The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 60.0 Installed Fabio Baggio, C.S. Cardinal-Deacon of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia Cardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

66.0 Appointed José María Baliña Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina

66.0 Appointed José María Baliña Titular Bishop of Ubaza Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina

57.6 Ordained Bishop Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

55.8 Ordained Bishop Rene Ramirez, R.C.J. Titular Bishop of Mauriana Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia

62.5 Appointed Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Murska Sobota, Slovenia Bishop of Koper, Slovenia

62.5 Installed Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. Bishop of Koper, Slovenia

52.0 Ordained Bishop Joachim Nguyễn Xuân Thinh Titular Bishop of Madaurus Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia

2 Feb 55.5 Appointed Midyphil Bermejo Billones Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

59.3 Installed Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

56.0 Ordained Bishop Andreas Geßmann Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany

55.3 Ordained Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. Titular Bishop of Cleopatris Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

76.0 Retired Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

49.0 Ordained Bishop Stephan Lipke, S.J. Titular Bishop of Arena Auxiliary Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

58.5 Appointed Théophile Naré Apostolic Administrator of Dori, Burkina Faso Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso

94.0 Died Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe

3 Feb 66.0 Installed Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

4 Feb 83.8 Died Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA

5 Feb 51.8 Appointed Peter Chao Yung-Chi Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan

51.8 Appointed Peter Chao Yung-Chi Titular Bishop of Rusguniae Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan

58.6 Appointed Waldemar Passini Dalbello Coadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil

6 Feb 75.3 Retired Giovanni Paolo Benotto Archbishop of Pisa, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.3 Appointed Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D. Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

52.5 Appointed David Koudougou Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso

69.3 Appointed Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

57.4 Appointed Samuele Sangalli Titular Archbishop of Zella Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

8 Feb 63.0 Appointed Selvarajan Dasan Coadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India Bishop

56.8 Ordained Bishop Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela

48.6 Appointed Bernard Laloo Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong, India

48.6 Appointed Bernard Laloo Titular Bishop of Trofimiana Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong, India

70.2 Ordained Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand

70.6 Appointed Udumala Bala Showreddy Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India

64.4 Installed Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

77.4 Retired Clement Tirkey Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India Bishop Emeritus

64.1 Appointed Fabian Toppo Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India

9 Feb 57.7 Ordained Bishop Mario Farci Bishop of Iglesias, Italy

61.8 Installed Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

46.1 Ordained Bishop Merhakristos Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia

10 Feb 90.5 Died Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia

11 Feb 76.5 Retired Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M. Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M. Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México

61.8 Appointed Anthony Gerard Percy Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

61.8 Appointed Anthony Gerard Percy Titular Bishop of Appiaria Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

78.1 Retired Andrés Vargas Peña Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México Bishop Emeritus

76.3 Retired Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Archbishop Emeritus

76.3 Retired Allen Henry Vigneron Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

65.0 Appointed Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru

64.1 Appointed Edward Joseph Weisenburger Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

64.1 Appointed Edward Joseph Weisenburger Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

12 Feb 57.3 Appointed Robert Gerald Casey Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

59.2 Appointed John Edward Keehner, Jr. Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

67.5 Installed Linus Lee Seong-hyo Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)

77.7 Retired Ralph Walker Nickless Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

66.7 Appointed Richard Francis Reidy Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

76.6 Retired Dennis Marion Schnurr Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

74.1 Ceased Paul Shin Eun-geun Apostolic Administrator of Masan, Korea (South) Priest

87.2 Died Giuseppe Verucchi † Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

13 Feb 95.9 Died Edgerton Roland Clarke † Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

59.1 Resigned Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Appointed Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina

75.2 Retired Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands Apostolic Nuncio

14 Feb 56.6 Appointed Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

60.8 Appointed Charles Duval, C.Ss.R. Coadjutor Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada Archbishop

59.5 Ordained Bishop Carlo Maria Polvani Titular Archbishop of Regiae Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

51.4 Appointed Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

15 Feb 64.4 Appointed Léonidas Nitereka Bishop of Rutana, Burundi

68.1 Appointed Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P. Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi

54.5 Installed Daniele Salera Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

16 Feb 71.6 Appointed Kevin Peter Doran Bishop of Achonry, Ireland Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

57.7 Installed Mario Farci Bishop of Iglesias, Italy

48.3 Ordained Bishop Étienne Patrick Christian Marie Guillet Bishop of Saint-Denis, France

49.8 Ordained Bishop Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia Titular Bishop of Aradi Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

82.5 Ceased Arrigo Miglio Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

17 Feb 52.5 Appointed Giuseppe Luigi Spiga Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

18 Feb 75.7 Retired Jean-Pierre Blais Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Pierre Charland, O.F.M. Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada

19 Feb 90.0 Died Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

46.5 Ordained Bishop Filippo Ciampanelli Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

90.0 Died William Walsh † Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Ireland

20 Feb 56.4 Appointed François André Joseph Marie Gourdon Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

54.9 Installed Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis Bishop of Portugal, Military

60.1 Ceased Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. Apostolic Administrator of Portugal, Military Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

21 Feb 56.5 Appointed Gregg Michael Caggianelli Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

56.5 Appointed Gregg Michael Caggianelli Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

61.2 Ordained Bishop Jean Tailleur Titular Bishop of Abora Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

22 Feb 65.2 Appointed Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr. Bishop of Maradi, Niger

59.6 Ordained Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka

81.4 Ceased Francesco Biasin Apostolic Administrator of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

62.5 Ordained Bishop Maurizio Claudio Bravi Titular Archbishop of Tolentino Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

52.9 Ordained Bishop Prokop Brož Titular Bishop of Litomyšl Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia

74.9 Installed Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Casal Boccone Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru

61.6 Ordained Bishop João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D. Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

47.8 Ordained Bishop José Roberto dos Reis, C.P. Titular Bishop of Feradi Minus Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

65.1 Installed Ernesto Giobando, S.J. Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

58.1 Appointed André Guèye Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal

58.8 Succeeded José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M. Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

64.5 Ordained Bishop Alexander Matiz Atencio Bishop of Buga, Colombia

67.8 Installed Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

76.3 Retired Benjamin Ndiaye Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal Archbishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Ambroise Ouédraogo Bishop of Maradi, Niger Bishop Emeritus

66.8 Installed Victor Hugo Palma Paúl Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

60.0 Installed Claudio Palumbo Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy

88.3 Died Germán Trajano Pavón Puente † Bishop Emeritus of Ambato, Ecuador

64.0 Ceased Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Nebbi, Uganda Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda

50.2 Ordained Bishop Constantine Rupiny Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda

75.1 Retired Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Ordained Bishop Peter Tin Wai Bishop of Pyay, Myanmar

53.3 Ordained Bishop Alberto Torriani Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy

65.0 Appointed Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru

65.0 Installed Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru

23 Feb 59.6 Installed Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka

70.8 Installed Francisco Carlos Bach Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

53.0 Installed Rolandas Makrickas Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

24 Feb 62.5 Appointed Riccardo Battocchio Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

70.3 Appointed Camillo Cibotti Bishop of Trivento, Italy Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy

69.0 Installed John Gregory Kelly Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA

69.8 Resigned Philip Robert Moger Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães Coadjutor Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

89.8 Died Gerardo Pierro † Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

51.4 Appointed Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

67.6 Ceased Joe Steve Vásquez Apostolic Administrator of Tyler, Texas, USA Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

25 Feb 75.4 Retired Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R. Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

58.7 Appointed Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

78.6 Retired John Michael Miller, C.S.B. Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

66.9 Appointed José Maria Pereira Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

66.9 Appointed José Maria Pereira Titular Bishop of Sigus Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

60.2 Appointed Joselito Ramalho Nogueira Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

60.2 Appointed Joselito Ramalho Nogueira Titular Bishop of Tinum Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

97.5 Died Kazimierz Romaniuk † Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

52.8 Ordained Bishop Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr. Bishop of Balanga, Philippines

65.8 Appointed Richard William Smith Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

53.7 Appointed Hiansen Vieira Franco Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

53.7 Appointed Hiansen Vieira Franco Titular Bishop of Tigava Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26 Feb 58.5 Installed Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

47.9 Appointed Josaphat Jackson Bududu Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania

47.9 Appointed Josaphat Jackson Bududu Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania

46.2 Appointed Roberto Campisi President of the Pontifical Commission for Donations to the Holy See Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

45.6 Ordained Bishop Robert Miroslaw Fedek Titular Bishop of Dardanus Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

45.9 Ordained Bishop Jose Maria Garcia Maldonado Titular Bishop of Fallaba Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

58.9 Appointed José Francisco González González Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

63.6 Appointed Peter Mel Murphy Bishop of Armidale, Australia

65.1 Ordained Bishop Timothy James O’Malley Titular Bishop of Numida Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

55.5 Appointed Andrés Sáinz Márquez Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México

64.7 Ordained Bishop John Steven Siemianowski Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

59.0 Ordained Bishop Lawrence John Sullivan Titular Bishop of Lamphua Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

27 Feb 65.5 Ordained Bishop Alan Edward Campeau Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

28 Feb 77.5 Retired Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

70.2 Appointed Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I. Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho

51.6 Ordained Bishop Iyad Akram Twal Titular Bishop of Siminina Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	60.0	Installed	Fabio Baggio, C.S.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia	Cardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
66.0	Appointed	José María Baliña	Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina
66.0	Appointed	José María Baliña	Titular Bishop of Ubaza	Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Rene Ramirez, R.C.J.	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
62.5	Appointed	Peter Štumpf, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Murska Sobota, Slovenia	Bishop of Koper, Slovenia
62.5	Installed	Peter Štumpf, S.D.B.	Bishop of Koper, Slovenia
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Joachim Nguyễn Xuân Thinh	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
2 Feb	55.5	Appointed	Midyphil Bermejo Billones	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
59.3	Installed	Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
56.0	Ordained Bishop	Andreas Geßmann	Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Cleopatris	Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
76.0	Retired	Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Stephan Lipke, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Arena	Auxiliary Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
58.5	Appointed	Théophile Naré	Apostolic Administrator of Dori, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
94.0	Died	Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
3 Feb	66.0	Installed	Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
4 Feb	83.8	Died	Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
5 Feb	51.8	Appointed	Peter Chao Yung-Chi	Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan
51.8	Appointed	Peter Chao Yung-Chi	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae	Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan
58.6	Appointed	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Coadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
6 Feb	75.3	Retired	Giovanni Paolo Benotto	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.3	Appointed	Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D.	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
52.5	Appointed	David Koudougou	Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
69.3	Appointed	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
57.4	Appointed	Samuele Sangalli	Titular Archbishop of Zella	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
8 Feb	63.0	Appointed	Selvarajan Dasan	Coadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India	Bishop
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela
48.6	Appointed	Bernard Laloo	Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong, India
48.6	Appointed	Bernard Laloo	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong, India
70.2	Ordained Bishop	Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand
70.6	Appointed	Udumala Bala Showreddy	Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India
64.4	Installed	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
77.4	Retired	Clement Tirkey	Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India	Bishop Emeritus
64.1	Appointed	Fabian Toppo	Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India
9 Feb	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Farci	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
61.8	Installed	Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.	Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Merhakristos Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
10 Feb	90.5	Died	Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
11 Feb	76.5	Retired	Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.	Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México
61.8	Appointed	Anthony Gerard Percy	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
61.8	Appointed	Anthony Gerard Percy	Titular Bishop of Appiaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
78.1	Retired	Andrés Vargas Peña	Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México	Bishop Emeritus
76.3	Retired	Allen Henry Vigneron	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
76.3	Retired	Allen Henry Vigneron	Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
65.0	Appointed	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
64.1	Appointed	Edward Joseph Weisenburger	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
64.1	Appointed	Edward Joseph Weisenburger	Superior of Cayman Islands, Antilles	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
12 Feb	57.3	Appointed	Robert Gerald Casey	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
59.2	Appointed	John Edward Keehner, Jr.	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
67.5	Installed	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)
77.7	Retired	Ralph Walker Nickless	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
66.7	Appointed	Richard Francis Reidy	Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
76.6	Retired	Dennis Marion Schnurr	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
74.1	Ceased	Paul Shin Eun-geun	Apostolic Administrator of Masan, Korea (South)	Priest
87.2	Died	Giuseppe Verucchi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
13 Feb	95.9	Died	Edgerton Roland Clarke †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
59.1	Resigned	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Appointed	Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli	Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
75.2	Retired	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
14 Feb	56.6	Appointed	Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
60.8	Appointed	Charles Duval, C.Ss.R.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Maria Polvani	Titular Archbishop of Regiae	Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
51.4	Appointed	Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
15 Feb	64.4	Appointed	Léonidas Nitereka	Bishop of Rutana, Burundi
68.1	Appointed	Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P.	Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi
54.5	Installed	Daniele Salera	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
16 Feb	71.6	Appointed	Kevin Peter Doran	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
57.7	Installed	Mario Farci	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Étienne Patrick Christian Marie Guillet	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia	Titular Bishop of Aradi	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
82.5	Ceased	Arrigo Miglio	Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
17 Feb	52.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Luigi Spiga	Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
18 Feb	75.7	Retired	Jean-Pierre Blais	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Pierre Charland, O.F.M.	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
19 Feb	90.0	Died	Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Ciampanelli	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
90.0	Died	William Walsh †	Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Ireland
20 Feb	56.4	Appointed	François André Joseph Marie Gourdon	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
54.9	Installed	Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis	Bishop of Portugal, Military
60.1	Ceased	Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Portugal, Military	Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
21 Feb	56.5	Appointed	Gregg Michael Caggianelli	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
56.5	Appointed	Gregg Michael Caggianelli	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean Tailleur	Titular Bishop of Abora	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
22 Feb	65.2	Appointed	Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr.	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka
81.4	Ceased	Francesco Biasin	Apostolic Administrator of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Maurizio Claudio Bravi	Titular Archbishop of Tolentino	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Prokop Brož	Titular Bishop of Litomyšl	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
74.9	Installed	Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Casal Boccone	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
61.6	Ordained Bishop	João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
47.8	Ordained Bishop	José Roberto dos Reis, C.P.	Titular Bishop of Feradi Minus	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
65.1	Installed	Ernesto Giobando, S.J.	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
58.1	Appointed	André Guèye	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
58.8	Succeeded	José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
64.5	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Matiz Atencio	Bishop of Buga, Colombia
67.8	Installed	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
76.3	Retired	Benjamin Ndiaye	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal	Archbishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Bishop of Maradi, Niger	Bishop Emeritus
66.8	Installed	Victor Hugo Palma Paúl	Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
60.0	Installed	Claudio Palumbo	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy
88.3	Died	Germán Trajano Pavón Puente †	Bishop Emeritus of Ambato, Ecuador
64.0	Ceased	Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Nebbi, Uganda	Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Constantine Rupiny	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda
75.1	Retired	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Peter Tin Wai	Bishop of Pyay, Myanmar
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Torriani	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
65.0	Appointed	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
65.0	Installed	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
23 Feb	59.6	Installed	Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka
70.8	Installed	Francisco Carlos Bach	Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
53.0	Installed	Rolandas Makrickas	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
24 Feb	62.5	Appointed	Riccardo Battocchio	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
70.3	Appointed	Camillo Cibotti	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
69.0	Installed	John Gregory Kelly	Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA
69.8	Resigned	Philip Robert Moger	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães	Coadjutor Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
89.8	Died	Gerardo Pierro †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
51.4	Appointed	Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
67.6	Ceased	Joe Steve Vásquez	Apostolic Administrator of Tyler, Texas, USA	Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
25 Feb	75.4	Retired	Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R.	Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.	Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
58.7	Appointed	Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci	Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
78.6	Retired	John Michael Miller, C.S.B.	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
66.9	Appointed	José Maria Pereira	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
66.9	Appointed	José Maria Pereira	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
60.2	Appointed	Joselito Ramalho Nogueira	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
60.2	Appointed	Joselito Ramalho Nogueira	Titular Bishop of Tinum	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
97.5	Died	Kazimierz Romaniuk †	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr.	Bishop of Balanga, Philippines
65.8	Appointed	Richard William Smith	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
53.7	Appointed	Hiansen Vieira Franco	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
53.7	Appointed	Hiansen Vieira Franco	Titular Bishop of Tigava	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Feb	58.5	Installed	Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B.	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
47.9	Appointed	Josaphat Jackson Bududu	Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania
47.9	Appointed	Josaphat Jackson Bududu	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania
46.2	Appointed	Roberto Campisi	President of the Pontifical Commission for Donations to the Holy See	Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Robert Miroslaw Fedek	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Jose Maria Garcia Maldonado	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
58.9	Appointed	José Francisco González González	Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
63.6	Appointed	Peter Mel Murphy	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
65.1	Ordained Bishop	Timothy James O’Malley	Titular Bishop of Numida	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
55.5	Appointed	Andrés Sáinz Márquez	Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
64.7	Ordained Bishop	John Steven Siemianowski	Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence John Sullivan	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
27 Feb	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Alan Edward Campeau	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
28 Feb	77.5	Retired	Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
70.2	Appointed	Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Iyad Akram Twal	Titular Bishop of Siminina	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

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