The Year of Our Lord 2022

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 97.9 Died Remi Joseph De Roo † Bishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

80.1 Died Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

2 Feb 56.1 Resigned Tymon Tytus Chmielecki Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

56.1 Resigned Tymon Tytus Chmielecki Apostolic Nuncio to Mali Apostolic Nuncio

51.3 Appointed Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

51.3 Appointed Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé Titular Archbishop of Potentia in Piceno Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

47.4 Appointed Loïc Philippe Lagadec Administrator of Grenoble-Vienne, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

61.9 Appointed Guido Iván Minda Chalá Bishop of Santa Elena, Ecuador

57.0 Appointed Thomas Jessayyan Netto Archbishop of Trivandrum, India

64.5 Appointed Giovanni Battista Piccioli Bishop of Daule, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

60.8 Appointed Marek Solczyński Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey

75.8 Retired Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam Archbishop of Trivandrum, India Archbishop Emeritus

62.7 Installed Lauro Sérgio Versiani Barbosa Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil

3 Feb 96.3 Died Joseph Habib Hitti † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

101.0 Died Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla † Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México

4 Feb 68.0 Appointed William Nolan Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

5 Feb 50.6 Ordained Bishop Israel Bravo Cortés Bishop of Tibú, Colombia

52.0 Ordained Bishop Antônio Luiz Catelan Ferreira Titular Bishop of Tunes Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

71.8 Installed Salvador Cristau Coll Bishop of Terrassa, Spain

56.1 Appointed Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop

53.7 Appointed Javier Herrera Corona Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

53.7 Appointed Javier Herrera Corona Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

53.7 Appointed Javier Herrera Corona Titular Archbishop of Vulturaria Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

67.5 Resigned Eduardo Maria Taussig Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

6 Feb 70.5 Ceased Jean-Pierre Bassène Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda, Senegal Bishop of Kolda, Senegal

55.4 Ordained Bishop Estêvão Binga Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Bishop of Ganda, Angola

79.8 Ceased Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. Apostolic Administrator of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France

61.1 Installed Paul Abel Mamba Diatta Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal

60.2 Ordained Bishop Alain René Ransay Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles

8 Feb 58.2 Appointed Shelton Joseph Fabre Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

75.4 Retired Joseph Edward Kurtz Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA Archbishop Emeritus

64.0 Installed Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

62.7 Ceased José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz Apostolic Administrator of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México

9 Feb 71.7 Died Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Garzón, Colombia

47.5 Appointed Simone Renna Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy

10 Feb 59.0 Installed Jonas Benson Okoye Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria

86.4 Died Joseph Sangval Surasarang † Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand

11 Feb 55.3 Ordained Bishop Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan Titular Archbishop of Apollonia Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

51.5 Appointed Michael Gerard Duignan Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland

57.1 Appointed José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

65.5 Appointed Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard Archbishop of Dijon, France

75.7 Retired Brendan Kelly Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

78.7 Retired Erkolano Lodu Tombe Bishop of Yei, South Sudan Bishop Emeritus

64.3 Appointed Gabriel Malzaire Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

64.3 Appointed Gabriel Malzaire Apostolic Administrator of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

75.2 Retired Roland Minnerath Archbishop of Dijon, France Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Robert Rivas, O.P. Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

51.0 Appointed Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo Bishop of Yei, South Sudan

59.9 Installed Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria

12 Feb 50.6 Installed Israel Bravo Cortés Bishop of Tibú, Colombia

52.0 Installed Antônio Luiz Catelan Ferreira Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

86.8 Died Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile

65.9 Ceased Józef Guzdek Apostolic Administrator of Poland, Military Archbishop of Białystok, Poland

89.1 Died Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. † Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

59.1 Installed Wiesław Lechowicz Bishop of Poland, Military

58.4 Installed Paul Lontsié-Keuné Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon

60.2 Installed José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain

65.5 Ceased Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

75.0 Appointed Francisco Pérez González Apostolic Administrator of San Sebastián, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

58.9 Appointed Gianrico Ruzza Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

51.4 Appointed Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S. Bishop of Djougou, Benin

49.7 Died Antoni Vadell Ferrer † Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

13 Feb 61.7 Installed Fernando Francisco Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola

54.7 Installed José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro Archbishop of Braga, Portugal

49.2 Ordained Bishop Gélase Armel Kema Bishop of Ouesso, Congo Archbishop of Owando, Congo

48.1 Installed António Lungieki Pedro Bengui Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola

14 Feb 64.9 Appointed Walenty Gryk, S.V.D. Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

53.1 Ordained Bishop Đaminh Hoăng Minh Tiến Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

57.0 Ceased Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên Apostolic Administrator of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

60.8 Appointed Marek Solczyński Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey

15 Feb 75.2 Retired Edward William Clark Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Installed Juan Espinoza Jiménez Bishop of Aguascalientes, México

85.0 Died Youhanna Kamal Golta † Curial Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

63.4 Appointed Norbert Pu Yingxiong Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

16 Feb 57.3 Appointed Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France

52.6 Appointed Cristóbal Déniz Hernández Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

52.6 Appointed Cristóbal Déniz Hernández Titular Bishop of Aliezira Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

55.1 Installed João Justino de Medeiros Silva Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

95.9 Died Luigi de Magistris † Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

96.2 Died Didier-Léon Marchand † Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

97.2 Died John Aloysius O’Mara † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada

17 Feb 77.2 Retired Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Garissa, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

96.1 Died Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes † Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala

74.1 Died František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. † Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia

70.6 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

47.1 Appointed George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Garissa, Kenya

77.2 Retired Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay Archbishop Emeritus

18 Feb 53.7 Appointed Maurice Muhatia Makumba Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya

19 Feb 78.8 Appointed Francesco Cacucci Apostolic Administrator of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

89.2 Died Franz Grave † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

57.8 Ordained Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya

56.5 Installed Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil

59.5 Installed Stephen Marmion Lowe Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand

52.2 Ordained Bishop Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

62.7 Appointed Bonaventure Nahimana Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi

62.7 Appointed Bonaventure Nahimana Apostolic Administrator of Rutana, Burundi Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi

77.3 Retired Cesare Nosiglia Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Simon Ntamwana Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi Archbishop Emeritus

55.1 Ceased Joseph Obanyi Sagwe Apostolic Administrator of Bungoma, Kenya Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya

48.8 Installed Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil

64.1 Ceased José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva Administrator of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil

56.9 Ordained Bishop Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D. Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain

56.0 Installed Luigi Renna Archbishop of Catania, Italy

55.0 Appointed Roberto Repole Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

55.0 Appointed Roberto Repole Archbishop (Personal Title) of Susa, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

20 Feb 59.0 Installed Gianrico Ruzza Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

21 Feb 56.0 Appointed Miguel Fernando González Mariño Apostolic Administrator of Garzón, Colombia Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

22 Feb 63.9 Ordained Bishop Antonis Bara Bishop of Ambikapur, India

64.7 Died Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. † Bishop of Lwena, Angola

57.2 Appointed Mario Luis Durán Berríos Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

57.2 Appointed Mario Luis Durán Berríos Titular Bishop of Lambiridi Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

66.2 Appointed Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S. Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA

48.7 Appointed Aloysius Fondong Abangalo Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon

53.7 Appointed Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P. Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

53.7 Appointed Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P. Titular Bishop of Temuniana Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

76.1 Retired Robert Eric Guglielmone Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Appointed Basilio Mamani Quispe Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

46.9 Appointed Basilio Mamani Quispe Titular Bishop of Naissus Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia

63.5 Ordained Bishop Timothy John Norton, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Madaurus Bishop of Broome, Australia

60.0 Appointed Maurice Nyunt Wai Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar Bishop

52.7 Ordained Bishop César Alfonso Ortega Díaz Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México

23 Feb 41.5 Appointed Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

41.5 Appointed Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia Titular Bishop of Theuzi Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

75.4 Retired Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Mário Antônio da Silva Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

52.5 Appointed Óscar Walter García Barreto Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

52.5 Appointed Óscar Walter García Barreto Titular Bishop of Horta Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

70.7 Died José Isidro Guerrero Macías † Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México

67.3 Appointed Francisco Moreno Barrón Apostolic Administrator of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México

59.9 Installed Peter Michiaki Nakamura Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan

62.8 Died Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

24 Feb 92.2 Died Eduardo Vicente Mirás † Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

63.0 Appointed Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

25 Feb 92.6 Died Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

69.7 Ceased Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco

47.9 Appointed Raphael Mweempwa Bishop of Monze, Zambia

63.7 Appointed Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco Archbishop

26 Feb 95.6 Died Jānis Cakuls † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia

66.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto Campiotti Bishop of Volterra, Italy

55.5 Ordained Bishop Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I. Coadjutor Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop

66.0 Appointed Augustinus Kim Jong Soo Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

68.0 Installed William Nolan Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

50.1 Ordained Bishop Andrea Ripa Titular Bishop of Caere Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura

78.4 Ceased William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Mariannhill, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

85.6 Died Donald Walter Trautman † Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

27 Feb 91.7 Died José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

28 Feb 60.7 Appointed William Raymond McFadden Administrator of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Priest

54.5 Appointed Papias Musengamana Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda

78.8 Retired Servilien Nzakamwita Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	97.9	Died	Remi Joseph De Roo †	Bishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
80.1	Died	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
2 Feb	56.1	Resigned	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
56.1	Resigned	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio
51.3	Appointed	Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali
51.3	Appointed	Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé	Titular Archbishop of Potentia in Piceno	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali
47.4	Appointed	Loïc Philippe Lagadec	Administrator of Grenoble-Vienne, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
61.9	Appointed	Guido Iván Minda Chalá	Bishop of Santa Elena, Ecuador
57.0	Appointed	Thomas Jessayyan Netto	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
64.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Piccioli	Bishop of Daule, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
60.8	Appointed	Marek Solczyński	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey
75.8	Retired	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India	Archbishop Emeritus
62.7	Installed	Lauro Sérgio Versiani Barbosa	Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
3 Feb	96.3	Died	Joseph Habib Hitti †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
101.0	Died	Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla †	Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
4 Feb	68.0	Appointed	William Nolan	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
5 Feb	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Israel Bravo Cortés	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Luiz Catelan Ferreira	Titular Bishop of Tunes	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
71.8	Installed	Salvador Cristau Coll	Bishop of Terrassa, Spain
56.1	Appointed	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.	Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop
53.7	Appointed	Javier Herrera Corona	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
53.7	Appointed	Javier Herrera Corona	Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
53.7	Appointed	Javier Herrera Corona	Titular Archbishop of Vulturaria	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
67.5	Resigned	Eduardo Maria Taussig	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	70.5	Ceased	Jean-Pierre Bassène	Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda, Senegal	Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Estêvão Binga	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Bishop of Ganda, Angola
79.8	Ceased	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
61.1	Installed	Paul Abel Mamba Diatta	Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Alain René Ransay	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles
8 Feb	58.2	Appointed	Shelton Joseph Fabre	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
75.4	Retired	Joseph Edward Kurtz	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
64.0	Installed	Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong	Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
62.7	Ceased	José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz	Apostolic Administrator of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
9 Feb	71.7	Died	Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia
47.5	Appointed	Simone Renna	Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy
10 Feb	59.0	Installed	Jonas Benson Okoye	Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria
86.4	Died	Joseph Sangval Surasarang †	Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand
11 Feb	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan	Titular Archbishop of Apollonia	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
51.5	Appointed	Michael Gerard Duignan	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
57.1	Appointed	José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M.	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
65.5	Appointed	Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard	Archbishop of Dijon, France
75.7	Retired	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
78.7	Retired	Erkolano Lodu Tombe	Bishop of Yei, South Sudan	Bishop Emeritus
64.3	Appointed	Gabriel Malzaire	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
64.3	Appointed	Gabriel Malzaire	Apostolic Administrator of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
75.2	Retired	Roland Minnerath	Archbishop of Dijon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Robert Rivas, O.P.	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo	Bishop of Yei, South Sudan
59.9	Installed	Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
12 Feb	50.6	Installed	Israel Bravo Cortés	Bishop of Tibú, Colombia
52.0	Installed	Antônio Luiz Catelan Ferreira	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
86.8	Died	Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
65.9	Ceased	Józef Guzdek	Apostolic Administrator of Poland, Military	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland
89.1	Died	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. †	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
59.1	Installed	Wiesław Lechowicz	Bishop of Poland, Military
58.4	Installed	Paul Lontsié-Keuné	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
60.2	Installed	José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre	Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
65.5	Ceased	Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto	Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
75.0	Appointed	Francisco Pérez González	Apostolic Administrator of San Sebastián, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
58.9	Appointed	Gianrico Ruzza	Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
51.4	Appointed	Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S.	Bishop of Djougou, Benin
49.7	Died	Antoni Vadell Ferrer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
13 Feb	61.7	Installed	Fernando Francisco	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
54.7	Installed	José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Gélase Armel Kema	Bishop of Ouesso, Congo	Archbishop of Owando, Congo
48.1	Installed	António Lungieki Pedro Bengui	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
14 Feb	64.9	Appointed	Walenty Gryk, S.V.D.	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Đaminh Hoăng Minh Tiến	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
57.0	Ceased	Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên	Apostolic Administrator of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam	Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
60.8	Appointed	Marek Solczyński	Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey
15 Feb	75.2	Retired	Edward William Clark	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Installed	Juan Espinoza Jiménez	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
85.0	Died	Youhanna Kamal Golta †	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
63.4	Appointed	Norbert Pu Yingxiong	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
16 Feb	57.3	Appointed	Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
52.6	Appointed	Cristóbal Déniz Hernández	Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
52.6	Appointed	Cristóbal Déniz Hernández	Titular Bishop of Aliezira	Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
55.1	Installed	João Justino de Medeiros Silva	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
95.9	Died	Luigi de Magistris †	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
96.2	Died	Didier-Léon Marchand †	Bishop Emeritus of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
97.2	Died	John Aloysius O’Mara †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
17 Feb	77.2	Retired	Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Garissa, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
96.1	Died	Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes †	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
74.1	Died	František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
70.6	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
47.1	Appointed	George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Garissa, Kenya
77.2	Retired	Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Feb	53.7	Appointed	Maurice Muhatia Makumba	Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya
19 Feb	78.8	Appointed	Francesco Cacucci	Apostolic Administrator of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
89.2	Died	Franz Grave †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Mark Kadima Wamukoya	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
56.5	Installed	Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
59.5	Installed	Stephen Marmion Lowe	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza	Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
62.7	Appointed	Bonaventure Nahimana	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi
62.7	Appointed	Bonaventure Nahimana	Apostolic Administrator of Rutana, Burundi	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi
77.3	Retired	Cesare Nosiglia	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Simon Ntamwana	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
55.1	Ceased	Joseph Obanyi Sagwe	Apostolic Administrator of Bungoma, Kenya	Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya
48.8	Installed	Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros	Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
64.1	Ceased	José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva	Administrator of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Pulido Arriero, H.S.O.D.	Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
56.0	Installed	Luigi Renna	Archbishop of Catania, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Roberto Repole	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Roberto Repole	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Susa, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
20 Feb	59.0	Installed	Gianrico Ruzza	Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
21 Feb	56.0	Appointed	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Apostolic Administrator of Garzón, Colombia	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
22 Feb	63.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonis Bara	Bishop of Ambikapur, India
64.7	Died	Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
57.2	Appointed	Mario Luis Durán Berríos	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
57.2	Appointed	Mario Luis Durán Berríos	Titular Bishop of Lambiridi	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
66.2	Appointed	Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S.	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
48.7	Appointed	Aloysius Fondong Abangalo	Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon
53.7	Appointed	Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
53.7	Appointed	Pedro Luis Fuentes Valencia, C.P.	Titular Bishop of Temuniana	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
76.1	Retired	Robert Eric Guglielmone	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Appointed	Basilio Mamani Quispe	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
46.9	Appointed	Basilio Mamani Quispe	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Timothy John Norton, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Bishop of Broome, Australia
60.0	Appointed	Maurice Nyunt Wai	Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar	Bishop
52.7	Ordained Bishop	César Alfonso Ortega Díaz	Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México
23 Feb	41.5	Appointed	Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
41.5	Appointed	Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
75.4	Retired	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Mário Antônio da Silva	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
52.5	Appointed	Óscar Walter García Barreto	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
52.5	Appointed	Óscar Walter García Barreto	Titular Bishop of Horta	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
70.7	Died	José Isidro Guerrero Macías †	Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México
67.3	Appointed	Francisco Moreno Barrón	Apostolic Administrator of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
59.9	Installed	Peter Michiaki Nakamura	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan
62.8	Died	Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
24 Feb	92.2	Died	Eduardo Vicente Mirás †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
63.0	Appointed	Mario Vaccari, O.F.M.	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
25 Feb	92.6	Died	Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
69.7	Ceased	Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
47.9	Appointed	Raphael Mweempwa	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
63.7	Appointed	Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop
26 Feb	95.6	Died	Jānis Cakuls †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
66.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Campiotti	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I.	Coadjutor Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop
66.0	Appointed	Augustinus Kim Jong Soo	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
68.0	Installed	William Nolan	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Ripa	Titular Bishop of Caere	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
78.4	Ceased	William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Mariannhill, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
85.6	Died	Donald Walter Trautman †	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Feb	91.7	Died	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida †	Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 Feb	60.7	Appointed	William Raymond McFadden	Administrator of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Priest
54.5	Appointed	Papias Musengamana	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda
78.8	Retired	Servilien Nzakamwita	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus

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