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The Year of Our Lord 2008

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
4 Nov84.6Died[Pius Jin Peixian]Bishop Emeritus of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
51.0AppointedPedro Mario Ossandón BuljevicAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), ChileBishop of Chile, Military
51.0AppointedPedro Mario Ossandón BuljevicTitular Bishop of La ImperialBishop of Chile, Military
61.9AppointedCarlos Suárez CázaresAuxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.9AppointedCarlos Suárez CázaresTitular Bishop of AbiddaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
5 Nov91.4DiedSofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
6 Nov76.5DiedCarmelo Echenagusia UribeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain
52.8Ordained BishopAlmachius Vincent RweyongezaBishop of Kayanga, Tanzania
7 Nov98.7DiedJosé Bezerra CoutinhoBishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
8 Nov64.6AppointedRino PassigatoApostolic Nuncio to PortugalApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
75.1RetiredAlfio RapisardaApostolic Nuncio to PortugalApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
11 Nov76.9RetiredPatrick DoughertyBishop of Bathurst, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
47.8Ordained BishopVincent Alexandre Édouard Élie JordyTitular Bishop of IdassaArchbishop of Tours, France
77.3DiedAlessandro MaggioliniBishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
55.0AppointedDaniel Nlandu MayiCoadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov62.1CeasedMílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Juína, Mato Grosso, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
84.4DiedVladas MicheleviciusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
55.4AppointedJosé Moreira da SilvaBishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
76.7RetiredAnselmo Müller, M.S.F. †Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
44.6AppointedNeri José TondelloBishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
77.5DiedMarian Kazimierz ZimałekAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
13 Nov63.0AppointedJuan José Asenjo PelegrinaCoadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
14 Nov89.8DiedMichael Ugwu EnejaBishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria
15 Nov56.1Ordained BishopPierre Nguyễn Văn KhảmTitular Bishop of TrofimianaBishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam
16 Nov52.0Ordained BishopMartin KrebsTitular Archbishop of TaborentaApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
84.2DiedBruno MaldanerBishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
17 Nov60.1Ordained BishopFrancisco Antonio Nieto SúaTitular Bishop of Teglata in NumidiaBishop of Engativá, Colombia
18 Nov52.3Ordained BishopBasilio AthaiTitular Bishop of TasaccoraArchbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
90.0DiedManuel Castro RuizArchbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México
79.4DiedMiguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
46.4AppointedBarry Christopher KnestoutAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USABishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
46.4AppointedBarry Christopher KnestoutTitular Bishop of LeavenworthBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
19 Nov51.1AppointedMaurício Grotto de CamargoArchbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.7RetiredAloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. †Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
53.6IncardinatedJorge Humberto Rodríguez-NoveloPriest of Denver, Colorado, USAAuxiliary Bishop
53.6InstalledGustavo Rodriguez VegaBishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MéxicoArchbishop of Yucatán, México
20 Nov58.0AppointedLászló BíróBishop of Hungary, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
63.7AppointedRosolino Bianchetti BoffelliBishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Quiché, Guatemala
21 Nov64.5AppointedPaul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J.Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
54.6AppointedGiambattista DiquattroApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Brazil
47.9AppointedYves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Le Mans, FranceBishop of Annecy, France
47.6InstalledMieczysław MokrzyckiArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
76.1RetiredGabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado †Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
51.8ResignedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
22 Nov57.6AppointedJoseph Yapo AkéArchbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop Emeritus
60.1Ordained BishopJan BaxantBishop of Litoměřice, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
65.5CeasedDominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P.Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice, CzechiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
56.3InstalledJorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
47.3AppointedSilvester Tung Kiem SanBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
47.8AppointedAriel Edgardo Torrado MosconiAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaBishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
47.8AppointedAriel Edgardo Torrado MosconiTitular Bishop of Vicus PacatiBishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
24 Nov75.5RetiredGeorge Francis DanielArchbishop of Pretoria, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredGeorge Francis DanielBishop of South Africa, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
61.8AppointedPaul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.Archbishop of Pretoria, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus
61.8AppointedPaul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.Bishop of South Africa, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
47.5AppointedJosé Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South AfricaBishop of Manzini, eSwatini
47.5AppointedJosé Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of MaturbaBishop of Manzini, eSwatini
55.8AppointedGeorges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P.Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, MadagascarBishop
76.1RetiredRené Joseph RakotondrabéBishop of Toamasina, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedDésiré TsarahazanaBishop of Toamasina, MadagascarCardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
25 Nov48.8AppointedJosé Guadalupe Torres CamposBishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, MéxicoBishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
82.6DiedAntanas VaičiusBishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
27 Nov58.0AppointedFlorencio Armando Colín CruzAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictBishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
58.0AppointedFlorencio Armando Colín CruzTitular Bishop of Thimida RegiaBishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
28 Nov53.4AppointedWilliam Amove AvenyaAuxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, NigeriaBishop of Gboko, Nigeria
53.4AppointedWilliam Amove AvenyaTitular Bishop of Thucca in MauretaniaBishop of Gboko, Nigeria
54.4AppointedJean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain BatutAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
54.4AppointedJean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain BatutTitular Bishop of RessianaAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
80.5DiedEdoardo RicciBishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy
50.3AppointedNicolas Jean-Marie SouchuAuxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), FranceBishop of Aire et Dax, France
50.3AppointedNicolas Jean-Marie SouchuTitular Bishop of CataquasBishop of Aire et Dax, France
49.8AppointedMarcel Utembi TapaArchbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
29 Nov52.9SucceededJaime SotoBishop of Sacramento, California, USA
71.5RetiredWilliam Keith WeigandBishop of Sacramento, California, USABishop Emeritus
30 Nov51.6Ordained BishopMarc Marie Max AilletBishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
1 Dec75.0RetiredHoracio Ernesto Benites AstoulAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.4InstalledThomas Matthew Burns, S.M.Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
67.6AppointedJaime Prieto AmayaBishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
3 Dec53.6AppointedGuillermo Francisco Escobar GaliciaBishop of Teotihuacán, México, México
51.0AppointedFrancis KalistBishop of Meerut, IndiaArchbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
76.3RetiredPatrick NairBishop of Meerut, IndiaBishop Emeritus
4 Dec76.0RetiredRaphaël Marie ZeBishop of Sangmélima, CameroonBishop Emeritus
47.4AppointedChristophe ZoaBishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon
5 Dec64.9Ordained BishopLaurent Chu Văn MinhTitular Bishop of Thinisa in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
65.5AppointedKarl GolserBishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.5Ordained BishopCláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 Dec61.1AppointedUlrich BoomAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
61.1AppointedUlrich BoomTitular Bishop of SullectumAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
87.4DiedIvan SemediBishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
46.3Ordained BishopYoussef Antoine SoueifArchbishop of Cipro (Maronite)Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
7 Dec83.3DiedGeorge Martin KuzmaBishop Emeritus of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
60.4InstalledDennis Marion SchnurrCoadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop
59.9InstalledChacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.Bishop of Indore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
8 Dec45.8Ordained BishopDamián Santiago BitarTitular Bishop of Turris TamalleniBishop of Oberá, Argentina
40.7AppointedPaul He ZinqingBishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
52.1Ordained BishopJoseph Anthony ToalBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainBishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain
92.4DiedJoseph Xu ZhixuanBishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
9 Dec76.1RetiredFrancis ArinzePrefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
63.1AppointedAntonio Cañizares LloveraPrefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
63.1AppointedAntonio Cañizares LloveraApostolic Administrator of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
90.7DiedJosé María Larrauri LafuenteBishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
10 Dec53.5AppointedManuel Felipe Díaz SánchezArchbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
11 Dec80.2DiedElie Amsini KiswayaBishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.9InstalledJohn Michael QuinnCoadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA
12 Dec55.5AppointedAntonio ArcariApostolic Nuncio to MozambiqueApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Monaco
59.5AppointedJean-Pierre BlaisBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
90.3DiedAvery Robert Dulles, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
51.1Ordained BishopPedro Mario Ossandón BuljevicTitular Bishop of La ImperialBishop of Chile, Military
13 Dec58.9InstalledJesús Esteban Catalá IbáñezBishop of Málaga, Spain
44.2Ordained BishopRaphaël Balla GuilavoguiBishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
56.6Ordained DeaconJeffrey Neil SteensonDeacon of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAOrdinary Emeritus of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
47.9Ordained BishopAriel Edgardo Torrado MosconiTitular Bishop of Vicus PacatiBishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
14 Dec43.9Ordained BishopJosé Manuel ImbambaBishop of Dundo, AngolaArchbishop of Saurimo, Angola
15 Dec54.8CeasedHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
54.8CeasedHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
18 Dec48.8AppointedBerislav GrgićPrelate of Tromsø, NorwayPrelate Emeritus
66.1AppointedGeorge PanikulamApostolic Nuncio to DjiboutiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
19 Dec62.6Ordained BishopJesús Carlos Cabrero RomeroBishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
58.7AppointedFelix GennBishop of Münster, Germany
52.4AppointedJorge Anibal Quintero ChacónBishop of Margarita, VenezuelaBishop of Barcelona, Venezuela
20 Dec87.1DiedLuca Collino, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
83.9DiedGabriel Larraín Valdivieso
23 Dec43.4AppointedLászló BőcskeiBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
77.7RetiredJózsef TempfliBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
24 Dec60.9AppointedDerek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
66.0AppointedFrancisco Javier Del Valle ParedesBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedMarek MendykAuxiliary Bishop of Legnica, PolandBishop of Świdnica, Poland
47.7AppointedMarek MendykTitular Bishop of RusuccuruBishop of Świdnica, Poland
25 Dec83.5DiedOlívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
27 Dec83.8DiedRodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
49.7AppointedJosé Luis Escobar AlasArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
68.9SucceededVladimír FiloBishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredEduard KojnokBishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
67.1Ordained BishopYvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O.Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
69.2AppointedSebelio Peralta AlvarezBishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
76.1RetiredFernando Sáenz LacalleArchbishop of San Salvador, El SalvadorArchbishop Emeritus
28 Dec50.9Ordained BishopVincent Guo XijinCoadjutor Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop
29 Dec46.5Ordained BishopBarry Christopher KnestoutTitular Bishop of LeavenworthBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
30 Dec70.1AppointedElio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I.Bishop of Lichinga, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
62.9AppointedMario ZenariCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
31 Dec77.5RetiredHubert BucherBishop of Bethlehem, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedStanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
60.9AppointedJan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa

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