The Year of Our Lord 2011

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 57.0 Appointed Tomo Vukšić Bishop of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 Feb 53.1 Appointed Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Ordained Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA

59.5 Appointed Fidel León Cadavid Marin Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia

49.0 Appointed Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

49.0 Appointed Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

77.2 Retired Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P. Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France Archbishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia

48.1 Appointed Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

48.1 Appointed Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

50.9 Appointed Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

67.7 Installed Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

64.2 Appointed Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired José Sánchez González Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain Bishop Emeritus

3 Feb 74.3 Resigned Franc Kramberger Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia Archbishop Emeritus

55.5 Succeeded Marjan Turnšek Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia Archbishop Emeritus

5 Feb 66.8 Ordained Bishop Marcello Bartolucci Titular Archbishop of Mevania Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

62.5 Installed Raymond Leo Burke Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

43.5 Ordained Bishop Paulo Cezar Costa Titular Bishop of Oescus Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

46.6 Ordained Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz Titular Bishop of Agbia Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

47.3 Ordained Bishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi Titular Archbishop of Sutrium Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

45.9 Ordained Bishop Nelson Francelino Ferreira Titular Bishop of Alava Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

60.2 Ordained Bishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. Titular Archbishop of Sila Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

46.3 Appointed Janusz Wiesław Kaleta Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan

60.8 Resigned Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C. Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan Bishop Emeritus

63.0 Ordained Bishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain

50.9 Ordained Bishop Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Titular Archbishop of Thelepte Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

49.8 Appointed Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan

50.4 Ordained Bishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Patara Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

7 Feb 53.5 Appointed Linus Lee Seong-hyo Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)

53.5 Appointed Linus Lee Seong-hyo Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)

8 Feb 77.9 Retired Martin Luluga † Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Ernesto Vecchi † Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Sanctus Lino Wanok Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda Bishop of Lira, Uganda

9 Feb 73.0 Appointed Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi Archbishop Emeritus

10 Feb 77.9 Resigned Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. † Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus

77.9 Resigned Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. † Archbishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

66.8 Appointed Juliusz Janusz Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Apostolic Nuncio

66.8 Appointed Juliusz Janusz Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Apostolic Nuncio

44.6 Appointed Waldemar Passini Dalbello Apostolic Administrator of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

62.4 Died Józef Mirosław Życiński † Archbishop of Lublin, Poland

11 Feb 64.6 Appointed Victor Abagna Mossa Bishop of Owando, Congo Archbishop Emeritus of Owando, Congo

72.6 Installed Angelo Amato, S.D.B. Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

55.6 Appointed John Barwa, S.V.D. Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India

76.1 Retired Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India Archbishop Emeritus

55.6 Installed Paul Stagg Coakley Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

69.2 Appointed Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Impfondo, Congo Bishop Emeritus

12 Feb 49.8 Ordained Bishop José Bonello, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras Bishop

75.0 Retired Michael Kpakala Francis † Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia Archbishop Emeritus

76.7 Installed Francesco Monterisi Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

75.0 Retired Albert Jean-Marie Rouet Archbishop of Poitiers, France Archbishop Emeritus

51.1 Appointed Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Apostolic Administrator of Poitiers, France Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

67.1 Succeeded Lewis Jerome Zeigler † Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia Archbishop Emeritus

13 Feb 59.8 Ordained Bishop Carlo Ciattini Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy

65.0 Installed Joseph Karikkassery Bishop of Kottapuram, India Bishop Emeritus

63.2 Installed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

51.3 Ordained Bishop Stefan Zekorn Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

15 Feb 43.5 Appointed Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I. Bishop of Mongu, Zambia

78.5 Retired Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Bishop of Mongu, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 45.9 Appointed José Francisco Falcão de Barros Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military

45.9 Appointed José Francisco Falcão de Barros Titular Bishop of Augurus Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military

75.7 Retired Hélio Gonçalves Heleno † Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil

47.1 Appointed Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. Titular Bishop of Verbe Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil

62.8 Appointed Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

17 Feb 79.8 Died Francis Anthony Gomes † Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

88.4 Died Augustinus Hu Daguo † Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China

83.7 Died Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu † Bishop Emeritus of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 Feb 65.8 Appointed Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Appointed Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal

41.2 Appointed Stephen Dami Mamza Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

19 Feb 54.1 Ordained Bishop José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M. Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.8 Appointed Miguel Ángel D’Annibale † Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

51.8 Appointed Miguel Ángel D’Annibale † Titular Bishop of Nasai Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

58.6 Appointed Ivan Jurkovič Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

65.9 Installed Luigi Marrucci † Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

63.0 Ceased Gino Reali Apostolic Administrator of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy

59.7 Installed Angelo Spinillo Bishop of Aversa, Italy

20 Feb 41.1 Ordained Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale Titular Bishop of Equizetum Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan

45.2 Ordained Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania

21 Feb 84.5 Appointed Agostino Cacciavillan † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

71.3 Appointed Zenon Grocholewski † Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola in Carcere Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)

77.9 Appointed Walter Kasper Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

88.0 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

79.8 Appointed Sergio Sebastiani † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eustachio Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

89.8 Appointed Roberto Tucci, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio

22 Feb 66.4 Appointed Edward Joseph Adams Apostolic Nuncio to Greece Apostolic Nuncio

57.4 Ordained Bishop Neal James Buckon Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

50.4 Appointed Charles Edward Drennan Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Ordained Bishop Juan Espinoza Jiménez Titular Bishop of Arpi Bishop of Aguascalientes, México

64.2 Resigned Luigi Gatti Apostolic Nuncio to Greece Apostolic Nuncio

63.9 Appointed Jean-Luc Hudsyn Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Jean-Luc Hudsyn Titular Bishop of Apt Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

58.3 Appointed Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Archbishop of Verapoly, India

52.5 Appointed Jean Kockerols Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

52.5 Appointed Jean Kockerols Titular Bishop of Ypres Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

53.5 Appointed Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada

62.9 Appointed Gilles Lemay Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Léon Lemmens † Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

56.9 Appointed Léon Lemmens † Titular Bishop of Municipa Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

75.2 Retired Jorge Luis Lona † Bishop of San Luis, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Succeeded Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea Bishop of San Luis, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Eugène Tremblay Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

23 Feb 75.2 Retired Francisco de Paula Victor † Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24 Feb 48.7 Appointed Helmut Karl Dieser Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Bishop of Aachen, Germany

48.7 Appointed Helmut Karl Dieser Titular Bishop of Narona Bishop of Aachen, Germany

45.5 Appointed Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Bishop of Matamoros-Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México

45.5 Appointed Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía Titular Bishop of Buxentum Bishop of Matamoros-Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México

46.6 Appointed Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Germany, Military Bishop of Essen, Germany

55.8 Appointed Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México

55.8 Appointed Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México

75.0 Retired Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky † Archbishop of Berlin, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25 Feb 57.2 Appointed Giuseppe Pellegrini Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

75.9 Retired Ovidio Poletto Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed William John Waltersheid Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

54.2 Appointed William John Waltersheid Titular Bishop of California Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

26 Feb 55.9 Ordained Bishop Heinz-Günter Bongartz Titular Bishop of Bonusta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

53.2 Ordained Bishop Santiago Gómez Sierra Titular Bishop of Vergi Bishop of Huelva, Spain

46.9 Ordained Bishop Ferenc Palánki Titular Bishop of Fidoloma Bishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary

90.7 Resigned Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

27 Feb 75.5 Installed Fortunato Baldelli † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

58.1 Ordained Bishop Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France

63.7 Installed Lino Fumagalli Bishop of Viterbo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.6 Ordained Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho Bishop of Pyay, Myanmar

28 Feb 75.0 Retired Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	57.0	Appointed	Tomo Vukšić	Bishop of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Feb	53.1	Appointed	Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Ordained Bishop	John Balthasar Brungardt	Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA
59.5	Appointed	Fidel León Cadavid Marin	Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia
49.0	Appointed	Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima	Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
49.0	Appointed	Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
77.2	Retired	Julián García Centeno, O.S.A.	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Jean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P.	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France	Archbishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia
48.1	Appointed	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
48.1	Appointed	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
50.9	Appointed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
67.7	Installed	Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
64.2	Appointed	Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez	Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	José Sánchez González	Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
3 Feb	74.3	Resigned	Franc Kramberger	Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
55.5	Succeeded	Marjan Turnšek	Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Feb	66.8	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Bartolucci	Titular Archbishop of Mevania	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
62.5	Installed	Raymond Leo Burke	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Cezar Costa	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Cunha Cruz	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Guido Filipazzi	Titular Archbishop of Sutrium	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Nelson Francelino Ferreira	Titular Bishop of Alava	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Titular Archbishop of Sila	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
46.3	Appointed	Janusz Wiesław Kaleta	Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
60.8	Resigned	Jan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C.	Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Bishop Emeritus
63.0	Ordained Bishop	Celso Morga Iruzubieta	Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Titular Archbishop of Thelepte	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
49.8	Appointed	Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Patara	Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
7 Feb	53.5	Appointed	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)
53.5	Appointed	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)
8 Feb	77.9	Retired	Martin Luluga †	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Ernesto Vecchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Sanctus Lino Wanok	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda	Bishop of Lira, Uganda
9 Feb	73.0	Appointed	Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Feb	77.9	Resigned	Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †	Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
77.9	Resigned	Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †	Archbishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
66.8	Appointed	Juliusz Janusz	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia	Apostolic Nuncio
66.8	Appointed	Juliusz Janusz	Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo	Apostolic Nuncio
44.6	Appointed	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Apostolic Administrator of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
62.4	Died	Józef Mirosław Życiński †	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland
11 Feb	64.6	Appointed	Victor Abagna Mossa	Bishop of Owando, Congo	Archbishop Emeritus of Owando, Congo
72.6	Installed	Angelo Amato, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
55.6	Appointed	John Barwa, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India
76.1	Retired	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India	Archbishop Emeritus
55.6	Installed	Paul Stagg Coakley	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
69.2	Appointed	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	49.8	Ordained Bishop	José Bonello, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras	Bishop
75.0	Retired	Michael Kpakala Francis †	Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia	Archbishop Emeritus
76.7	Installed	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
75.0	Retired	Albert Jean-Marie Rouet	Archbishop of Poitiers, France	Archbishop Emeritus
51.1	Appointed	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Apostolic Administrator of Poitiers, France	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
67.1	Succeeded	Lewis Jerome Zeigler †	Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Feb	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Ciattini	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy
65.0	Installed	Joseph Karikkassery	Bishop of Kottapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
63.2	Installed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
51.3	Ordained Bishop	Stefan Zekorn	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
15 Feb	43.5	Appointed	Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I.	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia
78.5	Retired	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	45.9	Appointed	José Francisco Falcão de Barros	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
45.9	Appointed	José Francisco Falcão de Barros	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
75.7	Retired	Hélio Gonçalves Heleno †	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
47.1	Appointed	Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
62.8	Appointed	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
17 Feb	79.8	Died	Francis Anthony Gomes †	Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
88.4	Died	Augustinus Hu Daguo †	Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
83.7	Died	Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu †	Bishop Emeritus of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Feb	65.8	Appointed	Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	Pio Gonçalo Alves de Sousa	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
41.2	Appointed	Stephen Dami Mamza	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
19 Feb	54.1	Ordained Bishop	José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.8	Appointed	Miguel Ángel D’Annibale †	Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
51.8	Appointed	Miguel Ángel D’Annibale †	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
58.6	Appointed	Ivan Jurkovič	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
65.9	Installed	Luigi Marrucci †	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
63.0	Ceased	Gino Reali	Apostolic Administrator of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy
59.7	Installed	Angelo Spinillo	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
20 Feb	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Santo Loku Pio Doggale	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Renatus Leonard Nkwande	Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
21 Feb	84.5	Appointed	Agostino Cacciavillan †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
71.3	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
77.9	Appointed	Walter Kasper	Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
88.0	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
79.8	Appointed	Sergio Sebastiani †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
89.8	Appointed	Roberto Tucci, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio
22 Feb	66.4	Appointed	Edward Joseph Adams	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Neal James Buckon	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
50.4	Appointed	Charles Edward Drennan	Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Espinoza Jiménez	Titular Bishop of Arpi	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
64.2	Resigned	Luigi Gatti	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio
63.9	Appointed	Jean-Luc Hudsyn	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Jean-Luc Hudsyn	Titular Bishop of Apt	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
58.3	Appointed	Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
52.5	Appointed	Jean Kockerols	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
52.5	Appointed	Jean Kockerols	Titular Bishop of Ypres	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
53.5	Appointed	Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
62.9	Appointed	Gilles Lemay	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Léon Lemmens †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
56.9	Appointed	Léon Lemmens †	Titular Bishop of Municipa	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
75.2	Retired	Jorge Luis Lona †	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Succeeded	Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Eugène Tremblay	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Feb	75.2	Retired	Francisco de Paula Victor †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Helmut Karl Dieser	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
48.7	Appointed	Helmut Karl Dieser	Titular Bishop of Narona	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
45.5	Appointed	Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Bishop of Matamoros-Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
45.5	Appointed	Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Bishop of Matamoros-Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
46.6	Appointed	Franz-Josef Overbeck	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop of Essen, Germany
55.8	Appointed	Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México
55.8	Appointed	Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México
75.0	Retired	Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky †	Archbishop of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Feb	57.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Pellegrini	Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
75.9	Retired	Ovidio Poletto	Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	William John Waltersheid	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
54.2	Appointed	William John Waltersheid	Titular Bishop of California	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
26 Feb	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Heinz-Günter Bongartz	Titular Bishop of Bonusta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Santiago Gómez Sierra	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Bishop of Huelva, Spain
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Palánki	Titular Bishop of Fidoloma	Bishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary
90.7	Resigned	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
27 Feb	75.5	Installed	Fortunato Baldelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
58.1	Ordained Bishop	Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin	Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
63.7	Installed	Lino Fumagalli	Bishop of Viterbo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.6	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Pyone Cho	Bishop of Pyay, Myanmar
28 Feb	75.0	Retired	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla	Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus

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