Year 2006, January, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown72.1AppointedJohn of the Cross Chang-yik †Apostolic Administrator of Hamhŭng, Korea (North)Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) 77.3RetiredAntoine Hayek, B.C. †Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus DiedYousif Ibrahim, O.A.O.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq 44.4IncardinatedValdir MamedePriest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil 40.6SelectedJoseph Ma YinglinBishop of Kunming [Kunming], ChinaArchbishop 40.0AppointedScott Cal McCaig, C.C.Superior General of Companions of the CrossBishop of Canada, Military 80.5ResignedEustathe Joseph Mounayer †Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria 56.9ResignedSalvador Piñeiro García-CalderónAuxiliary Bishop of Lurín, PeruArchbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru AppointedDenha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), Iraq 35.5SelectedJohn Wang RenleiCoadjutor Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], ChinaBishop 41.7SelectedJohn Baptist Yang XiaotingCoadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], ChinaBishop 2 Jan71.0ResignedJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.Bishop of Indonesia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia 55.4AppointedIgnatius Suharyo HardjoatmodjoBishop of Indonesia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia 3 Jan50.9ConfirmedAntonios Aziz MinaBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), EgyptBishop Emeritus 61.5AppointedJohn Bura †Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 61.5AppointedJohn Bura †Titular Bishop of LimisaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA 50.5AppointedBasil Cho Kyu-manAuxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South) 50.5AppointedBasil Cho Kyu-manTitular Bishop of Elephantaria in ProconsulariBishop of Wonju, Korea (South) 51.6AppointedPaul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA 75.6RetiredBasil Harry Losten †Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USABishop Emeritus 5 Jan42.9Ordained BishopDodë GjergjiBishop of Sapë, AlbaniaBishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia 48.5AppointedGary Michael GordonBishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaBishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 54.7SucceededPeter Liu Cheng-chungBishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan 82.0RetiredPaul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †Bishop of Kaohsiung, TaiwanCardinal, Bishop Emeritus 48.4AppointedAndrzej SiemieniewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, PolandBishop of Legnica, Poland 48.4AppointedAndrzej SiemieniewskiTitular Bishop of TheuziBishop of Legnica, Poland 6 Jan46.9Ordained BishopOttavio Vitale, R.C.J.Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania 7 Jan57.5AppointedPedro Felipe Bacarreza RodríguezBishop of Los Angeles, ChileBishop Emeritus of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles, Chile 75.9RetiredMiguel Caviedes MedinaBishop of Los Angeles, ChileBishop Emeritus 49.8AppointedPierre-Célestin Tshitoko MambaBishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 8 Jan44.4Ordained BishopAnton JamnikTitular Bishop of VinaAuxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia 46.7Ordained BishopJean-Marie Charles André Le VertTitular Bishop of SimidiccaAuxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France 9 Jan75.4RetiredMichael Bzdel, C.Ss.R. †Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 54.9AppointedLawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada 85.1DiedMichael Francis McAuliffe †Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 10 Jan90.2DiedAntonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru 63.9AppointedFrancisco Javier Del Río SendinoBishop of Tarija, BoliviaBishop Emeritus 11 Jan67.8DiedMarko Sopi †Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, SerbiaApostolic Administrator of Prizren-Prishtina, Serbia 12 Jan53.0AppointedPaul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop 36.9SelectedPaul Pei JunminCoadjutor Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], ChinaBishop 13 Jan69.2Ordained BishopSantiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J. †Titular Bishop of VoncariaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier 14 Jan57.1Ordained BishopJuan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.Titular Bishop of Cures SabinorumBishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba 47.7AppointedRoberto Calara MallariAuxiliary Bishop of San Fernando, PhilippinesBishop of Tarlac, Philippines 47.7AppointedRoberto Calara MallariTitular Bishop of ErdoniaBishop of Tarlac, Philippines 55.5AppointedMarlo Mendoza PeraltaCoadjutor Bishop of Alaminos, PhilippinesArchbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines 16 Jan39.7InstalledJames Francis ChecchioRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeBishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA 62.1AppointedJohn Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.Bishop of Kiayi, TaiwanArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan 86.9DiedCarlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 75.6RetiredRené Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné †Bishop of Saint-Flour, FranceBishop Emeritus 17 Jan75.5RetiredBelarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Bishop of San José del Guaviare, ColombiaBishop Emeritus 62.7AppointedJaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. †Bishop of El Banco, Colombia 52.7AppointedPaul Hwang Chul-sooAuxiliary Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus 52.7AppointedPaul Hwang Chul-sooTitular Bishop of Vicus PacatiBishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) 51.3Ordained BishopHéctor Luis Morales SánchezPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México 59.4AppointedGuillermo Orozco MontoyaBishop of San José del Guaviare, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia 40.2IncardinatedLuis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz †Priest of El Banco, ColombiaBishop of Ocaña, Colombia 32.4Ordained PriestPaul SunduPriest of Kundiawa, Papua New GuineaBishop 18 Jan55.6AppointedRemídio José Bohn †Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 55.6AppointedRemídio José Bohn †Titular Bishop of Uchi MaiusBishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 60.0Ordained BishopPierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of AmmaedaraBishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam 62.3AppointedAlessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 62.3AppointedAlessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.Titular Bishop of Furnos MaiorBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 19 Jan74.1DiedAlexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja †Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia 82.1DiedPio Taofinu’u, S.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania) 20 Jan46.1AppointedIvan Tilak JayasunderaBishop of Ratnapura, Sri LankaPriest of Kandy, Sri Lanka 58.6Ordained BishopRalph Walker NicklessBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus 21 Jan68.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to IsraelApostolic Nuncio 68.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio 68.8AppointedAntonio FrancoApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio 26.3Ordained PriestOrthasie Marcellin HerivonjilalainaPriest of Ambatondrazaka, MadagascarBishop 87.5RetiredPaul Lê Ðắc Trọng †Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet NamAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 63.0AppointedBohdan Benjamin LysykanychApostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian)Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian) 58.9AppointedSmaragde MbonyintegeBishop of Kabgayi, RwandaBishop Emeritus 22 Jan50.9InstalledAntonios Aziz MinaBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), EgyptBishop Emeritus 48.9Ordained BishopMario GrechBishop of Gozo, MaltaCardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops 65.4Ordained BishopJean-Paul Mary MathieuBishop of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop Emeritus 63.3Ordained BishopLino PizziBishop of Forli-Bertinoro, ItalyBishop Emeritus 23 Jan47.3IncardinatedJacy Diniz RochaPriest of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil 62.5SucceededCornelius Fontem EsuaArchbishop of Bamenda, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus 39.2IncardinatedValentine Tsamma SeanePriest of Gaborone, BotswanaBishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredPaul Mbiybe Verdzekov †Archbishop of Bamenda, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus 24 Jan48.5AppointedNicola GirasoliTitular Archbishop of Egnazia AppulaApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia 48.5AppointedNicola GirasoliApostolic Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia 48.5AppointedNicola GirasoliApostolic Nuncio to MalawiApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia 43.2AppointedVíctor Manuel Ochoa CadavidAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop of Colombia, Military 43.2AppointedVíctor Manuel Ochoa CadavidTitular Bishop of San LeoneBishop of Colombia, Military 25 Jan50.6Ordained BishopBasil Cho Kyu-manTitular Bishop of Elephantaria in ProconsulariBishop of Wonju, Korea (South) 50.9Ordained BishopJosé Leopoldo González GonzálezTitular Bishop of ThuburnicaBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México 56.3AppointedAnthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya 33.3Ordained DeaconSimon Chibuga MasondoleDeacon of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop of Bunda, Tanzania 45.2Ordained BishopAlexander King SampleBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USAArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA 27 Jan73.8RetiredMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio 61.2InstalledFrancisco Cases AndreuBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop Emeritus 28 Jan53.8AppointedRodrigo Aguilar MartínezBishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, MéxicoBishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México 59.0AppointedVincenzo ApicellaBishop of Velletri-Segni, ItalyBishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredJacques Louis Antoine Marie David †Bishop of Évreux, FranceBishop Emeritus 43.9IncardinatedFerdinand DkharPriest of Jowai, IndiaBishop 76.0RetiredAndrea Maria Erba, B. †Bishop of Velletri-Segni, ItalyBishop Emeritus 59.1AppointedVincent Kympat †Bishop of Jowai, India 50.5AppointedPaul Alois Lakra †Bishop of Gumla, India 50.0AppointedVictor LyngdohBishop of Nongstoin, IndiaArchbishop of Shillong, India 35.9IncardinatedWilbert MarweinPriest of Nongstoin, IndiaBishop 57.6SucceededChristian Philippe Pierre Robert NourrichardBishop of Évreux, FranceBishop Emeritus 61.0AppointedBenedetto TuziaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy 61.0AppointedBenedetto TuziaTitular Bishop of NepetaBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy 29 Jan63.4Ordained BishopPaul Kenjiro KoriyamaBishop of Kagoshima, JapanBishop Emeritus 63.3InstalledLino PizziBishop of Forli-Bertinoro, ItalyBishop Emeritus 30 Jan78.5DiedGiovanni Ceirano †Apostolic Nuncio 31 Jan58.3AppointedClement TirkeyBishop of Jalpaiguri, IndiaBishop Emeritus