Year 2012, January, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown74.9RetiredPier Luigi CelataSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious DialogueVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber 48.7IncardinatedPaulo Celso Dias do NascimentoPriest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 54.0SelectedFrancis Xavier Jin YangkeCoadjutor Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], ChinaBishop 78.7AppointedBernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi, O.M.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Qacha’s Nek, LesothoArchbishop Emeritus of Maseru, Lesotho 46.0AppointedJohannes Peng WeizhaoApostolic Administrator of Yujiang [Yükiang], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China 41.5ConfirmedJohn Wang RenleiBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China 1 Jan86.9DiedAlfredo Battisti †Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy 33.7AppointedIvan KovačOfficial of the Congregation for BishopsUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops 59.7AppointedJeffrey Neil SteensonOrdinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USAOrdinary Emeritus 4 Jan63.5AppointedCirilo Bustamante Flores †Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California, USABishop 60.3ResignedGabino ZavalaAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 5 Jan76.4RetiredFortunato Baldelli †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus 59.3AppointedConstancio Miranda WechmannApostolic Administrator of Parral, Chihuahua, MéxicoArchbishop of Chihuahua, México 73.7AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus 63.4InstalledFilippo SantoroArchbishop of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 64.9AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to ArgentinaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 6 Jan52.2Ordained BishopCharles John BrownTitular Archbishop of AquileiaApostolic Nuncio to Philippines 50.7Ordained BishopMarek SolczyńskiTitular Archbishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaApostolic Nuncio to Turkey 7 Jan47.4AppointedHenry ArunaBishop of Makeni, Sierra LeoneBishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone 75.9RetiredGeorge (Giorgio) Biguzzi, S.X. †Bishop of Makeni, Sierra LeoneBishop Emeritus 55.5Ordained BishopAntonio De Luca, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy 61.8Ordained BishopJosé Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-MedelBishop of Callao, PeruBishop Emeritus 53.3AppointedJohn Oballa OwaaBishop of Ngong, Kenya 10 Jan83.8DiedJosé Freire de Oliveira Neto †Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 11 Jan59.7InstalledJose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr.Archbishop of Capiz, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines 71.2AppointedLorenzo BaldisseriSecretary of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops 12 Jan54.4AppointedIgnatius ChamaArchbishop of Kasama, Zambia 54.4AppointedIgnatius ChamaApostolic Administrator of Mpika, ZambiaArchbishop of Kasama, Zambia 71.7AppointedAgostino ValliniApostolic Administrator of Ostia, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy 13 Jan57.5AppointedLawrence Pius DorairajBishop of Dharmapuri, India 76.2RetiredJoseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B. †Bishop of Dharmapuri, IndiaBishop Emeritus 52.0AppointedPascal Jean Marcel WintzerArchbishop of Poitiers, FranceArchbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France 14 Jan75.1RetiredJaime Pedro Gonçalves †Archbishop of Beira, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus 43.8AppointedJoão Carlos Hatoa NunesApostolic Administrator of Beira, MozambiqueArchbishop of Maputo, Mozambique 48.1AppointedSalutaris Melchior LibenaBishop of Ifakara, Tanzania 99.8DiedAntonio Mistrorigo †Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy 75.0RetiredBosco PenhaAuxiliary Bishop of Bombay, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 16 Jan52.6ConfirmedMichel AounBishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon 59.0ConfirmedMounir KhairallahBishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon 60.4ConfirmedElias Khoury SlemanBishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), SyriaBishop Emeritus 77.0RetiredPaweł Socha, C.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 17 Jan80.5DiedColin Campbell †Bishop Emeritus of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 18 Jan86.0AppointedProspero (Stanley) Grech, O.S.A. †Titular Archbishop of San LeoneCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti 75.2RetiredThomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.Archbishop of Guwahati, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus 60.0SucceededJohn MoolachiraArchbishop of Guwahati, India 19 Jan83.7DiedGiovanni De Andrea †Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See 63.4AppointedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 63.4AppointedMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamTitular Archbishop of MedabaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine 76.8RetiredSalim SayeghAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 55.6AppointedWilliam Charles SkurlaArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA 20 Jan77.8DiedRobert Fortune Sanchez †Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 22 Jan56.9Ordained BishopFrancesco CavinaBishop of Carpi, ItalyBishop Emeritus 61.8InstalledJosé Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-MedelBishop of Callao, PeruBishop Emeritus 23 Jan91.7AppointedJulien Ries †Titular Archbishop of BellicastrumCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia 24 Jan75.2RetiredPhilippe Jean Louis Breton †Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus 52.6AppointedHervé GaschignardBishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus 25 Jan66.5AppointedJoseph CouttsArchbishop of Karachi, PakistanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 51.1AppointedPaul Abel Mamba DiattaBishop of Ziguinchor, SenegalBishop of Tambacounda, Senegal 78.0RetiredEvarist PintoArchbishop of Karachi, PakistanArchbishop Emeritus 26 Jan86.2DiedJuan Fremiot Torres Oliver †Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico 27 Jan50.4AppointedSanto Rocco GangemiApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio to Serbia 50.4AppointedSanto Rocco GangemiTitular Archbishop of UmbriaticoApostolic Nuncio to Serbia 50.4AppointedJulio MuratApostolic Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio to Sweden 50.4AppointedJulio MuratTitular Archbishop of OrangeApostolic Nuncio to Sweden 48.5AppointedLuciano RussoOfficial of the Secretariat of StateSecretary (Pontifical Representations) 48.5AppointedLuciano RussoTitular Archbishop of MonteverdeSecretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State 44.6Ordained BishopSebastian TuduBishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh 28 Jan64.1InstalledJan KopiecBishop of Gliwice, PolandBishop Emeritus 51.3InstalledJohannes Wilhelmus Maria LiesenBishop of Breda, Netherlands 29 Jan59.7InstalledAntónio José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P.Bishop of Lamego, Portugal 83.3DiedGabriel Lawrence Sengol †Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India 30 Jan95.8DiedEladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia 52.0Ordained BishopJosé Armando Álvarez CanoPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, MéxicoCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México 31 Jan90.8DiedEverardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa 69.2ResignedGerard Bernacki †Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 88.6DiedAnthony Joseph Bevilacqua †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 47.7AppointedJozef Hal’koAuxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia 47.7AppointedJozef Hal’koTitular Bishop of SerraAuxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia 49.4AppointedVincent HarolimanaBishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda 54.1AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts 54.1AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Archbishop (Personal Title)Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts 56.3AppointedLorenzo LeuzziAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy 56.3AppointedLorenzo LeuzziTitular Bishop of AemonaBishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy 58.6AppointedFrancesco MoragliaPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy 56.3AppointedMatteo Maria ZuppiAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy 56.3AppointedMatteo Maria ZuppiTitular Bishop of Villa NovaCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy