The Year of Our Lord 1980

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	23.4	Entered	Francesco Beneduce, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	58.9	Selected	[Peter Fan Wenxing] †	Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	26.1	Ordained Deacon	Pablo León Hakimian †	Deacon of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina	Bishop
	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Matthias Heinrich	Deacon of Berlin, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	18.7	Entered	Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
	62.5	Selected	[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	22.3	Entered	Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	59.4	Resigned	Silvio Luoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand	Apostolic Nuncio
	59.4	Resigned	Silvio Luoni †	Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Malaysia and Singapore	Apostolic Nuncio
	75.8	Appointed	João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. †	Prior General of Order of the Holy Cross	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal
	45.2	Resigned	Bernard Rooney, O.S.B.	Superior of Kalumburu, Australia	Abbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
	21.9	Professed	Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama
	25.9	Ordained Deacon	Mark Joseph Seitz	Deacon of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA
	62.6	Appointed	[Joseph Zhong Huai-de] †	Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
Jan	19.9	Professed	Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5 Jan	30.2	Ordained Priest	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya
5 Jan	25.1	Ordained Priest	Angelo Spina	Priest of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
6 Jan	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Coppa †	Titular Archbishop of Serta	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	27.1	Ordained Deacon	Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Christian Wiyghan Tumi †	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
7 Jan	31.0	Solemn Vows	Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Jinotega, Nicaragua
8 Jan	67.8	Died	Ernest Maria Çoba †	Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
	62.8	Appointed	Juvencio González Alvarez †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	John Joseph Maguire †	Coadjutor Archbishop of New York, New York, USA	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
10 Jan	58.4	Installed	Edward Thomas O’Meara †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
11 Jan	85.1	Died	Emmanuel Daddi †	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
	46.8	Appointed	Reinhard Lettmann †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Joseph Faber MacDonald †	Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
12 Jan	77.7	Died	Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania
14 Jan	74.9	Died	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
14 Jan	85.4	Died	Francesco Cogoni †	Bishop Emeritus of Ozieri, Italy
15 Jan	53.1	Appointed	William Wakefield Baum †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	78.2	Retired	Gabriel-Marie Garrone †	Prefect of the Congregation of Catholic Education	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	96.7	Died	Gioacchino Pedicini †	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
	45.2	Appointed	José Sánchez González	Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
	45.2	Appointed	José Sánchez González	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
	56.1	Appointed	Carlos Talavera Ramírez †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop Emeritus of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
	56.1	Appointed	Carlos Talavera Ramírez †	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Bishop Emeritus of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
17 Jan	48.1	Confirmed	Giuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
19 Jan	61.2	Died	Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano †	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
19 Jan	63.8	Appointed	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Vice President of the Pontifical Committee for the Family	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
20 Jan	63.4	Installed	Jaime Luiz Coelho †	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Thibilis	Bishop Emeritus of Ferns, Ireland
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Laurence Forristal †	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
22 Jan	59.5	Died	Marcelino Sérgio Bicego, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
	50.3	Appointed	Justo Oscar Laguna †	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	75.6	Retired	Miguel Raspanti, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	87.5	Died	Camille Verfaillie, S.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Jan	57.8	Appointed	John Lawrence May †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jan	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Barraza Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Bishop Emeritus of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
25 Jan	58.6	Appointed	Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M. †	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
26 Jan	65.5	Appointed	Genaro Alamilla Arteaga †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop Emeritus of Papantla, Puebla, México
	65.5	Retired	Genaro Alamilla Arteaga †	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México	Bishop Emeritus
	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Malandrino	Bishop of Acireale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy
28 Jan	54.0	Appointed	Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa †	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	68.3	Appointed	George Eli Dion, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	68.3	Appointed	George Eli Dion, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Caudium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
	42.6	Appointed	Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	44.0	Appointed	Paride Taban †	Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan	Bishop Emeritus of Torit, South Sudan
	44.0	Appointed	Paride Taban †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Bishop Emeritus of Torit, South Sudan
	72.0	Resigned	Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	81.4	Died	Georges Xenopulos, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
29 Jan	41.9	Incardinated	Sam Joseph Galip Jacobs	Priest of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
29 Jan	50.7	Appointed	Jude Speyrer †	Bishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jan	56.4	Ordained Bishop	John Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Strathernia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	93.0	Died	Francesco Lardone †	Apostolic Nuncio
	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Howard George Tripp †	Titular Bishop of Neoportus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
31 Jan	20.5	Professed	Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
31 Jan	27.8	Solemn Vows	Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M.	Member of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
Feb	31.1	Ordained Deacon	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Deacon of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
Feb	31.1	Solemn Vows	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Member of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
1 Feb	64.9	Died	Costante Maltoni †	Apostolic Nuncio
2 Feb	24.7	Ordained Priest	Brian Edwin Charles Butterley Ferme	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Secretary of the Council for the Economy
2 Feb	30.5	Professed	Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
3 Feb	59.9	Installed	Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †	Bishop of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
3 Feb	20.3	Professed	Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Feb	26.1	Ordained Priest	Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †	Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4 Feb	52.8	Appointed	Rafael Torija de la Fuente †	Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb	71.6	Died	Louis Li Boyu (Li Pai-yu, Li Bao-yu) †	Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
7 Feb	24.4	Ordained Priest	Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)	Priest of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
8 Feb	46.4	Appointed	José Fernández Arteaga †	Bishop of Colima, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
8 Feb	58.7	Resigned	Rogelio Sánchez González †	Bishop of Colima, México	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	50.1	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Titular Archbishop of Sinna	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Barbados, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Jamaica, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
10 Feb	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Kirchgässner †	Titular Bishop of Druas	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Daniel Kozelinski Netto	Priest of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil	Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
	52.9	Installed	Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Feb	48.2	Installed	Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Digos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	63.3	Appointed	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
13 Feb	45.4	Appointed	Aloísio Sinésio Bohn †	Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
		Born	Mykola Bychok, C.Ss.R.		Cardinal, Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Francis Peter de Campo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia	Bishop
	40.3	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Auxiliary Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	40.3	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †	Bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
15 Feb	71.7	Appointed	Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Numana	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
	71.7	Appointed	Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications	Vice President Emeritus
	55.9	Appointed	Andrzej Maria Deskur †	Titular Archbishop of Thenae	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
	55.9	Appointed	Andrzej Maria Deskur †	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Cardinal, President Emeritus
	43.9	Appointed	Roger Michael Mahony	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
16 Feb	69.1	Resigned	Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	47.9	Succeeded	Rodolfo Quezada Toruño †	Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
18 Feb	58.4	Installed	Francis Anthony Quinn †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb	63.8	Died	Vito Nicola Cavanna †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
20 Feb	63.9	Died	Gabriele (Ezio) Marinucci, O.A.D. †	Prior General Emeritus of Agostiniani Scalzi
21 Feb	53.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Cirrincione †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
21 Feb	53.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Cirrincione †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
23 Feb	84.1	Died	Michael John Browne †	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
	57.6	Appointed	Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †	Prelate of Ipil, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
	77.4	Retired	Jože Pogačnik †	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.2	Appointed	Alojzij Šuštar †	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Feb	48.6	Installed	Giuseppe Malandrino	Bishop of Acireale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy
25 Feb	85.5	Died	Joseph-Martin Urtasun †	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
25 Feb	34.9	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Korea, Military
29 Feb	84.1	Died	Antonius Deutsch, SS.CC. †	Prefect Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]
29 Feb	89.9	Died	Carlo Rossi †	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

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