The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 25.6 Ordained Priest Israel Bravo Cortés Priest of Cúcuta, Colombia Bishop of Tibú, Colombia

51.2 Installed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Archbishop of Granada, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

24.6 Ordained Priest Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, Brazil

49.9 Installed Jacob Manathodath Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Francisco Ozoria Acosta Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

49.2 Ordained Bishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala

2 Feb 51.7 Ordained Bishop George Alencherry Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

56.0 Ordained Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. † Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania

41.0 Perpetual Vows Dmytro (Bohdan) Hryhorak, O.S.B.M. Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

57.1 Installed Delio Lucarelli † Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy Bishop Emeritus

23.9 Perpetual Vows Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa

52.8 Ordained Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Installed Luciano Pacomio Bishop of Mondovi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Ordained Bishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru Bishop Emeritus

64.0 Installed Eugenio Ravignani † Bishop of Trieste, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.1 Ordained Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil

3 Feb 81.9 Died Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

4 Feb 56.5 Died Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

5 Feb 69.6 Installed Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi † Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Ante Ivas Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

29.1 Ordained Deacon Roberto Madrigal Gallegos Deacon of Tabasco, México Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México

46.2 Ordained Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil † Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India Bishop Emeritus of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India

6 Feb 77.2 Retired Ćiril Kos † Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

59.5 Succeeded Marin Srakić Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia

8 Feb 71.3 Appointed Angelo Acerbi Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands Apostolic Nuncio

46.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar), India

75.3 Retired Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands Apostolic Nuncio

58.0 Appointed Jesús Moliné Labarte Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru Bishop Emeritus

10 Feb 53.4 Appointed Sergio Lasam Utleg Coadjutor Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines

86.3 Died Francis Wang Xueming (Wang Hsueh-ming) † Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

12 Feb 75.5 Retired Vincenzo Maria Farano † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Pier Luigi Mazzoni † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed José María Pinheiro Auxiliary Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

58.5 Appointed José María Pinheiro Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

13 Feb 62.3 Appointed Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. † Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

78.0 Died Brian Leo John Hennessy, C. R. † Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles

76.2 Retired Héctor Rueda Hernández † Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

14 Feb 76.6 Died Constantino Amstalden † Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

85.9 Died Raymond-Marie-Joseph Vayron de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Mouila, Gabon

71.6 Died Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

15 Feb 67.6 Appointed Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Appointed Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. † Titular Bishop of Lamsorti Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

29.0 Ordained Priest Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Bishop of Chosica, Peru

43.9 Professed Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

89.7 Died Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên † Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam

49.4 Appointed José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

49.4 Appointed José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo Titular Bishop of Mozotcori Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

65.8 Appointed Francesco Zerrillo † Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 63.3 Ordained Bishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. † Titular Bishop of Sucarda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Inírida, Colombia

92.4 Died Arthur Francis Fox † Bishop Emeritus of Sale, Australia

40.7 Ordained Bishop Severine Niwemugizi Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania

18 Feb 47.4 Appointed David Allen Zubik Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop

47.4 Appointed David Allen Zubik Titular Bishop of Jamestown Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

19 Feb 42.6 Appointed Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez Coadjutor Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala Bishop

20 Feb 56.6 Appointed Guillermo José Garlatti Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

59.8 Appointed Lluís Martínez Sistach Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

73.8 Retired Ramón Torrella Cascante † Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

61.4 Installed Paul Albert Zipfel † Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

21 Feb 87.2 Died José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

56.0 Appointed José Luis Chávez Botello Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

56.0 Appointed José Luis Chávez Botello Titular Bishop of Cova Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

53.4 Appointed José Trinidad González Rodríguez † Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed José Trinidad González Rodríguez † Titular Bishop of Menefessi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

74.7 Died Simon Tonyé † Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

22 Feb 61.7 Ordained Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. † Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Osoro Sierra Bishop of Orense, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

44.6 Ordained Bishop Alois Schwarz Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

23 Feb 31.4 Professed Xavier Maurice Henri Malle, Comm. l'Emm. Member of Emmanuel Community Bishop of Gap-Embrun, France

24 Feb 85.1 Died Oscar de Oliveira † Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

25 Feb 45.7 Appointed Jesse Eugenio Mercado Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines

45.7 Appointed Jesse Eugenio Mercado Titular Bishop of Talaptula Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines

55.5 Ordained Bishop Bernard Blasius Moras Bishop of Belgaum, India Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India

82.8 Died Ugo Poletti † Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

26 Feb 76.8 Retired José de Aquino Pereira † Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

27 Feb 51.3 Appointed Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

51.3 Appointed Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina Titular Bishop of Iziriana Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

41.8 Appointed Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

41.8 Appointed Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez Titular Bishop of Sitifis Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	25.6	Ordained Priest	Israel Bravo Cortés	Priest of Cúcuta, Colombia	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia
51.2	Installed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
24.6	Ordained Priest	Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo	Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, Brazil
49.9	Installed	Jacob Manathodath	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Francisco Ozoria Acosta	Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
2 Feb	51.7	Ordained Bishop	George Alencherry	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
56.0	Ordained Bishop	Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
41.0	Perpetual Vows	Dmytro (Bohdan) Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
57.1	Installed	Delio Lucarelli †	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23.9	Perpetual Vows	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Philip Leo O’Reilly	Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Installed	Luciano Pacomio	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
64.0	Installed	Eugenio Ravignani †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
3 Feb	81.9	Died	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
4 Feb	56.5	Died	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
5 Feb	69.6	Installed	Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Ante Ivas	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
29.1	Ordained Deacon	Roberto Madrigal Gallegos	Deacon of Tabasco, México	Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil †	Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
6 Feb	77.2	Retired	Ćiril Kos †	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
59.5	Succeeded	Marin Srakić	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
8 Feb	71.3	Appointed	Angelo Acerbi	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.	Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar), India
75.3	Retired	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
58.0	Appointed	Jesús Moliné Labarte	Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	53.4	Appointed	Sergio Lasam Utleg	Coadjutor Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
86.3	Died	Francis Wang Xueming (Wang Hsueh-ming) †	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
12 Feb	75.5	Retired	Vincenzo Maria Farano †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Pier Luigi Mazzoni †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	José María Pinheiro	Auxiliary Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
58.5	Appointed	José María Pinheiro	Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Feb	62.3	Appointed	Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
78.0	Died	Brian Leo John Hennessy, C. R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
76.2	Retired	Héctor Rueda Hernández †	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb	76.6	Died	Constantino Amstalden †	Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
85.9	Died	Raymond-Marie-Joseph Vayron de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mouila, Gabon
71.6	Died	Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
15 Feb	67.6	Appointed	Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Appointed	Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
29.0	Ordained Priest	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
43.9	Professed	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
89.7	Died	Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên †	Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
49.4	Appointed	José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
49.4	Appointed	José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
65.8	Appointed	Francesco Zerrillo †	Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. †	Titular Bishop of Sucarda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Inírida, Colombia
92.4	Died	Arthur Francis Fox †	Bishop Emeritus of Sale, Australia
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Severine Niwemugizi	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania	Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania
18 Feb	47.4	Appointed	David Allen Zubik	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop
47.4	Appointed	David Allen Zubik	Titular Bishop of Jamestown	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Feb	42.6	Appointed	Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez	Coadjutor Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala	Bishop
20 Feb	56.6	Appointed	Guillermo José Garlatti	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
59.8	Appointed	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
73.8	Retired	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
61.4	Installed	Paul Albert Zipfel †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	87.2	Died	José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
56.0	Appointed	José Luis Chávez Botello	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
56.0	Appointed	José Luis Chávez Botello	Titular Bishop of Cova	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
53.4	Appointed	José Trinidad González Rodríguez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	José Trinidad González Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
74.7	Died	Simon Tonyé †	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
22 Feb	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. †	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Alois Schwarz	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
23 Feb	31.4	Professed	Xavier Maurice Henri Malle, Comm. l'Emm.	Member of Emmanuel Community	Bishop of Gap-Embrun, France
24 Feb	85.1	Died	Oscar de Oliveira †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25 Feb	45.7	Appointed	Jesse Eugenio Mercado	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines
45.7	Appointed	Jesse Eugenio Mercado	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Blasius Moras	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
82.8	Died	Ugo Poletti †	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
26 Feb	76.8	Retired	José de Aquino Pereira †	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
51.3	Appointed	Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina	Titular Bishop of Iziriana	Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
41.8	Appointed	Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez	Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
41.8	Appointed	Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez	Titular Bishop of Sitifis	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

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