The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 74.2 Appointed Janez Mihelčič, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

2 Aug 75.5 Retired Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

54.1 Appointed César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

54.1 Appointed César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Mareotes Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

92.1 Died James Martin Hayes † Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

89.2 Died Franciszek Antoni Macharski † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

3 Aug 66.7 Died Mansueto Bianchi † Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy

47.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Naffah (Nafaa) Titular Bishop of Aradus Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

4 Aug 58.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Titular Bishop of Liberalia Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

5 Aug 89.1 Died Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua

91.6 Died Salvador Quizon Quizon † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

6 Aug 50.5 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

49.0 Installed Paulo Cezar Costa Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

60.1 Ceased Airton José dos Santos Apostolic Administrator of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

52.7 Appointed Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera Administrator of Babahoyo, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

82.7 Died Ercole Lupinacci † Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy

63.9 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to Poland President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

57.3 Ordained Bishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Bishop of Roraima, Brazil

8 Aug 82.6 Died Edward Kevin Daly † Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland

9 Aug 76.4 Died Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain

10 Aug 79.6 Died Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a † Bishop Emeritus of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

82.3 Died Francesco Sgalambro † Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy

13 Aug 47.1 Ordained Bishop Moacir Silva Arantes Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil

14 Aug 48.3 Ordained Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

50.5 Installed Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

81.6 Died Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India

44.6 Ordained Bishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

76.6 Ceased Roberto Lückert León † Apostolic Administrator of Punto Fijo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela

15 Aug 78.8 Retired Ignacio Carrasco de Paula President of the Pontifical Academy for Life President Emeritus

59.8 Installed José Daniel Falla Robles † Bishop of Soacha, Colombia

68.9 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

71.3 Appointed Vincenzo Paglia President of the Pontifical Academy for Life President Emeritus

16 Aug 88.1 Died Jorge García Isaza, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia

74.4 Died Richard Stephen Seminack † Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

17 Aug 64.6 Appointed Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Luigi Ferrando Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Aug 69.4 Ordained Bishop Edward Michael Deliman Titular Bishop of Sufes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

102.3 Died Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

19 Aug 69.6 Died Judes Bicaba † Bishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso

20 Aug 63.7 Appointed Goetbé Edmond Djitangar Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

48.7 Ordained Bishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

55.6 Ordained Bishop Francesco Sirufo Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy

50.0 Ordained Bishop Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador

22 Aug 53.7 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

86.0 Died Girolamo Grillo † Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

56.3 Ordained Bishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines

23 Aug 61.6 Appointed Martin David Holley Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired James Terry Steib, S.V.D. Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

88.3 Died Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil

24 Aug 52.1 Ordained Bishop Mark William O’Connell Titular Bishop of Gigthi Bishop of Albany, New York, USA

49.8 Ordained Bishop Anthony Randazzo Titular Bishop of Quiza Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

57.2 Ordained Bishop Robert Philip Reed Titular Bishop of Sufar Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

75.5 Retired Alfredo Schäffler Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Succeeded Juarez Sousa Da Silva Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

45.4 Ordained Bishop Richard James Umbers Titular Bishop of Thala Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

25 Aug 59.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

61.4 Appointed Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

61.4 Appointed Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Titular Bishop of Azura Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

26 Aug 80.9 Died Gabriel Kembo Mamputu † Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

27 Aug 53.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm. Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe

64.5 Ordained Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S. Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Installed Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Bishop of Roraima, Brazil

53.3 Ordained Bishop Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Novae Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

64.0 Installed Heinrich Timmerevers Bishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

31 Aug 61.5 Appointed Jorge Eduardo Lozano Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Archbishop

67.8 Appointed Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	74.2	Appointed	Janez Mihelčič, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
2 Aug	75.5	Retired	Paul Dahdah, O.C.D.	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv.	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
54.1	Appointed	César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Mareotes	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
92.1	Died	James Martin Hayes †	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
89.2	Died	Franciszek Antoni Macharski †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
3 Aug	66.7	Died	Mansueto Bianchi †	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)	Titular Bishop of Aradus	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
4 Aug	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Titular Bishop of Liberalia	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
5 Aug	89.1	Died	Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
91.6	Died	Salvador Quizon Quizon †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
6 Aug	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
49.0	Installed	Paulo Cezar Costa	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
60.1	Ceased	Airton José dos Santos	Apostolic Administrator of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera	Administrator of Babahoyo, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
82.7	Died	Ercole Lupinacci †	Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
63.9	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
8 Aug	82.6	Died	Edward Kevin Daly †	Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland
9 Aug	76.4	Died	Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
10 Aug	79.6	Died	Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a †	Bishop Emeritus of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
82.3	Died	Francesco Sgalambro †	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
13 Aug	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Moacir Silva Arantes	Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia	Bishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
14 Aug	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.	Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
50.5	Installed	Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
81.6	Died	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Ryan Pagente Jimenez	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
76.6	Ceased	Roberto Lückert León †	Apostolic Administrator of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela
15 Aug	78.8	Retired	Ignacio Carrasco de Paula	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life	President Emeritus
59.8	Installed	José Daniel Falla Robles †	Bishop of Soacha, Colombia
68.9	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
71.3	Appointed	Vincenzo Paglia	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life	President Emeritus
16 Aug	88.1	Died	Jorge García Isaza, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
74.4	Died	Richard Stephen Seminack †	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
17 Aug	64.6	Appointed	Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.	Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Luigi Ferrando	Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Aug	69.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Michael Deliman	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
102.3	Died	Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 Aug	69.6	Died	Judes Bicaba †	Bishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
20 Aug	63.7	Appointed	Goetbé Edmond Djitangar	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Sirufo	Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador
22 Aug	53.7	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
86.0	Died	Girolamo Grillo †	Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
56.3	Ordained Bishop	Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines
23 Aug	61.6	Appointed	Martin David Holley	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
88.3	Died	Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
24 Aug	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Mark William O’Connell	Titular Bishop of Gigthi	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Randazzo	Titular Bishop of Quiza	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
57.2	Ordained Bishop	Robert Philip Reed	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
75.5	Retired	Alfredo Schäffler	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Succeeded	Juarez Sousa Da Silva	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Richard James Umbers	Titular Bishop of Thala	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
25 Aug	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Phuong Nguyen	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
61.4	Appointed	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
61.4	Appointed	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo	Titular Bishop of Azura	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
26 Aug	80.9	Died	Gabriel Kembo Mamputu †	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Aug	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Horan, O. Carm.	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
64.5	Ordained Bishop	John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S.	Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Installed	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Novae	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
64.0	Installed	Heinrich Timmerevers	Bishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
31 Aug	61.5	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop
67.8	Appointed	Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson	Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

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