The Year of Our Lord 2018

Bishop Events

August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Aug 54.3 Installed Peter Andrew Comensoli Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia

71.5 Appointed Thomas James Olmsted Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

47.8 Resigned Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist. Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria Abbot Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist. Apostolic Administrator of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria Abbot

2 Aug 58.5 Ceased Victor Barnuevo Bendico Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines

64.8 Ordained Bishop Salvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, S.D.B. Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México

60.0 Ordained Bishop Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Aggersel Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India

55.3 Installed Daniel Oca Presto Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

3 Aug 91.4 Died Raffaele Castielli † Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy

4 Aug 45.4 Ordained Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay

54.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi Titular Bishop of Cebarades Auxiliary Bishop of Malta

5 Aug 84.8 Died Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas † Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

57.6 Installed Jesús González de Zárate Salas Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

52.1 Installed Silvio Guterres Dutra Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

43.1 Ceased Ósmar Pedro López Benítez Administrator of Carapeguá, Paraguay Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay

57.2 Ordained Bishop Celestino Ocampo Gaona Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay

6 Aug 62.6 Ordained Bishop József-Csaba Pál Bishop of Timişoara, Romania

70.7 Installed Felix Toppo, S.J. Archbishop of Ranchi, India Archbishop Emeritus

7 Aug 73.4 Appointed Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. Apostolic Administrator of Huamachuco, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

68.4 Died John Doaninoel, S.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

75.1 Retired Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru Prelate Emeritus

9 Aug 74.4 Died Manfred Melzer † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

11 Aug 57.3 Installed Marcelo Daniel Colombo Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

86.2 Died Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic

12 Aug 51.1 Ordained Bishop Anthony Gaspar Lagwen Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania

64.8 Ordained Bishop Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

68.2 Ordained Bishop Elie (Yéghia) Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B. Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France

13 Aug 81.8 Died Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier

14 Aug 87.0 Died Charles Victor Grahmann † Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA

15 Aug 53.9 Succeeded Vincent Dollmann Archbishop of Cambrai, France

74.3 Died François Charles Garnier † Archbishop of Cambrai, France

58.4 Appointed Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

55.8 Installed Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

16 Aug 85.8 Died Joseph Minj † Bishop Emeritus of Simdega, India

55.6 Appointed Marco Prastaro Bishop of Asti, Italy

75.3 Retired Francesco Guido Ravinale Bishop of Asti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Aug 52.4 Appointed Dagoberto Campos Salas Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

18 Aug 65.3 Resigned Paul Hwang Chul-soo Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

74.9 Retired Thierry Romain Camille Jordan Archbishop of Reims, France Archbishop Emeritus

88.1 Died John Edward McCarthy † Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA

56.5 Appointed Éric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de Beaufort Archbishop of Reims, France

19 Aug 51.4 Installed Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C. Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

84.2 Died Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru

46.4 Ordained Bishop Algirdas Jurevičius Titular Bishop of Materiana Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

22 Aug 54.1 Ordained Bishop Gerald (Jerry) Lee Vincke Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA

23 Aug 94.2 Died Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

24 Aug 45.6 Ordained Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos Titular Bishop of Castabala Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

66.2 Installed Michael Gerard Duca Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

93.2 Died Dominik Kalata, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Semta

25 Aug 63.6 Died Dieudonné Bogmis † Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

55.2 Ceased Anthony Muheria Apostolic Administrator of Machakos, Kenya Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

66.6 Installed Norman King’oo Wambua Bishop of Machakos, Kenya

26 Aug 82.7 Died Thomas Joseph O’Brien † Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

28 Aug 53.4 Ordained Bishop Fulgence Aloysius Tigga Bishop of Raiganj, India

81.3 Died Nestorius Timanywa † Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

91.8 Died Szczepan Wesoly † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

30 Aug 59.9 Installed Jaime Muñoz Pedroza Bishop of Girardot, Colombia

31 Aug 80.2 Retired Angelo Amato, S.D.B. † Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.1 Died José Luis Dibildox Martínez † Bishop Emeritus of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México

51.8 Ordained Bishop Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo Titular Bishop of Mediana Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Aug	54.3	Installed	Peter Andrew Comensoli	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
71.5	Appointed	Thomas James Olmsted	Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
47.8	Resigned	Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist.	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria	Abbot Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist.	Apostolic Administrator of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria	Abbot
2 Aug	58.5	Ceased	Victor Barnuevo Bendico	Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines	Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Salvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, S.D.B.	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Aggersel	Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India
55.3	Installed	Daniel Oca Presto	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
3 Aug	91.4	Died	Raffaele Castielli †	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
4 Aug	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia	Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Galea-Curmi	Titular Bishop of Cebarades	Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
5 Aug	84.8	Died	Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas †	Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
57.6	Installed	Jesús González de Zárate Salas	Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
52.1	Installed	Silvio Guterres Dutra	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
43.1	Ceased	Ósmar Pedro López Benítez	Administrator of Carapeguá, Paraguay	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
57.2	Ordained Bishop	Celestino Ocampo Gaona	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
6 Aug	62.6	Ordained Bishop	József-Csaba Pál	Bishop of Timişoara, Romania
70.7	Installed	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Archbishop of Ranchi, India	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Aug	73.4	Appointed	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Huamachuco, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
68.4	Died	John Doaninoel, S.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
75.1	Retired	Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.	Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
9 Aug	74.4	Died	Manfred Melzer †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
11 Aug	57.3	Installed	Marcelo Daniel Colombo	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
86.2	Died	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic
12 Aug	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Gaspar Lagwen	Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
68.2	Ordained Bishop	Elie (Yéghia) Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B.	Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
13 Aug	81.8	Died	Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
14 Aug	87.0	Died	Charles Victor Grahmann †	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
15 Aug	53.9	Succeeded	Vincent Dollmann	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
74.3	Died	François Charles Garnier †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
58.4	Appointed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
55.8	Installed	Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.	Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
16 Aug	85.8	Died	Joseph Minj †	Bishop Emeritus of Simdega, India
55.6	Appointed	Marco Prastaro	Bishop of Asti, Italy
75.3	Retired	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Aug	52.4	Appointed	Dagoberto Campos Salas	Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama
18 Aug	65.3	Resigned	Paul Hwang Chul-soo	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
74.9	Retired	Thierry Romain Camille Jordan	Archbishop of Reims, France	Archbishop Emeritus
88.1	Died	John Edward McCarthy †	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
56.5	Appointed	Éric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de Beaufort	Archbishop of Reims, France
19 Aug	51.4	Installed	Manoel Ferreira dos Santos, Júnior, M.S.C.	Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
84.2	Died	Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Algirdas Jurevičius	Titular Bishop of Materiana	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
22 Aug	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Gerald (Jerry) Lee Vincke	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
23 Aug	94.2	Died	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
24 Aug	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos	Titular Bishop of Castabala	Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
66.2	Installed	Michael Gerard Duca	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
93.2	Died	Dominik Kalata, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Semta
25 Aug	63.6	Died	Dieudonné Bogmis †	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
55.2	Ceased	Anthony Muheria	Apostolic Administrator of Machakos, Kenya	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
66.6	Installed	Norman King’oo Wambua	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya
26 Aug	82.7	Died	Thomas Joseph O’Brien †	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
28 Aug	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Fulgence Aloysius Tigga	Bishop of Raiganj, India
81.3	Died	Nestorius Timanywa †	Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
91.8	Died	Szczepan Wesoly †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
30 Aug	59.9	Installed	Jaime Muñoz Pedroza	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia
31 Aug	80.2	Retired	Angelo Amato, S.D.B. †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.1	Died	José Luis Dibildox Martínez †	Bishop Emeritus of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo	Titular Bishop of Mediana	Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

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