The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 60.2 Installed Denis James Hart Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

2 Aug 52.6 Ordained Bishop Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S. Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

3 Aug 97.8 Died Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

28.7 Ordained Priest David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

4 Aug 32.6 Ordained Priest Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde Priest of Ndola, Zambia Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

32.0 Ordained Priest Edwin Mwansa Mulandu Priest of Ndola, Zambia Bishop of Mpika, Zambia

31.2 Ordained Priest Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

5 Aug 52.6 Ordained Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar

70.0 Ordained Bishop Salim Ghazal, B.S. † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

48.6 Ordained Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania

6 Aug 32.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Godrés González González Priest of San Juan de Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop

54.3 Installed John Clayton Nienstedt Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

7 Aug 87.4 Died Piotr Longin Bednarczyk † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

8 Aug 53.1 Succeeded Dario Campos, O.F.M. Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

72.4 Appointed Luigi Conti † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio

72.4 Appointed Luigi Conti † Apostolic Nuncio to Libya Apostolic Nuncio

76.6 Retired Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Manoel dos Reis de Farias Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

62.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. † Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

75.6 Retired Crescênzio Rinaldini † Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

9 Aug 79.4 Died Noël Kokora-Tekry † Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

10 Aug 45.7 Ordained Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez Bishop of Yopal, Colombia Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia

27.8 Ordained Priest Maksimus Regus Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

11 Aug 41.8 Ordained Bishop Sérgio da Rocha Titular Bishop of Alba Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

61.7 Ordained Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan † Coadjutor Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

85.9 Died Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

33.1 Ordained Priest Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

12 Aug 30.9 Ordained Priest Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Archbishop of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

50.1 Ordained Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. Prelate of Huarí, Peru Bishop of Huacho, Peru

13 Aug 70.3 Died Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

14 Aug 46.4 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Titular Bishop of Obba Archbishop of Yucatán, México

15 Aug 50.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Vagada Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

51.5 Ordained Bishop Timothy Michael Dolan Titular Bishop of Natchesium Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

61.1 Ordained Bishop Rogelio Esquivel Medina † Titular Bishop of Garriana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

65.6 Ordained Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil Titular Bishop of Macomades Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

54.7 Ordained Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona Titular Bishop of Assava Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

77.0 Retired Jakob Mayr † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Ordained Bishop Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Titular Bishop of Chaialum Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

41.5 Perpetual Vows Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier

61.2 Ordained Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles Bishop Emeritus

17 Aug 49.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vũ Duy Thống † Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

19 Aug 42.5 Ordained Bishop Andrés Arteaga Manieu Titular Bishop of Baliana Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

71.0 Died Mieczyslaw Jaworski † Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland

46.8 Installed Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

21 Aug 65.9 Ordained Bishop Victor Benito Galeone † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

24 Aug 28.6 Ordained Priest Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos Priest of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

50.9 Ordained Bishop Samuel Joseph Aquila Coadjutor Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

45.8 Ordained Bishop Plínio José Luz da Silva Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop of Picos, Piaui, Brazil

55.3 Appointed Juan José Omella Omella Apostolic Administrator of Huesca, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

75.0 Retired Javier Osés Flamarique † Bishop of Huesca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

25 Aug 86.4 Died Wacław Skomorucha † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland

26 Aug 54.5 Ordained Bishop Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau Bishop of Annecy, France Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 70.9 Died Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Bishop of Argentina, Military

29 Aug 65.3 Succeeded Matias Patrício de Macêdo Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

75.0 Retired Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

52.2 Appointed Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

30 Aug 49.3 Ordained Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 40.9 Ordained Bishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Titular Bishop of Nona Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	60.2	Installed	Denis James Hart	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Aug	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
3 Aug	97.8	Died	Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
28.7	Ordained Priest	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
4 Aug	32.6	Ordained Priest	Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde	Priest of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
32.0	Ordained Priest	Edwin Mwansa Mulandu	Priest of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop of Mpika, Zambia
31.2	Ordained Priest	Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
5 Aug	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop Emeritus of Farafangana, Madagascar
70.0	Ordained Bishop	Salim Ghazal, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
6 Aug	32.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Godrés González González	Priest of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop
54.3	Installed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
7 Aug	87.4	Died	Piotr Longin Bednarczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
8 Aug	53.1	Succeeded	Dario Campos, O.F.M.	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
72.4	Appointed	Luigi Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio
72.4	Appointed	Luigi Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio
76.6	Retired	Gerardo de Andrade Ponte †	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
75.6	Retired	Crescênzio Rinaldini †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
9 Aug	79.4	Died	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
10 Aug	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
27.8	Ordained Priest	Maksimus Regus	Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
11 Aug	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Sérgio da Rocha	Titular Bishop of Alba	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
85.9	Died	Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria †	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
33.1	Ordained Priest	Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
12 Aug	30.9	Ordained Priest	Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Archbishop of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.	Prelate of Huarí, Peru	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
13 Aug	70.3	Died	Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
14 Aug	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Rodriguez Vega	Titular Bishop of Obba	Archbishop of Yucatán, México
15 Aug	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Michael Dolan	Titular Bishop of Natchesium	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Rogelio Esquivel Medina †	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
65.6	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Clavel Gil	Titular Bishop of Macomades	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Jonás Guerrero Corona	Titular Bishop of Assava	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
77.0	Retired	Jakob Mayr †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Titular Bishop of Chaialum	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
41.5	Perpetual Vows	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
17 Aug	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vũ Duy Thống †	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
19 Aug	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Arteaga Manieu	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
71.0	Died	Mieczyslaw Jaworski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
46.8	Installed	Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
21 Aug	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Victor Benito Galeone †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
24 Aug	28.6	Ordained Priest	Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos	Priest of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Samuel Joseph Aquila	Coadjutor Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Plínio José Luz da Silva	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop of Picos, Piaui, Brazil
55.3	Appointed	Juan José Omella Omella	Apostolic Administrator of Huesca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
75.0	Retired	Javier Osés Flamarique †	Bishop of Huesca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
25 Aug	86.4	Died	Wacław Skomorucha †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
26 Aug	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau	Bishop of Annecy, France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	70.9	Died	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Argentina, Military
29 Aug	65.3	Succeeded	Matias Patrício de Macêdo	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
52.2	Appointed	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
30 Aug	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Christopher Henry Toohey	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas	Titular Bishop of Nona	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

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