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The Year of Our Lord 1978

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown71.3ResignedJohn Boerkamp, M.H.M. †Prefect of Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaPrefect Emeritus
20.7EnteredNúria Calduch-Benages, M.H.S.F.N.Member of Misioneras Hijas de la Sagrada Familia de NazaretSecretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
24.4EnteredGuy André Marie de Kerimel de KervenoMember of Emmanuel CommunityArchbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
Died[ Dong Wen-long]Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
15.5EnteredAurelio Gazzera, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesCoadjutor Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
54.5AppointedVekoslav GrmičAdministrator of Maribor, SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
ResignedBasile KanakriPatriarchal Vicar of Iraq (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Kuwait (Melkite Greek)
27.1Ordained DeaconJoel Matthias Konzen, S.M.Deacon of Society of MaryAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23.0ProfessedNikolaus Messmer, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusApostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
67.5CeasedGiustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Derna, LibyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
Died[ Shi Ming-liang]Bishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China
25.6Ordained DeaconPhilippos Stephanos ThottathilDeacon of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
26.0ProfessedHéctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Temuco, Chile
Jan25.9Ordained DeaconFernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. †Deacon of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAAuxiliary Bishop
58.5AppointedGiovanni MarianiOfficial of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio
54.4AppointedMarco René Revelo ContrerasAuxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
60.9InstalledGiuseppe VairoArchbishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
1 Jan21.0ProfessedJoão Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
2 Jan48.8AppointedThomas Joseph CostelloAuxiliary Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.8AppointedThomas Joseph CostelloTitular Bishop of PerdicesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
58.9InstalledFortunato Antonio RossiBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
3 Jan46.4AppointedLuiz ColussiAuxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana, BrazilBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.4AppointedLuiz ColussiTitular Bishop of GorBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.7AppointedClóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
41.5AppointedJosé Martins da Silva, S.D.N. †Prelate of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
73.8ResignedHubert Michael NewellBishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USABishop Emeritus
53.3AppointedGeraldo Majela ReisBishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5 Jan53.0AppointedUbaldo CalabresiApostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaApostolic Nuncio
62.2ResignedVictor Garaygordóbil BerrizbeitiaTitular Bishop of PudentianaPrelate Emeritus of Los Ríos, Ecuador
7 Jan27.2Ordained PriestFidèle AgbatchiPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
25.0Ordained PriestJoão Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.0Ordained PriestIrineu Roque SchererPriest of Toledo, Parana, BrazilBishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
8 Jan46.3Ordained BishopFelix Eugenio MkhoriTitular Bishop of Sicca VeneriaBishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
10 Jan49.4AppointedLawrence James McNamaraBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USABishop Emeritus
52.1ResignedLuis Sánchez-Moreno LiraTitular Bishop of NilopolisArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
11 Jan78.5InstalledFrantišek TomášekArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
13 Jan51.8Ordained BishopJoseph Anthony FerrarioTitular Bishop of CusaeBishop Emeritus of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
15 Jan55.5ResignedLuis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of SardaPrelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
51.7InstalledSergio Otoniel Contreras NaviaBishop of Temuco, ChileBishop Emeritus
50.1Ordained BishopAngelo SodanoTitular Archbishop of Nova CaesarisCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
Died[John Xia Xue-qian]Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
16 Jan47.2AppointedJerónimo Tomás Abreu HerreraBishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
BornPavlo HoncharukBishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
41.2AppointedNicolás de Jesús López RodríguezBishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
89.0DiedLuciano MarcanteBishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
17 Jan82.7DiedJuliusz BieniekAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
48.4ResignedLorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Apisa MaiusPrelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru
46.5ResignedAlbert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
23.5ProfessedManoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
23.1Perpetual VowsPaul Rouhana, O.L.M.Member of Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite)Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
58.7DiedSotero Sanz VillalbaApostolic Delegate to México
20.9ProfessedLuis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
18 Jan25.2Ordained PriestJosé Edson Santana de OliveiraPriest of Feira de Santana, Bahia, BrazilBishop of Eunápolis, Bahia, Brazil
47.9AppointedEmilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †Bishop of Huaraz, PeruArchbishop of Huancayo, Peru
59.8AppointedFernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. †Archbishop of Piura, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
19 Jan64.3AppointedIsmaele Mario Castellano, O.P. †Bishop of Montalcino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
20 Jan38.6Ordained BishopJosé Joaquín Troconis MontielTitular Bishop of Castellum Minus
21 Jan40.2Ordained BishopVittorio Luigi MondelloTitular Bishop of CarcabiaArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
27.2Ordained PriestLeonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
22 Jan63.2DiedStepan Chmil, S.D.B. †Bishop
24 Jan65.9AppointedEmanuele RomanoCoadjutor Bishop of Trapani, ItalyBishop Emeritus
25 Jan47.9Ordained BishopPedro Rosales DeanTitular Bishop of ThuccaboraArchbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines
38.3Ordained BishopJesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. †Titular Bishop of NabalaArchbishop Emeritus of Ozamiz, Philippines
61.3CeasedGuerino Luigi GrimaldiApostolic Administrator of Acerra, ItalyArchbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
55.0AppointedAntonio Riboldi, I.C. †Bishop of Acerra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Jan46.9AppointedRafael Montiano LimBishop of Boac, Philippines
63.2AppointedLuis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
63.2AppointedLuis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †Titular Bishop of BennefaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
27 Jan72.6AppointedFrancesco CarpinoCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
29 Jan61.7AppointedDomingo Jafet Herrera CastilloAuxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México
61.7AppointedDomingo Jafet Herrera CastilloTitular Bishop of GegiAuxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México
30 Jan44.6AppointedSavarinathan Michael AugustineAuxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
44.6AppointedSavarinathan Michael AugustineTitular Bishop of BararusArchbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
76.3RetiredJerome M. FernandezBishop of Quilon, IndiaBishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedJoseph Gabriel FernandezBishop of Quilon, IndiaBishop Emeritus
50.6AppointedRaul Nicolau GonsalvesArchbishop of Goa e Damão, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
50.6AppointedRaul Nicolau GonsalvesPatriarch of East Indies, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
52.8AppointedAntonio José González ZumárragaBishop of Machala, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
66.3ResignedVicente Felicísimo Maya GuzmánBishop of Machala, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedJohn Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †Bishop of Lodwar, KenyaBishop Emeritus
31 Jan51.3AppointedJuan Angel Belda DardiñáBishop of Jaca, SpainBishop Emeritus of León, Spain
60.6AppointedJosé María Cirarda LachiondoArchbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
75.3RetiredÁngel Hidalgo IbáñezBishop of Jaca, SpainBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedJosé Méndez AsensioArchbishop of Granada, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
2 Feb17.7EnteredEdmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.Member of Order of CisterciansBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.6ProfessedSérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritArchbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
19.1ProfessedVilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C.Member of Congregation of Christian DoctrineBishop Emeritus of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
96.3DiedDomenico PetroniBishop Emeritus of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
58.3Ordained BishopLouis Phạm Văn NẫmTitular Bishop of AcufidaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
54.6Ordained BishopConrado Walter, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of LysiniaBishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
3 Feb53.7AppointedJorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
5 Feb47.9Ordained BishopJoseph Hisajiro MatsunagaTitular Bishop of UmbriaticoBishop of Fukuoka, Japan
48.0Ordained BishopAlbert Kanene ObiefunaBishop of Awka, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria
46.1InstalledSixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, ChileBishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile
7 Feb56.5AppointedFrançois Abou Mokh, B.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), SyriaCurial Bishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedFrançois Abou Mokh, B.S. †Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-MelkitiCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
72.2DiedClemente Carranza y LópezBishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
57.4AppointedElias Nijmé, B.A. †Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)Archbishop Emeritus
56.3AppointedGirolamo PrigioneApostolic Delegate to MéxicoApostolic Nuncio
8 Feb63.2AppointedJulián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
9 Feb52.7AppointedJames Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
52.7AppointedJames Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.Titular Bishop of GibbaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
10 Feb57.1DiedRedento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. †Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
11 Feb30.1Ordained PriestGerhard Ludwig MüllerPriest of Mainz, GermanyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
47.7AppointedSerafino SprovieriAuxiliary Bishop of Catanzaro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
47.7AppointedSerafino SprovieriTitular Bishop of ThemisoniumArchbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
13 Feb68.4DiedAnastasio Granados GarcíaBishop of Palencia, Spain
15 Feb48.9ResignedJorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †Titular Bishop of VelefiPrelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
50.0ResignedHilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. †Titular Bishop of CrepedulaBishop Emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México
70.8AppointedTelesforo Giovanni Cioli, O. Carm. †Bishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
86.1RetiredGiuseppe FrancioliniBishop of Cortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
43.5AppointedLuciano GiovannettiAuxiliary Bishop of Arezzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
43.5AppointedLuciano GiovannettiTitular Bishop of ZabaBishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
65.2ResignedJusto Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R. †Titular Bishop of EgaraPrelate Emeritus of Madera, Chihuahua, México
55.3ResignedFrancisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of SestaPrelate of El Salto, Durango, México
48.8ResignedHermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. †Titular Bishop of Santa GiustaPrelate Emeritus of Huautla, Oaxaca, México
58.8ResignedManuel Romero Arvizu, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of DusaPrelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
55.5ResignedBraulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in ProconsulariPrelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
17 Feb43.4AppointedEusebius Joseph BeltranBishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
45.8Ordained BishopAnthony Soter FernandezBishop of Penang, MalaysiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
78.4DiedJohannes Rüth, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}
18 Feb24.6Ordained PriestPeter Malcolm BrignallPriest of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
43.2ResignedFernando Robles CapallaTitular Bishop of GrumentumArchbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
55.5ResignedHenricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of AmisusPrelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
55.6ResignedFederico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Girus TarasiiPrelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
65.2ResignedOdilo Etspüler (Etspueler), S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of FataBishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
57.0Ordained BishopMaximilian GoffartTitular Bishop of UzitaAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
51.5ResignedJulio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of SinnuaraPrelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
42.3Ordained BishopHugo Eugenio Puccini BanfiTitular Bishop of Oppidum ConsilinumBishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
62.2ResignedAlbert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of CaliabriaBishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines
19 Feb82.6DiedPietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
21 Feb56.1ResignedTomás Alberto Clavel MéndezTitular Archbishop of AlexanumArchbishop Emeritus of Panamá
BornRocco Ronzani, O.S.A.Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
23 Feb63.8DiedEugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
75.5DiedPaul Yoshigoro TaguchiCardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
25 Feb25.8Ordained PriestPedro Carlos CipoliniPriest of Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
41.3Ordained BishopNicolás de Jesús López RodríguezBishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
26 Feb54.5Ordained BishopPhilip Ekka, S.J. †Bishop of Ambikapur, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Raipur, India
59.1Ordained BishopMichael Ugwu EnejaBishop of Enugu, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
27 Feb43.2AppointedRafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
43.2AppointedRafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AmudarsaBishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
77.3RetiredEugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Mombasa, KenyaBishop Emeritus
38.4AppointedArmando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Bouar, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedDominic Joseph Chwane Khumalo, O.M.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South AfricaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedDominic Joseph Chwane Khumalo, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of BuxentumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
41.9AppointedNicodemus KirimaBishop of Mombasa, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
35.6AppointedZacchaeus OkothBishop of Kisumu, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
53.5AppointedDaniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Bishop of Klerksdorp, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
28 Feb58.1DiedDenis NgandeBishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
58.7AppointedMario Revollo BravoArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
50.3Ordained BishopFrank Joseph RodimerBishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedPeter Anthony RosazzaAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedPeter Anthony RosazzaTitular Bishop of Oppidum NovumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
76.2RetiredAlfredo Rubio DiazArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
40.5AppointedPhilip SulumetiBishop of Kakamega, KenyaBishop Emeritus
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