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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown59.9ResignedGianni DanziSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StatePrelate of Loreto, Italy
25.8Perpetual VowsJohannes Gorantla, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Kurnool, India
82.4SelectedMichael He JinminBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
83.0AppointedJohn Jiang LirenCoadjutor Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
70.5SelectedAndrew Jin DaoyuanBishop of Changzhi [Luan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
66.3ResignedVartan Kechichian, C.A.M. †Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di VeneziaCoadjutor Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
75.0AppointedJohn Crisostome Lan ShiCoadjutor Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
82.5Resigned[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
43.2IncardinatedFernando Martín CroxattoPriest of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, ArgentinaBishop of Neuquén, Argentina
65.3AppointedSamir MazloumCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCurial Bishop Emeritus
44.0IncardinatedJózsef-Csaba PálPriest of Timişoara, RomaniaBishop
27.9EnteredTom Thomas Pattasseril, I.C.Member of Institute of CharityApostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
34.7Ordained DeaconEduardo Vieira dos SantosDeacon of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
80.4EnteredThomas Zeng Jing mu, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
84.5Resigned[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin]Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
80.0AppointedLawrence Zhang WenchangApostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
80.0AppointedLawrence Zhang WenchangApostolic Administrator of Dali [Tali], ChinaApostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
80.0AppointedLawrence Zhang WenchangApostolic Administrator of Zhaotong [Chaotung], ChinaApostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
1 Jan84.8DiedDomingo Roa PérezArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
27.9Ordained PriestThomas (Tomy) Joseph TharayilPriest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop
4 Jan36.0Ordained DeaconRoberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
44.9AppointedJorge Eduardo LozanoAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
44.9AppointedJorge Eduardo LozanoTitular Bishop of Furnos MaiorArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
76.1RetiredAndrew Joseph McDonaldBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USABishop Emeritus
75.0RetiredJohn Raymond McGannBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USABishop Emeritus
68.0SucceededJames Thomas McHughBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
47.5AppointedJames Peter SartainBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
5 Jan57.6AppointedCarillo Gritti, I.M.C. †Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
6 Jan52.7Ordained BishopIvo Baldi GaburriBishop of Huaraz, PeruBishop of Huarí, Peru
57.5Ordained BishopAlberto Bottari de CastelloTitular Archbishop of ForatianaApostolic Nuncio
38.1Ordained BishopAnton CoşaTitular Bishop of PestoBishop of Chişinău, Moldova
69.5Ordained BishopFranco CrociTitular Bishop of Potentia in PicenoVice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
28.3Ordained PriestJosé Amable Durán TineoPriest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicAuxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
47.5Ordained BishopPéter ErdőTitular Bishop of PuppiCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
37.1Ordained BishopPeter Fang JianpingCoadjutor Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], ChinaBishop
54.4Ordained BishopStanisław GębickiTitular Bishop of ThigesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
70.5Ordained BishopAndrew Jin DaoyuanBishop of Changzhi [Luan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
37.0Ordained BishopFrancis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping)Coadjutor Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], ChinaBishop
41.9Ordained BishopGabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena, AngolaArchbishop of Lubango, Angola
53.3Ordained BishopGiacomo Guido OttonelloTitular Archbishop of SasabeApostolic Nuncio
57.1Ordained BishopGeorge PanikulamTitular Archbishop of CaudiumApostolic Nuncio
45.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.Titular Bishop of MustiApostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
47.1Ordained BishopDavid Laurin RickenCoadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USABishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
75.0Ordained BishopJohn Baptist Su ChangshanCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
40.1Ordained BishopAndrás VeresTitular Bishop of CissaBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
51.4Ordained BishopJózef WesołowskiTitular Archbishop of SlebteApostolic Nuncio
38.8Ordained BishopVincent Zhan SiluAuxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], ChinaBishop
7 Jan50.0InstalledGerald Michael BarbaritoBishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USABishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
8 Jan54.3Ordained BishopJosé Benjamín Castillo PlascenciaTitular Bishop of SufasarBishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
81.1DiedAndré Pierre Louis Marie FauchetBishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
41.5Ordained BishopGeorges FonghoroBishop of Mopti, Mali
34.1Ordained PriestMauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualCardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
49.8Ordained BishopIreneusz Józef PękalskiTitular Bishop of Castellum TingitiiAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
9 Jan59.7Ordained BishopFrançois Marie Joseph Pascal Louis BlondelBishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus
10 Jan88.9DiedJózsef UdvardyBishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
11 Jan81.6DiedPavao ŽanićBishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 Jan61.8AppointedJosé Foralosso, S.D.B. †Bishop of Marabá, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus
13 Jan86.9DiedArthur Henry KrawczakAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
71.8ResignedJosé María Setién AlberroBishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
66.5AppointedJuan María Uriarte GoiricelayaBishop of San Sebastián, SpainBishop Emeritus
14 Jan61.5InstalledJoseph Anthony GalanteCoadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
56.9AppointedNicolas SawafArchbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
15 Jan68.2AppointedJoseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
16 Jan69.4InstalledThadeu Gomes CanellasBishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
83.6DiedGiovanni PesBishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
73.6DiedRobert SastreBishop of Lokossa, Benin
17 Jan93.8DiedVasile Cristea, A.A. †Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
87.3DiedBernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
18 Jan78.4RetiredLucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †Prelate of Deán Funes, ArgentinaPrelate Emeritus
61.1AppointedAurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.Prelate of Deán Funes, ArgentinaPrelate Emeritus
59.5AppointedRoger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USAArchbishop Emeritus
19 Jan59.0AppointedJosé Haring, O.F.M. †Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
20 Jan64.3AppointedJacinto Tomás de Carvalho BotelhoBishop of Lamego, PortugalBishop Emeritus
83.0DiedThomas Kuba ThowaBishop Emeritus of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.9Ordained PriestTeodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U.Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Jan61.3Ordained BishopRafael Leónidas Felipe y NúñezBishop of Barahona, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
51.5Ordained BishopManuel José Macário do Nascimento ClementeTitular Bishop of PinhelCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
23 Jan51.6Ordained BishopHans-Josef BeckerTitular Bishop of VinaArchbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
86.4DiedGuillaume van den Elzen, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Jan86.1DiedAntoni AdamiukAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
38.0AppointedVilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, LatviaBishop Emeritus
28.8Ordained PriestVinsensius Setiawan TriatmojoPriest of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
26 Jan50.7AppointedProtógenes José Luft, S.d.C.Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
56.9InstalledGiovanni Battista PichierriArchbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
48.7Ordained BishopRobert Francis VasaBishop of Baker, Oregon, USABishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
27 Jan67.4DiedEugène Kabanga SongasongaArchbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.8AppointedRichard Joseph MaloneAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
53.8AppointedRichard Joseph MaloneTitular Bishop of AptucaBishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
28 Jan81.0DiedMauro Rubio RepullésBishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Spain
49.6Ordained BishopGeorge Leo ThomasTitular Bishop of VagrautaArchbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
79.0Died[Anthony Zhong Quanzhang]Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
29 Jan59.0AppointedMarcel Honorat Léon AgbotonBishop of Porto Novo, BeninArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
75.4RetiredSaminini ArulappaArchbishop of Hyderabad, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
76.0RetiredJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
58.7AppointedArturo de Jesús Correa ToroBishop of Ipiales, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedClet FelihoBishop of Kandi, Benin
52.1AppointedJosé Luis Fletes SantanaAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.1AppointedJosé Luis Fletes SantanaTitular Bishop of ThunusudaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
57.3AppointedMarampudi JojiArchbishop of Hyderabad, India
75.5RetiredVincent MensahBishop of Porto Novo, BeninBishop Emeritus
52.8AppointedGuillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz MondragónAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
52.8AppointedGuillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz MondragónTitular Bishop of Nova BarbaraBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
62.7Ordained BishopSalvatore Giovanni RinaldiBishop of Acerra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedFelipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedFelipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †Titular Bishop of CastabalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
69.9AppointedGiorgio ZurApostolic Nuncio to Russian FederationApostolic Nuncio
30 Jan44.6Ordained BishopDominique Bulamatari KizayakanaTitular Bishop of Elephantaria in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
86.5DiedAngelo Innocent FernandesArchbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India
53.7Ordained BishopEdouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.Titular Bishop of GrumentumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.2Ordained BishopDaniel Nlandu MayiTitular Bishop of CataquasBishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
31 Jan61.4AppointedEmiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyAbbot Emeritus
70.1DiedGiuseppe FerraioliOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
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