Year 1972, November-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 2 Nov48.8AppointedJosé Julio Aguilar García †Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala 3 Nov52.1AppointedJesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †Bishop of Puno, PeruBishop Emeritus 4 Nov25.7Ordained PriestJacob ManathodathPriest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India 56.3Ordained BishopGiulio Oggioni †Bishop of Lodi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy 5 Nov41.2Ordained BishopPeter Yariyok Jatau †Titular Archbishop of VelebusdusArchbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria 28.5Ordained PriestLouis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.DeiPriest of Vientiane, LaosCardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 6 Nov72.3DiedCostantino Caminada †Bishop of Ferentino, Italy BornSilvana Piro, F.M.G.B.Under Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 7 Nov46.6AppointedDesiderio Elso Collino †Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 58.4AppointedGerard Louis Frey †Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus 77.2RetiredMaurice Schexnayder †Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus 8 Nov BornDavid Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador 49.1AppointedJoseph Lawson Howze †Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA 49.1AppointedJoseph Lawson Howze †Titular Bishop of MaxitaBishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA 9 Nov59.2AppointedLuis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez †Bishop of Valencia en VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela 10 Nov49.6AppointedLuís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. †Bishop of Vila Cabral, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Lichinga, Mozambique 12 Nov64.6Ordained BishopValerians Zondaks †Titular Bishop of TabaicaraAuxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia 14 Nov27.6Ordained PriestLeo Cornelio, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India 15 Nov68.3ResignedPaul-Marie-Maurice Perrin †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to EthiopiaApostolic Nuncio 58.2AppointedIppolito Rotoli †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to EthiopiaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan 16 Nov38.0AppointedJulius Babatunde AdelakunAuxiliary Bishop of Oyo, NigeriaBishop Emeritus 38.0AppointedJulius Babatunde AdelakunTitular Bishop of ThunigabaBishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria 50.1AppointedRudolph A. Akanlu †Coadjutor Bishop of Navrongo, GhanaBishop Emeritus of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana 50.1AppointedRudolph A. Akanlu †Titular Bishop of FallabaBishop Emeritus of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana 52.0AppointedWalmor Battú Wichrowski †Titular Bishop of PhelbesBishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 52.0ResignedWalmor Battú Wichrowski †Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus 59.7AppointedJohn Thomas Durkin, M.S.C. †Bishop of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen, South AfricaBishop Emeritus 57.0AppointedJohn Anthony Kelly †Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 57.0AppointedJohn Anthony Kelly †Titular Bishop of ZucchabarAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia 46.9AppointedThomas Francis Little †Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus 46.9AppointedThomas Francis Little †Titular Bishop of TemunianaArchbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia 44.5AppointedSerapio Bwemi Magambo †Bishop of Fort Portal, UgandaBishop Emeritus 66.6ResignedVincent Joseph McCauley, C.S.C. †Bishop of Fort Portal, UgandaBishop Emeritus 36.4AppointedNei Paulo Moretto †Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 56.3AppointedEric Gerard Perkins †Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 56.3AppointedEric Gerard Perkins †Titular Bishop of VerronaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia 17 Nov55.7ResignedVenedictos Printesis †Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus 48.3DiedPaul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. †Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia 19 Nov27.5Ordained PriestGeorge AlencherryPriest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaCardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India 20 Nov74.1AppointedJoseph Gennangi †Titular Bishop of Adana degli ArmeniBishop Emeritus of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria 74.1RetiredJoseph Gennangi †Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaBishop Emeritus 21 Nov44.6AppointedJoseph Louis Bernardin †Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA 63.8AppointedBasil (Herman Francis) Heiser, O.F.M. Conv. †Under Secretary of the Congregation for Religious and Secular InstitutesMinister General Emeritus of Order of Friars Minor Conventual 54.7AppointedHenri Légaré, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 72.7ResignedHenri Routhier, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 22 Nov BornFransiskus Tuaman Sasfo SinagaBishop of Sibolga, Indonesia 23 Nov69.0ResignedJohn Michael O’Neill †Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, CanadaBishop Emeritus 48.1AppointedAlphonsus Liguori Penney †Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 24 Nov43.0AppointedFrançois-Marie-Christian Favreau †Auxiliary Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), FranceBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France 43.0AppointedFrançois-Marie-Christian Favreau †Titular Bishop of Turres AmmeniaeBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France 71.3DiedPeter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China 25 Nov29.5Ordained PriestHéctor Rubén AguerPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina 26.9Ordained PriestPiero CocciaPriest of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy 26.1Ordained PriestÓscar Vicente Ojea QuintanaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Isidro, Argentina 61.6AppointedEzequiel Perea Sánchez †Bishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoBishop Emeritus BornGilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France 26 Nov27.0Ordained PriestTimoteo Hikmat BeylouniPriest of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), SyriaApostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian) 25.5Ordained PriestJoão Bráz de AvizPriest of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 59.0Ordained BishopPatrick Kla Juwle †Titular Bishop of TigamibenaVicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia 30.9Ordained PriestFausto Ramón Mejía VallejoPriest of La Vega, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic 27 Nov52.1AppointedLéon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf †Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France 52.1AppointedLéon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf †Titular Bishop of VassinassaAuxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France 29 Nov25.6Ordained PriestJosé Roberto Ospina LeongómezPriest of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia 30 Nov75.4RetiredBertrand Lacaste †Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus 30.0Ordained PriestEmmanuel Okombo WanderaPriest of Kisumu, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Kericho, Kenya 57.1AppointedVittorio Ottaviani †Bishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy 37.2Ordained BishopPaul Ri Moun-hi †Titular Bishop of ForconiumArchbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) 43.3AppointedHenri Antoine Marie Teissier †Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria Dec67.9DiedKillian Flynn, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Victoria Falls, Zambia 1 Dec BornMartin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A.Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 2 Dec71.0DiedDanio Bolognini †Bishop of Cremona, Italy 30.1Ordained PriestCamilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia 3 Dec25.4Ordained PriestBeniamino PizziolPriest of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy 5 Dec47.8AppointedMarcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military 47.8AppointedMarcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †Titular Bishop of CarianaBishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military 6 Dec60.4AppointedKrikor Ayvazian †Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaBishop Emeritus 80.1DiedEmilio Baroncelli †Bishop Emeritus of Recanati, Italy 76.2DiedHenri-Charles Dupont †Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Lille, France 45.8AppointedJean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. †Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), IraqPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon 51.7AppointedVartan Tekeyan, I.C.P.B. †Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran 7 Dec BornJuan Carlos Asqui PilcoAuxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru 8 Dec23.0Perpetual VowsJosep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Fukuoka, Japan 21.6Solemn VowsRoberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Comayagua, Honduras 25.4Ordained PriestRomulo Tolentino de la Cruz †Priest of Cotabato, PhilippinesArchbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines 27.8Ordained PriestSeverino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil 24.2Ordained PriestAntónio Francisco dos Santos †Priest of Lamego, PortugalBishop of Porto, Portugal BornFrancis McAnally DouganBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain 23.8ProfessedFrancisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia 48.6Ordained BishopCharles Joseph Henderson †Titular Bishop of TrecalaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain 26.4Ordained PriestPaulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian) 83.2DiedCarlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †Superior General Emeritus of Order of the Ministers of the Sick 24.1Ordained PriestHonesto Flores OngtiocoPriest of San Fernando, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Cubao, Philippines 29.9Ordained PriestHéctor Ignacio Salah ZuletaPriest of Sonsón-Rionegro, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia 26.4Ordained PriestPaolo SelvadagiPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 9 Dec24.5Ordained PriestFroilán Tiberio Casas OrtízPriest of Tunja, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia 83.3DiedAntonino Catarella †Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy 51.4SucceededAntonio Lloren Mabutas †Archbishop of Davao, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 31.3Ordained PriestGregory O’Kelly, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Port Pirie, Australia 62.7ResignedClovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †Archbishop of Davao, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 43.8AppointedGilberto Valbuena Sánchez †Auxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Colima, México 43.8AppointedGilberto Valbuena Sánchez †Titular Bishop of Vazari-DiddaBishop Emeritus of Colima, México 10 Dec26.5Ordained PriestFrancisco Javier Chavolla RamosPriest of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Toluca, México, México 46.8Ordained BishopFrancis Joseph MacKiernan †Bishop of Kilmore, IrelandBishop Emeritus 26.1Ordained PriestManuel Parrado CarralPriest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil 32.0Ordained PriestDiamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil 11 Dec BornVasyl HoveraApostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine) 52.5AppointedAlberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. †Bishop of Loja, EcuadorBishop Emeritus 30.0Ordained PriestDécio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil 12 Dec78.9DiedEmile M. Schot, B. †Superior General Emeritus of Clerics Regular of St. Paul 13 Dec47.9AppointedAlfredo Battisti †Archbishop of Udine, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 44.4AppointedBernard James Ganter †Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USABishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA 97.1DiedJean-Marie Jan †Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti 43.7AppointedJohn Raphael Quinn †Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA 47.1AppointedJohn Joseph Snyder †Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA 47.1AppointedJohn Joseph Snyder †Titular Bishop of Forum PopiliiBishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA 14 Dec25.7Ordained PriestJohn Ha Tiong HockPriest of Kuching, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus 27.0Ordained PriestAloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartArchbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia 15 Dec46.7InstalledDesiderio Elso Collino †Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 16 Dec BornPaolo Andreolli, S.X.Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil 24.2Ordained PriestBernard Ardura, O. Praem.Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences 35.3Ordained PriestMalayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India 29.2Ordained PriestCurtis John Guillory, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Beaumont, Texas, USA 29.4Ordained PriestJesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia 65.5ResignedJean Émile André Marie Maury †Archbishop of Reims, FranceArchbishop Emeritus 17 Dec25.9Ordained PriestVicente CostaPriest of MaltaBishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil 49.7Ordained BishopLuís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. †Bishop of Vila Cabral, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Lichinga, Mozambique 52.3Ordained BishopJean Marcel Honoré †Bishop of Évreux, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France 25.5Ordained PriestTelesphore George MpunduPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia 56.5InstalledGiulio Oggioni †Bishop of Lodi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy 18 Dec40.4AppointedGeorge Marian Anathil, S.V.D. †Bishop of Indore, IndiaBishop Emeritus 45.6AppointedLeo Rajendram Antony †Coadjutor Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 28.0Ordained PriestEugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I.Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Esmeraldas, Ecuador 74.8RetiredCesar Francesco Benedetti, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 47.7AppointedAntonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia 47.7AppointedAntonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ThibuzabetumVicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia 42.4AppointedSamuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †Bishop of Montería, ColombiaArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia 46.3AppointedJames Chan Soon Cheong †Bishop of Malacca-Johor, MalaysiaBishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia 55.6AppointedJacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †Bishop of Jaffna, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 66.0ResignedAnthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †Abbot of Ndanda, TanzaniaAbbot Emeritus 52.0AppointedPeter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Naha, JapanBishop Emeritus 43.8AppointedMichael Michai KitbunchuArchbishop of Bangkok, ThailandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 44.8AppointedMaurus Libaba †Bishop of Mtwara, TanzaniaBishop of Lindi, Tanzania 55.0AppointedLeo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka 64.5ResignedJoseph Khiamsun Nittayo †Archbishop of Bangkok, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus 54.8AppointedGiovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia 54.8AppointedGiovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TatiltiVicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia 56.0AppointedNicolas Ravitarivao †Auxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar 56.0AppointedNicolas Ravitarivao †Titular Bishop of ArsennariaAuxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar 69.4DiedFrancesco Rossi †Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy 26.9Ordained PriestMatthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V.Priest of Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)Bishop Emeritus of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India 63.3AppointedDominic Aloysius Vendargon †Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus 51.5DiedRaúl Zambrano Camader †Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia 19 Dec44.7InstalledJoseph Louis Bernardin †Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA 22 Dec51.0AppointedAndré Charles Collini †Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), FranceArchbishop Emeritus 51.0AppointedAndré Charles Collini †Titular Archbishop of SalapiaArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France 23 Dec26.5Ordained PriestMichael August Blume, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordApostolic Nuncio 24.3Ordained PriestNunzio GalantinoPriest of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, ItalyPresident Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 65.1DiedAntônio de Mendonça Monteiro †Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil 53.3AppointedMagín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes †Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 53.3AppointedMagín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes †Titular Bishop of AssavaBishop Emeritus of Texcoco, México, México 24.5Ordained PriestPierre WarinPriest of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), BelgiumBishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium 24 Dec79.5DiedSándor Kovács †Bishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary 26 Dec63.9SelectedKarl Berg †Archbishop of Salzburg, AustriaArchbishop Emeritus 27 Dec41.1SucceededFrank Marcus Fernando †Bishop of Chilaw, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 75.0ResignedEdmund Peiris, O.M.I. †Bishop of Chilaw, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 29 Dec26.2Ordained PriestGustavo Arturo HelpPriest of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina 30 Dec27.4Ordained PriestJean-Gabriel Diarra †Priest of San, MaliBishop 28.4Ordained PriestOswald Joseph LewisPriest of Lucknow, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India 26.0Ordained PriestCarlos Suárez CázaresPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 31 Dec71.8DiedRobert Dermot O’Flanagan †Bishop Emeritus of Juneau, Alaska, USA