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21st day of September

Living Bishop Events

1980 and Later

St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist (Feast)

See Also: 1979 and Earlier | Diocese Events

YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
198029.6Jean-Luc BruninOrdained DeaconDeacon of Lille, FranceBishop of Le Havre, France
198329.6Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O. Carm.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelBishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico
198525.4Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Saint Paul the First HermitBishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
24.0Pietro LagneseOrdained DeaconDeacon of Capua, ItalyArchbishop
198625.5Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)Ordained PriestPriestApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
32.9Pedro Ignacio Wolcan OlanoOrdained PriestPriest of Mercedes, UruguayBishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
199129.3John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.First VowsMember of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana
27.0Gian Luca PericiOrdained PriestPriest of Velletri-Segni, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Zambia
29.7Jean Claude RandrianarisoaOrdained PriestPriest of Antananarivo, MadagascarBishop Emeritus of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
49.8Angelo ScolaOrdained BishopBishop of Grosseto, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
199236.7Dmytro (Bohdan) Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
199331.3César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv.Perpetual VowsPriest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualVicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
25.3Javier Herrera CoronaOrdained PriestPriest of Autlán, Jalisco, MéxicoApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
199653.5Heinz Josef AlgermissenOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of LabicumBishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
43.0Reinhard MarxOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of PetinaCardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
199753.3Raymond W. FieldOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Árd MórAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
30.7Djalwana Laurent LompoOrdained PriestPriest of Niamey, NigerArchbishop of Niamey, Niger
38.4Pascal N’KouéOrdained BishopBishop of Natitingou, BeninArchbishop of Parakou, Benin
31.8Thibault VernyOrdained DeaconDeacon of Paris, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
199849.5Blase Joseph CupichOrdained BishopBishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
200166.3Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. SchönstattAppointedBishop of Temuco, ChileBishop Emeritus
200264.4Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I.Ordained BishopBishop of Tilarán, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
63.0Paolino SchiavonOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TrebiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
200330.2Philippe Médard GuiougouOrdained DeaconDeacon of Saint-Denis, FranceBishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
200447.2Robert Anthony DanielsAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
47.2Robert Anthony DanielsAppointedTitular Bishop of ScebatianaBishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
45.4Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.AppointedArchbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
59.5Dennis Joseph SullivanOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of EneraBishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
200553.5George AntonysamyOrdained BishopTitular Archbishop of SulciArchbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
59.6Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F.AppointedBishop of Serrinha, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
60.1José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.AppointedArchbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
54.8Jacinto Agcaoili JoseAppointedBishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
200732.9Benoni AmbăruşIncardinatedPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyArchbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
47.7Antoni DziemiankoCeasedApostolic Administrator of Minsk-Mohilev, BelarusBishop of Pinsk, Belarus
61.7Tadeusz KondrusiewiczAppointedArchbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, BelarusArchbishop Emeritus
42.5Joseph Li ShanOrdained BishopBishop of Beijing [Peking], China
45.5Michael MulhallOrdained BishopBishop of Pembroke, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
47.1Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.AppointedArchbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation
47.4Dominikus SakuOrdained BishopBishop of Atambua, Indonesia
200868.9Juan Piris FrígolaInstalledBishop of Lleida, SpainBishop Emeritus
200963.5Richard John GreccoInstalledBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaBishop Emeritus
56.3Albert LeGattInstalledArchbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
201049.2Thomas Eusebios NaickamparampilOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of LaresBishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India
201153.2Christopher James CoyneAppointedApostolic Administrator of Indianapolis, Indiana, USAArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
52.5Charles Jason GordonOrdained BishopBishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, AntillesArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
65.2Robert Rivas, O.P.CeasedApostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
67.2Eugène Lambert Adrian RixenAppointedApostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
60.8Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
60.8Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.AppointedTitular Bishop of ThisiduoCardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
50.2Lucio Ángel Vallejo BaldaAppointedSecretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeSecretary Emeritus
68.1Giuseppe VersaldiAppointedPresident of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
68.1Giuseppe VersaldiAppointedArchbishop (Personal Title)Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
201269.2Robert Joseph CunninghamAppointedApostolic Administrator of Rochester, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
45.9José Rico PavésOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of MentesaBishop of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
61.3Kevin William VannAppointedBishop of Orange in California, USA
201351.1Mirosław AdamczykAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Sierra LeoneApostolic Nuncio to Argentina
72.9Lorenzo BaldisseriAppointedSecretary General of the Synod of BishopsCardinal, Secretary General Emeritus
52.2Leo William CushleyOrdained BishopArchbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
70.1Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.AppointedAdjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
62.6Nikola EterovićAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Germany
55.3Giampiero GloderAppointedPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyApostolic Nuncio to Romania
55.3Giampiero GloderAppointedTitular Archbishop of TeldeApostolic Nuncio to Romania
75.4Manuel Monteiro de CastroRetiredMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
55.7Jorge Carlos Patrón WongAppointedOfficial of the Congregation for the ClergyArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
55.7Jorge Carlos Patrón WongAppointedArchbishop (Personal Title)Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
74.4Jean-Claude PérissetRetiredApostolic Nuncio to GermanyApostolic Nuncio
69.0Mauro PiacenzaAppointedMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
59.9Orazio Francesco PiazzaOrdained BishopBishop of Sessa Aurunca, ItalyBishop of Viterbo, Italy
57.7Ansgar PuffOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of GordusAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
52.4Jose PuthenveettilOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of RusubbicariAuxiliary Bishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
53.5Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I.Ordained BishopBishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
72.0Beniamino StellaAppointedPrefect of the Congregation for the ClergyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
201447.5Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M.InstalledPrelate of Tefé, Amazonas, BrazilBishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.2Jean-Paul Gabriel Émile GuschingOrdained BishopBishop of Verdun, FranceBishop Emeritus
201575.7Nándor BosákRetiredBishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, HungaryBishop Emeritus
51.5Ferenc PalánkiAppointedBishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary
201662.4Hugo Norberto SantiagoAppointedBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
66.0David Prescott TalleyAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USABishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
50.1Kurian Mathew VayalunkalAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio to Chile
201761.9Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.AppointedBishop of Bomadi, Nigeria
59.1Geevarghese Makarios KalayilOrdained BishopBishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
58.4Yoohanon Theodosius KochuthundilOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of Thuburbo MaiusBishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
201867.2Charles Daniel BalvoAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Czech RepublicApostolic Nuncio to Australia
71.8Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.ResignedBishop of San Felipe, ChileBishop Emeritus
74.5Juliusz JanuszRetiredApostolic Nuncio to SloveniaApostolic Nuncio
74.5Juliusz JanuszRetiredApostolic Delegate to KosovoApostolic Nuncio
75.7Giuseppe LeanzaRetiredApostolic Nuncio to Czech RepublicApostolic Nuncio
49.1Jaime Cesar Ortiz de Lazcano PiquerAppointedApostolic Administrator of San Felipe, ChilePriest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
55.0Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.AppointedApostolic Administrator of San Bartolomé de Chillán, ChileArchbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
60.1Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.ResignedBishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán, ChileBishop Emeritus
201964.1Faustino Armendáriz JiménezAppointedArchbishop of Durango, México
43.3Marco GanciAppointedPermanent Observer to Council of Europe
52.1José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.InstalledBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
57.1Francis MeliAppointedApostolic Administrator of Aitape, Papua New GuineaBishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
50.5Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.Ordained BishopVicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru
202056.6Stephen Ameyu Martin MullaAppointedApostolic Administrator of Wau, South SudanCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
70.2Hubert BerenbrinkerResignedAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.2Giovanni GaspariAppointedApostolic Nuncio to AngolaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
57.2Giovanni GaspariAppointedApostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and PríncipeApostolic Nuncio to Korea
57.2Giovanni GaspariAppointedTitular Archbishop of Alba MaritimaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
202158.7Domingo Buezo LeivaInstalledBishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
78.3Raúl Antonio Martinez ParedesAppointedApostolic Administrator of Izabal, GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala
54.2Giovanni MassaroOrdained BishopBishop of Avezzano, Italy
56.7Henry MchamunguOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of TanaramusaAuxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
51.9Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A.Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of PerdicesBishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
44.0Tulio Omar Pérez RiveraCeasedAdministrator of Sololá-Chimaltenango, GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
65.5João Evangelista Pimentel LavradorAppointedBishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
60.5Krzysztof Stefan WłodarczykAppointedBishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland
202256.4Algacir Munhak, C.S.AppointedBishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.9Manuel Parrado CarralRetiredBishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
45.0Tulio Omar Pérez RiveraOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of FilacaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
56.8José Bolivar Piedra AguirreAppointedBishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
75.2Juan Antonio Reig PlaRetiredBishop of Alcalá de Henares, SpainBishop Emeritus
48.3Jesús Vidal ChamorroAppointedApostolic Administrator of Alcalá de Henares, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain
202358.2Giuseppe AlbertiAppointedBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
49.7Américo Manuel Alves AguiarAppointedCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
65.0Lourdu AnandamAppointedBishop of Sivagangai, India
51.3Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.AppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Maputo, MozambiqueBishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
51.3Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.AppointedTitular Bishop of Putia in NumidiaBishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
53.2Habila Tyiakwonaboi DabohAppointedBishop of Zaria, Nigeria
66.2Joseph Ðặng Ðức NgânAppointedCoadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet NamArchbishop
66.2Joseph Ðặng Ðức NgânAppointedApostolic Administrator of Ðà Nẵng, Viet NamArchbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
67.1Buenaventura Malayo FamadicoResignedBishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
76.8Jonás Guerrero CoronaRetiredBishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
61.7Jesús José Herrera QuiñonezAppointedBishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
75.2Francesco MilitoRetiredBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
60.9Mylo Hubert Claudio VergaraAppointedApostolic Administrator of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop of Pasig, Philippines
202456.7Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.InstalledPrelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
76.9Saúl Figueroa AlbornozCeasedApostolic Administrator of Valencia en VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
63.7Jesús González de Zárate SalasInstalledArchbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
55.3Marcelino Antonio Malabanan MaralitAppointedBishop of San Pablo, Philippines
55.8Kévork Noradounguian, I.C.P.B.Ordained BishopTitular Archbishop of Sebaste degli ArmeniOrdinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
47.5Josep-Lluís Serrano PentinatOrdained BishopCoadjutor Bishop of Urgell, SpainBishop
202562.8Simon Peter KamomoeAppointedApostolic Administrator of Wote, KenyaAuxiliary Bishop
75.0Václav MalýRetiredAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.2Mamiarisoa Modeste RandrianifahananaOrdained BishopTitular Bishop of IucundianaAuxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
73.7Norman King’oo WambuaCeasedApostolic Administrator of Wote, KenyaBishop of Machakos, Kenya

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