Year 2009, July-August, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Jul45.5SelectedJohn Baptist Li SuguangCoadjutor Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], ChinaBishop 1 Jul65.2ResignedFrancisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira †Bishop of Minas, UruguayBishop Emeritus 57.6AppointedJacinto BergmannBishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 76.0RetiredJosé Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 76.9RetiredJayme Henrique ChemelloBishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus 46.4AppointedAntoine Koné †Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire 49.4AppointedMarcellin Yao KouadioBishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’IvoireBishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire 58.7AppointedJoaquín Hermes Robledo RomeroCoadjutor Bishop of Carapeguá, ParaguayBishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay 62.0AppointedFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 67.2AppointedRodolfo Pedro Wirz KraemerApostolic Administrator of Minas, UruguayBishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay 59.5AppointedGbaya Boniface ZiriBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire 2 Jul61.0AppointedRaffaello MartinelliBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredGiuseppe Matarrese †Bishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus 3 Jul62.2AppointedGiorgio Corbellini †Titular Bishop of AbulaPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See 62.2AppointedGiorgio Corbellini †President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See 83.8RetiredAndrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 76.1RetiredÉmilius Goulet, P.S.S.Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 43.8Ordained BishopLawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.Titular Bishop of AfufeniaArchbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh 56.1AppointedAlbert LeGattArchbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada 80.0RetiredFrancesco Marchisano †President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic SeeCardinal, President Emeritus 75.0AppointedFrancesco MonterisiArchpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus 71.2AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroSecretary of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 4 Jul53.7Ordained BishopLuis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M.Archbishop of Cuenca, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador 61.7AppointedGiampaolo CrepaldiArchbishop (Personal Title) of Trieste, ItalyBishop Emeritus 66.4Ordained BishopNikola Nino KekićBishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop Emeritus 48.9Ordained BishopKrzysztof NitkiewiczBishop of Sandomierz, Poland 76.5RetiredEugenio Ravignani †Bishop of Trieste, ItalyBishop Emeritus 49.5Ordained BishopSilvio Siripong CharatsriBishop of Chanthaburi, ThailandBishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand 5 Jul60.4InstalledJoseph KariyilBishop of Cochin, IndiaBishop Emeritus 8 Jul75.2RetiredLuiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus 80.0RetiredDarío Castrillón Hoyos †President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Cardinal, President Emeritus 56.9AppointedJean-Paul André Denis Marcel JamesBishop of Nantes, FranceArchbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France 73.0AppointedWilliam Joseph Levada †President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 50.9AppointedCelso Antônio MarchioriBishop of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilBishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil 57.5AppointedGuido PozzoSecretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 75.6RetiredGeorges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S.Bishop of Nantes, FranceBishop Emeritus 9 Jul32.3Ordained PriestJosaphat Jackson BududuPriest of Tabora, TanzaniaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect 68.6AppointedGérard Émile Jean-Louis ColicheAuxiliary Bishop of Lille, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 68.6AppointedGérard Émile Jean-Louis ColicheTitular Bishop of AletAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France 10 Jul61.9AppointedAlfonso Cortés ContrerasBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México 62.3AppointedHyginus Kim Hee-jongCoadjutor Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)Archbishop Emeritus 64.0Ordained BishopJesús Antonio Lerma NolascoTitular Bishop of AulonBishop Emeritus of Iztapalapa, México, México 75.7RetiredFlorencio Olvera Ochoa †Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 11 Jul66.0Ordained BishopJoseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.Titular Archbishop of Oregon CitySecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 62.9Ordained BishopGuerino Di ToraTitular Bishop of ZuriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy 66.1ResignedJoseph Vernon Fougère †Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaBishop Emeritus 63.3AppointedRichard John GreccoBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaBishop Emeritus 41.3Ordained BishopStanislaus Tobias Magombo †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi 57.9Ordained BishopGiuseppe MarcianteTitular Bishop of ThagoraBishop of Cefalù, Italy 65.5AppointedLewis Jerome Zeigler †Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia, LiberiaArchbishop Emeritus 14 Jul76.3DiedJean Sommeng Vorachak †Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos 15 Jul76.5RetiredLeonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 57.5AppointedMichele Castoro †Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy 60.4AppointedFrancisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 55.6InstalledChristopher Charles ProwseBishop of Sale, AustraliaArchbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia 16 Jul67.2AppointedGualtiero BassettiArchbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedRenato BoccardoArchbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy 51.3AppointedGabriele Giordano CacciaTitular Archbishop of SepinoPermanent Observer to United Nations 51.3AppointedGabriele Giordano CacciaApostolic Nuncio to LebanonPermanent Observer to United Nations 76.2RetiredGiuseppe Chiaretti †Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 52.2AppointedFranco CoppolaTitular Archbishop of VindaApostolic Nuncio to Belgium 52.2AppointedFranco CoppolaApostolic Nuncio to BurundiApostolic Nuncio to Belgium 74.9RetiredPatrick Coveney †Apostolic Nuncio to GreeceApostolic Nuncio 52.2Ordained BishopAlangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D.Bishop of Khandwa, IndiaArchbishop of Bhopal, India 62.4AppointedRiccardo FontanaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, ItalyBishop Emeritus 62.6AppointedLuigi GattiApostolic Nuncio to GreeceApostolic Nuncio 78.3DiedPaulo Lopes de Faria †Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil 61.9AppointedGonzalo Restrepo RestrepoCoadjutor Archbishop of Manizales, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus 83.2DiedAngelo Rizzo †Bishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy 68.5AppointedCarlo Maria ViganòSecretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City StateApostolic Nuncio 46.1AppointedPeter Bryan WellsAssessor of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to Thailand 58.6Ordained BishopEdmund Woga, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia 17 Jul93.4DiedJean Margéot †Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius 52.1AppointedAdam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I.Bishop of De Aar, South Africa 76.1RetiredJoseph James Potocnak, S.C.I.Bishop of De Aar, South AfricaBishop Emeritus 18 Jul59.7AppointedJosé Manuel Lorca PlanesBishop of Cartagena (en España) 19 Jul85.5DiedDamase Zhang Hanmin †Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China 20 Jul79.6DiedPaul Fouad Naïm Tabet †Apostolic Nuncio 21 Jul60.4AppointedJose Romeo Juanito Orquejo LazoBishop of San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines 22 Jul78.0RetiredPaulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo VerdeBishop Emeritus 59.6AppointedArlindo Gomes FurtadoCardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde 55.8ResignedJoércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 60.1InstalledGeorge Joseph LucasArchbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA 23 Jul61.1AppointedGiovanni Angelo BecciuApostolic Nuncio to CubaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 71.1AppointedTheodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 71.1AppointedTheodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Titular Bishop of UtimmaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia 24 Jul67.8AppointedGiacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio to LuxembourgApostolic Nuncio 75.2RetiredKarl-Josef Rauber †Apostolic Nuncio to LuxembourgCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 25 Jul59.9InstalledCamillus Archibong EtokudohBishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria 46.3Ordained BishopPaul Kariuki NjiruBishop of Embu, KenyaBishop of Wote, Kenya 51.0AppointedCharles Phillip Richard MothBishop of Great Britain, MilitaryBishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain 46.1CeasedAnthony MuheriaApostolic Administrator of Embu, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya 55.6AppointedJoseph Nguyễn NăngBishop of Phát Diệm, Viet NamArchbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam 69.7ResignedPaul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan †Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet NamBishop Emeritus 77.5RetiredFrançois Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet NamBishop Emeritus 63.5AppointedPierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B.Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet NamBishop Emeritus 59.0AppointedIgnatius Suharyo HardjoatmodjoCoadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta, IndonesiaCardinal, Archbishop 54.7AppointedThomas Vũ Ðình HiệuAuxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet NamBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam 54.7AppointedThomas Vũ Ðình HiệuTitular Bishop of BahannaBishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam 57.0AppointedJoseph Vũ Duy Thống †Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam 27 Jul81.2DiedDomingos Lam Ka Tseung †Bishop Emeritus of Macau, China 50.6AppointedLuis Rafael Zarama PasqualettoAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USABishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 50.6AppointedLuis Rafael Zarama PasqualettoTitular Bishop of BararusBishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 28 Jul60.1InstalledJoseph Robert Cistone †Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA 29 Jul65.1AppointedJohn Bura †Apostolic Administrator of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA 71.7RetiredRobert Mikhail Moskal †Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USABishop Emeritus 30 Jul48.8Ordained BishopJohn Oliver BarresBishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA 31 Jul76.1RetiredPhilip PargeterAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 49.3Ordained BishopTimothy Christian SeniorTitular Bishop of FlorianaBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA 1 Aug93.0DiedNicholas Anthony D’Antonio Salza, O.F.M. †Prelate Emeritus of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras 54.6AppointedBernard Emmanuel Kasanda MulengaBishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 67.8ResignedCornelius Schilder, M.H.M.Bishop of Ngong, KenyaBishop Emeritus 76.2RetiredTharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku †Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 4 Aug69.4AppointedRufin Anthony †Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, PakistanBishop 5 Aug61.7InstalledAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka 6 Aug30.7Ordained PriestFabián Alberto BelayPriest of Rosario, Argentina 52.2AppointedJoseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J.Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti 78.5RetiredJoseph Willy RomélusBishop of Jérémie, HaïtiBishop Emeritus 58.0AppointedSimon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. †Bishop of Hinche, Haïti 8 Aug64.8AppointedOrlando AntoniniApostolic Nuncio to SerbiaApostolic Nuncio 48.3Ordained BishopMarcelo Daniel ColomboBishop of Orán, ArgentinaArchbishop of Mendoza, Argentina 90.6DiedJosé Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia 75.1RetiredEugenio SbarbaroApostolic Nuncio to SerbiaApostolic Nuncio 12 Aug59.5InstalledJuan Manuel Mancilla SánchezBishop of Texcoco, México, México 13 Aug48.6Ordained BishopOliver Dashe DoemeBishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria 86.9DiedJoseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada 14 Aug47.2Solemn VowsPhilippe Abbo Chen, I.N.D.V.Priest of Priests of Notre Dame de VieVicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad 77.2RetiredJan Bagiński †Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 45.6AppointedAndrzej Konrad CzajaBishop of Opole, Poland 85.7DiedJohn Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa 76.2RetiredGratian Mundadan, C.M.I.Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus 77.0RetiredAlfons NossolBishop of Opole, PolandBishop Emeritus 65.9AppointedJohn Vadakel, C.M.I.Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus 15 Aug51.0Ordained BishopJosé Moko Ekanga, P.S.S.Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 63.5CeasedLouis Nzala Kianza †Apostolic Administrator of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 60.6Ordained BishopVictor Selvino Arenhart †Bishop of Oberá, Argentina 16 Aug60.1InstalledFrancis Xavier Kriengsak KovithavanijArchbishop of Bangkok, ThailandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 87.0DiedCzeslaw Lewandowski †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland 71.6DiedJohn Mulagada †Bishop of Eluru, India 62.1InstalledFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus 17 Aug42.6AppointedEttore BalestreroUnder Secretary of the Secretariat of StatePermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva 67.4ResignedJohn Choi Young-su †Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)Archbishop Emeritus 64.4AppointedGiuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Kotido, UgandaBishop Emeritus 54.5AppointedPietro ParolinApostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaCardinal, Secretary of State 54.5AppointedPietro ParolinTitular Archbishop of AquipendiumCardinal, Secretary of State 18 Aug62.0InstalledAlfonso Cortés ContrerasBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México 19 Aug66.0ResignedFrederick Drandua †Bishop of Arua, UgandaBishop Emeritus 69.3DiedAnthony Peter Mayalla †Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania 20 Aug59.7InstalledGregory Michael AymondArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 75.7RetiredPietro Brollo †Archbishop of Udine, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 65.3AppointedRenzo FratiniApostolic Nuncio to SpainApostolic Nuncio 65.3AppointedRenzo FratiniApostolic Nuncio to AndorraApostolic Nuncio 60.9AppointedAndrea Bruno MazzocatoArchbishop of Udine, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 67.7AppointedAngelo ScolaApostolic Administrator of Treviso, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy 22 Aug34.6Ordained PriestElia Eskandr Abd Elmalak, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars Minor 48.4InstalledMarcelo Daniel ColomboBishop of Orán, ArgentinaArchbishop of Mendoza, Argentina 46.6Ordained BishopAntoine Koné †Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire 49.6Ordained BishopMarcellin Yao KouadioBishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’IvoireBishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire 59.6Ordained BishopGbaya Boniface ZiriBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire 24 Aug77.8DiedFrank Marcus Fernando †Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka 25 Aug71.6DiedCarl Kevin Moeddel †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 28 Aug51.0Ordained BishopCelso Antônio MarchioriBishop of Apucarana, Parana, BrazilBishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil 29 Aug45.7Ordained BishopAndrzej Konrad CzajaBishop of Opole, Poland 74.2DiedGustavo Martínez Frías †Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia 30 Aug57.5Ordained BishopThomas LöhrTitular Bishop of DianaAuxiliary Bishop of Limburg, Germany 58.9Ordained BishopJoaquín Hermes Robledo RomeroCoadjutor Bishop of Carapeguá, ParaguayBishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay 71.2Ordained BishopTheodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Titular Bishop of UtimmaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia 31 Aug67.4DiedJohn Choi Young-su †Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) 77.3RetiredJohn Martin Dougherty †Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 63.3ResignedJoseph Francis MartinoBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus