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The Year of Our Lord 1997

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November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov57.8Ordained BishopYoussef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado †Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
47.9Ordained BishopAntoine Nabil AndariTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei MaronitiAuxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
25.5Ordained PriestMarcelo Antônio da SilvaPriest of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop
58.6Ordained BishopYouhanna Fouad El-HageArchbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
25.6Ordained PriestRobert Mogapi MphiwePriest of Pretoria, South AfricaBishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
3 Nov66.5AppointedSergio SebastianiPresident of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeCardinal, President Emeritus
5 Nov58.0AppointedGerald Eugene WilkersonAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.0AppointedGerald Eugene WilkersonTitular Bishop of VincennesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
7 Nov80.4RetiredSofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedMychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.Bishop of Zboriv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.6CeasedMychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.Archiepiscopal Administrator of Zboriv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
73.9SucceededSofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
49.3AppointedBerhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), EthiopiaCardinal, Archbishop
49.3AppointedBerhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.Titular Bishop of BitaCardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
8 Nov31.1Ordained PriestHéctor David García OsorioPriest of Choluteca, HondurasBishop of Yoro, Honduras
32.5Perpetual VowsHieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C.Member of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Maralal, Kenya
46.3Ordained BishopAdalberto Martínez FloresTitular Bishop of TatiltiCardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
33.7Ordained PriestBarthélemy Yaouda HourgoPriest of Maroua-Mokolo, CameroonBishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
9 Nov105.6BeatifiedBl. Vilmos AporBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
31.0Perpetual VowsPascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryBishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
53.3Ordained BishopNicolas Djomo LolaBishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
32.5Ordained DeaconHieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C.Deacon of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Maralal, Kenya
88.0DiedDominic Yoshimatsu NoguchiBishop Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
158.3BeatifiedSt. Giovanni Battista ScalabriniBishop of Piacenza, Italy
10 Nov68.2AppointedEduardo DavinoBishop of Palestrina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedAdrian Leo DoyleCoadjutor Archbishop of Hobart, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedSaúl Figueroa AlbornozAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
50.0AppointedSaúl Figueroa AlbornozTitular Bishop of AmudarsaBishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
56.4AppointedDenis James HartAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
56.4AppointedDenis James HartTitular Bishop of VagadaArchbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
58.3AppointedFrançois-Xavier Jacques Marie LoizeauBishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), FranceBishop Emeritus
11 Nov75.0RetiredWilliam Aquin CarewApostolic Pro-Nuncio to JapanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
63.2AppointedAmbrose Battista De PaoliApostolic Nuncio to JapanApostolic Nuncio to Australia
14 Nov61.8AppointedFrançois de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-MacaryCoadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), FranceArchbishop
15 Nov30.5Ordained PriestGabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Banjul, Gambia
18 Nov64.3DiedAbraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India
75.5RetiredAntun BogetićBishop of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedIvan MilovanBishop of Poreč i Pula, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
65.3AppointedJames Albert MurrayBishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
19 Nov51.5AppointedJuventino KesteringBishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
73.6DiedJohn Gavin NolanAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
76.3RetiredOsório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
20 Nov83.2DiedAmbrose Papaiah Yeddanapalli, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bellary, India
21 Nov42.9AppointedKizito BahujimihigoBishop of Ruhengeri, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
71.4AppointedPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, AntillesBishop Emeritus
67.0AppointedHubert CoppenrathCoadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedJohn Forrosuelo DuAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
43.0AppointedJohn Forrosuelo DuTitular Bishop of TimiciArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
29.7Perpetual VowsGeorges Iskandar, B.S.Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
47.7AppointedAngelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, PhilippinesArchbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
47.7AppointedAngelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of VallipositaArchbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
53.3AppointedOswald Joseph LewisCoadjutor Bishop of Meerut, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India
74.8AppointedEmilio OgñénovichArchbishop of Mercedes-Luján, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedCornelius SimPrefect of BruneiCardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
22 Nov29.7Ordained DeaconGeorges Iskandar, B.S.Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
29.3Ordained PriestColumba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E.Priest of Order of Saint Paul the First HermitBishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
41.2Ordained DeaconManuel Nin, O.S.B.Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictApostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek)
28.7Ordained PriestAugusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru
88.5DiedLuciano Rubio, O.S.A. †Prior General Emeritus of Order of St. Augustine
23 Nov61.1Ordained BishopJoseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S.Archbishop of Strasbourg, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
60.4Ordained BishopAlois Kothgasser, S.D.B. †Bishop of Innsbruck, AustriaArchbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
33.1Ordained PriestEdward Elias MapundaPriest of Singida, TanzaniaBishop
24 Nov77.8Died[John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)]Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
25 Nov50.5AppointedRichard John GarciaAuxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USABishop of Monterey in California, USA
50.5AppointedRichard John GarciaTitular Bishop of BaparaBishop of Monterey in California, USA
75.5RetiredAntonio PaganoBishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
57.2AppointedFilippo StrofaldiBishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Nov64.1AppointedAngelo DanielBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedTomislav Koljatic MaroevicAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), ChileBishop of Linares, Chile
42.1AppointedTomislav Koljatic MaroevicTitular Bishop of BencennaBishop of Linares, Chile
28 Nov47.6AppointedJose Serofia PalmaAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesArchbishop
47.6AppointedJose Serofia PalmaTitular Bishop of Vazari-DiddaArchbishop of Cebu, Philippines
29 Nov26.4Ordained PriestMichael Andrew GielenPriest of Hamilton in New ZealandBishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
68.6AppointedMario Francesco PompeddaTitular Archbishop of BisarcioCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
30 Nov29.9Ordained PriestRoberto Madrigal GallegosPriest of Tabasco, MéxicoBishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
69.8DiedLeo Edward O’NeilBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1 Dec63.3DiedEugène Biletsi OnimBishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Dec49.3AppointedWolfgang HaasArchbishop of Vaduz, LiechtensteinArchbishop Emeritus
3 Dec88.6DiedDomenico EnriciOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
4 Dec96.5DiedIgnace (Jacques) Gillet, O.C.S.O. †Abbot General Emeritus of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
5 Dec32.9Ordained PriestEdson Batista de MelloPriest of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
51.7AppointedRichard John GreccoAuxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
51.7AppointedRichard John GreccoTitular Bishop of UcculaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
6 Dec30.3Ordained PriestGiovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.Priest of Missionary Society of St. PaulPrelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
54.5AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to SénégalApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
54.5AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
54.5AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to MaliApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
54.5AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
75.8RetiredZbigniew Józef KraszewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredCzeslaw LewandowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec44.8Ordained BishopPatrick Le GalBishop of Tulle, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
8 Dec45.7Ordained BishopPeter Louis CaküTitular Bishop of AbiddaBishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
43.5Ordained BishopFlávio Giovenale, S.D.B.Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, BrazilBishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
44.9Ordained BishopStephen LepchaBishop of Darjeeling, India
85.4DiedLaurean RugambwaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
9 Dec56.5Ordained BishopDenis James HartTitular Bishop of VagadaArchbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
11 Dec44.0AppointedCsaba TernyákSecretary of the Congregation for the ClergyArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
44.0AppointedCsaba TernyákTitular Archbishop of EminentianaArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
12 Dec40.1Ordained PriestJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasPriest of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.1Ordained PriestFrancisco Edimilson Neves FerreiraPriest of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
77.9RetiredAndrés Sapelak, S.D.B. †Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
65.9Died[John Zhu Fengqing]Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
13 Dec43.5AppointedJuan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I.Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou, Central African RepublicBishop
28.9Ordained PriestJacques Assanvo AhiwaPriest of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’IvoireAuxiliary Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
65.7AppointedMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of Città DucaleApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
65.7AppointedMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to SudanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
65.7AppointedMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Apostolic Delegate to SomaliaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
52.3AppointedMieczysław CisłoAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedMieczysław CisłoTitular Bishop of AucaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
64.1Ordained BishopAngelo DanielBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedJean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D.Coadjutor Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedWiktor Paweł SkworcBishop of Tarnów, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
63.6ResignedPríamo Pericles Tejeda RosarioBishop of Baní, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
14 Dec27.2Ordained PriestJean-Sylvain Emien MambéPriest of Yopougon, Côte d’IvoireApostolic Nuncio to Mali
29.0Ordained PriestLeopoldo NdakalakoPriest of Ondjiva, AngolaBishop of Menongue, Angola
15 Dec75.6DiedArmando FrancoBishop of Oria, Italy
75.9ResignedThomas Jerome WelshBishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
16 Dec64.7AppointedEdward Peter CullenBishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
50.7Ordained BishopDaniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.Titular Bishop of AmantiaBishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
83.1DiedLuis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
17 Dec42.1AppointedClaudio GugerottiUnder Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
18 Dec63.9InstalledAlexander Joseph BrunettArchbishop of Seattle, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus
19 Dec58.1AppointedJohn BuckleyBishop of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop Emeritus
49.1AppointedSalvatore LigorioBishop of Tricarico, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
60.8InstalledJohn George VlaznyArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus
20 Dec78.4DiedWenceslas KalibushiBishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
27.2Ordained PriestArmando MatteoPriest of Catanzaro-Squillace, ItalySecretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
69.3AppointedFrancesco Saverio SalernoTitular Bishop of CaereSecretary Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
69.3AppointedFrancesco Saverio SalernoSecretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeSecretary Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
21 Dec28.9Ordained PriestMikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarApostolic Administrator of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
78.1DiedFrançois Hoenen, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 Dec34.6AppointedAleksandr Kan, S.J.Superior of KyrgyzstanSuperior Emeritus
23 Dec51.1AppointedGordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USABishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
51.1AppointedGordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J.Titular Bishop of NesquallyBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
43.9AppointedVital Chitolina, S.C.I.Prelate of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
52.3AppointedFranco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. †Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
63.1AppointedGeraldo Vieira GusmãoBishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, BrazilBishop Emeritus
63.6AppointedFrancisco José ZuglianiBishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
24 Dec95.8DiedAntonio BagnoliBishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
82.2DiedCharles Roman KoesterAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
78.3DiedVictor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
25 Dec80.1DiedBronisław Dąbrowski, F.D.P. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
26 Dec31.5Ordained PriestJohn Panamthottathil, C.M.I.Priest of Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia
27 Dec64.7AppointedGilles Cazabon, O.M.I.Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
37.4Ordained PriestCarlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P.Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Carora, Venezuela
33.9Ordained PriestJosé Lampra CàPriest of Bissau, Guinea-BissauBishop
29.5ProfessedZenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
28 Dec71.7DiedNicodemus Atle Basili HhandoBishop Emeritus of Mbulu, Tanzania
51.2Ordained BishopGodfrey de Rozario, S.J.Bishop of Baroda, IndiaBishop Emeritus
30 Dec69.5SucceededJean-Baptiste Bùi TuầnBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
88.9RetiredMichel Nguyễn Khắ NgữBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestJoseph PamplanyPriest of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop
31 Dec49.8AppointedLuis Armando CollazuolAuxiliary Bishop of Rosario, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Concordia, Argentina
49.8AppointedLuis Armando CollazuolTitular Bishop of EloBishop Emeritus of Concordia, Argentina

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