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The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown20.9First VowsFridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
36.2EnteredJonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
CeasedDominic Chen Te-mien, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Suixian [Suihsien], China
47.2AppointedRaffaele Farina, S.D.B.Secretary of the Pontifical Committee for Historical SciencesCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
25.3Solemn VowsVladimír Fekete, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoPrefect of Azerbaijan
35.0Ordained BishopAndrej FogašBishop
85.9ResignedGiovanni Gaddo, I.C. †Superior General of Institute of CharitySuperior General Emeritus
77.8CeasedGracija IvanovicApostolic Administrator of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroApostolic Administrator Emeritus
61.5Ordained BishopJoseph Jin DechenBishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
41.4AppointedRobert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristBishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
26.8Perpetual VowsGerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
69.5Selected[Peter Paul Li Pan-shi]Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
60.0SelectedPaul Liu Jing-heBishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
DiedPaul Li (Ly)Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China
64.8ResignedKazimierz Jan MajdańskiVice President of the Pontifical Committee for the FamilyBishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
19.4ProfessedValdir MamedeMember of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ordained BishopThomas Min DoumuBishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
44.8Ordained BishopAnton NovobilskýBishop
34.7IncardinatedJulio Parrilla DíazPriest of Salamanca, SpainBishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
48.0Ordained PriestPlacidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang], China
25.3Solemn VowsJosé Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. †Member of Congregation of the PassionBishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.0AppointedÓscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán, HondurasCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
50.5AppointedSerafim de Sousa Ferreira e SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
76.9ResignedAlphonsus Tchao (Zhao, Chao Chen-ya), C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Tianjin [Tientsin], ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
66.0Resigned[Mathew Wang Wei-ming]Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], ChinaBishop Emeritus
65.5Selected[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin]Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
71.5SelectedAugustin Zhao JingnongBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
1 Jan52.0Ordained BishopLucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang)Coadjutor Bishop of Hsinchu, TaiwanBishop Emeritus
6 Jan55.5Ordained BishopEnnio AppignanesiTitular Bishop of ThemisoniumArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
59.4Ordained BishopLucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †Prelate of Deán Funes, ArgentinaPrelate Emeritus
57.6Ordained BishopFilippo GianniniTitular Bishop of SubaugustaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
51.7Ordained BishopSergio GorettiBishop of Assisi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
49.3Ordained BishopGregory Obinna OchiaghaBishop of Orlu, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
48.1InstalledAnthony Michael PillaBishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus
48.4Ordained BishopAlessandro PlottiTitular Bishop of VannidaArchbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
48.8Ordained BishopGiulio SanguinetiBishop of Savona e Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
53.5Ordained BishopMartino ScarafileTitular Bishop of RotariaBishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
39.2Ordained BishopAnicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Sibolga, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
27.6Ordained PriestAloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka, M.S.F.Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyBishop of Palangkaraya, Indonesia
53.7Ordained BishopFrancesco VotoBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
53.9Ordained BishopVicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
7 Jan34.4Ordained PriestFrancis An ShuxinPriestBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
40.6AppointedNorbert WerbsAuxiliary Bishop of Schwerin, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
40.6AppointedNorbert WerbsTitular Bishop of AmauraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
8 Jan26.2Ordained PriestSavarimuthu ArokiarajPriest of Tiruchirapalli, IndiaBishop
66.0AppointedSalvatore DeloguBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 Jan48.1Ordained BishopJohn JosephTitular Bishop of SegisamaBishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
10 Jan75.1RetiredFrancisco Javier Nuño y GuerreroBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
11 Jan26.4Ordained DeaconCarlos Enrique García CamaderDeacon of Lima, PeruBishop of Lurín, Peru
59.7InstalledMichel Hakim, B.S. †Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Melkite Greek)Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
12 Jan49.2AppointedAlfonso Humberto Robles CotaBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
13 Jan75.0RetiredCharles Richard MulrooneyAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedPio Vittorio VigoAuxiliary Bishop of Catania, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
45.1AppointedPio Vittorio VigoTitular Bishop of AstigiBishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
15 Jan75.0RetiredWilliam Joseph MoranAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, MilitaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan48.2AppointedJoseph Keith SymonsAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USABishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
48.2AppointedJoseph Keith SymonsTitular Bishop of SigusBishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
17 Jan71.8DiedHugo AufderbeckApostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
84.3DiedLouis-Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. †Archbishop Emeritus of Rubaga, Uganda
85.5DiedFrancis Peter LeipzigBishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA
39.7SucceededJoachim WankeApostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
18 Jan20.3Perpetual VowsJean (John) Bosco Baremes, S.M.Member of Society of MaryBishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
25.5Solemn VowsHenricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm.Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Malang, Indonesia
82.8DiedBenjamin Ibberson WebsterBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
20 Jan61.6AppointedManuel GuiraoBishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
62.7AppointedSalvador Lazo LazoBishop of San Fernando de La Union, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
39.4AppointedGabriel Villaruz ReyesAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
39.4AppointedGabriel Villaruz ReyesTitular Bishop of SelseaBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
23 Jan56.0AppointedUbaldo CalabresiApostolic Nuncio to ArgentinaApostolic Nuncio
85.4DiedMaurice SchexnayderBishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
24 Jan51.5AppointedTeodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.5AppointedTeodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Castellum TatroportusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
55.3AppointedMichael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Banjul, GambiaBishop Emeritus
29.0Ordained PriestFausto Feliciano Gaibor GarcíaPriest of Guaranda, EcuadorBishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
23.9EnteredJosé Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
43.1AppointedAnthony Ekezia IlonuBishop of Okigwe, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
27.3Ordained PriestAlberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
75.4RetiredSinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus
77.6RetiredJosé Félix Pintado Blasco, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
42.5AppointedThomas Emmanuel SavundaranayagamBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
55.3AppointedPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
55.3AppointedPedro Shaw, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of CrepedulaVicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
25 Jan57.5Ordained BishopJohn George ChedidTitular Bishop of Callinicum dei MaronitiBishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
41.5Ordained BishopErwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.Coadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
59.0Ordained BishopReinhold StecherBishop of Innsbruck, AustriaBishop Emeritus
26 Jan76.3RetiredWilliam Andrew HartBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
39.5AppointedVincent Paul LoganBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
27 Jan49.4AppointedRoland Pierre DuMaineBishop of San Jose in California, USABishop Emeritus
63.6AppointedVincenzo FrancoArchbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
33.7IncardinatedRichard John GarciaPriest of San Jose in California, USABishop of Monterey in California, USA
67.6AppointedMichele MincuzziArchbishop of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
76.9RetiredFrancesco MinervaArchbishop of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredNicola RiezzoArchbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
28 Jan41.9Ordained BishopDinualdo Destajo GutierrezCoadjutor Prelate of Marbel, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
73.1DiedGiuseppe LenottiArchbishop of Foggia, Italy
38.0Ordained BishopCasimir Wang MiluBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
29 Jan55.9AppointedRodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
55.9AppointedRodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †Titular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
63.3Ordained BishopLeoncio Leviste LatTitular Bishop of SilaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
55.7AppointedZekarias YohannesAuxiliary Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaBishop Emeritus
55.7AppointedZekarias YohannesTitular Bishop of BarcaBishop Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
30 Jan88.0DiedLouis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de RuppierreArchbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
66.2AppointedGiuseppe (Joseph) CaprioPresident of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
66.1AppointedAgostino CasaroliPresident of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
68.5DiedJohn GordonApostolic Nuncio
75.2DiedJózsef WinklerAuxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
31 Jan59.7AppointedPío Bello Ricardo, S.J. †Bishop of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
54.3AppointedAron Jean-Marie LustigerArchbishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.7RetiredGabriel Auguste François MartyArchbishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.7RetiredGabriel Auguste François MartyVicar Apostolic of France, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
23.8ProfessedÂngelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.Member of Rogationists of the Heart of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
28.3Ordained PriestMichael Henry MorrisseyPriest of Geraldton, AustraliaBishop
1 Feb18.3EnteredMartín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Lwena, Angola
37.0Ordained BishopJoseph Bilal NyekindiBishop of Wau, South SudanBishop Emeritus
2 Feb54.3AppointedLuciano StoreroApostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
3 Feb56.4AppointedGeraldo Majela ReisArchbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
4 Feb55.2Ordained BishopSiluvaimathu Teresanathan AmalnatherBishop of Tuticorin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
5 Feb30.2Ordained PriestMoses Montu Costa, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossArchbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh
63.9ResignedLangton Douglas FoxBishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
52.0SucceededJohn Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
6 Feb53.8AppointedJoseph PallikaparampilBishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
7 Feb39.8Ordained BishopWilfredo Dasco ManlapazTitular Bishop of TanudaiaBishop Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
8 Feb50.7Ordained BishopPaul ConsbruchTitular Bishop of GorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
26.3Ordained PriestAnil Joseph Thomas CoutoPriestArchbishop of Delhi, India
10 Feb19.0ProfessedMeron Mazur, O.S.B.M.Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian), Parana, Brazil
11 Feb45.4AppointedJoão BergeseBishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.9First VowsValdir José de Castro, S.S.P.Member of Society of St. PaulBishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.6AppointedCarlos Walter Galán BarryAuxiliary Bishop of Morón, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
55.6AppointedCarlos Walter Galán BarryTitular Bishop of CediaeArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
48.1AppointedEusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 Feb52.7AppointedAllan ChamgweraBishop of Zomba, MalawiBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredRafael Grovas FelixBishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
39.1AppointedPaul Themba MngomaBishop of Mariannhill, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
69.1DiedHerman To PaivuArchbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
13 Feb85.8DiedAniceto Fernández Alonso, O.P. †Master General Emeritus of Order of Friars Preachers
42.5AppointedEnrique Manuel Hernández RiveraBishop of Caguas, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
93.0DiedJean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Feb45.2Ordained BishopPio Vittorio VigoTitular Bishop of AstigiBishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
16 Feb56.5AppointedOnofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
18 Feb76.8RetiredLuís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
20 Feb95.3DiedStanislao Amilcare Battistelli, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Teramo e Atri, Italy
81.4DiedAthanasios Toutoungi, B.A. †Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Feb56.0AppointedMario MigliettaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.5AppointedAntonio NuzziArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
54.5AppointedAntonio NuzziBishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
24 Feb30.0Ordained PriestJob Koo Yobi, Ist. del PradoPriest of Seoul, Korea (South)Auxiliary Bishop
55.1AppointedHermann Josef SpitalBishop of Trier, GermanyBishop Emeritus
25 Feb78.1ResignedBenjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. †Bishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedJoseph Eric D’ArcyBishop of Sale, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
76.4RetiredArthur Francis FoxBishop of Sale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
57.6AppointedMarco René Revelo ContrerasBishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
26 Feb39.6Ordained BishopVincent Paul LoganBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
28 Feb24.3ProfessedCarlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P.Member of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
61.6DiedUrban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. †Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
39.9Ordained BishopWilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.Bishop of Kokstad, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
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