The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 63.0 Ordained Bishop José Ángel Rovai Titular Bishop of Abaradira Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

2 Nov 80.0 Died Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay

3 Nov 86.6 Died Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia

66.8 Appointed Ian Murray † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Józef Wesołowski † Titular Archbishop of Slebte Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic

51.3 Appointed Józef Wesołowski † Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic

4 Nov 57.1 Resigned Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

30.1 Ordained Priest Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea

5 Nov 47.3 Appointed Péter Erdő Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

47.3 Appointed Péter Erdő Titular Bishop of Puppi Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

39.9 Appointed András Veres Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

39.9 Appointed András Veres Titular Bishop of Cissa Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

6 Nov 46.3 Ordained Bishop Willem Jacobus Eijk Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

51.3 Appointed Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente Titular Bishop of Pinhel Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

8 Nov 87.7 Died Alfons Karl Kempf † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

9 Nov 68.5 Died José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez † Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

45.3 Appointed Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S. Titular Bishop of Musti Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia

84.5 Died Joseph Sibomana † Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda

52.5 Appointed Oscar Urbina Ortega Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

10 Nov 69.2 Appointed Thadeu Gomes Canellas Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

78.1 Retired Gilbert Blaize Rego † Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 60.9 Appointed Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria

62.4 Died Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria

12 Nov 67.2 Appointed Alfons Nossol Archbishop (Personal Title) of Opole, Poland Bishop Emeritus

24.1 Ordained Deacon Andriy Rabiy Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

13 Nov 77.5 Retired Dante Bernini † Bishop of Albano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

96.4 Died Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières † Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

80.1 Retired Jožef Kvas † Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Giovanni Battista Pichierri † Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

59.5 Appointed Agostino Vallini Bishop of Albano, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

14 Nov 87.9 Died Jean Prou, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

15 Nov 59.6 Appointed François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel Bishop of Viviers, France Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Zenon Grocholewski † Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

77.4 Retired Pio Laghi † Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

16 Nov 70.5 Appointed Mario Francesco Pompedda † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

17 Nov 76.3 Retired Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) † Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed João Maria Messi, O.S.M. Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

52.1 Appointed José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Nov 54.1 Appointed José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

54.1 Appointed José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia Titular Bishop of Sufasar Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

19 Nov 77.3 Retired Thomas Joseph Connolly † Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed George Leo Thomas Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

49.5 Appointed George Leo Thomas Titular Bishop of Vagrauta Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

48.5 Appointed Robert Francis Vasa Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA

20 Nov 35.3 Ordained Priest Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

45.4 Ordained Bishop Władisław Blin Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus Bishop Emeritus

69.2 Ordained Bishop Raymond Eid † Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Deacon Milad Jawish, B.S. Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

21 Nov 73.1 Died Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte † Archbishop of Cambrai, France

23 Nov 68.4 Died Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. † Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

61.3 Appointed Joseph Anthony Galante † Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA

38.2 Appointed Clemens Pickel Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale} Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation

24 Nov 98.7 Died Ambrose Rayappan † Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

27 Nov 68.3 Resigned Roland Pierre DuMaine † Bishop of San Jose in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Resigned André Pierre Louis Dupuy Apostolic Nuncio to Benin Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

54.4 Succeeded Patrick Joseph McGrath † Bishop of San Jose in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 24.3 Ordained Deacon José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez Deacon of Madrid, Spain Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

29 Nov 53.2 Appointed Giacomo Guido Ottonello Titular Archbishop of Sasabe Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

53.2 Appointed Giacomo Guido Ottonello Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	63.0	Ordained Bishop	José Ángel Rovai	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
2 Nov	80.0	Died	Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay
3 Nov	86.6	Died	Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
66.8	Appointed	Ian Murray †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Titular Archbishop of Slebte	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
51.3	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
4 Nov	57.1	Resigned	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
30.1	Ordained Priest	Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
5 Nov	47.3	Appointed	Péter Erdő	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
47.3	Appointed	Péter Erdő	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
39.9	Appointed	András Veres	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
39.9	Appointed	András Veres	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
6 Nov	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Willem Jacobus Eijk	Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
51.3	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
8 Nov	87.7	Died	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
9 Nov	68.5	Died	José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez †	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
45.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Musti	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
84.5	Died	Joseph Sibomana †	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
52.5	Appointed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
10 Nov	69.2	Appointed	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
78.1	Retired	Gilbert Blaize Rego †	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	60.9	Appointed	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
62.4	Died	Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka †	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
12 Nov	67.2	Appointed	Alfons Nossol	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Opole, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
24.1	Ordained Deacon	Andriy Rabiy	Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
13 Nov	77.5	Retired	Dante Bernini †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
96.4	Died	Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières †	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
80.1	Retired	Jožef Kvas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pichierri †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
59.5	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
14 Nov	87.9	Died	Jean Prou, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
15 Nov	59.6	Appointed	François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
77.4	Retired	Pio Laghi †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
16 Nov	70.5	Appointed	Mario Francesco Pompedda †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
17 Nov	76.3	Retired	Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) †	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	João Maria Messi, O.S.M.	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
52.1	Appointed	José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	54.1	Appointed	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
54.1	Appointed	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
19 Nov	77.3	Retired	Thomas Joseph Connolly †	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	George Leo Thomas	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
49.5	Appointed	George Leo Thomas	Titular Bishop of Vagrauta	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
48.5	Appointed	Robert Francis Vasa	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
20 Nov	35.3	Ordained Priest	Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Władisław Blin	Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus	Bishop Emeritus
69.2	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Eid †	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Deacon	Milad Jawish, B.S.	Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
21 Nov	73.1	Died	Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
23 Nov	68.4	Died	Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
61.3	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Galante †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
38.2	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Nov	98.7	Died	Ambrose Rayappan †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
27 Nov	68.3	Resigned	Roland Pierre DuMaine †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Resigned	André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Benin	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
54.4	Succeeded	Patrick Joseph McGrath †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	24.3	Ordained Deacon	José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez	Deacon of Madrid, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
29 Nov	53.2	Appointed	Giacomo Guido Ottonello	Titular Archbishop of Sasabe	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
53.2	Appointed	Giacomo Guido Ottonello	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

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