The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 40.5 Appointed Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J. Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia

79.1 Installed Joseph Wang Dianduo, O.A.R. † Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China

2 Apr 48.7 Ordained Bishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Shillong, India

54.9 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Paglia Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

56.9 Installed Francesco Guido Ravinale Bishop of Asti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Apr 68.0 Died Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México

4 Apr 44.9 Appointed Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez Bishop of Carúpano, Venezuela Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

5 Apr 55.9 Appointed Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

55.9 Appointed Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. Titular Bishop of Octabia Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

77.9 Died François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

6 Apr 87.4 Died Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

7 Apr 33.2 Ordained Deacon Geraldo Freire Soares, C.Ss.R. Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

8 Apr 56.8 Appointed Miklós Beer Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary

56.8 Appointed Miklós Beer Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary

61.3 Installed Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

63.5 Installed Rocco Talucci Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

9 Apr 57.9 Resigned John Stephen Knight Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

80.0 Died James William Malone † Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

46.5 Ordained Bishop Gerald John Mathias Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India Bishop of Lucknow, India

41.2 Ordained Bishop Miguel Romano Gómez Titular Bishop of Vagal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

11 Apr 64.1 Ordained Bishop John Joseph Kaising † Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

81.9 Died Salvador Lazo Lazo † Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

63.8 Ceased William Joseph Levada † Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

62.5 Appointed Daniel Francis Walsh Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Bishop Emeritus

12 Apr 78.7 Died Edgar Carício de Gouvêa † Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil

63.5 Appointed Dadeus Grings Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

82.0 Died Gerald Francis O’Keefe † Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

54.3 Ordained Bishop Matthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V. Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

13 Apr 70.7 Appointed Darío Castrillón Hoyos † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

80.7 Retired Angelo Felici † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

74.2 Died Antoine Hacault † Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

14 Apr 49.4 Appointed Fidèle Agbatchi Archbishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

53.2 Incardinated Judes Bicaba † Priest of Dédougou, Burkina Faso Bishop

43.6 Appointed Benyamin Yosef Bria † Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

63.5 Appointed Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. † Bishop of Bolivia, Military Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed Damian Denis Dallu Bishop of Geita, Tanzania Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

41.7 Appointed Ignatius Ayau Kaigama Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria

77.7 Retired Mario Lezana Vaca † Bishop of Bolivia, Military Bishop Emeritus

74.8 Retired Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. † Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Joseph Sama Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso

63.5 Appointed Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India Archbishop Emeritus

71.2 Appointed Zéphyrin Toé † Bishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Douglas William Young, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop

50.2 Appointed Douglas William Young, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

15 Apr 58.0 Appointed Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France Bishop Emeritus

88.5 Died Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. † Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada

75.1 Retired Guy Alexis Herbulot † Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France Bishop Emeritus

72.4 Died Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. † Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

50.3 Appointed Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Hipólito Reyes Larios † Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

16 Apr 54.9 Installed Vincenzo Paglia Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

17 Apr 74.7 Died Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

49.5 Appointed Denis Theurillat Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Denis Theurillat Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

18 Apr 75.1 Retired Raymond Conway Benjamin † Bishop of Townsville, Australia Bishop Emeritus

19 Apr 67.2 Appointed Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Apr 49.2 Appointed Jean-Luc Brunin Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France Bishop of Le Havre, France

49.2 Appointed Jean-Luc Brunin Titular Bishop of Usinaza Bishop of Le Havre, France

50.6 Appointed Diómedes Espinal de León Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

50.6 Appointed Diómedes Espinal de León Titular Bishop of Vardimissa Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

45.5 Appointed Józef Szamocki Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń, Poland

45.5 Appointed Józef Szamocki Titular Bishop of Clypia Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń, Poland

46.3 Appointed Jan Franciszek Wątroba Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland

46.3 Appointed Jan Franciszek Wątroba Titular Bishop of Bisica Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland

23 Apr 27.3 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco Priest of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru Auxiliary Bishop

24 Apr 26.6 Ordained Priest Anthony Das Pilli Priest of Nellore, India Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

25 Apr 67.7 Appointed Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier Archbishop of Bourges, France Archbishop Emeritus

66.3 Ordained Bishop Evarist Pinto Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

76.2 Retired Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau † Archbishop of Bourges, France Archbishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

85.4 Died Rafael Sarmiento Peralta † Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

57.7 Died Pierre Koffi Seshie † Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo

26 Apr 28.7 Ordained Priest Michael Miabesue Bibi Priest of Bamenda, Cameroon Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon

68.0 Installed Rubén Héctor di Monte † Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

86.2 Died Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Dapango, Togo

65.8 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia Apostolic Nuncio

27 Apr 34.6 Perpetual Vows Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M. Member of Congregation of the Mission Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

29 Apr 48.7 Ordained Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène Bishop of Kolda, Senegal

60.0 Appointed Felice di Molfetta Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Carlos María Franzini † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

33.1 Ordained Priest Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Montevergine, Italy

64.5 Ordained Bishop Francesco Marinelli † Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

53.9 Ordained Bishop Francesco Montenegro Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

52.3 Appointed Donato Negro Archbishop of Otranto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

30 Apr 63.7 Ordained Bishop Claudio Baggini † Bishop of Vigevano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

56.4 Ordained Bishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. Bishop of Angers, France Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

26.0 Perpetual Vows Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

60.6 Ordained Bishop François Paul Marie Maupu Bishop of Verdun, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	40.5	Appointed	Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J.	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
79.1	Installed	Joseph Wang Dianduo, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
2 Apr	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Jala, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Shillong, India
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Paglia	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
56.9	Installed	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	68.0	Died	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
4 Apr	44.9	Appointed	Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez	Bishop of Carúpano, Venezuela	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
5 Apr	55.9	Appointed	Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
55.9	Appointed	Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L.	Titular Bishop of Octabia	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
77.9	Died	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
6 Apr	87.4	Died	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
7 Apr	33.2	Ordained Deacon	Geraldo Freire Soares, C.Ss.R.	Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
8 Apr	56.8	Appointed	Miklós Beer	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
56.8	Appointed	Miklós Beer	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
61.3	Installed	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
63.5	Installed	Rocco Talucci	Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Apr	57.9	Resigned	John Stephen Knight	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
80.0	Died	James William Malone †	Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerald John Mathias	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop of Lucknow, India
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Romano Gómez	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
11 Apr	64.1	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Kaising †	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
81.9	Died	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
63.8	Ceased	William Joseph Levada †	Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
62.5	Appointed	Daniel Francis Walsh	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Apr	78.7	Died	Edgar Carício de Gouvêa †	Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
63.5	Appointed	Dadeus Grings	Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
82.0	Died	Gerald Francis O’Keefe †	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V.	Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
13 Apr	70.7	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
80.7	Retired	Angelo Felici †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
74.2	Died	Antoine Hacault †	Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
14 Apr	49.4	Appointed	Fidèle Agbatchi	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
53.2	Incardinated	Judes Bicaba †	Priest of Dédougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop
43.6	Appointed	Benyamin Yosef Bria †	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
63.5	Appointed	Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Bolivia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Damian Denis Dallu	Bishop of Geita, Tanzania	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
41.7	Appointed	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria	Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
77.7	Retired	Mario Lezana Vaca †	Bishop of Bolivia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
74.8	Retired	Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Joseph Sama	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso
63.5	Appointed	Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
71.2	Appointed	Zéphyrin Toé †	Bishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Douglas William Young, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop
50.2	Appointed	Douglas William Young, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
15 Apr	58.0	Appointed	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France	Bishop Emeritus
88.5	Died	Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
75.1	Retired	Guy Alexis Herbulot †	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France	Bishop Emeritus
72.4	Died	Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
50.3	Appointed	Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal	Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Hipólito Reyes Larios †	Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México	Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
16 Apr	54.9	Installed	Vincenzo Paglia	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
17 Apr	74.7	Died	Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
49.5	Appointed	Denis Theurillat	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Denis Theurillat	Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
18 Apr	75.1	Retired	Raymond Conway Benjamin †	Bishop of Townsville, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
19 Apr	67.2	Appointed	Angélico Sândalo Bernardino	Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Apr	49.2	Appointed	Jean-Luc Brunin	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France	Bishop of Le Havre, France
49.2	Appointed	Jean-Luc Brunin	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Bishop of Le Havre, France
50.6	Appointed	Diómedes Espinal de León	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
50.6	Appointed	Diómedes Espinal de León	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa	Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
45.5	Appointed	Józef Szamocki	Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń, Poland
45.5	Appointed	Józef Szamocki	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń, Poland
46.3	Appointed	Jan Franciszek Wątroba	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland	Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland
46.3	Appointed	Jan Franciszek Wątroba	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland
23 Apr	27.3	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco	Priest of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop
24 Apr	26.6	Ordained Priest	Anthony Das Pilli	Priest of Nellore, India	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
25 Apr	67.7	Appointed	Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop Emeritus
66.3	Ordained Bishop	Evarist Pinto	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
76.2	Retired	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau †	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
85.4	Died	Rafael Sarmiento Peralta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
57.7	Died	Pierre Koffi Seshie †	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo
26 Apr	28.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Miabesue Bibi	Priest of Bamenda, Cameroon	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon
68.0	Installed	Rubén Héctor di Monte †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
86.2	Died	Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dapango, Togo
65.8	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia	Apostolic Nuncio
27 Apr	34.6	Perpetual Vows	Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
29 Apr	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre Bassène	Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
60.0	Appointed	Felice di Molfetta	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Carlos María Franzini †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
33.1	Ordained Priest	Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
64.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Marinelli †	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Montenegro	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
52.3	Appointed	Donato Negro	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Apr	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Baggini †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Bishop of Angers, France	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
26.0	Perpetual Vows	Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
60.6	Ordained Bishop	François Paul Marie Maupu	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus

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