The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 54.8 Ordained Bishop Robert Léon Wattebled Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France Bishop Emeritus

2 Apr 52.7 Ordained Bishop Dennis Marion Schnurr Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

3 Apr 59.3 Appointed Martin John Amos Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

59.3 Appointed Martin John Amos Titular Bishop of Meta Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

64.0 Appointed Roger William Gries, O.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.0 Appointed Roger William Gries, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Praesidium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

75.9 Retired Anthony Edward Pevec † Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

88.5 Died Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. † Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

5 Apr 54.1 Appointed Giuseppe Betori Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

54.1 Appointed Giuseppe Betori Titular Bishop of Falerone Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

6 Apr 58.8 Appointed Joseph Anthony Pepe Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus

7 Apr 52.8 Installed Domenico Sorrentino Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

9 Apr 54.2 Appointed Orlando Antonio Corrales García Bishop of Palmira, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

57.8 Appointed Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

77.0 Retired Jozef Tomko † Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

11 Apr 45.8 Appointed Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

45.8 Appointed Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

76.7 Retired Miroslav Stefan Marusyn † Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Secretary Emeritus

63.1 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

12 Apr 43.3 Appointed Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

43.3 Appointed Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. Titular Bishop of Nebbi Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

51.0 Appointed Arthur Roche Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

51.0 Appointed Arthur Roche Titular Bishop of Rusticiana Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

54.9 Appointed George Stack Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

54.9 Appointed George Stack Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

14 Apr 65.6 Succeeded Émile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

73.1 Resigned Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

15 Apr 69.2 Died Nicolas Okioh † Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin

16 Apr 89.9 Died Emanuele Clarizio † President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

73.6 Died John Richard McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

17 Apr 75.6 Retired Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

75.6 Retired Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

63.1 Appointed Paolo Romeo Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

63.1 Appointed Paolo Romeo Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

18 Apr 42.4 Appointed Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

42.4 Appointed Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Titular Bishop of Cozyla Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

19 Apr 64.4 Appointed Germán Trajano Pavón Puente Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Elio Alevi Pérez Tapia, S.D.B. † Prelate of Juli, Peru Prelate Emeritus

20 Apr 34.4 Ordained Priest Toma Adly Zaki Priest Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt

21 Apr 50.0 Appointed Guillermo Dela Vega Afable Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Bishop of Digos, Philippines

50.0 Appointed Guillermo Dela Vega Afable Titular Bishop of Vadesi Bishop of Digos, Philippines

30.8 Ordained Priest Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. Priest of Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

44.9 Appointed Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog Bishop of Surigao, Philippines

69.2 Resigned Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D. † Bishop of Surigao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed John Forrosuelo Du Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines Archbishop of Palo, Philippines

65.3 Ordained Bishop Percival Joseph Fernandez Titular Bishop of Bulla Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

61.7 Ordained Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias Titular Bishop of Molicunza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

24.9 Ordained Priest Gjergj Meta Priest of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania

22 Apr 62.7 Ordained Bishop Bernard Louis Marie Charrier Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

65.2 Installed Egon Kapellari Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria Bishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Hryhoriy Komar Priest of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop

57.0 Ordained Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos

23 Apr 58.5 Appointed Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. Bishop of Tibú, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia

71.0 Died Donato De Bonis † Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia

24 Apr 75.0 Retired Desiderio Elso Collino † Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

52.3 Appointed Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar

52.3 Appointed Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar

48.3 Appointed Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania

70.0 Died Judson Michael Procyk † Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

56.5 Appointed Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. † Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

56.5 Appointed Vincent Rakotozafy Bishop of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Misael Vacca Ramirez Bishop of Yopal, Colombia Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia

42.5 Appointed Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar

64.8 Appointed Lawrence John Saldanha Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan Archbishop Emeritus

77.0 Retired Matthew Shija † Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M. † Bishop of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

25 Apr 70.8 Appointed Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. † Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

37.3 Ordained Priest Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy

73.4 Resigned José Gonçalves Heleno † Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Apostolic Administrator of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27 Apr 52.3 Installed Joseph Angelo Grech † Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia

28 Apr 50.3 Ordained Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu Titular Bishop of Sabrata Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria

69.4 Ordained Bishop José Antonio Gentico † Titular Bishop of Mizigi Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

61.5 Ordained Bishop Juan Piris Frígola Bishop of Menorca, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain

29 Apr 124.1 Beatified St. Manuel González y García † Bishop of Palencia, Spain

51.0 Ordained Bishop Donal McKeown Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille Bishop of Derry, Ireland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Robert Léon Wattebled	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Dennis Marion Schnurr	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3 Apr	59.3	Appointed	Martin John Amos	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
59.3	Appointed	Martin John Amos	Titular Bishop of Meta	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
64.0	Appointed	Roger William Gries, O.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.0	Appointed	Roger William Gries, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Praesidium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
75.9	Retired	Anthony Edward Pevec †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
88.5	Died	Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. †	Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
5 Apr	54.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Betori	Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
54.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Betori	Titular Bishop of Falerone	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
6 Apr	58.8	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Pepe	Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus
7 Apr	52.8	Installed	Domenico Sorrentino	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy	Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
9 Apr	54.2	Appointed	Orlando Antonio Corrales García	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
57.8	Appointed	Crescenzio Sepe	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
77.0	Retired	Jozef Tomko †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
11 Apr	45.8	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
45.8	Appointed	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
76.7	Retired	Miroslav Stefan Marusyn †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Secretary Emeritus
63.1	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
12 Apr	43.3	Appointed	Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
43.3	Appointed	Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.	Titular Bishop of Nebbi	Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
51.0	Appointed	Arthur Roche	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
51.0	Appointed	Arthur Roche	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.9	Appointed	George Stack	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
54.9	Appointed	George Stack	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
14 Apr	65.6	Succeeded	Émile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
73.1	Resigned	Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Apr	69.2	Died	Nicolas Okioh †	Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
16 Apr	89.9	Died	Emanuele Clarizio †	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
73.6	Died	John Richard McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
17 Apr	75.6	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
75.6	Retired	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
63.1	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
63.1	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
18 Apr	42.4	Appointed	Dulcênio Fontes de Matos	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
42.4	Appointed	Dulcênio Fontes de Matos	Titular Bishop of Cozyla	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
19 Apr	64.4	Appointed	Germán Trajano Pavón Puente	Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Elio Alevi Pérez Tapia, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Juli, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
20 Apr	34.4	Ordained Priest	Toma Adly Zaki	Priest	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
21 Apr	50.0	Appointed	Guillermo Dela Vega Afable	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Bishop of Digos, Philippines
50.0	Appointed	Guillermo Dela Vega Afable	Titular Bishop of Vadesi	Bishop of Digos, Philippines
30.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Priest of Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
44.9	Appointed	Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines
69.2	Resigned	Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	John Forrosuelo Du	Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
65.3	Ordained Bishop	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Titular Bishop of Bulla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Titular Bishop of Molicunza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
24.9	Ordained Priest	Gjergj Meta	Priest of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania	Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania
22 Apr	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Louis Marie Charrier	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
65.2	Installed	Egon Kapellari	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Hryhoriy Komar	Priest of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
23 Apr	58.5	Appointed	Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B.	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
71.0	Died	Donato De Bonis †	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia
24 Apr	75.0	Retired	Desiderio Elso Collino †	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
52.3	Appointed	Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar
52.3	Appointed	Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar
48.3	Appointed	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
70.0	Died	Judson Michael Procyk †	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
56.5	Appointed	Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
56.5	Appointed	Vincent Rakotozafy	Bishop of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
42.5	Appointed	Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F.	Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar	Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
64.8	Appointed	Lawrence John Saldanha	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan	Archbishop Emeritus
77.0	Retired	Matthew Shija †	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M. †	Bishop of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
25 Apr	70.8	Appointed	Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
37.3	Ordained Priest	Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
73.4	Resigned	José Gonçalves Heleno †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Apostolic Administrator of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 Apr	52.3	Installed	Joseph Angelo Grech †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
28 Apr	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria
69.4	Ordained Bishop	José Antonio Gentico †	Titular Bishop of Mizigi	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
61.5	Ordained Bishop	Juan Piris Frígola	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
29 Apr	124.1	Beatified	St. Manuel González y García †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Donal McKeown	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Bishop of Derry, Ireland

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