Year 2013, January, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown50.4ConfirmedPeter Ding LingbinBishop of Changzhi [Luan], China 53.7AppointedGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Superior General of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria 44.1AppointedKévork Noradounguian, I.C.P.B.Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), PalestineOrdinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian) 63.4ResignedLouis Raphaël I SakoApostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), IraqCardinal, Patriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq Jan48.0AppointedMartin Laliberté, P.M.E.Superior General of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada 1 Jan84.3DiedMoses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA 3 Jan58.5AppointedStephen Arthur JensenBishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada 62.3AppointedDavid Prescott TalleyAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USABishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA 62.3AppointedDavid Prescott TalleyTitular Bishop of LambaesisBishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA 75.5RetiredGerald William Wiesner, O.M.I.Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus 4 Jan66.5Ordained BishopRobert Peter DeeleyTitular Bishop of KearneyBishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA 5 Jan48.4Ordained BishopHenry ArunaBishop of Makeni, Sierra LeoneBishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone 65.3InstalledDomenico CaliandroArchbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 55.1Ordained BishopPasquale CascioArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy 69.6AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio 97.9DiedJoseph-Aurèle Plourde †Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 50.3Ordained BishopJacek Pyl, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of Nova SinnaAuxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine 54.5AppointedNicolas Henry Marie Denis TheveninApostolic Nuncio to GuatemalaApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of 6 Jan55.1InstalledPasquale CascioArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy 56.4Ordained BishopGeorg GänsweinTitular Archbishop of Urbs SalviaApostolic Nuncio to Lithuania 52.6Ordained BishopFortunatus NwachukwuTitular Archbishop of AquavivaSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization 63.0Ordained BishopPeter ParapullilBishop of Jhansi, IndiaBishop Emeritus 54.5Ordained BishopNicolas Henry Marie Denis TheveninTitular Archbishop of AeclanumApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of 62.7Ordained BishopAngelo Vincenzo ZaniTitular Archbishop of VolturnumArchivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive 8 Jan74.5ResignedJoseph Anthony Galante †Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus 67.8AppointedDennis Joseph SullivanBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA 10 Jan46.0AppointedOscar CantúBishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USABishop of San Jose in California, USA 76.1RetiredJoseph Khoury †Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), CanadaBishop Emeritus 52.7AppointedBrendan LeahyBishop of Limerick, Ireland 56.6ConfirmedGeorge MadathikandathilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India 76.3RetiredGeorge PunnakottilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus 76.3RetiredRicardo Ramirez, C.S.B.Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USABishop Emeritus 51.4ConfirmedPaul-Marwan Tabet, M.L.Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada 12 Jan67.6DiedJohn Martin Darko †Bishop Emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana 39.6Ordained BishopNil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of FlenucletaAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine 66.7AppointedJulio Parrilla DíazBishop of Riobamba, EcuadorBishop Emeritus 62.0Ordained DeaconCarl Leonard ReidDeacon of The Chair of Saint Peter, USAOrdinary Emeritus of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia 64.9InstalledJavier Salinas ViñalsBishop of Mallorca, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain 13 Jan63.2InstalledJames Michael HarveyCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} 15 Jan77.8RetiredAntonios Naguib †Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus 77.8RetiredAntonios Naguib †Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 75.3DiedMichel François Pollien †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France 65.6AppointedDesiderius M. RwomaBishop of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 65.6AppointedDesiderius M. RwomaApostolic Administrator of Singida, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania 57.4SelectedIbrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 75.6RetiredNestorius Timanywa †Bishop of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 16 Jan59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LesteApostolic Nuncio to India 59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Delegate to MalaysiaApostolic Nuncio to India 59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Delegate to Brunei DarussalamApostolic Nuncio to India 45.8Ordained BishopRené Leigue CesariTitular Bishop of NepetaArchbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 59.9AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Nuncio to MalaysiaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy 59.9AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LestePresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy 59.9AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Delegate to Brunei DarussalamPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy 17 Jan61.5AppointedCharles Daniel BalvoApostolic Nuncio to KenyaApostolic Nuncio to Australia 61.5AppointedCharles Daniel BalvoPermanent Observer to United Nations Environment Program and Human Settlements ProgramApostolic Nuncio to Australia 56.2Ordained BishopRobert Herman FlockTitular Bishop of Forum PopiliiBishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia 18 Jan46.0AppointedAndré GuèyeBishop of Thiès, Senegal 58.5AppointedHeiner KochBishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), GermanyArchbishop of Berlin, Germany 58.9AppointedHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus 51.2AppointedEamon MartinCoadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, IrelandArchbishop 57.4AppointedIbrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 57.4ConfirmedIbrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt 19 Jan64.1InstalledRodolfo Fontiveros Beltran †Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines 73.7ResignedDominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Mouila, GabonBishop Emeritus 58.7Ordained BishopPius Thomas D’SouzaBishop of Ajmer, IndiaBishop Emeritus 58.7AppointedĐura DžudžarApostolic Exarch of Serbia (Križevci)Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci) 52.1AppointedBorys Andrij GudziakBishop of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA 52.5AppointedMathieu Madega LebouankehanBishop of Mouila, Gabon 52.5AppointedMathieu Madega LebouankehanApostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil, GabonBishop of Mouila, Gabon 50.9AppointedPiotr Henryk SawczukAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, PolandBishop of Drohiczyn, Poland 50.9AppointedPiotr Henryk SawczukTitular Bishop of OttanaBishop of Drohiczyn, Poland 52.3CeasedSocrates Buenaventura VillegasApostolic Administrator of San Fernando de La Union, PhilippinesArchbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines 20 Jan57.7InstalledLorenzo GhizzoniArchbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy 22 Jan56.6AppointedGerardo AntonazzoBishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, ItalyBishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy 55.8AppointedDaniel JodoinBishop of Bathurst in Canada, New BrunswickBishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada 23 Jan83.0DiedJózef Glemp †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 90.7DiedJean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet †Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France 24 Jan84.8DiedJenaro Artázcoz Lizárraga, I.E.M.E. †Director General Emeritus of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras 25 Jan71.2ResignedLeo Murphy Drona, S.D.B.Bishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedBuenaventura Malayo FamadicoBishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 72.1ResignedDeogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.Bishop of Kalookan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 65.6AppointedFrancisco Mendoza de LeonApostolic Administrator of Kalookan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines 50.8Ordained BishopJean-Paul Vesco, O.P.Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaCardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria 26 Jan67.0AppointedGuy Charbonneau, P.M.E.Bishop of Choluteca, HondurasBishop Emeritus 46.0AppointedDjalwana Laurent LompoAuxiliary Bishop of Niamey, NigerArchbishop 46.0AppointedDjalwana Laurent LompoTitular Bishop of BuffadaArchbishop of Niamey, Niger 62.1Ordained PriestCarl Leonard ReidPriest of The Chair of Saint Peter, USAOrdinary Emeritus of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia 51.5Ordained BishopPaul-Marwan Tabet, M.L.Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada 53.2Ordained BishopRudolf VoderholzerBishop of Regensburg, Germany 27 Jan61.1Ordained BishopWilliam CreanBishop of Cloyne, Ireland 29 Jan52.2AppointedAlexander King SampleArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA 91.1DiedReinhold Stecher †Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria 75.9RetiredJohn George VlaznyArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus 30 Jan44.0AppointedJuan Carlos Barreto BarretoBishop of Quibdó, ColombiaBishop of Soacha, Colombia 62.3Ordained BishopPedro Vázquez VillalobosBishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, MéxicoArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México 31 Jan47.3AppointedLaurent Birfuoré DabiréBishop of Dori, Burkina FasoArchbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso 79.2DiedJoseph Cassidy †Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland 49.7AppointedJonas DembéléBishop of Kayes, Mali 66.0ResignedIsidore Fernandes †Bishop of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus 74.9ResignedJacques Ishaq †Administrator of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), IraqCurial Bishop Emeritus 64.4AppointedStanislas Marie Georges Jude LalanneBishop of Pontoise, FranceBishop Emeritus 77.0AppointedIgnatius MenezesApostolic Administrator of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India 99.0DiedJacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu †Bishop Emeritus of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam 63.5SelectedLouis Raphaël I SakoPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), IraqCardinal, Patriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq 63.5SelectedLouis Raphaël I SakoArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqCardinal, Patriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq