The Year of Our Lord 1966

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Feb 64.6 Appointed Vittorio Longo † Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

1 Feb 54.2 Appointed Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Ndola, Zambia Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

53.3 Appointed Anthony Rayappa Arulappa † Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India Archbishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cenculiana Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

37.0 Incardinated Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana † Priest of Kabale, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Kabale, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

Born Azad Sabri Shaba Bishop of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq

40.4 Appointed Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. † Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

2 Feb 52.2 Ordained Bishop Patrick Joseph Casey † Titular Bishop of Sufar Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain

75.2 Died Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China

23.1 Solemn Vows Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Born Joseph Han Zhihai Bishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China

27.5 Ordained Priest Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A. Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

60.6 Appointed Luigi Punzolo † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy

65.8 Appointed Giovanni Urbani † President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

3 Feb 66.8 Appointed Alberto Carinci † Apostolic Administrator of Trivento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy

46.1 Appointed António de Castro Xavier Monteiro † Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal

46.1 Appointed António de Castro Xavier Monteiro † Titular Archbishop of Mitylene Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal

60.0 Died Pio Augusto Crivellari, O.F.M. † Bishop of Trivento, Italy

5 Feb Born Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio Bishop of Philippines, Military

6 Feb 42.3 Ordained Bishop Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru

26.1 Ordained Priest Carlos Prada Sanmiguel † Priest of Bucaramanga, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

48.0 Ordained Bishop Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk † Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland

Born John-Nhàn Trần Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

53.0 Appointed Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Amalfi, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy

7 Feb 50.1 Appointed Angelo Félix Mugnol † Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

50.1 Appointed Angelo Félix Mugnol † Titular Bishop of Nicives Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

52.2 Appointed John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

8 Feb Born Joel Maria dos Santos Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

9 Feb 61.3 Ordained Bishop Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

75.2 Appointed Alfredo Ottaviani † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

10 Feb 65.0 Died Giuseppe Burzio † Apostolic Nuncio

Born Jeffrey Michael Fleming Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

57.5 Appointed Corrado Ursi † Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

58.7 Died William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

11 Feb 50.6 Ordained Bishop James Francis Carney † Titular Bishop of Obori Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

48.2 Ordained Bishop Augustine Harris † Titular Bishop of Socia Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

42.7 Appointed Dino Trabalzini † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

42.7 Appointed Dino Trabalzini † Titular Bishop of Munatiana Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

50.9 Appointed Oscar Zanera † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

50.9 Appointed Oscar Zanera † Titular Bishop of Surista Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

12 Feb 50.1 Ordained Bishop Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Iabar Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

14 Feb 48.8 Appointed Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. † Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru

15 Feb Born Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Créteil, France

46.0 Appointed Donaldo Gonzalo Chávez Núñez † Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua

46.0 Appointed Donaldo Gonzalo Chávez Núñez † Titular Bishop of Giru Mons

50.9 Appointed Prosper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

74.3 Appointed Emile Maurice Guerry † Titular Archbishop of Octava Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

74.3 Retired Emile Maurice Guerry † Archbishop of Cambrai, France Archbishop Emeritus

61.5 Succeeded Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny † Archbishop of Cambrai, France Archbishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed Stephen Kim Sou-hwan † Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

55.1 Appointed Stanislaus Lokuang † Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. † Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

39.7 Appointed James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Verbe Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

39.1 Incardinated Michael Pak Jeong-il † Priest of Masan, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Ceased Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

54.6 Appointed Francisco Juan Vénnera † Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

54.6 Resigned Francisco Juan Vénnera † Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 79.5 Appointed Nicola Capasso † Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy

79.5 Retired Nicola Capasso † Bishop of Acerra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Bruno Bernard Heim † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

19 Feb 69.5 Appointed Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Idicra Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

57.6 Succeeded Adolfo Luís Bossi, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

80.0 Retired Emiliano Giuseppe Lonati, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

67.7 Appointed Giacomo Violardo † Titular Archbishop of Satafi Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

20 Feb 75.3 Died Paul Louis Marie Audren, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China

23.5 Ordained Priest Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla Priest of Cebu, Philippines Apostolic Nuncio

21 Feb 48.0 Appointed Marcelo González Martín † Coadjutor Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

48.0 Appointed Marcelo González Martín † Titular Archbishop of Casae Medianae Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

22 Feb 66.6 Died Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda

23 Feb Born Johannes Wübbe Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

24 Feb 96.6 Died Dionigio Casaroli † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

61.3 Succeeded Lorenzo Gargiulo † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

Born Larry James Kulick Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Born Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. Bishop of David, Panama

26 Feb 59.4 Appointed Miguel Balaguer † Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Antonio Corso † Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

Born [Francis Lu Shouwang] † Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China

55.9 Appointed Carlos Parteli Keller † Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Carlos Parteli Keller † Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

27 Feb Born Taddeo Wang Yuesheng Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China

28 Feb Born Ján Kuboš Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Feb	64.6	Appointed	Vittorio Longo †	Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
1 Feb	54.2	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
53.3	Appointed	Anthony Rayappa Arulappa †	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India	Archbishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
37.0	Incardinated	Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana †	Priest of Kabale, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Kabale, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
	Born	Azad Sabri Shaba		Bishop of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq
40.4	Appointed	Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
75.2	Died	Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
23.1	Solemn Vows	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	Born	Joseph Han Zhihai		Bishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
27.5	Ordained Priest	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
60.6	Appointed	Luigi Punzolo †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Velletri, Italy
65.8	Appointed	Giovanni Urbani †	President of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
3 Feb	66.8	Appointed	Alberto Carinci †	Apostolic Administrator of Trivento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
46.1	Appointed	António de Castro Xavier Monteiro †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
46.1	Appointed	António de Castro Xavier Monteiro †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
60.0	Died	Pio Augusto Crivellari, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
5 Feb		Born	Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio		Bishop of Philippines, Military
6 Feb	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru
26.1	Ordained Priest	Carlos Prada Sanmiguel †	Priest of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
	Born	John-Nhàn Trần		Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
53.0	Appointed	Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Amalfi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
7 Feb	50.1	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
50.1	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
52.2	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
8 Feb		Born	Joel Maria dos Santos		Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 Feb	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
75.2	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
10 Feb	65.0	Died	Giuseppe Burzio †	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Jeffrey Michael Fleming		Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
57.5	Appointed	Corrado Ursi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
58.7	Died	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
11 Feb	50.6	Ordained Bishop	James Francis Carney †	Titular Bishop of Obori	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Augustine Harris †	Titular Bishop of Socia	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
42.7	Appointed	Dino Trabalzini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
42.7	Appointed	Dino Trabalzini †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
50.9	Appointed	Oscar Zanera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
50.9	Appointed	Oscar Zanera †	Titular Bishop of Surista	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
12 Feb	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Iabar	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
14 Feb	48.8	Appointed	Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. †	Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
15 Feb		Born	Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado		Bishop of Créteil, France
46.0	Appointed	Donaldo Gonzalo Chávez Núñez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua
46.0	Appointed	Donaldo Gonzalo Chávez Núñez †	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons
50.9	Appointed	Prosper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
74.3	Appointed	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Titular Archbishop of Octava	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
74.3	Retired	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
61.5	Succeeded	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan †	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
55.1	Appointed	Stanislaus Lokuang †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
39.7	Appointed	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
39.1	Incardinated	Michael Pak Jeong-il †	Priest of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Ceased	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
54.6	Appointed	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana	Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
54.6	Resigned	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	79.5	Appointed	Nicola Capasso †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy
79.5	Retired	Nicola Capasso †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Feb	69.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Idicra	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
57.6	Succeeded	Adolfo Luís Bossi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
80.0	Retired	Emiliano Giuseppe Lonati, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
67.7	Appointed	Giacomo Violardo †	Titular Archbishop of Satafi	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
20 Feb	75.3	Died	Paul Louis Marie Audren, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China
23.5	Ordained Priest	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Priest of Cebu, Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio
21 Feb	48.0	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
48.0	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Titular Archbishop of Casae Medianae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
22 Feb	66.6	Died	Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda
23 Feb		Born	Johannes Wübbe		Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
24 Feb	96.6	Died	Dionigio Casaroli †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
61.3	Succeeded	Lorenzo Gargiulo †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Larry James Kulick		Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M.		Bishop of David, Panama
26 Feb	59.4	Appointed	Miguel Balaguer †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Antonio Corso †	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
	Born	[Francis Lu Shouwang] †		Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
55.9	Appointed	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
27 Feb		Born	Taddeo Wang Yuesheng		Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China
28 Feb		Born	Ján Kuboš		Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

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