The Year of Our Lord 1991

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 26.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Arshad Priest of Lahore, Pakistan Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan

26.8 Ordained Priest Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan Priest of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq

2 Nov 42.6 Appointed Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

3 Nov 71.8 Died Paul Shi Chunjie † Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

5 Nov 78.5 Died Jan Lebeda † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

45.9 Appointed Vincent Gerard Nichols Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop

45.9 Appointed Vincent Gerard Nichols Titular Bishop of Othona Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

56.7 Appointed Lawrence Harold Welsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

56.7 Appointed Lawrence Harold Welsh † Titular Bishop of Aulon Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

7 Nov 70.9 Appointed Héctor Rueda Hernández † Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

8 Nov 50.9 Appointed Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

50.9 Appointed Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

9 Nov 77.9 Retired Juan José Iriarte † Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

24.9 Ordained Deacon Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas † Deacon of Digos, Philippines Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines

60.4 Appointed Jesús Arturo Roldán † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

27.8 Ordained Deacon Moïse Messan Touho Deacon of Atakpamé, Togo Bishop

11 Nov 82.0 Died Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

13 Nov 87.5 Died Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

54.5 Appointed Luiz Soares Vieira Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

15 Nov 79.2 Died Giovanni Proni † Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

16 Nov 46.6 Appointed Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

46.6 Appointed Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés † Titular Bishop of Cibaliana Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

74.3 Retired Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

27.7 Ordained Priest Michael Gobal Gokum Priest of Jos, Nigeria Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria

26.1 Ordained Priest Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador

62.4 Succeeded François-Mathurin Gourvès † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Constantino Maradei Donato † Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia

51.6 Appointed Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

51.6 Appointed Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega Titular Bishop of Cediae Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

55.3 Appointed Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel † Titular Bishop of Buslacena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

17 Nov 27.9 Ordained Priest Benedito Araújo Priest of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil

80.5 Died Thomas Austin Murphy † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

26.3 Solemn Vows Giovanni Peragine, B. Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

80.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Wang Zhenye † Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China

18 Nov 26.6 Ordained Priest José Francisco Falcão de Barros Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military

19 Nov 51.0 Appointed José María Arancedo Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

63.5 Appointed François Gourguillon † Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Appointed François Gourguillon † Titular Bishop of Suas Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

20 Nov 77.4 Retired Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

21 Nov 58.7 Appointed Roberto Amadei † Bishop of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Giulio Oggioni † Bishop of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 60.8 Died Concordio Maria Sarte † Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines

23 Nov 47.3 Succeeded Paul Kamuza Bakyenga † Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

62.1 Resigned John Baptist Kakubi † Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

24 Nov 29.3 Ordained Priest Francis Meli Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

54.3 Installed John Thomas Steinbock † Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

25 Nov 75.9 Retired Carlo Minchiatti † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed Serafino Sprovieri † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Xie Ting Zhe † Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China

26 Nov 51.5 Appointed José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.5 Appointed José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Buleliana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru

51.7 Appointed Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

75.0 Retired James Corboy, S.J. † Bishop of Monze, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Paul Lungu, S.J. † Bishop of Monze, Zambia

75.4 Retired Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo † Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Died Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos † Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil

58.5 Appointed Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku † Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

42.5 Appointed Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye † Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza, Malawi Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

42.5 Appointed Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye † Titular Bishop of Macon Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

28 Nov 84.7 Died Joseph Mark McShea † Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

53.4 Appointed Pietro Sambi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

61.8 Died Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

29 Nov 25.1 Ordained Priest Anthony Randazzo Priest of Brisbane, Australia Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

30 Nov 75.5 Retired Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed John Bulaitis † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Nuncio

86.1 Died Isidor Markus Emanuel † Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany

30.2 Ordained Priest Jeová Elias Ferreira Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Goiás, Brazil

73.1 Retired John Joseph Fitzpatrick † Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

33.1 Ordained Priest Luis Horacio Gómez González † Priest of Manizales, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia

69.5 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile

69.5 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Equizetum Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile

69.5 Resigned Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Prelate of Calama, Chile Prelate Emeritus

47.2 Succeeded Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

28.9 Ordained Priest Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin) Priest Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China

27.6 Ordained Priest Sebastião Lima Duarte Priest of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil

27.9 Ordained Priest Peter Luo Xuegang Priest Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

65.7 Succeeded Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	26.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Arshad	Priest of Lahore, Pakistan	Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan
26.8	Ordained Priest	Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan	Priest of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
2 Nov	42.6	Appointed	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
3 Nov	71.8	Died	Paul Shi Chunjie †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
5 Nov	78.5	Died	Jan Lebeda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
45.9	Appointed	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop
45.9	Appointed	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Titular Bishop of Othona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
56.7	Appointed	Lawrence Harold Welsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
56.7	Appointed	Lawrence Harold Welsh †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
7 Nov	70.9	Appointed	Héctor Rueda Hernández †	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
8 Nov	50.9	Appointed	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
50.9	Appointed	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
9 Nov	77.9	Retired	Juan José Iriarte †	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas †	Deacon of Digos, Philippines	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines
60.4	Appointed	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
27.8	Ordained Deacon	Moïse Messan Touho	Deacon of Atakpamé, Togo	Bishop
11 Nov	82.0	Died	Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
13 Nov	87.5	Died	Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
54.5	Appointed	Luiz Soares Vieira	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Nov	79.2	Died	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
16 Nov	46.6	Appointed	Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
46.6	Appointed	Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés †	Titular Bishop of Cibaliana	Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
74.3	Retired	Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
27.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Gobal Gokum	Priest of Jos, Nigeria	Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria
26.1	Ordained Priest	Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
62.4	Succeeded	François-Mathurin Gourvès †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Constantino Maradei Donato †	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo	Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia	Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia
51.6	Appointed	Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega	Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
51.6	Appointed	Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
55.3	Appointed	Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel †	Titular Bishop of Buslacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
17 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Benedito Araújo	Priest of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
80.5	Died	Thomas Austin Murphy †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
26.3	Solemn Vows	Giovanni Peragine, B.	Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
80.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Wang Zhenye †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
18 Nov	26.6	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Falcão de Barros	Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
19 Nov	51.0	Appointed	José María Arancedo	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
63.5	Appointed	François Gourguillon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	François Gourguillon †	Titular Bishop of Suas	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
20 Nov	77.4	Retired	Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
21 Nov	58.7	Appointed	Roberto Amadei †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Giulio Oggioni †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	60.8	Died	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
23 Nov	47.3	Succeeded	Paul Kamuza Bakyenga †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
62.1	Resigned	John Baptist Kakubi †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
24 Nov	29.3	Ordained Priest	Francis Meli	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
54.3	Installed	John Thomas Steinbock †	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
25 Nov	75.9	Retired	Carlo Minchiatti †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	Serafino Sprovieri †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Xie Ting Zhe †	Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
26 Nov	51.5	Appointed	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Buleliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
51.7	Appointed	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
75.0	Retired	James Corboy, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Paul Lungu, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
75.4	Retired	Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo †	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Died	Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos †	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
58.5	Appointed	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku †	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
42.5	Appointed	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza, Malawi	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
42.5	Appointed	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye †	Titular Bishop of Macon	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
28 Nov	84.7	Died	Joseph Mark McShea †	Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
53.4	Appointed	Pietro Sambi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
61.8	Died	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
29 Nov	25.1	Ordained Priest	Anthony Randazzo	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
30 Nov	75.5	Retired	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Nuncio
86.1	Died	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
30.2	Ordained Priest	Jeová Elias Ferreira	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
73.1	Retired	John Joseph Fitzpatrick †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
33.1	Ordained Priest	Luis Horacio Gómez González †	Priest of Manizales, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
69.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
69.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
69.5	Resigned	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
47.2	Succeeded	Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
28.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin)	Priest	Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
27.6	Ordained Priest	Sebastião Lima Duarte	Priest of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
27.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Luo Xuegang	Priest	Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
65.7	Succeeded	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

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