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The Year of Our Lord 1991

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown60.5AppointedIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadPatriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), PalestinePatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
68.8AppointedUmberto Betti, O.F.M. †Rector of the Pontifical Lateran UniversityCardinal, Rector Emeritus
52.6AppointedAquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Superior General Emeritus
25.7First VowsSimona Brambilla, M. C.Member of Suore Missionarie della ConsolataSecretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
31.7IncardinatedEduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C.Priest of Workers of the Kingdom of Christ (Operarios del Reino de Cristo)Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México
45.6IncardinatedStephen Victor ChmilarPriest of Toronto (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedPaul CollinPatriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Chaldean), PalestinePatriarchal Exarch Emeritus
22.7First VowsJoseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
29.3IncardinatedAlberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesPriest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
24.0Ordained PriestJoseph Huang BingzhangPriestBishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
21.3First VowsSabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
44.8AppointedGyörgy-Miklós JakubínyiApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
58.7AppointedNechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
86.3ResignedHovhannes KoyounianOrdinary of Greece (Armenian)Ordinary Emeritus
77.1Resigned[Joseph Lin Quan]Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
73.2SelectedMichael Liu XianruBishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
79.1ResignedAngelin Maurice Lovey, C.R.B. †Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint BernardSuperior General Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestPaul Meng NingyouPriest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], ChinaBishop
31.0Ordained DeaconFrancesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap.Deacon of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Otranto, Italy
56.0ResignedMarian OleśApostolic Pro-Nuncio to KuwaitApostolic Nuncio
66.2Selected[Matthew Pan Deshi]Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
57.0AppointedYusuf SağPatriarchal Exarch of Turkey (Syrian)Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus
Ordained Bishop Shi ShoujingBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
29.9Solemn VowsSamson Shukardin, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
22.6First VowsAndrew Small, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
69.5ResignedAndrás József Szennay, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, HungaryAbbot Emeritus
22.1ProfessedGeorge Desmond Tambala, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
27.1Ordained PriestJoseph Tang YuangePriestBishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
75.6RetiredNikollë TroshaniApostolic Administrator of Durrës (Durazzo), AlbaniaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
75.6RetiredNikollë TroshaniApostolic Administrator of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, AlbaniaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
25.4Final VowsDennis Gerard WalshMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
28.0Ordained Priest Wang ChengliPriestApostolic Administrator of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
26.7Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Yang XiaotingPriestBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
1 Jan80.4DiedJosé Filípe do Carmo ColaçoBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
18.3First VowsVitalii Kryvytskyi, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
71.6DiedJerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
26.8Ordained PriestJose PulickalPriest of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop
2 Jan25.5Ordained PriestAndré Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
26.9Ordained PriestVincent Paulos KulapuravilaiPriest of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop
74.3DiedGeraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
3 Jan51.7AppointedJosé Alves da Costa, D.C. †Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
82.5DiedAlphonse-Gérard BannwarthBishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
72.9AppointedÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic CongressesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
80.6RetiredOpilio RossiPresident of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic CongressesCardinal, President Emeritus
4 Jan79.1DiedStanislav LeničAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
5 Jan57.2AppointedJulián García Centeno, O.S.A.Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
67.3ResignedGabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
27.3Ordained PriestRodolfo Luís WeberPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6 Jan55.2Ordained BishopBruno BertagnaTitular Bishop of DrivastumVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
66.0Ordained BishopMarcello CostalungaTitular Archbishop of AquileiaOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
76.8Ordained BishopBl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de SollanoTitular Bishop of VitaPrelate of Opus Dei
57.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. SchönstattTitular Archbishop of HólarCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
59.5Ordained BishopAndrea Gemma, F.D.P. †Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.3Ordained BishopJacinto Guerrero TorresCoadjutor Bishop of Tlaxcala, MéxicoBishop
60.7Ordained BishopJulián Herranz CasadoTitular Archbishop of VertaraCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
65.2Ordained BishopJoseph Habib HittiBishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), AustraliaBishop Emeritus
45.4Ordained BishopBruno Pius NgonyaniBishop of Lindi, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
54.1Ordained BishopFrancis Emmanuel Ogbonna OkoboBishop of Nsukka, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
48.4Ordained BishopOsvaldo Montecillo PadillaTitular Archbishop of PiaApostolic Nuncio
21.5ProfessedJoaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.Member of Consolata MissionariesVicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
45.3Ordained BishopVinko PuljićArchbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.7Ordained BishopJean-Louis Pierre TauranTitular Archbishop of ThelepteCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
7 Jan82.9DiedPeter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
8 Jan87.5DiedAimé DécosseBishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
9 Jan55.1ResignedAlfonso López TrujilloArchbishop of Medellín, ColombiaCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
56.2IncardinatedPierre Marie Guy SansaricqPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Jan23.1Ordained PriestAmel Shamon NonaPriest of Alquoch (Chaldean), IraqBishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
24.9Ordained PriestAzad Sabri ShabaPriest of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), IraqBishop of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq
12 Jan48.2AppointedGiuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to RwandaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
75.1RetiredVittorio CecchiAuxiliary Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29.5Ordained PriestRamón Alfredo de la Cruz BalderaPriest of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican RepublicBishop
69.5AppointedPeter Dubovský, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.5AppointedPeter Dubovský, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CarcabiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
13 Jan48.2Ordained BishopPier Giorgio MicchiardiTitular Bishop of Macriana MaiorBishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
47.5Ordained BishopSebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.Prelate of Huamachuco, PeruPrelate Emeritus
51.5Ordained BishopClaudio StagniTitular Bishop of DardanusBishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
28.5ProfessedPietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Montecassino, Italy
14 Jan80.1DiedRaimundo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. †Bishop Emeritus of Padang, Indonesia
48.1IncardinatedFrancisco Javier Del Valle ParedesPriest of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
50.4Ordained BishopJames Kim Ji-seokCoadjutor Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
30.0Solemn VowsJoão Muniz Alves, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil
83.7RetiredPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherOfficial Emeritus
15 Jan65.4InstalledGeorge Martin KuzmaBishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USABishop Emeritus
60.8InstalledJoseph Hisajiro MatsunagaBishop of Fukuoka, Japan
50.5Ordained BishopRoderick WrightBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
16 Jan41.0AppointedIrynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.Titular Bishop of NovaeBishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
41.0ConfirmedIrynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
73.6ConfirmedSofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
66.4AppointedJosyf HolovachTitular Bishop of Sozopolis in HaemimontoAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
66.4ConfirmedJosyf HolovachAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
64.4AppointedMarian Franciszek JaworskiArchbishop of Lviv, UkraineCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.7AppointedRafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
78.7AppointedRafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of DuraAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
45.7IncardinatedPiotr KrykPriest of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), PolandApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
77.0AppointedPhilemon Kurchaba, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AbrittumAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
77.0ConfirmedPhilemon Kurchaba, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.0IncardinatedTeodor MajkowiczPriest of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), PolandBishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland
69.9AppointedIvan MarghitychAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.9AppointedIvan MarghitychTitular Bishop of Scopelus in HaemimontoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
51.5AppointedJan MartyniakBishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
72.0AppointedJan Olszański, M.I.C. †Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, UkraineBishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedJan PurwinskiBishop of Zytomir, UkraineBishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
50.1AppointedMykhajlo Sabryha, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of BucellusBishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
50.1ConfirmedMykhajlo Sabryha, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
69.5ConfirmedIvan SemediBishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineBishop Emeritus
83.9AppointedVolodymyr Sterniuk, C.Ss.R. †Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
83.9ConfirmedVolodymyr Sterniuk, C.Ss.R. †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
43.7AppointedMarkijan Trofym’yakAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, UkraineBishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
43.7AppointedMarkijan Trofym’yakTitular Bishop of AuziaBishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
64.4AppointedPavlo VasylykAuxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
64.4AppointedPavlo VasylykTitular Bishop of PlotinopolisBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
54.6AppointedJulian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. †Titular Bishop of DeultumBishop Emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
54.6ConfirmedJulian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop Emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
17 Jan72.3AppointedSalvatore PappalardoPro-President of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
76.7AppointedUgo PolettiArchpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
76.7CeasedUgo PolettiPresident of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
76.7RetiredUgo PolettiVicar General of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
76.7RetiredUgo PolettiApostolic Administrator of Ostia, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
59.9AppointedCamillo RuiniVicar General of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
59.9AppointedCamillo RuiniPro-Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
59.9AppointedCamillo RuiniPresident of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
59.9AppointedCamillo RuiniApostolic Administrator of Ostia, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
19 Jan75.5RetiredAntónio Cardoso CunhaBishop of Vila Real, PortugalBishop Emeritus
54.6SucceededJoaquim GonçalvesBishop of Vila Real, PortugalBishop Emeritus
25.5Ordained PriestEliseo Napiere, M.S.P.Priest of Mission Society of the PhilippinesSuperior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)
31.9Ordained PriestEduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Jan86.7DiedLéo BlaisBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
45.4AppointedSławoj Leszek GłódźBishop of Poland, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
45.4AppointedSławoj Leszek GłódźTitular Bishop of BettoniumArchbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
45.2AppointedAmbrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. †Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
78.6DiedPatrick MulliganBishop Emeritus of Clogher, Ireland
78.2RetiredJean-Baptiste MustyAuxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedMaurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp.Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Louis, MauritiusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
51.7AppointedAntoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. †Coadjutor Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
22 Jan54.3DiedAntonio BianchinTitular Bishop of Vannida
76.7DiedAntonio Kühner y Kühner, M.F.S.C. †Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
23 Jan54.3AppointedDadeus GringsBishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
71.5DiedGiovanni MarianiApostolic Nuncio
76.4RetiredAlfonso NiehuesArchbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedEusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
76.8RetiredTomás VaqueroBishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
24 Jan44.4Ordained BishopCarlos José ÑáñezTitular Bishop of LeteArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
25 Jan83.7DiedJustin DiraviamArchbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
94.4DiedJoseph Alphonse Dutil, M.S. †Superior General Emeritus of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette
61.2InstalledPatricio Infante AlfonsoArchbishop of Antofagasta, ChileArchbishop Emeritus
21.8ProfessedSimon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
74.1DiedGilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. †Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
26 Jan49.6Ordained BishopBeniamino Depalma, C.M.Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy
42.5AppointedEdouard MathosAuxiliary Bishop of Bangui, Central African RepublicBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
47.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista PichierriBishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, ItalyArchbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
27 Jan46.9Ordained BishopKevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Rustenburg, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
73.0DiedSebhat-Leab Worku, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
29 Jan88.8DiedAugusto GianfranceschiBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
31 Jan71.7ResignedBenedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Trivandrum, IndiaBishop Emeritus
59.3AppointedHubert Constant, O.M.I. †Bishop of Fort-Liberté, HaïtiArchbishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
19.2First VowsAlejandro Nicolás Musolino, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina
44.8SucceededMaria Callist Soosa PakiamBishop of Trivandrum, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
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