Year 1998, February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Feb52.2AppointedAntonio Cañizares LloveraApostolic Administrator of Cartagena (en España)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain 32.5IncardinatedEugenio Andrés Lira RugarcíaPriest of Puebla de los Ángeles, MéxicoBishop of Matamoros-Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México 1 Feb83.5DiedValentino Vailati †Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy 2 Feb57.9AppointedLuigi BressanApostolic Delegate to MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy 57.9AppointedLuigi BressanApostolic Delegate to Brunei DarussalamArchbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy 55.8AppointedLuis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. †Archbishop of Tunja, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus 52.4Ordained BishopMieczysław CisłoTitular Bishop of AucaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland 51.9Ordained BishopRichard John GreccoTitular Bishop of UcculaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 60.7AppointedHéctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón †Bishop of Chiquinquirá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia 59.8AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Nuncio to South AfricaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 59.8AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Nuncio to NamibiaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 59.8AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Nuncio to SwazilandCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 75.4RetiredAugusto Trujillo Arango †Archbishop of Tunja, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus 4 Feb45.4AppointedAntônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil 5 Feb82.5DiedConrad Henri Blanchet, M.S. †Superior General Emeritus of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette 51.6Ordained BishopMarcelino Hernández RodríguezTitular Bishop of AncusaBishop Emeritus of Colima, México 52.8AppointedSalvatore PappalardoBishop of Nicosia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy 77.1DiedBl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity 86.2DiedAdolfo Servando Tortolo †Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina 6 Feb61.2Ordained BishopAdrian Leo DoyleCoadjutor Archbishop of Hobart, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus 7 Feb55.0Ordained BishopAngelo BagnascoBishop of Pesaro, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy 58.7AppointedStanisław DziwiszTitular Bishop of San LeoneCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland 58.7AppointedStanisław DziwiszOfficial of the Prefecture of the Papal HouseholdCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland 48.2AppointedJames Michael HarveyPrefect of the Prefecture of the Papal HouseholdCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} 48.2AppointedJames Michael HarveyTitular Bishop of MemphisCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} 44.5AppointedPedro López QuintanaAssessor of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Austria 75.8RetiredDino Monduzzi †Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal HouseholdCardinal, Prefect Emeritus 8 Feb26.0ProfessedJoão Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil 58.2InstalledJohn BuckleyBishop of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop Emeritus 50.5Ordained BishopJoseph Ignace Randrianasolo †Titular Bishop of MilevumBishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar 9 Feb64.9InstalledEdward Peter Cullen †Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus 86.0DiedEmanuele Romano †Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy 11 Feb49.3Ordained BishopSalvatore LigorioBishop of Tricarico, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy 84.4DiedLaurentius Satoshi Nagae †Bishop Emeritus of Urawa, Japan 72.6DiedLuc Auguste Sangaré †Archbishop of Bamako, Mali 87.9DiedWilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia 13 Feb96.2DiedRené-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Yibin [Suifu], China 47.2AppointedAntal SpányiAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, HungaryBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary 47.2AppointedAntal SpányiTitular Bishop of TharrosBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary 14 Feb44.0AppointedJoel Zamudio BaylonBishop of Masbate, PhilippinesBishop of Legazpi, Philippines 77.3RetiredJesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †Bishop of Puno, PeruBishop Emeritus 65.3AppointedCharles Caruana †Bishop of GibraltarBishop Emeritus 76.9RetiredBernard Patrick Devlin †Bishop of GibraltarBishop Emeritus 75.4RetiredPorfirio Rivera Iligan †Bishop of Masbate, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 43.1AppointedBernard Emmanuel Kasanda MulengaAuxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop 43.1AppointedBernard Emmanuel Kasanda MulengaTitular Bishop of UtimmiraBishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 48.5AppointedStanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M.Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 56.0AppointedPiero MariniTitular Bishop of MartiranoPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses 50.3Ordained BishopJean NtagwararaBishop of Bubanza, BurundiBishop Emeritus 32.5Ordained PriestCarlo Maria PolvaniPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalySecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education 70.2AppointedRaymond RazakarinvonyBishop of Miarinarivo, MadagascarBishop Emeritus 60.0AppointedRémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. †Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza, MalawiArchbishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi 60.0AppointedRémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of MolicunzaArchbishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi 57.5InstalledFilippo Strofaldi †Bishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop Emeritus 59.1AppointedFrancesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy 15 Feb78.6DiedPhilip Yang Libo †Bishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China 16 Feb67.3Ordained BishopThomas Joseph Flanagan †Titular Bishop of BavagalianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA 73.4DiedMarcos Antônio Noronha †Bishop Emeritus of Itabira, Brazil 71.0ResignedCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Archbishop of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 76.5InstalledRaymund Wang Chong Lin †Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus 49.4Ordained BishopPatrick James ZurekTitular Bishop of ThamugadiBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA 18 Feb77.1RetiredAntônio Batista Fragoso †Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus 49.2AppointedSérgio Arthur BraschiAuxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil 49.2AppointedSérgio Arthur BraschiTitular Bishop of Tipasa in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil 66.3AppointedGeraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 66.3AppointedGeraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of CibalianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil 62.9AppointedXavier Gilles de Maupeou d’AbleigesBishop of Viana, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus 50.6AppointedJacinto Furtado de Brito SobrinhoBishop of Crateús, Ceara, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil 25.7Ordained PriestGeorge George PanamthundilPriest of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), IndiaApostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan 20 Feb75.0RetiredJavier Azagra Labiano †Bishop of Cartagena (en España)Bishop Emeritus 64.8InstalledGilles Cazabon, O.M.I.Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada 50.3AppointedAgustín Cortés SorianoBishop of Ibiza, SpainBishop Emeritus of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain 48.2AppointedJuan Alberto PuiggariAuxiliary Bishop of Paraná, ArgentinaArchbishop 48.2AppointedJuan Alberto PuiggariTitular Bishop of TuruziArchbishop of Paraná, Argentina 26.2Ordained DeaconLindomar Rocha MotaDeacon of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil 80.3DiedFrancisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile 87.7DiedWilliam Gordon Wheeler †Bishop Emeritus of Leeds, England, Great Britain 21 Feb68.0AppointedAloysius Matthew Ambrozic †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 68.0Elevated to CardinalAloysius Matthew Ambrozic †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 75.5AppointedLorenzo Antonetti †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agnese in AgoneCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 75.5Elevated to CardinalLorenzo Antonetti †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 63.5AppointedJean Marie Julien Balland †Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France 63.5Elevated to CardinalJean Marie Julien Balland †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France 75.6AppointedAlberto Bovone †Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia NuovaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 75.6Elevated to CardinalAlberto Bovone †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 68.6AppointedDarío Castrillón Hoyos †Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro TraianoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” 68.6Elevated to CardinalDarío Castrillón Hoyos †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” 79.3AppointedGiovanni Cheli †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e DamianoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People 79.3Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Cheli †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People 73.1AppointedFrancesco Colasuonno †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’EugenioCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 73.1Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Colasuonno †Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 73.1RetiredFrancesco Colasuonno †Apostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 73.1RetiredFrancesco Colasuonno †Apostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 67.3Ordained BishopHubert Coppenrath †Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus 67.4AppointedSalvatore De GiorgiCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy 67.4Elevated to CardinalSalvatore De GiorgiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy 73.5AppointedSerafim Fernandes de Araújo †Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de MontfortCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 73.5Elevated to CardinalSerafim Fernandes de Araújo †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 43.3AppointedMarian FlorczykAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland 43.3AppointedMarian FlorczykTitular Bishop of LimataAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland 61.0AppointedFrancis Eugene George, O.M.I. †Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA 61.0Elevated to CardinalFrancis Eugene George, O.M.I. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA 71.5Elevated to CardinalMarian Franciszek Jaworski †In PectoreCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 86.8AppointedAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al QuirinaleCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia 86.8Elevated to CardinalAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia 71.1AppointedJorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †Cardinal-Deacon of San SabaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 71.1Elevated to CardinalJorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 75.8AppointedDino Monduzzi †Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al PalatinoCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household 75.8Elevated to CardinalDino Monduzzi †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household 53.5AppointedPolycarp PengoCardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La SaletteCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania 53.5Elevated to CardinalPolycarp PengoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania 67.2Elevated to CardinalJānis PujatsIn PectoreCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 55.7AppointedNorberto Rivera CarreraCardinal-Priest of San Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa GrandeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District 55.7Elevated to CardinalNorberto Rivera CarreraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District 61.5AppointedAntonio María Rouco VarelaCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in DamasoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain 61.5Elevated to CardinalAntonio María Rouco VarelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain 55.1AppointedHéctor Ignacio Salah ZuletaBishop of Girardota, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia 53.0AppointedChristoph Schönborn, O.P.Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin LavoratoreCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria 53.0Elevated to CardinalChristoph Schönborn, O.P.Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria 74.2AppointedPaul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of San CrisogonoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan 74.2Elevated to CardinalPaul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan 65.5AppointedJames Francis StaffordCardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla MontagnolaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 65.5Elevated to CardinalJames Francis StaffordCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 63.9AppointedDionigi Tettamanzi †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Ambrogio e CarloCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy 63.9Elevated to CardinalDionigi Tettamanzi †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy 73.5Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe (Josip) Uhac †Died Before PublicationSecretary 22 Feb51.3Ordained BishopAdriano Langa, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of BaiaBishop Emeritus of Inhambane, Mozambique 46.4InstalledCornelius Sim †Prefect of BruneiCardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei 23 Feb75.5AppointedLorenzo Antonetti †President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeCardinal, President Emeritus 75.6AppointedAlberto Bovone †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 68.6AppointedDarío Castrillón Hoyos †Prefect of the Congregation for the ClergyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” 68.6InstalledDarío Castrillón Hoyos †Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro TraianoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” 71.1AppointedJorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus 26 Feb74.6DiedMarco Tulio Ramírez Roa †Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela 27 Feb47.0AppointedElías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.Bishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador 28 Feb61.1SucceededJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.Archbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) 86.9InstalledAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al QuirinaleCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia 61.8AppointedMario MilanoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa, ItalyBishop Emeritus 74.5DiedAntonio Quarracino †Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina 76.9AppointedLuigi Sposito †Titular Bishop of CapreaeSecretary Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See