The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 48.3 Ordained Bishop Elias Al-Debei Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria

2 Feb 52.7 Installed José Eudes Campos do Nascimento Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

80.2 Died Walter James Edyvean † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

55.7 Appointed Gianfranco Gallone Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

55.7 Appointed Gianfranco Gallone Titular Archbishop of Motula Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

52.0 Appointed Ante Jozić Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

52.0 Appointed Ante Jozić Titular Archbishop of Cissa Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

51.4 Ordained Bishop Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez Bishop of Armenia, Colombia

48.4 Ordained Bishop Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia

62.6 Appointed Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine Bishop

62.6 Appointed Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine

3 Feb 61.0 Installed Robert Anthony Llanos Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles

52.0 Ordained Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuillemin Titular Bishop of Thérouanne Bishop of Le Mans, France

4 Feb 58.9 Appointed Luigi Bianco Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

62.3 Appointed Robert John Byrne, C.O. Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

76.5 Retired Séamus Cunningham Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

9 Feb 61.8 Installed Sanctus Lino Wanok Bishop of Lira, Uganda

10 Feb 67.2 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Duffy Bishop of Clogher, Ireland

79.9 Died Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez † Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines

47.3 Ordained Bishop Alexandre François Marie Joly Titular Bishop of Privata Bishop of Troyes, France

94.4 Died Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar † Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines

11 Feb 56.7 Appointed John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana

69.3 Resigned Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Viana, Angola Bishop Emeritus

52.2 Ordained Bishop Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas † Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines

53.2 Appointed Renatus Leonard Nkwande Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania

74.0 Installed Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Emmanuel Odaga Administrator of Nebbi, Uganda Priest

54.9 Appointed Emílio Sumbelelo Bishop of Viana, Angola

12 Feb 51.8 Appointed Patrick S. Eluke Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

51.8 Appointed Patrick S. Eluke Titular Bishop of Photice Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

66.0 Installed Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S. Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

51.7 Appointed Arkadiusz Okroj Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland Bishop of Toruń, Poland

51.7 Appointed Arkadiusz Okroj Titular Bishop of Cufruta Bishop of Toruń, Poland

60.7 Appointed Joseba Segura Etxezarraga Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain Bishop

60.7 Appointed Joseba Segura Etxezarraga Titular Bishop of Basti Bishop of Bilbao, Spain

55.1 Installed David William Valencia Antonio Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

13 Feb 88.5 Laicized Theodore Edgar McCarrick †

55.1 Appointed Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S. Apostolic Administrator of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop

14 Feb 71.4 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

48.7 Appointed Wojciech Skibicki Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland Bishop

48.7 Appointed Wojciech Skibicki Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

15 Feb 89.9 Died Thomas Joseph Costello † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

48.3 Installed Elias Al-Debei Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria

64.8 Appointed Marco Salvi Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy

64.8 Appointed Marco Salvi Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy

16 Feb 68.3 Appointed Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México

47.1 Appointed Salvador González Morales Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

47.1 Appointed Salvador González Morales Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

77.1 Retired Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. † Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Carlos Enrique Samaniego López Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Bishop of Texcoco, México, México

45.3 Appointed Carlos Enrique Samaniego López Titular Bishop of Cillium Bishop of Texcoco, México, México

87.1 Died Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

57.3 Appointed Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya

17 Feb 55.7 Installed Nuno Brás da Silva Martins Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

50.9 Ordained Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo Titular Bishop of Arsennaria Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique

87.2 Died Antons Justs † Bishop Emeritus of Jelgava, Latvia

48.2 Ordained Bishop Filbert Felician Mhasi Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania

18 Feb 51.4 Appointed Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. † Apostolic Administrator of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic

75.2 Retired Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Borys Andrij Gudziak Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

64.9 Appointed Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian) Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

19 Feb 43.6 Appointed Francisco Agamenilton Damascena Administrator of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

57.6 Appointed Mauro Parmeggiani Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop of Tivoli, Italy

20 Feb 49.9 Appointed Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M. Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil

50.7 Appointed Sebastián Chico Martínez Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España) Bishop of Jaén, Spain

50.7 Appointed Sebastián Chico Martínez Titular Bishop of Valliposita Bishop of Jaén, Spain

21 Feb 90.6 Died Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Łowicz, Poland

22 Feb 62.7 Ordained Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Melzi Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

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

23 Feb 73.5 Resigned Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu † Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

63.8 Succeeded Joseph Trân Văn Toàn Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam

24 Feb 49.9 Ordained Bishop Albert Hemrom Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh, India Bishop

53.4 Ordained Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

77.7 Ceased George Pell † Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

66.6 Ordained Bishop Stephen Antony Pillai Bishop of Tuticorin, India

27 Feb 58.6 Appointed Adair José Guimarães Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil

28 Feb 92.6 Died Elliott Griffin Thomas † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Elias Al-Debei	Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
2 Feb	52.7	Installed	José Eudes Campos do Nascimento	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
80.2	Died	Walter James Edyvean †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
55.7	Appointed	Gianfranco Gallone	Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
55.7	Appointed	Gianfranco Gallone	Titular Archbishop of Motula	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
52.0	Appointed	Ante Jozić	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
52.0	Appointed	Ante Jozić	Titular Archbishop of Cissa	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia
62.6	Appointed	Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine	Bishop
62.6	Appointed	Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine	Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
3 Feb	61.0	Installed	Robert Anthony Llanos	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre Vuillemin	Titular Bishop of Thérouanne	Bishop of Le Mans, France
4 Feb	58.9	Appointed	Luigi Bianco	Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
62.3	Appointed	Robert John Byrne, C.O.	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
76.5	Retired	Séamus Cunningham	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	61.8	Installed	Sanctus Lino Wanok	Bishop of Lira, Uganda
10 Feb	67.2	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Duffy	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
79.9	Died	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre François Marie Joly	Titular Bishop of Privata	Bishop of Troyes, France
94.4	Died	Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar †	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
11 Feb	56.7	Appointed	John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.	Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana
69.3	Resigned	Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Viana, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas †	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines
53.2	Appointed	Renatus Leonard Nkwande	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
74.0	Installed	Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P.	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Emmanuel Odaga	Administrator of Nebbi, Uganda	Priest
54.9	Appointed	Emílio Sumbelelo	Bishop of Viana, Angola
12 Feb	51.8	Appointed	Patrick S. Eluke	Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
51.8	Appointed	Patrick S. Eluke	Titular Bishop of Photice	Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
66.0	Installed	Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S.	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
51.7	Appointed	Arkadiusz Okroj	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland	Bishop of Toruń, Poland
51.7	Appointed	Arkadiusz Okroj	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Bishop of Toruń, Poland
60.7	Appointed	Joseba Segura Etxezarraga	Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain	Bishop
60.7	Appointed	Joseba Segura Etxezarraga	Titular Bishop of Basti	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
55.1	Installed	David William Valencia Antonio	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
13 Feb	88.5	Laicized	Theodore Edgar McCarrick †
55.1	Appointed	Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop
14 Feb	71.4	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
48.7	Appointed	Wojciech Skibicki	Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland	Bishop
48.7	Appointed	Wojciech Skibicki	Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae	Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
15 Feb	89.9	Died	Thomas Joseph Costello †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
48.3	Installed	Elias Al-Debei	Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
64.8	Appointed	Marco Salvi	Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
64.8	Appointed	Marco Salvi	Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
16 Feb	68.3	Appointed	Florencio Armando Colín Cruz	Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
47.1	Appointed	Salvador González Morales	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
47.1	Appointed	Salvador González Morales	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
77.1	Retired	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Carlos Enrique Samaniego López	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
45.3	Appointed	Carlos Enrique Samaniego López	Titular Bishop of Cillium	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
87.1	Died	Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
57.3	Appointed	Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen	Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
17 Feb	55.7	Installed	Nuno Brás da Silva Martins	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
50.9	Ordained Bishop	António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique
87.2	Died	Antons Justs †	Bishop Emeritus of Jelgava, Latvia
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Filbert Felician Mhasi	Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
18 Feb	51.4	Appointed	Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic
75.2	Retired	Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Borys Andrij Gudziak	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
64.9	Appointed	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
19 Feb	43.6	Appointed	Francisco Agamenilton Damascena	Administrator of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
57.6	Appointed	Mauro Parmeggiani	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
20 Feb	49.9	Appointed	Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M.	Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil
50.7	Appointed	Sebastián Chico Martínez	Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
50.7	Appointed	Sebastián Chico Martínez	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
21 Feb	90.6	Died	Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Łowicz, Poland
22 Feb	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
67.4	Appointed	Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia
23 Feb	73.5	Resigned	Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu †	Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
63.8	Succeeded	Joseph Trân Văn Toàn	Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
24 Feb	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Albert Hemrom	Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh, India	Bishop
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
77.7	Ceased	George Pell †	Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
66.6	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Antony Pillai	Bishop of Tuticorin, India
27 Feb	58.6	Appointed	Adair José Guimarães	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
28 Feb	92.6	Died	Elliott Griffin Thomas †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

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