Year 2007, February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Feb75.1DiedGeneroso Cambronero Camiña, P.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines 85.9DiedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 2 Feb67.0AppointedAbraham Escudero Montoya †Bishop of Palmira, Colombia 75.0RetiredFranz Kamphaus †Bishop of Limburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus 88.0DiedOvidio Lari †Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy 78.9AppointedFriedrich WetterApostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 78.9RetiredFriedrich WetterArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 3 Feb54.5Ordained BishopJean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-MelkitiArchbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria 77.1DiedPeter Joseph Mallon †Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 64.8Ordained BishopMatthias Kobena NketsiahTitular Bishop of AbaradiraArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana 64.8Ordained BishopJosé Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E.Bishop of Hwange, ZimbabweBishop Emeritus 45.6Ordained BishopChristophe ZoaTitular Bishop of HiltaBishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon 4 Feb62.8InstalledRené-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin 52.1Ordained BishopJaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 73.8DiedGerard Francis Loft, S.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Auki, Solomon Islands 60.1Ordained BishopGregorio Martínez Sacristán †Bishop of Zamora, Spain 54.4InstalledAntônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 70.6DiedBedřich Provazník †Bishop 5 Feb77.0RetiredAmédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus 78.8RetiredPeter Henrici, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 6 Feb48.6AppointedReinhard PappenbergerAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany 48.6AppointedReinhard PappenbergerTitular Bishop of AptucaAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany 55.9Ordained BishopAnthony Swamy ThomasappaBishop of Chikmagalur, India 7 Feb46.1AppointedJacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. †Titular Bishop of BaparaBishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India 76.6RetiredGeraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 63.2AppointedJosé Alberto Moura, C.S.S.Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 8 Feb47.6SelectedBaselios Cleemis (Isaac) ThottunkalCardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India 9 Feb24.1Ordained DeaconIsaac Jules Peter Georges BoutrosDeaconCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon 58.7AppointedLuis Armando Tineo RiveraAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela 58.7AppointedLuis Armando Tineo RiveraTitular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela 10 Feb52.8Ordained BishopCarlo Chenis, S.D.B. †Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy 62.0AppointedDionisio Guillermo García IbáñezArchbishop of Santiago de Cuba 74.9RetiredPedro Claro Meurice Estiu †Archbishop of Santiago de CubaArchbishop Emeritus 68.9InstalledPaolo RomeoArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredAnton Schlembach †Bishop of Speyer, GermanyBishop Emeritus 69.1AppointedAnthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of NepalVicar Apostolic Emeritus 69.1AppointedAnthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †Titular Bishop of GigthiVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal 50.9Ordained BishopJoseph Chusak SirisutBishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 47.6ConfirmedBaselios Cleemis (Isaac) ThottunkalCardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India 11 Feb52.1InstalledArmando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M.Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil 14 Feb42.7AppointedDaniel Fernández TorresAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 42.7AppointedDaniel Fernández TorresTitular Bishop of SufesBishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 55.1AppointedJohn MoolachiraBishop of Diphu, IndiaArchbishop of Guwahati, India 15 Feb55.8AppointedJuan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de ChinchetruSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsSecretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts 71.3AppointedBruno Bertagna †Titular Archbishop of DrivastumVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 71.3AppointedBruno Bertagna †Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsVice President Emeritus 68.9AppointedFrancesco CoccopalmerioPresident of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsCardinal, President Emeritus 68.9AppointedFrancesco CoccopalmerioTitular Archbishop of CoelianaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 76.8RetiredJulián Herranz CasadoPresident of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsCardinal, President Emeritus 45.1AppointedJean Claude RandrianarisoaBishop of Miarinarivo, MadagascarBishop Emeritus 79.2RetiredRaymond RazakarinvonyBishop of Miarinarivo, MadagascarBishop Emeritus 16 Feb61.5AppointedAlbert D’SouzaArchbishop of Agra, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus 56.7InstalledJoshuah Ignathios KizhakkeveettilBishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India 81.6DiedEustathe Joseph Mounayer †Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria 17 Feb46.9Ordained BishopManuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F.Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipeBishop Emeritus 19 Feb55.6AppointedAdalberto Martínez FloresBishop of San Pedro, ParaguayCardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay 21 Feb96.4DiedIgnace Antoine II Hayek †Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon 22 Feb49.1AppointedClaudio GiuliodoriBishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy 76.0RetiredArmindo Lopes Coelho †Bishop of Porto, PortugalBishop Emeritus 58.5AppointedManuel José Macário do Nascimento ClementeBishop of Porto, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal 59.8AppointedDomenico MogaveroBishop of Mazara del Vallo, ItalyBishop Emeritus 23 Feb45.8AppointedRicardo Lingan BaccayAuxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesArchbishop 45.8AppointedRicardo Lingan BaccayTitular Bishop of GabalaArchbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines 24 Feb52.8InstalledCarlo Chenis, S.D.B. †Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy 52.4AppointedAnil Joseph Thomas CoutoBishop of Jullundur, IndiaArchbishop of Delhi, India 75.9RetiredWilliam Leonard D’Mello †Bishop of Karwar, IndiaBishop Emeritus 78.8RetiredPatrick Paul D’Souza †Bishop of Varanasi, IndiaBishop Emeritus 52.7AppointedDerek FernandesBishop of Karwar, IndiaBishop of Belgaum, India 62.0InstalledDionisio Guillermo García IbáñezArchbishop of Santiago de Cuba 79.0DiedMathias Kappil †Bishop Emeritus of Punalur, India 75.8RetiredSymphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Jullundur, IndiaBishop Emeritus 87.1DiedBernard Mabula †Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania 49.0AppointedRaphy ManjalyBishop of Varanasi, IndiaArchbishop of Agra, India 84.5DiedAugusto Trujillo Arango †Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia 25 Feb39.7Ordained BishopAnton LeichtfriedTitular Bishop of RufinianaAuxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria 42.9Ordained BishopEmílio SumbeleloCoadjutor Bishop of Uije, AngolaBishop of Viana, Angola 26 Feb88.9DiedBernard Henri René Jacqueline †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco 77.9DiedJosé Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil 27 Feb54.2Ordained BishopKurien ValiakandathilBishop of Bhagalpur, India 28 Feb57.6AppointedEsmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del PradoBishop of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil 43.3Ordained BishopShelton Joseph FabreTitular Bishop of PudentianaArchbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA 66.5ResignedGutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R.Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 53.4SucceededJoércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 84.2DiedAbdul-Ahad Sana †Bishop Emeritus of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq 72.5ResignedLino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †Bishop of Santarém, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus