The Year of Our Lord 2017

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.7	Appointed	Simona Brambilla, M. C.	Superior General of Suore Missionarie della Consolata	Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	44.6	Appointed	Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.	Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
	49.4	Succeeded	Joseph Sun Jigen	Bishop of Daming [Taming], China
	44.7	Appointed	Pierre Suon Hangly	Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
	93.9	Retired	Stephen Yang Xiangtai †	Bishop of Daming [Taming], China	Bishop Emeritus
1 Jan	51.9	Appointed	Fabio Baggio, C.S.	Cardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
	94.8	Died	Hilarion Capucci, B.A. †	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
	70.4	Installed	Michael Felix Czerny, S.J.	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Cardinal, Prefect
	52.2	Ceased	Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso	Secretary of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan
	61.4	Ceased	Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mupendawatu	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
	68.2	Ceased	Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
	78.9	Ceased	Antonio Maria Vegliò	President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
2 Jan	54.7	Appointed	José Antonio Canales Motiño	Bishop of Danlí, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	João Carlos Hatoa Nunes	Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique	Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique
	80.1	Retired	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Bishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	65.2	Appointed	Francisco Ozoria Acosta	Bishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	75.5	Retired	Francisco João Silota, M. Afr.	Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jan	73.7	Resigned	Frederick Bernard Henry †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	60.2	Appointed	William Terrence McGrattan	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	52.7	Installed	Gregory Lawrence Parkes	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
	97.1	Died	Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
5 Jan	52.9	Appointed	Abilio Martínez Varea	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain
	85.1	Died	Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota †	Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Sy Uy	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
6 Jan	64.6	Installed	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
6 Jan	50.2	Installed	Alberto Sy Uy	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
7 Jan	65.3	Installed	Giovanni Accolla	Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm.	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon
	81.3	Ceased	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
8 Jan	92.5	Died	Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ngong, Kenya
8 Jan	63.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Thennatt, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Gwalior, India
9 Jan	87.4	Died	Patrick Fernández Flores †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 Jan	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Victor Barnuevo Bendico	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines	Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines
10 Jan	63.2	Appointed	Oscar Azarcon Solis	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
11 Jan	68.1	Ordained Bishop	Heriberto Cavazos Pérez	Titular Bishop of Narona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Philip Davou Dung	Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria
	59.3	Appointed	Daniele Gianotti	Bishop of Crema, Italy
	90.3	Died	Robert Pierre Sarrabère †	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
	51.6	Appointed	Edilson Soares Nobre	Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil
	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
13 Jan	94.4	Died	Gilberto Angelo Agustoni †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	59.3	Appointed	Giovanni Checchinato	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	75.3	Retired	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan	44.9	Appointed	Thomas (Tomy) Joseph Tharayil	Titular Bishop of Agrippias	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
14 Jan	44.9	Confirmed	Thomas (Tomy) Joseph Tharayil	Auxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop
15 Jan	61.1	Installed	Francesco Marino	Bishop of Nola, Italy
15 Jan	61.8	Installed	Calogero Marino	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
17 Jan	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Edward Freyer	Titular Bishop of Strathernia	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
	52.5	Appointed	José Mauricio Vélez García	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia
	52.5	Appointed	José Mauricio Vélez García	Titular Bishop of Lapda	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia
18 Jan	58.5	Succeeded	João José da Costa, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Jan	75.0	Retired	José Palmeira Lessa	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Jan	69.9	Ordained Bishop	Mark Edward Brennan	Titular Bishop of Rusibisir	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
19 Jan	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Adam John Parker	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
20 Jan	76.7	Died	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
	46.3	Appointed	Pedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador
21 Jan	62.8	Appointed	Giambattista Diquattro	Apostolic Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
	62.8	Appointed	Giambattista Diquattro	Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Gómez Cantero	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Bishop of Almería, Spain
	89.1	Died	José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
	64.5	Appointed	Celestino Migliore	Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan	Apostolic Nuncio to France
	66.3	Ordained Bishop	José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
	88.4	Died	Francesco Saverio Salerno †	Secretary Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
22 Jan	88.9	Died	Pietro Bottaccioli †	Bishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
22 Jan	83.4	Died	Dominique Kimpinde Amando †	Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Jan	61.9	Resigned	Antonios Aziz Mina	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
	66.6	Appointed	Michael Joseph Boulette	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	66.6	Appointed	Michael Joseph Boulette	Titular Bishop of Hieron	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
	72.2	Appointed	Fernando Ocáriz Braña	Prelate of Opus Dei
	61.4	Appointed	Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)	Apostolic Administrator of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
24 Jan	45.4	Appointed	Michael Miabesue Bibi	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon
	45.4	Appointed	Michael Miabesue Bibi	Titular Bishop of Amudarsa	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon
	66.2	Resigned	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil †	Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan	51.9	Appointed	Kannikadass William Antony	Bishop of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Gerard William Battersby	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Joseph Fisher	Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	58.3	Appointed	Jeffrey Robert Haines	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	58.3	Appointed	Jeffrey Robert Haines	Titular Bishop of Thagamuta	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	97.4	Died	Martin Nicholas Lohmuller †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	59.8	Appointed	James Thomas (Ty) Schuerman	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	59.8	Appointed	James Thomas (Ty) Schuerman	Titular Bishop of Girba	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	76.7	Retired	Thomas Anthony Vazhapilly	Bishop of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	91.5	Died	Paul Lanneau †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
	71.1	Resigned	Dorick McGowan Wright †	Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	60.3	Appointed	Lawrence Sydney Nicasio †	Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
28 Jan	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Alves Romão	Titular Bishop of Calama	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Barthol Barretto	Titular Bishop of Strongoli	Bishop of Nashik, India
	68.7	Ordained Bishop	Allwyn D’Silva	Titular Bishop of Dura	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
	67.1	Resigned	Robert Matthew Festing, S.M.O.M. †	Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta	Grand Master Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
	67.5	Installed	Marek Jędraszewski	Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	48.2	Appointed	Rudolf Nyandoro	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Joel Portella Amado	Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (Cameiano)	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Jan	69.4	Installed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
	84.3	Died	Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
	56.8	Ordained Bishop	José Roberto Silva Carvalho	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
	64.7	Installed	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
30 Jan	60.9	Appointed	Maroun Ammar	Apostolic Administrator of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop
	47.9	Appointed	Marek Grzegorz Marczak	Administrator of Łódź, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	56.2	Resigned	Elias Nassar	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
	92.1	Died	Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
31 Jan	56.3	Installed	John Oliver Barres	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

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