The Year of Our Lord 2017

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Aug 63.5 Ceased Isaac Circuncisión Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A. Superior General of Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru

1 Aug 75.2 Retired Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France

67.6 Appointed Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Orán, Argentina Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

78.0 Retired John Tong Hon Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Succeeded Michael Yeung Ming-cheung † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

53.4 Resigned Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta Bishop of Orán, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

2 Aug 57.3 Appointed Hugo Ricardo Araya Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

68.4 Resigned Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

65.8 Appointed Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Camiri, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic

48.1 Appointed José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

48.1 Appointed José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Ubaba Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

75.7 Retired Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

3 Aug 100.3 Died Giovanni Benedetti † Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy

75.2 Retired Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

60.8 Appointed Fernando Martín Croxatto Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

4 Aug 77.0 Died Raffaele Calabro † Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy

52.8 Appointed Ciro Fanelli Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

5 Aug 66.0 Appointed Jean-Pierre Bassène Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda, Senegal Bishop of Kolda, Senegal

70.8 Resigned Jean-Noël Diouf Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India

58.3 Appointed Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India

58.3 Appointed Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India

56.1 Appointed Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil Bishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India

83.3 Died Dionigi Tettamanzi † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

65.2 Appointed Philippos Stephanos Thottathil Bishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA

70.6 Installed Michael Yeung Ming-cheung † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

6 Aug 85.9 Died Jiří Krpálek † Bishop

64.4 Ordained Bishop Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

8 Aug 70.5 Died Julio César Bonino Bonino † Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

41.8 Appointed Andriy Rabiy Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

41.8 Appointed Andriy Rabiy Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

9 Aug 60.7 Appointed Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita) Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA

47.2 Appointed Frank Yohana Kalabat Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

68.0 Appointed Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Gaborone, Botswana Bishop

50.7 Resigned Valentine Tsamma Seane Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Died Robert Joseph Shaheen † Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA

10 Aug 58.0 Appointed Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X. Superior General of Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier Bishop of Baroda, India

11 Aug 83.3 Died Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

12 Aug 55.0 Appointed Mirosław Adamczyk Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

67.7 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

13 Aug 92.7 Died Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

91.6 Died Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) † Bishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China

14 Aug 86.6 Died Paul Xie Ting Zhe † Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China

15 Aug 54.4 Ordained Bishop Pius Moon Chang-woo Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South) Bishop of Jeju, Korea (South)

56.9 Ordained Bishop Reinhold Nann Prelate of Caravelí, Peru Prelate Emeritus

17 Aug 51.2 Ordained Bishop Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F. Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

75.3 Died Francis Xavier DiLorenzo † Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

66.5 Ordained Bishop Job Koo Yobi, Ist. del Prado Titular Bishop of Sfasferia Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

18 Aug 88.3 Died Michele Di Simone, C.P. † Prefect Emeritus of Sekadau, Indonesia

65.2 Ordained Bishop Enrique Alberto Martínez Ossola Titular Bishop of Aquipendium Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

19 Aug 73.9 Died Mario Roberto Cassari † Apostolic Nuncio

54.4 Ordained Bishop Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. Titular Bishop of Tusuros Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil

22 Aug 88.5 Died Nestor Assogba † Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

92.5 Died Matthew Kia Yen-wen † Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

56.9 Installed Reinhold Nann Prelate of Caravelí, Peru Prelate Emeritus

50.1 Ordained Bishop William Albert Wack, C.S.C. Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

23 Aug 54.3 Appointed Carlos Alberto Sánchez Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

24 Aug 75.0 Retired Barthélemy Adoukonou Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture Secretary Emeritus

66.0 Appointed Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic Apostolic Nuncio

66.0 Appointed Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico Apostolic Nuncio

25 Aug 57.3 Appointed Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam

57.3 Appointed Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan Titular Bishop of Catrum Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam

62.3 Appointed Joseph Trân Văn Toàn Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam Bishop

26 Aug 68.4 Ordained Bishop Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández Titular Bishop of Febiana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

57.5 Ordained Bishop Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M. Titular Bishop of Bararus Bishop of Baní, Dominican Republic

51.4 Ordained Bishop Jesús Castro Marte Titular Bishop of Giufi Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic

49.5 Ordained Bishop Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil

60.7 Installed Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile

64.5 Appointed Gonzalo Espina Peruyero Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile Priest of Oviedo, Spain

48.9 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

48.0 Ordained Bishop Francisco Cota de Oliveira Titular Bishop of Fiorentino Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27 Aug 50.4 Ordained Bishop Peter Kohlgraf Bishop of Mainz, Germany

89.6 Died Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte † Archbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles

98.4 Died José Maria Pires † Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

28 Aug 75.2 Retired Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Giuseppe Lazzarotto Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus Apostolic Nuncio

29 Aug 60.7 Installed Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita) Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA

54.3 Appointed Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

75.2 Retired Janez Mihelčič, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

74.3 Ceased Shlemon Warduni Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

58.7 Installed Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

30 Aug 66.3 Ordained Bishop Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. Bishop of Tlaxcala, México

31 Aug 56.1 Ordained Bishop Alfred Andrew Schlert Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Aug	63.5	Ceased	Isaac Circuncisión Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.	Superior General of Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru
1 Aug	75.2	Retired	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
67.6	Appointed	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Orán, Argentina	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
78.0	Retired	John Tong Hon	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Succeeded	Michael Yeung Ming-cheung †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
53.4	Resigned	Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
2 Aug	57.3	Appointed	Hugo Ricardo Araya	Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
68.4	Resigned	Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Camiri, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic
48.1	Appointed	José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
48.1	Appointed	José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Ubaba	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
75.7	Retired	Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
3 Aug	100.3	Died	Giovanni Benedetti †	Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
75.2	Retired	Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I.	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
60.8	Appointed	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
4 Aug	77.0	Died	Raffaele Calabro †	Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy
52.8	Appointed	Ciro Fanelli	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
5 Aug	66.0	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bassène	Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda, Senegal	Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
70.8	Resigned	Jean-Noël Diouf	Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil	Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
58.3	Appointed	Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil	Curial Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
58.3	Appointed	Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
56.1	Appointed	Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil	Bishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India
83.3	Died	Dionigi Tettamanzi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
65.2	Appointed	Philippos Stephanos Thottathil	Bishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
70.6	Installed	Michael Yeung Ming-cheung †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
6 Aug	85.9	Died	Jiří Krpálek †	Bishop
64.4	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
8 Aug	70.5	Died	Julio César Bonino Bonino †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
41.8	Appointed	Andriy Rabiy	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
41.8	Appointed	Andriy Rabiy	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
9 Aug	60.7	Appointed	Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)	Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
47.2	Appointed	Frank Yohana Kalabat	Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
68.0	Appointed	Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Gaborone, Botswana	Bishop
50.7	Resigned	Valentine Tsamma Seane	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Died	Robert Joseph Shaheen †	Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
10 Aug	58.0	Appointed	Sebastião Mascarenhas, S.F.X.	Superior General of Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier	Bishop of Baroda, India
11 Aug	83.3	Died	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
12 Aug	55.0	Appointed	Mirosław Adamczyk	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
67.7	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
13 Aug	92.7	Died	Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
91.6	Died	Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) †	Bishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
14 Aug	86.6	Died	Paul Xie Ting Zhe †	Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
15 Aug	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Pius Moon Chang-woo	Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)	Bishop of Jeju, Korea (South)
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Reinhold Nann	Prelate of Caravelí, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
17 Aug	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F.	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
75.3	Died	Francis Xavier DiLorenzo †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
66.5	Ordained Bishop	Job Koo Yobi, Ist. del Prado	Titular Bishop of Sfasferia	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
18 Aug	88.3	Died	Michele Di Simone, C.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Sekadau, Indonesia
65.2	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Alberto Martínez Ossola	Titular Bishop of Aquipendium	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19 Aug	73.9	Died	Mario Roberto Cassari †	Apostolic Nuncio
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P.	Titular Bishop of Tusuros	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
22 Aug	88.5	Died	Nestor Assogba †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
92.5	Died	Matthew Kia Yen-wen †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
56.9	Installed	Reinhold Nann	Prelate of Caravelí, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
50.1	Ordained Bishop	William Albert Wack, C.S.C.	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
23 Aug	54.3	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Sánchez	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
24 Aug	75.0	Retired	Barthélemy Adoukonou	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Secretary Emeritus
66.0	Appointed	Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Apostolic Nuncio
66.0	Appointed	Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader	Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico	Apostolic Nuncio
25 Aug	57.3	Appointed	Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan	Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
57.3	Appointed	Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan	Titular Bishop of Catrum	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
62.3	Appointed	Joseph Trân Văn Toàn	Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam	Bishop
26 Aug	68.4	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Bishop of Baní, Dominican Republic
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Castro Marte	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
60.7	Installed	Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile
64.5	Appointed	Gonzalo Espina Peruyero	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile	Priest of Oviedo, Spain
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Antonio Mestre	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Cota de Oliveira	Titular Bishop of Fiorentino	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 Aug	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kohlgraf	Bishop of Mainz, Germany
89.6	Died	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte †	Archbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
98.4	Died	José Maria Pires †	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
28 Aug	75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio
29 Aug	60.7	Installed	Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)	Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
54.3	Appointed	Anthony James Corcoran, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
75.2	Retired	Janez Mihelčič, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
74.3	Ceased	Shlemon Warduni	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
58.7	Installed	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
30 Aug	66.3	Ordained Bishop	Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J.	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
31 Aug	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Andrew Schlert	Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

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