointedPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to SyriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
12 Feb81.3DiedMiguel Peinado PeinadoBishop Emeritus of Jaén, Spain
13 Feb55.8AppointedJosé María ArancibiaCoadjutor Archbishop of Mendoza, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
15 Feb77.0RetiredJean MargéotBishop of Port-Louis, MauritiusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
51.5SucceededMaurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Port-Louis, MauritiusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb48.9AppointedFlavio Calle ZapataBishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
66.6AppointedGiulio NicoliniBishop of Cremona, Italy
79.0RetiredAlfonso Uribe JaramilloBishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
18 Feb75.5RetiredLuigi AccogliApostolic Nuncio to SyriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
76.7RetiredGiovanni PesBishop of Alghero-Bosa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
58.5AppointedAntonio VaccaBishop of Alghero-Bosa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 Feb40.2Ordained BishopDaniel Marco Kur AdwokTitular Bishop of MoxoriAuxiliary Bishop of Khartoum, Sudan
20 Feb64.6AppointedAntonio Forte, O.F.M. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
88.4DiedBernhard SteinBishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
22 Feb51.9Ordained BishopRamiro Moliner InglésTitular Archbishop of SardaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
55.6Ordained BishopGerald William Wiesner, O.M.I.Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
25 Feb68.8AppointedManuel Cruz SobreviñasBishop of Imus, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
26 Feb76.6DiedGiulio OggioniBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
27 Feb75.3RetiredBronisław Dąbrowski, F.D.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.7RetiredAlbin Małysiak, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.1DiedVilhelms ŅukšsAuxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
75.3RetiredBoleslaw Lukasz TaborskiAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb95.4DiedAthanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
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