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The Year of Our Lord 1989

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar72.5AppointedFiorenzo AngeliniPresident of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care WorkersCardinal, President Emeritus
70.4AppointedGiovanni CheliPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleCardinal, President Emeritus
26.9Ordained PriestPrasad GallelaPriest of Kurnool, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India
51.5AppointedRamón López Carrozas, O. de M. †Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedAngelo SodanoSecretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
45.9AppointedJean-Louis Pierre TauranUnder Secretary of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
75.2RetiredJosé Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. †Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
48.2InstalledMoacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilArchbishop
4 Mar76.0ResignedMarceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Leticia, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
53.6AppointedGiuseppe Rocco FavaleBishop of Vallo della Lucania, ItalyBishop Emeritus
62.5InstalledAntonio NuzziBishop of Teramo-Atri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
37.1AppointedAlfonso Yepes RojoPrefect of Leticia, Colombia
5 Mar60.9InstalledGiacomo BarabinoBishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.5Ordained BishopEdward Marian FrankowskiTitular Bishop of TigamibenaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
48.4Ordained BishopKlaus KüngBishop of Feldkirch, AustriaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
49.3InstalledBaldomero Carlos MartiniBishop of San Francisco, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
6 Mar44.6AppointedPaul Kamuza BakyengaCoadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
65.8ResignedDennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Arusha, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
48.2AppointedFortunatus M. LukanimaBishop of Arusha, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedEgidio NkaijanabwoBishop of Kasese, UgandaBishop Emeritus
44.1AppointedMichele Russo, M.C.C.I. †Bishop of Doba, ChadBishop Emeritus
7 Mar59.5AppointedGiacomo CapuzziBishop of Lodi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
8 Mar58.6AppointedDaniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. †Bishop of Salto, UruguayBishop Emeritus
74.8RetiredMarcelo Mendiharat PommiesBishop of Salto, UruguayBishop Emeritus
9 Mar75.0RetiredRaphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. †Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), EgyptBishop Emeritus
10 Mar53.0AppointedJuozas MatulaitisApostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedJuozas MatulaitisTitular Bishop of SicilibbaBishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
64.7ResignedVladas MichelevičiusAuxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, LithuaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
76.0RetiredMarcello RosinaBishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), ItalyBishop Emeritus
68.5AppointedVincentas Sladkevičius, M.I.C. †Archbishop of Kaunas, LithuaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.3AppointedJulijonas SteponavičiusArchbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
62.9AppointedAntanas VaičiusBishop of Telšiai, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
58.1AppointedDivo ZadiBishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
62.5AppointedJuozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedJuozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †Titular Bishop of TabaicaraBishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
11 Mar24.6Ordained PriestSylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V.Priest of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceBishop of Saint-Etienne, France
24.2Ordained DeaconIvan ĆurićDeacon of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, CroatiaAuxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
28.7Ordained PriestHenry EikhleinPriest of Bassein, MyanmarBishop of Pathein, Myanmar
53.3AppointedGerald Andrew GettelfingerBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
28.7Ordained DeaconMarcelo Fabián MazzitelliDeacon of San Isidro, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
27.1Ordained PriestMaurice Nyunt WaiPriest of Bassein, MyanmarBishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar
76.8DiedCarl SchmidtAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
75.2RetiredFrancis Raymond SheaBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
12 Mar57.5Ordained BishopRafael Sanus AbadTitular Bishop of GermanicianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
14 Mar65.8DiedJoseph Marie Ðinh BỉnhBishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
53.2AppointedJohn Clement FavaloraBishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
75.4RetiredJoseph Albertus MartinBishop of Nicolet, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
52.9SucceededRaymond Saint-GelaisBishop of Nicolet, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
15 Mar49.2AppointedFernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
28.6IncardinatedJosé Aparecido Gonçalves de AlmeidaPriest of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
57.2AppointedFernando Legal, S.D.B. †Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
85.3DiedEdoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
77.0RetiredJosé Melgoza OsorioBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
76.4RetiredBernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
58.7AppointedAlfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
56.2AppointedEmílio PignoliBishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
63.7AppointedAltamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
63.3AppointedFrancisco Manuel VieiraBishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
16 Mar45.0Ordained BishopFlavio Calle ZapataPrelate of Alto Sinú, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
55.9AppointedSeverino PolettoBishop of Asti, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
65.8ResignedFranco SibillaBishop of Asti, ItalyBishop Emeritus
18 Mar53.0Ordained BishopJuozas MatulaitisTitular Bishop of SicilibbaBishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
52.3Ordained BishopHenry Apaloryamam SsentongoTitular Bishop of PupianaBishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
62.5Ordained BishopJuozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †Titular Bishop of TabaicaraBishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
19 Mar57.6InstalledAlessandro MaggioliniBishop of Como, ItalyBishop Emeritus
64.2InstalledGiovanni SaldariniArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Mar24.1Ordained PriestArtur Grzegorz MizińskiPriest of Lublin, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
68.8AppointedCiriaco ScanzilloAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.8AppointedCiriaco ScanzilloTitular Bishop of PolymartiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
48.9AppointedAgostino ValliniAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
48.9AppointedAgostino ValliniTitular Bishop of TortibulumCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
24 Mar93.2DiedJames FergusBishop Emeritus of Achonry, Ireland
26 Mar78.1DiedBenedict Takahiko TomizawaBishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
27 Mar29.6Perpetual VowsDamiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Moroto, Uganda
68.2DiedMichel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
27.0Perpetual VowsClaudio Lurati, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
28 Mar85.0DiedFernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des MartiniesBishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
29 Mar48.8AppointedDomenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A.Prelate of Chuquibambilla, PeruPrelate Emeritus
77.4DiedArtemio Gabriel CasasArchbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
52.7Ordained BishopAnthony FernandesBishop of Bareilly, IndiaBishop Emeritus
58.3AppointedAgostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
60.6AppointedBernard William SchmittBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
28.1Ordained PriestAthanasius Rethna Swamy SwamiadianPriest of Ahmedabad, IndiaBishop
30 Mar76.8RetiredCelestin Bezmalinović, O.P. †Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedSlobodan ŠtambukBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
31 Mar55.6AppointedDominique Kimpinde AmandoBishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
Apr76.2Died[ Zhang Hualiang]Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
1 Apr59.2DiedAmbroise Uma Arakayo AmabeBishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
29.2Ordained PriestLuis Alberto Migone RepettoPriest of Santiago de ChileAuxiliary Bishop
26.6Ordained PriestJosé Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
2 Apr62.3AppointedJuozas PreikšasApostolic Administrator of Panevėžys, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus
25.9Ordained PriestNazarene SoosaiPriest of Kottar, IndiaBishop
3 Apr49.1AppointedLuigi BressanTitular Archbishop of SeverianaArchbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy
49.1AppointedLuigi BressanApostolic Pro-Nuncio to PakistanArchbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy
52.3Ordained BishopTod David BrownBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USABishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
65.1Ordained BishopIgnatius D’CunhaBishop of Aurangabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
4 Apr54.2AppointedMario de Gasperín GasperínBishop of Querétaro, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
80.0DiedGerhard J. Legeland, C.Ss.R. †Prefect Emeritus of Weetebula, Indonesia
29.5Ordained PriestLouis MascarenhasPriest of Allahabad, IndiaBishop
5 Apr56.2InstalledJosé Belvino do NascimentoBishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
6 Apr75.4RetiredWilliam Donald BordersArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USAArchbishop Emeritus
29.5Ordained DeaconBernard Anthony HebdaDeacon of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
26.9Ordained DeaconDaniel Henry MueggenborgDeacon of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop of Reno, Nevada, USA
48.4AppointedJózef WysockiAuxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
48.4AppointedJózef WysockiTitular Bishop of PraecausaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
7 Apr83.1DiedWillem van Kester, M.H.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Apr27.5Ordained PriestBarthol BarrettoPriest of Bombay, IndiaBishop of Nashik, India
56.2AppointedJeremiah Joseph CoffeyBishop of Sale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
58.7Ordained BishopBelarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Titular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
35.1Ordained PriestDominic Savio FernandesPriest of Bombay, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop
57.6AppointedRoger Lucien MeindreArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
58.2Ordained BishopDivo ZadiBishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
11 Apr53.4Ordained BishopGerald Andrew GettelfingerBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedWilliam Henry KeelerArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Apr80.5DiedHerbert BednorzBishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
13 Apr94.3DiedCarlo BandiniBishop Emeritus of Sarsina, Italy
82.4DiedPaul II CheikhoPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
82.9DiedAntónio Ferreira GomesBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
96.3DiedPhilip Joseph FurlongAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
14 Apr25.5Ordained PriestSocrates Calamba Mesiona, M.S.P.Priest of Mission Society of the PhilippinesVicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines
60.9AppointedJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
28.3Ordained PriestCrispin Barrete VarquezPriest of Tagbilaran, PhilippinesBishop of Borongan, Philippines
48.2AppointedCarlo Maria ViganòPermanent Observer to Council of EuropeApostolic Nuncio
15 Apr55.2Ordained BishopValter Carrijo, S.D.S.Coadjutor Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
25.6Ordained PriestJoel Ocampo GorostietaPriest of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México
16 Apr97.3DiedGiuseppe FrancioliniBishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
26.5Ordained PriestAurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
17 Apr51.9AppointedInnayya Chinna AddagatlaBishop of Nalgonda, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Srikakulam, India
45.2AppointedWarlito Itucas CajandigVicar Apostolic of Calapan, PhilippinesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.2AppointedWarlito Itucas CajandigTitular Bishop of AusafaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
42.5AppointedJean-Noël DioufBishop of Tambacounda, SenegalBishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedWalter KasperBishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, GermanyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
20 Apr80.9DiedEnrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
75.1RetiredBruno FrattegianiArchbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
21 Apr27.4Ordained PriestEdward Mark LohsePriest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
22 Apr50.5AppointedRobert Henry BromCoadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California, USABishop Emeritus
26.1Ordained PriestBartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C.Priest of Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of SorrowsBishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica
57.6AppointedFernando CharrierBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.8Ordained DeaconJohn Patrick DolanDeacon of San Diego, California, USABishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
57.5AppointedJacques Louis Marie Joseph FiheyBishop of Coutances (-Avranches), FranceBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredFerdinando MaggioniBishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), ItalyBishop Emeritus
74.4ResignedJan MichalskiAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.4Ordained BishopSotero Phamo (Thein Myint)Bishop of Loikaw, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
44.6AppointedNicholas James SamraAuxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USABishop Emeritus
44.6AppointedNicholas James SamraTitular Bishop of GerasaBishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
65.8AppointedDavid Bernard ThompsonCoadjutor Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USABishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedJanuário Torgal Mendes FerreiraAuxiliary Bishop of Portugal, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedJanuário Torgal Mendes FerreiraTitular Bishop of GaudiabaBishop Emeritus of Portugal, Military
24 Apr82.4DiedCharles Alexander GrantBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
25 Apr45.7AppointedJános PénzesBishop of Subotica, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredMatija Matiša ZvekanovićBishop of Subotica, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
26 Apr61.1AppointedPietro BottaccioliBishop of Gubbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
33.4Ordained PriestKurt Richard BurnettePriest of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USABishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
69.1DiedMichele CecchiniApostolic Nuncio to Austria
29 Apr87.4DiedJózsef IjjasArchbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
25.6Perpetual VowsSergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryArchbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
28.2First VowsRaphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusArchbishop of Gulu, Uganda
48.5Ordained BishopJózef WysockiTitular Bishop of PraecausaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
30 Apr59.7Ordained BishopGiacomo CapuzziBishop of Lodi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.3Ordained PriestAitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F.Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
26.6Ordained PriestJózef Roszyński, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
48.1Ordained BishopSlobodan ŠtambukBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
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