Year 1991, December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Dec35.2IncardinatedJuraci Gomes de OliveiraPriest of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil 70.7ResignedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 70.7ResignedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 1 Dec24.3Ordained DeaconJuan de Dios Peña RojasDeacon of Mérida, VenezuelaBishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela 25.1Ordained DeaconGerardo Ernesto Salas ArjonaDeacon of Mérida, VenezuelaBishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela 28.9Ordained DeaconCarlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Deacon of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil 26.5Ordained DeaconFrançois Marie Pierre TouvetDeacon of Dijon, FranceBishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France 3 Dec55.3AppointedJohn Alexius Bathersby †Archbishop of Brisbane, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus 25.6ProfessedJoselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.Member of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia 53.6Ordained BishopPierre Nguyễn Văn NhơnCoadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet NamCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam 75.2RetiredFrancis Roberts Rush †Archbishop of Brisbane, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus 4 Dec55.5AppointedLuiz Gonzaga Bergonzini †Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus 48.2AppointedJuan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.Prelate of Ayaviri, PeruPrelate Emeritus 53.1AppointedJuan Antonio Ugarte PérezAuxiliary Bishop of Yauyos, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru 5 Dec47.1InstalledBaltazar Enrique Porras CardozoArchbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 77.3DiedElias Shaheen (Chahine) †Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada 6 Dec34.0Ordained PriestSebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Lahore, Pakistan 7 Dec62.7AppointedGiacomo Babini †Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy 26.5Ordained PriestÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínPriest of Ciudad Guayana, VenezuelaArchbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela 24.5Ordained PriestMario FarciPriest of Cagliari, ItalyBishop of Iglesias, Italy 75.9RetiredPietro Fiordelli †Bishop of Prato, ItalyBishop Emeritus 79.3DiedAldo Forzoni †Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy 58.9AppointedJesus Castro Galang †Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines 51.7AppointedDante LafranconiBishop of Savona-Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy 43.0Ordained DeaconJohn (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.Deacon of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria 43.0ProfessedJohn (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria 30.2Ordained DeaconLaurent Jean Lucien Marie PercerouDeacon of Chartres, FranceBishop of Nantes, France 28.9Ordained PriestAntoine Sabi BioPriest of Natitingou, BeninBishop 54.6AppointedGastone Simoni †Bishop of Prato, ItalyBishop Emeritus 8 Dec27.8Ordained PriestFrancis Joseph Cui Qingqi, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Hankow [Hankou], China 27.5Ordained PriestPaul Ling JiansenPriestBishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China 24.1Ordained DeaconCarlos José de OliveiraDeacon of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil 67.1Ordained Bishop[Matthew Pan Deshi] †Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China 36.7Ordained PriestBertram Víctor Wick EnzlerPriest of Guayaquil, EcuadorBishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador 10 Dec64.0AppointedDaniel Anthony CroninArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop Emeritus 65.3AppointedJohn Joseph Glynn †Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, MilitaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 65.3AppointedJohn Joseph Glynn †Titular Bishop of MonteverdeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military 11 Dec48.5AppointedJoseph Vernon Fougère †Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaBishop Emeritus 79.5DiedFilippo Pocci †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy 12 Dec58.6AppointedErmanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco, PeruBishop 13 Dec24.4Ordained PriestEduardo MalaspinaPriest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil 86.6DiedIlario Roatta †Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy 27.7Ordained PriestGustavo Óscar ZanchettaPriest of Quilmes, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina 14 Dec24.5Ordained PriestLuiz Henrique da Silva BritoPriest of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24.9Ordained DeaconAndré GuèyeDeacon of Thiès, SenegalArchbishop of Dakar, Senegal 43.5AppointedPetar Šolić †Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia 43.5AppointedPetar Šolić †Titular Bishop of MaurianaAuxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia 62.0AppointedPaul Fouad Naïm Tabet †Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in GenevaApostolic Nuncio 59.4AppointedIñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. †Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus 15 Dec51.1InstalledJosé María ArancedoBishop of Mar del Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina 24.9Ordained DeaconAnte JozićDeacon of Split-Makarska, CroatiaApostolic Nuncio to Georgia 65.0DiedAntuvan Marovitch †Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey 16 Dec73.4AppointedErnesto Maria Fiore †Titular Archbishop of NoviDean Emeritus of the Roman Rota 54.3AppointedMichael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.Titular Bishop of NepteCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 86.2DiedArgimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela 52.1AppointedZenon Grocholewski †Titular Archbishop of AcropolisCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) 47.7AppointedRino PassigatoTitular Archbishop of Nova CaesarisApostolic Nuncio 47.7AppointedRino PassigatoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to BurundiApostolic Nuncio 17 Dec28.0Ordained PriestAnton BalPriest of Kundiawa, Papua New GuineaArchbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea 83.1DiedSimon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 18 Dec53.7AppointedJosé Doth de Oliveira †Coadjutor Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus 64.5ResignedAlfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †Bishop of Zárate-Campana, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 64.5AppointedHubert Luthe †Bishop of Essen, GermanyBishop Emeritus 58.6AppointedRafael Eleuterio Rey †Bishop of Zárate-Campana, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 19 Dec60.5InstalledJesús Arturo Roldán †Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina 21 Dec51.2AppointedCesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus 87.6DiedLuís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil 25.1Ordained PriestMário Antônio da SilvaPriest of Jacarezinho, Parana, BrazilArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil 83.8DiedFrancis Han Tingbi (Ting-pi) †Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China 49.2AppointedMarampudi Joji †Bishop of Khammam, IndiaArchbishop of Hyderabad, India 69.5DiedPierre Jean Marie Kervennic †Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France 65.0AppointedHenri Salina, C.R.A. †Titular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland 71.0SucceededJoseph Sun Yuanmo †Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China 69.9AppointedYohannes Woldegiorgis †Titular Bishop of FormaVicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia 69.9AppointedYohannes Woldegiorgis †Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia 22 Dec51.0Ordained BishopCatalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. SchönstattTitular Bishop of HoraeaBishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay 27.0Ordained PriestTeodoro León MuñozPriest of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainAuxiliary Bishop 25.1Ordained PriestPietro Liu GenzhuPriestBishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China 23 Dec24.3Ordained PriestDennis KuruppasseryPriest of Kottapuram, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop of Kannur, India 24 Dec54.8AppointedAudrys Juozas BačkisArchbishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 55.7AppointedJuozas MatulaitisBishop of Kaišiadorys, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus 65.0AppointedJuozas Preikšas †Bishop of Panevėžys, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus 65.3AppointedJuozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †Bishop of Vilkaviškis, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus 26 Dec38.5EnteredDaniele Libanori, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusOfficial of the Roman Curia - Other 25.3Ordained PriestKurian Mathew VayalunkalPriest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaApostolic Nuncio to Algeria 27 Dec24.4Ordained DeaconPaulo Cezar CostaDeacon of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil 59.7SucceededArthur LuystermanBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumBishop Emeritus 72.3RetiredJoseph Francis Maguire †Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus 63.6AppointedJohn Aloysius Marshall †Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA 33.4Ordained PriestDennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Miao, India 33.4Solemn VowsDennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Miao, India 75.2RetiredLéonce Albert Van Peteghem †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumBishop Emeritus 28 Dec28.0Ordained PriestOllo Modeste KambouPriest of Diébougou, Burkina FasoBishop of Gaoua, Burkina Faso 28.9Ordained PriestAntoine Koné †Priest of Katiola, Côte d’IvoireBishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire 29 Dec26.9Ordained PriestJosé Manuel ImbambaPriest of Lwena, AngolaArchbishop of Saurimo, Angola 31.4Ordained PriestMathieu Madega LebouankehanPriestBishop of Mouila, Gabon 30 Dec92.8DiedDomenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China 63.9AppointedPietro Garlato †Bishop of Tivoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus 31 Dec73.1DiedEdilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. †Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil 26.0Ordained PriestJoseph KodakallilPriest of Satna (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop 79.6DiedMichael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia