The Year of Our Lord 1982

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	29.0	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Lionel Afagbegee, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Apostolic Administrator of Francistown, Botswana
	25.6	Ordained Deacon	Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo	Deacon of Eldoret, Kenya	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	44.4	Appointed	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sanggau, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
	21.8	Entered	Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Baní, Dominican Republic
		Died	Fabian Cheu †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Chifeng [Chihfeng], China
	17.4	Professed	Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A.	Member of Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
	52.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
		Died	Stephen Fan Kai-ping †	Prefect of Zhaotong [Chaotung], China
		Resigned	Emmanuel Haddad, O.A.O.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq	Superior General Emeritus of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans (Chaldean)
	16.1	Entered	Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
	24.9	Professed	Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.	Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
	24.4	Perpetual Vows	Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.	Member of Secular Institute of Pius X	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
	69.9	Resigned	Jesús Langarica Olagüe, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Aguarico, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
	65.5	Resigned	Youannès Malak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
		Resigned	Thomas Min Doumu †	Apostolic Administrator of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop
	52.2	Appointed	José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa †	Apostolic Administrator of Escuintla, Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
		Ordained Bishop	John Qu Jingfeng †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
	65.7	Appointed	Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq
	47.2	Appointed	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Under Secretary of the Secretariat for Non-Believers	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	20.7	Professed	Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C.	Member of Order of the Holy Cross	Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
	61.0	Selected	Joseph Sun Yuanmo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China	Bishop
	66.0	Appointed	Aloysius Wei Shutian †	Administrator of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
	24.9	Ordained Deacon	Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.	Deacon of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
		Resigned	John Yang Feng-Shu, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China	Prefect Emeritus
	61.5	First Vows	Thomas Zhao Feng Wu (Chao Fung-Wu), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
	64.7	Selected	Augustin Zheng Shouduo †	Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
1 Jan	75.8	Died	Josef Köstner †	Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
2 Jan	25.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kallarangatt	Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
2 Jan	76.7	Retired	Ilario Roatta †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	27.8	Ordained Priest	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
3 Jan	86.5	Died	Pacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
4 Jan	50.2	Appointed	Leo Schwarz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.2	Appointed	Leo Schwarz †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
	73.2	Died	Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Osorno, Chile
5 Jan	26.7	Solemn Vows	Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.	Member of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5 Jan	76.7	Died	Secondo Chiocca †	Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
6 Jan	48.5	Ordained Bishop	John Bulaitis †	Titular Archbishop of Narona	Apostolic Nuncio
	63.6	Ordained Bishop	Traian Crisan †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Tinisa in Proconsulari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Michael Milone †	Titular Bishop of Plestia	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph O’Brien †	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Charles Kweku Sam †	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Salim Sayegh	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan	76.7	Retired	Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jan	57.6	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Bishop
8 Jan	37.5	Appointed	Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
	37.5	Appointed	Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
	44.0	Appointed	José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
	44.0	Appointed	José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
	36.6	Professed	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Belarus
9 Jan	25.5	Perpetual Vows	Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I.	Member of Congregation of Saint Joseph	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
9 Jan	45.8	Appointed	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
10 Jan	77.2	Died	John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayapuram, India
	69.0	Died	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	47.9	Installed	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
	33.0	Ordained Priest	Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Jinotega, Nicaragua
	27.0	Ordained Priest	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Priest of Nairobi, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop
	60.6	Installed	Cesare Pagani †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
	46.3	Installed	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
11 Jan	48.7	Appointed	Ramón Búa Otero †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
	61.4	Died	Pietro Cocolin †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
	44.2	Appointed	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Chaldean)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
	44.2	Appointed	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Stanislaus Min Xilian †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
12 Jan	51.1	Appointed	Manuel Duran Moreno †	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	61.8	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
13 Jan	24.8	Ordained Priest	Armando Esteves Domingues	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
14 Jan	45.9	Appointed	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla	Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
	73.6	Retired	Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Died	Dobroslav Marian Kabelka, O. Praem. †	Bishop
	51.6	Appointed	William Dermott Molloy McDermott †	Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	53.4	Appointed	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
	53.4	Appointed	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Leges	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
	57.7	Appointed	Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.7	Appointed	Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans †	Titular Bishop of Skálholt	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
	51.3	Appointed	Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.3	Appointed	Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Trevico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
	53.0	Installed	Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	52.3	Appointed	Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.3	Appointed	Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus †	Titular Bishop of Benda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
16 Jan	68.6	Resigned	Othon Motta †	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jan	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B.	Bishop of Linz, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
	28.6	Ordained Priest	José Moreira da Silva	Priest of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop
	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Ruzindana †	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda
	70.5	Died	József Takács †	Titular Bishop
18 Jan	46.1	Installed	Thomas Joseph O’Brien †	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	73.2	Resigned	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	89.4	Died	Antonio Pirotto †	Bishop Emeritus of Troia, Italy
20 Jan	21.3	Professed	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
21 Jan	28.3	Ordained Priest	Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono †	Priest of Surabaya, Indonesia	Bishop
22 Jan	52.5	Appointed	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jan	23.1	Professed	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) †	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia	Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
	89.3	Died	Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet †	Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
24 Jan	24.6	Professed	Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
	24.9	First Vows	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Egon Kapellari	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Ryszard Kasyna	Priest of Gdańsk, Poland	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
	26.1	Perpetual Vows	Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Saitama, Japan
	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Thaddée Ntihinyurwa	Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda	Archbishop Emeritus of Kigali, Rwanda
25 Jan	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Fan Yufei †	Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
28 Jan	79.2	Died	Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ica, Peru
28 Jan	24.9	Professed	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
30 Jan	59.8	Appointed	Virgilio Noè †	Official of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	59.8	Appointed	Virgilio Noè †	Titular Archbishop of Voncaria	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	66.7	Appointed	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
	66.7	Appointed	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
	76.1	Retired	Alfredo Vozzi †	Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jan	19.3	First Vows	Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
	51.5	Installed	Theodore Edgar McCarrick	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
	22.7	Professed	Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Feb	64.3	Appointed	José d’Angelo Neto †	Apostolic Administrator of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1 Feb	94.4	Died	Raffaele Campelli †	Bishop Emeritus of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
1 Feb	29.9	Perpetual Vows	Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. †	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
2 Feb	27.5	Ordained Priest	Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
4 Feb	57.8	Appointed	Urbano José Allgayer †	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Feb	47.5	Appointed	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
6 Feb	78.1	Died	Matthew Pothanamuzhi †	Bishop Emeritus of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India
6 Feb	26.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Son Sam-seok	Priest of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop
7 Feb	26.5	Ordained Priest	Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia
7 Feb	61.0	Installed	Libero Tresoldi †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Feb	45.3	Appointed	John Magee, S.P.S.	Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff	Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne, Ireland
8 Feb	59.8	Resigned	Virgilio Noè †	Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
9 Feb	71.6	Resigned	José de Jesús Garcia Ayala †	Bishop of Campeche, México	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	42.8	Appointed	Héctor González Martínez	Bishop of Campeche, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
10 Feb	75.2	Retired	Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira †	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Benito Stanislao Andreotti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Abbot Emeritus of Subiaco, Italy
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Andrew Raksam Marak	Priest of Tura, India	Bishop
	54.9	Succeeded	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	Wolfgang Weider †	Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany
	49.2	Appointed	Wolfgang Weider †	Titular Bishop of Uzita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany
12 Feb	75.7	Retired	António Ferreira Gomes †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	80.7	Died	René-Fernand-Eugène Fourrey †	Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
	47.5	Succeeded	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
	42.0	Appointed	Séamus Hegarty †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland
	73.0	Resigned	Anthony Columba McFeely †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	66.1	Died	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Sun Yuanmo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China	Bishop
	60.0	Appointed	Júlio Tavares Rebimbas †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
13 Feb	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans †	Titular Bishop of Skálholt	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
14 Feb	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
	25.8	Ordained Priest	James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	56.5	Appointed	Paul Lanneau †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.5	Appointed	Paul Lanneau †	Titular Bishop of Tusuros	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe †	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Polokwane, South Africa
15 Feb	55.9	Appointed	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	55.9	Appointed	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Domnach Sechnaill	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
	54.8	Resigned	Joseph Ratzinger †	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	38.5	Appointed	Rémy Victor Vancottem	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	38.5	Appointed	Rémy Victor Vancottem	Titular Bishop of Unizibira	Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
16 Feb	75.3	Retired	Charles Alexander Grant †	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
17 Feb	39.4	Appointed	Gregorio Rosa Chávez	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	39.4	Appointed	Gregorio Rosa Chávez	Titular Bishop of Mulli	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
	68.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Song Wei-li, C.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China	Bishop of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]
18 Feb	50.5	Installed	Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. †	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.8	Resigned	Myles McKeon †	Bishop of Bunbury, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
19 Feb	31.8	Ordained Priest	Fidencio López Plaza	Priest of Querétaro, México	Bishop
	78.4	Died	Nicolas Martinus Schneiders, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia
	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Patras Yusaf †	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
20 Feb	50.8	Appointed	Jerzy Dąbrowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	50.8	Appointed	Jerzy Dąbrowski †	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
	50.3	Appointed	Jan Wiktor Nowak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	50.3	Appointed	Jan Wiktor Nowak †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	54.4	Appointed	Kazimierz Romaniuk	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	54.4	Appointed	Kazimierz Romaniuk	Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	42.0	Installed	Charles Kweku Sam †	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
21 Feb	55.4	Ceased	Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá †	Apostolic Administrator of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Búa Otero †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa †	Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Mutare, Zimbabwe
	95.5	Died	Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Bawai (Ashur) Soro	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
22 Feb	71.3	Resigned	Rémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
	47.6	Succeeded	Frantz Colímon, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
	70.9	Appointed	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
27 Feb	24.6	Ordained Priest	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Priest of Imus, Philippines	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
28 Feb	66.7	Died	Anthony de Saram †	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
28 Feb	26.0	Ordained Deacon	Józef Piotr Kupny	Deacon of Katowice, Poland	Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

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