Year 1979, November-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 3 Nov46.4Ordained BishopAlphonse Bilung, S.V.D. †Bishop of Rourkela, IndiaBishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedEugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, FranceBishop Emeritus 4 Nov35.5Ordained BishopMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Titular Bishop of Nigrae MaioresArchbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) 5 Nov49.0AppointedRaphael Michael Fliss †Coadjutor Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus 79.7AppointedGérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Cotabato, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 55.0AppointedPhilip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotabato, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 6 Nov44.1AppointedRichard John Sklba †Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 44.1AppointedRichard John Sklba †Titular Bishop of Castro di PugliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 10 Nov53.1AppointedAron Jean-Marie Lustiger †Bishop of Orléans, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France 23.6Ordained PriestJosé Francisco Rezende DiasPriest of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 Nov24.2Ordained DeaconPiero DelboscoDeacon of Torino {Turin}, ItalyBishop of Cuneo-Fossano, Italy 30.0Ordained PriestGílio FelícioPriest of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 53.9Ordained BishopLuís Herbst, C.S.Sp. †Coadjutor Prelate of Juruá, Acre, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil 52.4InstalledFranciszek Antoni Macharski †Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta LatinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland 12 Nov65.3Ordained BishopMyroslav Ivan Lubachivsky †Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine 15 Nov51.8IncardinatedPietro Garlato †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy 68.5ResignedAlfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa RicaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 55.9AppointedPaul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †Bishop of Hwalien, TaiwanCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan 17 Nov46.8AppointedGiuseppe CostanzoOfficial of the Roman Curia - OtherArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy 71.7ResignedPolicarpo da Costa Vaz †Bishop of Guarda, PortugalBishop Emeritus 47.5AppointedAntónio dos Santos †Bishop of Guarda, PortugalBishop Emeritus 18 Nov56.8Ordained BishopEmilio Ogñénovich †Titular Bishop of MibiarcaArchbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina 20 Nov65.3ResignedOtoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, PeruArchbishop Emeritus 47.9ElectedGiuseppe Nardin, O.S.B. †Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, ItalyAbbot Emeritus 57.7SucceededFederico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, PeruArchbishop Emeritus 21 Nov54.0AppointedFrançois-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Créteil, FranceBishop 27.7Ordained DeaconDaniel Kozelinski NettoDeacon of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), BrazilBishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina 58.2AppointedEdward Thomas O’Meara †Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 23 Nov59.1InstalledCándido Genaro Rubiolo †Archbishop of Mendoza, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus 24 Nov90.0DiedAmerigo (Ambrogio) Galbiati, P.I.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Jalpaiguri, India 25 Nov79.1DiedFlorentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †Prelate Emeritus of Chota, Peru 48.6Ordained BishopJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R.Prelate of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil 29 Nov51.4AppointedWolfgang Kirchgässner †Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 51.4AppointedWolfgang Kirchgässner †Titular Bishop of DruasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 30 Nov63.2ResignedPasquale Bacile †Bishop of Acireale, ItalyBishop Emeritus 50.4AppointedOsório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil 52.1AppointedAmaury Castanho †Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil 53.2AppointedEduardo Koaik †Coadjutor Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus 50.7AppointedJosé Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil 48.3AppointedGiuseppe MalandrinoBishop of Acireale, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy 1 Dec65.3ResignedPierre Bouckaert, S.J. †Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 54.0AppointedGiovanni Coppa †Titular Archbishop of SertaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 54.0AppointedGiovanni Coppa †Official of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 70.6ResignedDomenico Enrici †Official of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus 48.9SucceededAndré Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo †Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 24.6Ordained PriestJosé Manuel Romero BarriosPriest of Barcelona, VenezuelaBishop of El Tigre, Venezuela 2 Dec51.3Ordained BishopHenri Désiré Delrue †Titular Bishop of PolymartiumAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France 28.2Ordained PriestLaurent Bernard Marie UlrichPriest of Dijon, FranceArchbishop of Paris, France 3 Dec44.3AppointedBrendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Ferns, Ireland 44.3AppointedBrendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.Titular Bishop of ThibilisBishop Emeritus of Ferns, Ireland 48.4AppointedLaurence Forristal †Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland 48.4AppointedLaurence Forristal †Titular Bishop of RotdonBishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland 22.9Perpetual VowsNatale Paganelli, S.X.Member of Xaverian Missionary FathersApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone 25.9Ordained DeaconTomo VukšićDeacon of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and HerzegovinaArchbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 Dec76.9AppointedJoão Batista Costa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, BrazilBishop Emeritus 64.4AppointedMiguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus 60.0AppointedHenrique Froehlich, S.J. †Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil 60.0AppointedAldo Mongiano, I.M.C. †Bishop of Roraima, BrazilBishop Emeritus 53.7AppointedHéctor Morera Vega †Bishop of Tilarán, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus 48.7AppointedJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus 44.1AppointedAlano Maria Pena, O.P.Bishop of Marabá, Para, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 67.0AppointedTiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus 60.3AppointedVictor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. †Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil 5 Dec54.1InstalledJohn Joseph Snyder †Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USABishop Emeritus 6 Dec83.1DiedAlbert Lewis Fletcher †Bishop Emeritus of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 52.5AppointedNicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi †Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet NamBishop Emeritus 54.3AppointedAmbrose Mathalaimuthu †Bishop of Coimbatore, IndiaBishop Emeritus 49.1AppointedChristian Wiyghan Tumi †Bishop of Yagoua, CameroonCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon 7 Dec26.4Ordained PriestPrecioso Dacalos Cantillas, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Maasin, Philippines 26.2Ordained DeaconAlberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.Deacon of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile 23.2Ordained DeaconJulius Sullan TonelDeacon of Davao, PhilippinesArchbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines 8 Dec56.5Ordained BishopJoseph Marie Ðinh Bỉnh †Coadjutor Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet NamBishop 53.2Ordained BishopAron Jean-Marie Lustiger †Bishop of Orléans, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France 49.4Ordained BishopAthanase Matti Shaba MatokaTitular Bishop of Dara dei SiriArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq 28.7Ordained PriestPaulo Mendes PeixotoPriest of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil 27.1ProfessedEmmanuel Obbo, A.J.Member of Apostles of Jesus MissionariesArchbishop of Tororo, Uganda 57.4CeasedLouis Pathé Barry †Apostolic Administrator of Conakry {Konakry}, GuineaPriest 27.1Ordained PriestJonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela 27.1Ordained PriestWilmar Santin, O. Carm.Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelPrelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil 34.4Ordained BishopRobert SarahArchbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, GuineaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 9 Dec32.0Ordained PriestFrancisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique 84.5DiedFulton John Sheen †Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA 26.7Ordained PriestJosé Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil 28.0Ordained PriestLazzaro You Heung-sikPriest of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy 10 Dec43.9AppointedSincero Barcenilla Lucero †Bishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 11 Dec57.3ResignedArnulfo Surtida Arcilla †Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines 54.4ResignedAntonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 12 Dec66.0ResignedPatrick Joseph Casey †Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 52.0AppointedJosé de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Fresno, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military 13 Dec58.2DiedAlfred Bengsch †Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany 15 Dec25.6Ordained PriestJosé Luis Henao CadavidPriest of Jericó, ColombiaBishop of Líbano-Honda, Colombia 47.0Ordained BishopPhilippe Kourouma †Bishop of N’Zérékoré, GuineaBishop Emeritus 70.1AppointedSante Portalupi †Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal 16 Dec28.5Ordained PriestJosé Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. †Priest of Sons of Divine ProvidenceAuxiliary Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil 71.8DiedLadislav Hlad †Titular Bishop of Cediae 18 Dec58.2AppointedFrancis Anthony Quinn †Bishop of Sacramento, California, USABishop Emeritus 19 Dec46.5AppointedGodfried Danneels †Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 44.2Ordained BishopRichard John Sklba †Titular Bishop of Castro di PugliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 20 Dec48.0AppointedGeneroso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. †Bishop of Digos, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 85.7DiedJoseph Cheikho †Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran 73.0ResignedPaul II Cheikho †Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq 63.9AppointedMatthias A. Chimole †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus 49.1Ordained BishopRaphael Michael Fliss †Coadjutor Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus 56.3AppointedJohn Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 56.3AppointedJohn Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of StratherniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain 46.3ResignedPatrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr. †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus 44.0Ordained PriestJorge Luis Lona †Priest of San Juan de Cuyo, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina 66.3ResignedLaurentius Satoshi Nagae †Bishop of Urawa, JapanBishop Emeritus 47.8AppointedFrancis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado †Bishop of Urawa, JapanArchbishop of Nagasaki, Japan 52.4AppointedHoward George Tripp †Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 52.4AppointedHoward George Tripp †Titular Bishop of NeoportusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain 36.0AppointedMatthias U Shwe †Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar 36.0AppointedMatthias U Shwe †Titular Bishop of UzippariArchbishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar 49.7Ordained BishopThomas Stafford Williams †Archbishop of Wellington, New ZealandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 21 Dec48.1Ordained Bishop[Michael Fu Tie-shan] †Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China 22 Dec29.2Ordained PriestEnrico dal Covolo, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAssessor Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences 35.3Ordained PriestAntonius Lambertus Maria HurkmansPriest of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop Emeritus 26.9Ordained PriestJuan Rubén MartínezPriest of San Isidro, ArgentinaBishop of Posadas, Argentina 23 Dec84.0DiedDomenico Valerii †Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy 27 Dec53.8Ordained BishopHéctor Morera Vega †Bishop of Tilarán, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus 27.7Ordained PriestCrispin Ojeda MárquezPriest of Colima, MéxicoBishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México 28 Dec82.0DiedJosaphat Josyf Fedoryk, O.S.B.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine 28.2Ordained PriestCanísio KlausPriest of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil 29 Dec77.0RetiredGiovanni Umberto Colombo †Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 52.8AppointedCarlo Maria Martini, S.J. †Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus