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The Year of Our Lord 1999

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown62.6ResignedJoseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Curial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damas (Armenian), Syria
33.7Perpetual VowsSimona Brambilla, M. C.Member of Suore Missionarie della ConsolataSecretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
58.9ResignedDiego CauseroApostolic Nuncio to Central African RepublicApostolic Nuncio
70.9Succeeded[Mathias Chen Xilu]Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China
38.1IncardinatedMario Eduardo Dorsonville-RodríguezPriest of Washington, District of Columbia, USABishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
55.4AppointedFrançois Eid, O.M.M.Superior General of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
77.9Resigned[Peter Fan Wenxing]Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
AppointedYousif Ibrahim, O.A.O.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq
81.5Selected[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
38.6IncardinatedAtanáz OroszPriest of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), HungaryBishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary
58.6AppointedLouis Pelâtre, A.A.Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), TurkeyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
18.6First VowsMaksym Ryabukha, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
43.8IncardinatedBroderick Soncuaco PabilloPriest of Puerto Princesa, PhilippinesVicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
84.4Selected Wang YutianBishop of Yuci [Yütze], ChinaBishop-Elect
63.7SelectedAnthony Xu JiweiAdministrator of Linhai [Taichow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
34.7SelectedJoseph Yue FushengBishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
64.8SelectedJoseph Zhao FengchangBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
1 Jan78.8IncardinatedLeo ScheffczykPriest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
2 Jan54.5AppointedPaul Kamuza BakyengaArchbishop of Mbarara, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedGilles Côté, S.M.M.Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
60.5Ordained BishopAnnetto DepasqualeTitular Bishop of AradiAuxiliary Bishop of Malta
69.4AppointedGérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †Bishop of Bereina, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedChristopher KakoozaAuxiliary Bishop of Kampala, UgandaBishop of Lugazi, Uganda
46.1AppointedChristopher KakoozaTitular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaBishop of Lugazi, Uganda
65.8AppointedMartin LulugaBishop of Nebbi, UgandaBishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedJohn Baptist OdamaArchbishop of Gulu, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus
67.7AppointedJames OdongoArchbishop of Tororo, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus
49.6AppointedPhilippe RanaivomananaBishop of Ihosy, MadagascarBishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
50.6AppointedJoseph Mugenyi SabiitiAuxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal, UgandaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.6AppointedJoseph Mugenyi SabiitiTitular Bishop of Maximiana in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
51.0AppointedButi Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
88.8Died[Michael Xie Chaogang]Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
4 Jan79.5DiedCarlo CavallaBishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
57.5AppointedPablo Lizama RiquelmeBishop of Chile, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
39.7AppointedKiro StojanovAuxiliary Bishop of Skopje, North MacedoniaBishop
39.7AppointedKiro StojanovTitular Bishop of CenturionesBishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
6 Jan31.4Perpetual VowsEvans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Mongu, Zambia
47.2Ordained BishopRafael Cob GarcíaTitular Bishop of CerbaliVicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador
48.1Ordained BishopAlessandro D’ErricoTitular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)Apostolic Nuncio
65.3InstalledBernard Joseph HarringtonBishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus
69.5DiedJoseph KureetharaBishop of Cochin, India
53.8Ordained BishopAlain Paul Charles LebeaupinTitular Archbishop of Vico EquenseApostolic Nuncio
53.7Ordained BishopDiarmuid MartinTitular Bishop of GlenndálochaArchbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
61.9Ordained BishopCesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. †Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan
45.8Ordained BishopMathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B.Titular Bishop of HólarArchbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
46.3Ordained BishopSalvatore PennacchioTitular Archbishop of MontemaranoPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
62.7Ordained BishopJosé Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H.Titular Bishop of AufiniumSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
61.8Ordained BishopPierre Trần Ðình TứBishop of Phú Cường, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
7 Jan80.3DiedBartolomé Carrasco BriseñoArchbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
9 Jan55.0AppointedJuan Luis Cipriani ThorneArchbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
79.4AppointedAngelo FeliciCardinal-Priest of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai CatinariCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
77.8AppointedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte TestaccioCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
71.7AppointedEduardo Martínez SomaloCardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di GesùCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
50.7Ordained BishopGennaro PascarellaBishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy
28.8Ordained PriestHéctor Mario Pérez VillarrealPriest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
71.1DiedFernando Ramon Prego CasalBishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
75.2AppointedAchille SilvestriniCardinal-Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San PaoloCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
76.1RetiredAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Jan71.6DiedDaniel Enrique Núñez NúñezBishop of David, Panama
12 Jan66.9InstalledJoseph Faber MacDonaldBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
13 Jan65.2AppointedGeraldo Majella AgneloArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
42.6AppointedAntonieto Dumagan CabajogAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesBishop of Surigao, Philippines
42.6AppointedAntonieto Dumagan CabajogTitular Bishop of ReperiBishop of Surigao, Philippines
75.7RetiredMaximiano Tuazon CruzBishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
48.8AppointedJose Serofia PalmaBishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesArchbishop of Cebu, Philippines
50.6AppointedJosé Antônio Aparecido Tosi MarquesArchbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
63.9DiedLawrence Harold WelshBishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
14 Jan57.6CeasedRobert Nugent LynchApostolic Administrator of Palm Beach, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
60.6InstalledAnthony Joseph O’ConnellBishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
18 Jan57.0AppointedStephen Edward BlaireBishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus
59.4AppointedMichael Patrick DriscollBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USABishop Emeritus
75.6ResignedDonald William MontroseBishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus
20 Jan66.1AppointedFernando Mario Chávez RuvalcabaBishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedGiuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedLuis Morales ReyesArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
49.2AppointedJavier Navarro RodríguezBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
77.8RetiredJosé Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-VelascoBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredArturo Antonio Szymanski RamírezArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
21 Jan69.8AppointedPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandApostolic Nuncio
69.8AppointedPier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio to LiechtensteinApostolic Nuncio
61.6AppointedFaustino Sainz MuñozApostolic Nuncio to European CommunityApostolic Nuncio
30.6Ordained PriestJohn Wong Soo KauPriest of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaArchbishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
22 Jan44.2Ordained PriestThomas Vũ Ðình HiệuPriest of Xuân Lộc, Viet NamBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
23 Jan56.2Ordained BishopLouis Chamniern SantisukniramBishop of Nakhon Sawan, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
52.5AppointedSalvatore GristinaBishop of Acireale, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
24 Jan82.9DiedJules-Louis-Paul HarléAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
25 Jan57.2AppointedAntónio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.Bishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
76.2RetiredManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira FalcãoBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
58.3AppointedPaul Stephen LoverdeBishop of Arlington, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
26 Jan85.1DiedPatrick Joseph CaseyBishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
27 Jan74.1DiedSettimio Arturo Ferrazzetta, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
28 Jan55.7AppointedRaúl Antonio Martinez ParedesBishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala
30 Jan36.6Ordained PriestÁlvaro Mon Peréz, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerVicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
59.6AppointedSalvatore NunnariArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
31 Jan27.6Perpetual VowsGabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
56.9Ordained BishopFrederico Heimler, S.D.B. †Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28.1Ordained PriestRicardo HoepersPriest of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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