The Year of Our Lord 2015

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 47.0 Ordained Bishop Devair Araújo da Fonseca Titular Bishop of Uzalis Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.7 Appointed José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos Apostolic Administrator of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil Bishop

52.1 Ceased Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Apostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

62.9 Installed José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru

2 Feb 61.3 Appointed Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México

55.7 Appointed Alphonsus Cullinan Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

51.9 Appointed Liberatus Sangu Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania

4 Feb 53.9 Elected Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P. Superior General of Society of St. Paul Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

5 Feb 66.6 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Nuncio

6 Feb 58.2 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita) Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA

59.0 Appointed Denis Chidi Isizoh Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria

59.0 Appointed Denis Chidi Isizoh Titular Bishop of Legia Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria

52.4 Appointed Józef Roszyński, S.V.D. Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

44.7 Ordained Bishop Basel Salim Yaldo Titular Bishop of Bethzabda Curial Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

7 Feb 55.7 Appointed Franc Šuštar Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia

55.7 Appointed Franc Šuštar Titular Bishop of Ressiana Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia

49.8 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos Titular Bishop of Bladia Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

8 Feb 53.7 Ordained Bishop Nicolò Anselmi Titular Bishop of Utica Bishop of Rimini, Italy

52.7 Appointed Atanasio Amisse Canira Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique

73.8 Died Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Aba, Nigeria

76.2 Retired Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Installed Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland

9 Feb 71.7 Resigned Alberto Ricardo da Silva † Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Appointed Basílio do Nascimento † Apostolic Administrator of Díli, Timor-Leste Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste

10 Feb 86.8 Died Karl Josef Becker, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire

55.9 Appointed Józef Górzyński Coadjutor Archbishop of Warmia, Poland Archbishop

11 Feb 94.7 Died Abel Costas Montaño † Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

57.2 Appointed Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

50.7 Appointed Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

77.6 Retired Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

76.7 Retired Ildefonso Obama Obono Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

12 Feb 59.8 Ordained Bishop Cristóbal Ascencio García Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México

56.7 Appointed Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop of Versailles, France

53.1 Appointed François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A. Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin

13 Feb 82.0 Died Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India

52.5 Ordained Bishop Stephen Marmion Lowe Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand

84.4 Died Magnus Mwalunyungu † Bishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania

14 Feb 72.8 Appointed Ricardo Blázquez Pérez Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

72.8 Elevated to Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

66.2 Appointed Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

66.2 Elevated to Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

66.7 Appointed John Atcherley Dew Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ippolito Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

66.7 Elevated to Cardinal John Atcherley Dew Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

57.9 Ceased José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

65.2 Appointed Arlindo Gomes Furtado Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo Cardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

65.2 Elevated to Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado Cardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

65.6 Appointed Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Addolorata Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand

65.6 Elevated to Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand

70.9 Appointed José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe da Copertino Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama

70.9 Elevated to Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama

87.2 Appointed Júlio Duarte Langa Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele dell’Addolorata Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique

87.2 Elevated to Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique

66.5 Appointed Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

66.5 Elevated to Cardinal Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

53.1 Appointed Soane Patita Paini Mafi Cardinal-Priest of Santa Paola Romana Cardinal, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

53.1 Elevated to Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi Cardinal, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

88.9 Appointed Luigi de Magistris † Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

88.9 Elevated to Cardinal Luigi de Magistris † Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

51.8 Installed Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

62.9 Appointed Dominique François Joseph Mamberti Cardinal-Deacon of Santo Spirito in Sassia Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

62.9 Elevated to Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

75.3 Appointed Edoardo Menichelli † Cardinal-Priest of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy

75.3 Elevated to Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy

68.7 Appointed Francesco Montenegro Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

68.7 Elevated to Cardinal Francesco Montenegro Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

76.8 Appointed Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso Apostolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

76.8 Elevated to Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

61.0 Ordained Bishop William Nolan Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

95.9 Appointed José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

95.9 Elevated to Cardinal José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

80.8 Appointed Karl-Josef Rauber † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

80.8 Elevated to Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

66.5 Appointed Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Cardinal-Priest of San Romano Martire Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

66.5 Elevated to Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

55.6 Appointed Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Galla Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay

55.6 Elevated to Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay

76.0 Appointed Alberto Suárez Inda Cardinal-Priest of San Policarpo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

76.0 Elevated to Cardinal Alberto Suárez Inda Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

80.3 Appointed Luis Héctor Villalba Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo a Corviale Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina

80.3 Elevated to Cardinal Luis Héctor Villalba Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina

15 Feb 58.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France

50.4 Ordained Bishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo Titular Bishop of Vanariona Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania

16 Feb 61.4 Appointed Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F. Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia

17 Feb 79.3 Died Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe † Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar

68.7 Died Antonio Lanfranchi † Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

88.9 Installed Luigi de Magistris † Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

67.0 Appointed Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana Apostolic Nuncio to Australia Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

19 Feb 63.6 Appointed José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

20 Feb 55.0 Installed José Guadalupe Torres Campos Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

21 Feb 65.3 Ceased Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Mombasa, Kenya Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

63.0 Installed Martin Kivuva Musonde Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya

51.7 Appointed Anthony Muheria Apostolic Administrator of Machakos, Kenya Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

66.3 Installed Benjamin Ndiaye Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal Archbishop Emeritus

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

50.7 Ordained Bishop Ivan Albert Pereira Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India

88.5 Died Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina

22 Feb 50.0 Ordained Bishop Onécimo Alberton Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

58.5 Ordained Bishop Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D. Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain

23 Feb 67.3 Appointed Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus

77.0 Retired Gabriel Antonio Camilo González Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus

76.4 Retired Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia

54.1 Appointed Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C. Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

47.5 Appointed Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic

24 Feb 81.4 Died Francis Némé Baïssari † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

63.3 Ordained Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B. Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India Bishop Emeritus

25 Feb 62.6 Appointed José Aristeu Vieira Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil

63.4 Appointed Janusz Marian Danecki, O.F.M. Conv. † Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

63.4 Appointed Janusz Marian Danecki, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Regiae Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

47.2 Appointed Luiz Gonçalves Knupp Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

26 Feb 56.3 Ordained Bishop Patrick Michael O’Regan Bishop of Sale, Australia Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

27 Feb 55.7 Appointed Charles Jude Scicluna Archbishop of Malta

60.8 Ordained Bishop Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina

28 Feb 56.1 Ordained Bishop José María Baliña Titular Bishop of Theudalis Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina

66.5 Resigned Nunzio Galantino Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

46.0 Appointed Marek Grzegorz Marczak Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

46.0 Appointed Marek Grzegorz Marczak Titular Bishop of Leontium Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

60.2 Appointed Francesco Savino Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy

50.4 Ordained Bishop Piotr Wojciech Turzyński † Titular Bishop of Usula Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland

84.5 Died André Vallée, P.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Devair Araújo da Fonseca	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.7	Appointed	José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos	Apostolic Administrator of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop
52.1	Ceased	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Apostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
62.9	Installed	José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
2 Feb	61.3	Appointed	Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino	Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México
55.7	Appointed	Alphonsus Cullinan	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
51.9	Appointed	Liberatus Sangu	Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
4 Feb	53.9	Elected	Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P.	Superior General of Society of St. Paul	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Feb	66.6	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
6 Feb	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)	Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada	Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
59.0	Appointed	Denis Chidi Isizoh	Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria
59.0	Appointed	Denis Chidi Isizoh	Titular Bishop of Legia	Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria
52.4	Appointed	Józef Roszyński, S.V.D.	Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Basel Salim Yaldo	Titular Bishop of Bethzabda	Curial Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
7 Feb	55.7	Appointed	Franc Šuštar	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
55.7	Appointed	Franc Šuštar	Titular Bishop of Ressiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Vieira dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Feb	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Nicolò Anselmi	Titular Bishop of Utica	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
52.7	Appointed	Atanasio Amisse Canira	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique
73.8	Died	Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Aba, Nigeria
76.2	Retired	Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I.	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Installed	Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A.	Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland
9 Feb	71.7	Resigned	Alberto Ricardo da Silva †	Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Appointed	Basílio do Nascimento †	Apostolic Administrator of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste
10 Feb	86.8	Died	Karl Josef Becker, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire
55.9	Appointed	Józef Górzyński	Coadjutor Archbishop of Warmia, Poland	Archbishop
11 Feb	94.7	Died	Abel Costas Montaño †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
57.2	Appointed	Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
50.7	Appointed	Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.6	Retired	Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
76.7	Retired	Ildefonso Obama Obono	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Feb	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Cristóbal Ascencio García	Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México
56.7	Appointed	Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M.	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop of Versailles, France
53.1	Appointed	François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.	Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin
13 Feb	82.0	Died	Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Marmion Lowe	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
84.4	Died	Magnus Mwalunyungu †	Bishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
14 Feb	72.8	Appointed	Ricardo Blázquez Pérez	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
72.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Ricardo Blázquez Pérez	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
66.2	Appointed	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle	Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
66.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
66.7	Appointed	John Atcherley Dew	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ippolito	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
66.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Atcherley Dew	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
57.9	Ceased	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
65.2	Appointed	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo	Cardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
65.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Cardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
65.6	Appointed	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Addolorata	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
65.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
70.9	Appointed	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe da Copertino	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
70.9	Elevated to Cardinal	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
87.2	Appointed	Júlio Duarte Langa	Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele dell’Addolorata	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
87.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Júlio Duarte Langa	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
66.5	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
66.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
53.1	Appointed	Soane Patita Paini Mafi	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Paola Romana	Cardinal, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
53.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Soane Patita Paini Mafi	Cardinal, Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
88.9	Appointed	Luigi de Magistris †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
88.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi de Magistris †	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
51.8	Installed	Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
62.9	Appointed	Dominique François Joseph Mamberti	Cardinal-Deacon of Santo Spirito in Sassia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
62.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Dominique François Joseph Mamberti	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
75.3	Appointed	Edoardo Menichelli †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
75.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Edoardo Menichelli †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
68.7	Appointed	Francesco Montenegro	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
68.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Montenegro	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
76.8	Appointed	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso Apostolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
61.0	Ordained Bishop	William Nolan	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
95.9	Appointed	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
95.9	Elevated to Cardinal	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
80.8	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
80.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
66.5	Appointed	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Cardinal-Priest of San Romano Martire	Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
66.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
55.6	Appointed	Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Galla	Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
55.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
76.0	Appointed	Alberto Suárez Inda	Cardinal-Priest of San Policarpo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
76.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Alberto Suárez Inda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
80.3	Appointed	Luis Héctor Villalba	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo a Corviale	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina
80.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Héctor Villalba	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina
15 Feb	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marc Eychenne	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France	Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Prosper Balthazar Lyimo	Titular Bishop of Vanariona	Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania
16 Feb	61.4	Appointed	Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
17 Feb	79.3	Died	Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe †	Bishop Emeritus of Pyay, Myanmar
68.7	Died	Antonio Lanfranchi †	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
88.9	Installed	Luigi de Magistris †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
67.0	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
19 Feb	63.6	Appointed	José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
20 Feb	55.0	Installed	José Guadalupe Torres Campos	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
21 Feb	65.3	Ceased	Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Mombasa, Kenya	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
63.0	Installed	Martin Kivuva Musonde	Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya
51.7	Appointed	Anthony Muheria	Apostolic Administrator of Machakos, Kenya	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
66.3	Installed	Benjamin Ndiaye	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal	Archbishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Albert Pereira	Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India
88.5	Died	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
22 Feb	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Onécimo Alberton	Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D.	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
23 Feb	67.3	Appointed	Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez	Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus
77.0	Retired	Gabriel Antonio Camilo González	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio	Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus
76.4	Retired	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia	Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia
54.1	Appointed	Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C.	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
47.5	Appointed	Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic
24 Feb	81.4	Died	Francis Némé Baïssari †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
63.3	Ordained Bishop	Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.	Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb	62.6	Appointed	José Aristeu Vieira	Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
63.4	Appointed	Janusz Marian Danecki, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
63.4	Appointed	Janusz Marian Danecki, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
47.2	Appointed	Luiz Gonçalves Knupp	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
26 Feb	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Michael O’Regan	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
27 Feb	55.7	Appointed	Charles Jude Scicluna	Archbishop of Malta
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
28 Feb	56.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Baliña	Titular Bishop of Theudalis	Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina
66.5	Resigned	Nunzio Galantino	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
46.0	Appointed	Marek Grzegorz Marczak	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
46.0	Appointed	Marek Grzegorz Marczak	Titular Bishop of Leontium	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
60.2	Appointed	Francesco Savino	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Piotr Wojciech Turzyński †	Titular Bishop of Usula	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
84.5	Died	André Vallée, P.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

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