The Year of Our Lord 2012

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 63.0 Appointed Paul Bernard Bird, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Ballarat, Australia

75.4 Retired Peter Joseph Connors Bishop of Ballarat, Australia Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

83.7 Died Riccardo Ruotolo † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

2 Aug 60.8 Appointed Sigifredo Noriega Barceló Bishop of Zacatecas, México

3 Aug 55.4 Ordained Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4 Aug 43.7 Ordained Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero † Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

48.6 Ordained Bishop Constantino Barrera Morales Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador

51.1 Ceased Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca Apostolic Administrator of Sonsonate, El Salvador Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador

46.1 Ordained Bishop Jeremias Antônio de Jesus Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Installed Alfred Adewale Martins Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria

75.5 Retired Paolo De Nicolò Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household Official Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

62.7 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

62.7 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

62.7 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Delegate to Laos Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

6 Aug 57.7 Installed César Daniel Fernández Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina

8 Aug 58.0 Appointed Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil

9 Aug 75.5 Retired Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Appointed Joji Govindu Apostolic Administrator of Vijayawada, India Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India

54.8 Appointed Jean-Yves André Michel Nahmias Bishop of Meaux, France

10 Aug 66.3 Installed Richard Joseph Malone Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

11 Aug 59.1 Ordained Bishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo Titular Bishop of Sutunurca Bishop of Manga, Burkina Faso

57.3 Installed Marian Rojek Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland

12 Aug 56.2 Ordained Bishop António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal

46.4 Ordained Bishop Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa Archbishop of Huambo, Angola

13 Aug 97.4 Died Hervé-Maria Le Cléac’h, SS.CC. † Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

17 Aug 75.0 Retired Paul Henry Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

18 Aug 45.9 Ordained Bishop Sérgio de Deus Borges Titular Bishop of Gergis Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

75.4 Retired Antonio Franco Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Nuncio

75.4 Retired Antonio Franco Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus Apostolic Nuncio

75.4 Retired Antonio Franco Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine Apostolic Nuncio

70.2 Appointed Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Nuncio

70.2 Appointed Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine Apostolic Nuncio

72.1 Appointed François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

76.7 Retired Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể † Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

19 Aug 46.2 Installed Jeremias Antônio de Jesus Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Installed José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

20 Aug 60.7 Ordained Bishop Sebastian Francis Cardinal, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia

21 Aug 89.7 Died Paul Bassim, O.C.D. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

22 Aug 74.4 Died José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

88.7 Died Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

91.2 Died András József Szennay, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary

23 Aug 96.9 Died Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang † Bishop Emeritus of Tainan, Taiwan

24 Aug 44.3 Appointed George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B. Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India

49.1 Appointed Jacob Muricken Auxiliary Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Jacob Muricken Titular Bishop of Thinis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India

25 Aug 92.2 Died Aurélio Granada Escudeiro † Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal

86.0 Died Eduardo Koaik † Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26 Aug 51.7 Ordained Bishop Borys Andrij Gudziak Titular Bishop of Carcabia Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

27 Aug 67.4 Died Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

28 Aug 93.8 Died Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli † Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy

55.4 Died William Pascal Kikoti † Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania

29 Aug 76.1 Retired Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.8 Installed Valéry Vienneau Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

30 Aug 73.4 Resigned Joseph Louis Jean Boishu Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.6 Ordained Bishop Maroun Nasser Gemayel Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), France Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

70.2 Appointed Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus Apostolic Nuncio

31 Aug 91.0 Died Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. † Prelate Emeritus of Deán Funes, Argentina

85.5 Died Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

75.0 Retired Michel François Pollien † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	63.0	Appointed	Paul Bernard Bird, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia
75.4	Retired	Peter Joseph Connors	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos	Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
83.7	Died	Riccardo Ruotolo †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
2 Aug	60.8	Appointed	Sigifredo Noriega Barceló	Bishop of Zacatecas, México
3 Aug	55.4	Ordained Bishop	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4 Aug	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Constantino Barrera Morales	Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador
51.1	Ceased	Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca	Apostolic Administrator of Sonsonate, El Salvador	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Jeremias Antônio de Jesus	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Installed	Alfred Adewale Martins	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
75.5	Retired	Paolo De Nicolò	Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household	Official Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
62.7	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
62.7	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
62.7	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Delegate to Laos	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
6 Aug	57.7	Installed	César Daniel Fernández	Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina
8 Aug	58.0	Appointed	Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
9 Aug	75.5	Retired	Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Appointed	Joji Govindu	Apostolic Administrator of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India
54.8	Appointed	Jean-Yves André Michel Nahmias	Bishop of Meaux, France
10 Aug	66.3	Installed	Richard Joseph Malone	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
11 Aug	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Médard Léopold Ouédraogo	Titular Bishop of Sutunurca	Bishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
57.3	Installed	Marian Rojek	Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
12 Aug	56.2	Ordained Bishop	António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos	Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa	Archbishop of Huambo, Angola
13 Aug	97.4	Died	Hervé-Maria Le Cléac’h, SS.CC. †	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
17 Aug	75.0	Retired	Paul Henry Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 Aug	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Sérgio de Deus Borges	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
75.4	Retired	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio
75.4	Retired	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio
75.4	Retired	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio
70.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio
70.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio
72.1	Appointed	François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
76.7	Retired	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể †	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Aug	46.2	Installed	Jeremias Antônio de Jesus	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Installed	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
20 Aug	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Francis	Cardinal, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
21 Aug	89.7	Died	Paul Bassim, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
22 Aug	74.4	Died	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
88.7	Died	Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
91.2	Died	András József Szennay, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary
23 Aug	96.9	Died	Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang †	Bishop Emeritus of Tainan, Taiwan
24 Aug	44.3	Appointed	George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B.	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India
49.1	Appointed	Jacob Muricken	Auxiliary Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Jacob Muricken	Titular Bishop of Thinis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India
25 Aug	92.2	Died	Aurélio Granada Escudeiro †	Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal
86.0	Died	Eduardo Koaik †	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26 Aug	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Borys Andrij Gudziak	Titular Bishop of Carcabia	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
27 Aug	67.4	Died	Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
28 Aug	93.8	Died	Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli †	Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
55.4	Died	William Pascal Kikoti †	Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania
29 Aug	76.1	Retired	Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.8	Installed	Valéry Vienneau	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Aug	73.4	Resigned	Joseph Louis Jean Boishu	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.6	Ordained Bishop	Maroun Nasser Gemayel	Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), France	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
70.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Aug	91.0	Died	Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Deán Funes, Argentina
85.5	Died	Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
75.0	Retired	Michel François Pollien †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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