The Year of Our Lord 2007

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 75.1 Died Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines

85.9 Died Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

2 Feb 67.0 Appointed Abraham Escudero Montoya † Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

75.0 Retired Franz Kamphaus † Bishop of Limburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

88.0 Died Ovidio Lari † Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy

78.9 Appointed Friedrich Wetter Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

78.9 Retired Friedrich Wetter Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

3 Feb 54.5 Ordained Bishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

77.1 Died Peter Joseph Mallon † Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

64.8 Ordained Bishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah Titular Bishop of Abaradira Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana

64.8 Ordained Bishop José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Ordained Bishop Christophe Zoa Titular Bishop of Hilta Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon

4 Feb 62.8 Installed René-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. † Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin

52.1 Ordained Bishop Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P. Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

73.8 Died Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Auki, Solomon Islands

60.1 Ordained Bishop Gregorio Martínez Sacristán † Bishop of Zamora, Spain

54.4 Installed Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

70.6 Died Bedřich Provazník † Bishop

5 Feb 77.0 Retired Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. † Bishop of Chur, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

78.8 Retired Peter Henrici, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

6 Feb 48.6 Appointed Reinhard Pappenberger Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

48.6 Appointed Reinhard Pappenberger Titular Bishop of Aptuca Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

55.9 Ordained Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa Bishop of Chikmagalur, India

7 Feb 46.1 Appointed Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. † Titular Bishop of Bapara Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India

76.6 Retired Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. † Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

8 Feb 47.6 Selected Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

9 Feb 24.1 Ordained Deacon Isaac Jules Peter Georges Boutros Deacon Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

58.7 Appointed Luis Armando Tineo Rivera Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela

58.7 Appointed Luis Armando Tineo Rivera Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela

10 Feb 52.8 Ordained Bishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. † Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

62.0 Appointed Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba

74.9 Retired Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu † Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

68.9 Installed Paolo Romeo Archbishop of Palermo, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Anton Schlembach † Bishop of Speyer, Germany Bishop Emeritus

69.1 Appointed Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Nepal Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

69.1 Appointed Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Gigthi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal

50.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut Bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

47.6 Confirmed Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

11 Feb 52.1 Installed Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil

14 Feb 42.7 Appointed Daniel Fernández Torres Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

42.7 Appointed Daniel Fernández Torres Titular Bishop of Sufes Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

55.1 Appointed John Moolachira Bishop of Diphu, India Archbishop of Guwahati, India

15 Feb 55.8 Appointed Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

71.3 Appointed Bruno Bertagna † Titular Archbishop of Drivastum Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

71.3 Appointed Bruno Bertagna † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Vice President Emeritus

68.9 Appointed Francesco Coccopalmerio President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

68.9 Appointed Francesco Coccopalmerio Titular Archbishop of Coeliana Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

76.8 Retired Julián Herranz Casado President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Jean Claude Randrianarisoa Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

79.2 Retired Raymond Razakarinvony Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 61.5 Appointed Albert D’Souza Archbishop of Agra, India Archbishop Emeritus

56.7 Installed Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India

81.6 Died Eustathe Joseph Mounayer † Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria

17 Feb 46.9 Ordained Bishop Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe Bishop Emeritus

19 Feb 55.6 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

21 Feb 96.4 Died Ignace Antoine II Hayek † Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

22 Feb 49.1 Appointed Claudio Giuliodori Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy

76.0 Retired Armindo Lopes Coelho † Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

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

59.8 Appointed Domenico Mogavero Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

23 Feb 45.8 Appointed Ricardo Lingan Baccay Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines Archbishop

45.8 Appointed Ricardo Lingan Baccay Titular Bishop of Gabala Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines

24 Feb 52.8 Installed Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. † Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

52.4 Appointed Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Bishop of Jullundur, India Archbishop of Delhi, India

75.9 Retired William Leonard D’Mello † Bishop of Karwar, India Bishop Emeritus

78.8 Retired Patrick Paul D’Souza † Bishop of Varanasi, India Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Derek Fernandes Bishop of Karwar, India Bishop of Belgaum, India

62.0 Installed Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba

79.0 Died Mathias Kappil † Bishop Emeritus of Punalur, India

75.8 Retired Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Jullundur, India Bishop Emeritus

87.1 Died Bernard Mabula † Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania

49.0 Appointed Raphy Manjaly Bishop of Varanasi, India Archbishop of Agra, India

84.5 Died Augusto Trujillo Arango † Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

25 Feb 39.7 Ordained Bishop Anton Leichtfried Titular Bishop of Rufiniana Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

42.9 Ordained Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo Coadjutor Bishop of Uije, Angola Bishop of Viana, Angola

26 Feb 88.9 Died Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco

77.9 Died José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. † Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27 Feb 54.2 Ordained Bishop Kurien Valiakandathil Bishop of Bhagalpur, India

28 Feb 57.6 Appointed Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

43.3 Ordained Bishop Shelton Joseph Fabre Titular Bishop of Pudentiana Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

66.5 Resigned Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R. Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

53.4 Succeeded Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R. Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

84.2 Died Abdul-Ahad Sana † Bishop Emeritus of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq

72.5 Resigned Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	75.1	Died	Generoso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines
85.9	Died	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
2 Feb	67.0	Appointed	Abraham Escudero Montoya †	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
75.0	Retired	Franz Kamphaus †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
88.0	Died	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
78.9	Appointed	Friedrich Wetter	Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.9	Retired	Friedrich Wetter	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Feb	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
77.1	Died	Peter Joseph Mallon †	Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana
64.8	Ordained Bishop	José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E.	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Christophe Zoa	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon
4 Feb	62.8	Installed	René-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P.	Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
73.8	Died	Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Auki, Solomon Islands
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Martínez Sacristán †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
54.4	Installed	Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
70.6	Died	Bedřich Provazník †	Bishop
5 Feb	77.0	Retired	Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
78.8	Retired	Peter Henrici, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	48.6	Appointed	Reinhard Pappenberger	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
48.6	Appointed	Reinhard Pappenberger	Titular Bishop of Aptuca	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Swamy Thomasappa	Bishop of Chikmagalur, India
7 Feb	46.1	Appointed	Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Bapara	Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
76.6	Retired	Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	José Alberto Moura, C.S.S.	Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Feb	47.6	Selected	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
9 Feb	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Isaac Jules Peter Georges Boutros	Deacon	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
58.7	Appointed	Luis Armando Tineo Rivera	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
58.7	Appointed	Luis Armando Tineo Rivera	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
10 Feb	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
62.0	Appointed	Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
74.9	Retired	Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu †	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
68.9	Installed	Paolo Romeo	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Anton Schlembach †	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
69.1	Appointed	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nepal	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
69.1	Appointed	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Gigthi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Chusak Sirisut	Bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
47.6	Confirmed	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
11 Feb	52.1	Installed	Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil
14 Feb	42.7	Appointed	Daniel Fernández Torres	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
42.7	Appointed	Daniel Fernández Torres	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
55.1	Appointed	John Moolachira	Bishop of Diphu, India	Archbishop of Guwahati, India
15 Feb	55.8	Appointed	Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
71.3	Appointed	Bruno Bertagna †	Titular Archbishop of Drivastum	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
71.3	Appointed	Bruno Bertagna †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Vice President Emeritus
68.9	Appointed	Francesco Coccopalmerio	President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
68.9	Appointed	Francesco Coccopalmerio	Titular Archbishop of Coeliana	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
76.8	Retired	Julián Herranz Casado	President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Jean Claude Randrianarisoa	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
79.2	Retired	Raymond Razakarinvony	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	61.5	Appointed	Albert D’Souza	Archbishop of Agra, India	Archbishop Emeritus
56.7	Installed	Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil	Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India
81.6	Died	Eustathe Joseph Mounayer †	Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
17 Feb	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F.	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Bishop Emeritus
19 Feb	55.6	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
21 Feb	96.4	Died	Ignace Antoine II Hayek †	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
22 Feb	49.1	Appointed	Claudio Giuliodori	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy
76.0	Retired	Armindo Lopes Coelho †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
59.8	Appointed	Domenico Mogavero	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Feb	45.8	Appointed	Ricardo Lingan Baccay	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop
45.8	Appointed	Ricardo Lingan Baccay	Titular Bishop of Gabala	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines
24 Feb	52.8	Installed	Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Anil Joseph Thomas Couto	Bishop of Jullundur, India	Archbishop of Delhi, India
75.9	Retired	William Leonard D’Mello †	Bishop of Karwar, India	Bishop Emeritus
78.8	Retired	Patrick Paul D’Souza †	Bishop of Varanasi, India	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Derek Fernandes	Bishop of Karwar, India	Bishop of Belgaum, India
62.0	Installed	Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
79.0	Died	Mathias Kappil †	Bishop Emeritus of Punalur, India
75.8	Retired	Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Jullundur, India	Bishop Emeritus
87.1	Died	Bernard Mabula †	Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
49.0	Appointed	Raphy Manjaly	Bishop of Varanasi, India	Archbishop of Agra, India
84.5	Died	Augusto Trujillo Arango †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
25 Feb	39.7	Ordained Bishop	Anton Leichtfried	Titular Bishop of Rufiniana	Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Emílio Sumbelelo	Coadjutor Bishop of Uije, Angola	Bishop of Viana, Angola
26 Feb	88.9	Died	Bernard Henri René Jacqueline †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco
77.9	Died	José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27 Feb	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Kurien Valiakandathil	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
28 Feb	57.6	Appointed	Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Shelton Joseph Fabre	Titular Bishop of Pudentiana	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
66.5	Resigned	Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R.	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
53.4	Succeeded	Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
84.2	Died	Abdul-Ahad Sana †	Bishop Emeritus of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq
72.5	Resigned	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus

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