Year 2017, December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Dec75.4RetiredAlberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio to HungaryApostolic Nuncio 2 Dec59.1InstalledDulcênio Fontes de MatosBishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil 78.1RetiredArmando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Bouar, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus 52.9Ordained BishopHermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria 54.0AppointedMirosław GucwaBishop of Bouar, Central African Republic 54.4InstalledRocco PennacchioArchbishop of Fermo, Italy 66.4InstalledMichele SecciaArchbishop of Lecce, Italy 75.0RetiredFranciscus Jozef Maria WiertzBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus 3 Dec49.2Ordained BishopLuciano Paolucci BediniBishop of Gubbio, Italy 4 Dec48.2AppointedMario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA 48.2AppointedMario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.Titular Bishop of CataquasAuxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA 5 Dec64.6DiedElenito de los Reyes Galido †Bishop of Iligan, Philippines 55.4AppointedBarry Christopher KnestoutBishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA 46.2AppointedMarcelo Julián MargniAuxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, ArgentinaBishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina 46.2AppointedMarcelo Julián MargniTitular Bishop of StephaniacumBishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina 50.5AppointedPaul Gerard Martin, S.M.Bishop of Christchurch, New ZealandArchbishop of Wellington, New Zealand 6 Dec68.2InstalledAnders Arborelius, O.C.D.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli AngeliCardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden 48.1AppointedSevero Cagátan CaérmareApostolic Administrator of Iligan, PhilippinesBishop of Dipolog, Philippines 75.0RetiredFrancisco Javier Del Valle ParedesBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus 76.9DiedDominic Mai Thanh Lương †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA 58.5SucceededBruno Elizeu VersariBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilBishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil 7 Dec67.9AppointedCarlos Aguiar RetesCardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District 55.7AppointedJames Raphael AnaparambilCoadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, IndiaBishop 66.7AppointedMichel Christian Alain AupetitArchbishop of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus 65.2Ordained BishopGiacomo CirulliBishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy 56.4AppointedFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaBishop of San Miguel, El Salvador 56.4AppointedFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaApostolic Administrator of El Salvador, MilitaryBishop of San Miguel, El Salvador 61.9Ordained BishopEnrique Esteban DelgadoTitular Bishop of Aquae Novae in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA 75.5RetiredNorberto Rivera CarreraArchbishop of México, Federal DistrictCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredAndré Armand Vingt-TroisArchbishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 89.9DiedMatthias Yu Chengxin †Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China 8 Dec52.2AppointedJoseph ArshadArchbishop (Personal Title) of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, PakistanBishop 62.3AppointedVladimír Fekete, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of MunicipaPrefect of Azerbaijan 66.2DiedCarlos María Franzini †Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina 54.5AppointedPierre GoudreaultBishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada 75.0RetiredHenryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. †Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, PolandBishop Emeritus 62.8SucceededRomuald KamińskiBishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland 62.3InstalledEgidio MiragoliBishop of Mondovi, Italy 76.1RetiredYvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O.Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 9 Dec63.5AppointedWayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Naha, Japan 60.8Ordained BishopAndrzej KaletaTitular Bishop of MaxitaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland 76.7RetiredBerard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of Naha, JapanBishop Emeritus 60.5InstalledPablo Emiro Salas AntelizArchbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia 10 Dec94.9DiedAntonio Riboldi, I.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, Italy 48.9InstalledWiesław Andrzej ŚmigielBishop of Toruń, PolandArchbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland 11 Dec49.3AppointedDante Gustavo Braida LorenzónApostolic Administrator of Mendoza, ArgentinaBishop of La Rioja, Argentina 71.5AppointedBrendan KellyBishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandBishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredJohn Baptist Tseng Chien-tsiAuxiliary Bishop of Hwalien, TaiwanAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 12 Dec93.2DiedAlphonsus Liguori Penney †Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 13 Dec90.5DiedJohn Joseph Gerry †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia 87.2DiedAndré Haddad, B.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon 59.3AppointedCelso Antônio MarchioriBishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil 15 Dec50.8AppointedJon Paul Christian Hansen, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada 72.5ResignedChristie Albert MacalusoAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 54.4InstalledJoseph Mark SiegelBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA 16 Dec55.2Ordained BishopJosé Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Cametá, Para, BrazilPrelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil 44.5Ordained BishopGustavo Oscar CarraraTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina 53.1Ordained BishopGiovanni Pietro Dal TosoTitular Archbishop of ForatianaApostolic Nuncio to Jordan 59.1AppointedTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.Apostolic Administrator of Niigata, JapanCardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan 59.1InstalledTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan 73.6AppointedLouis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.DeiVicar Apostolic of Vientiane, LaosCardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 62.6InstalledAloísio Jorge Pena VitralBishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus 45.3AppointedAndrew Souksavath Nouane AsaApostolic Administrator of Paksé, LaosVicar Apostolic 44.6Ordained BishopDarius TrijonisTitular Bishop of FissianaBishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania 17 Dec79.3CeasedBernard Louis Marie CharrierApostolic Administrator of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France 54.6InstalledAnthony James Corcoran, S.J.Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan 53.4Ordained BishopAldemiro Sena dos SantosBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil 59.3InstalledNicolas Jean-Marie SouchuBishop of Aire et Dax, France 18 Dec84.9DiedGeorge Yod Phimphisan, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand 19 Dec64.6Ordained BishopThomas Thanh Thai NguyenTitular Bishop of AcalissusAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA 53.8AppointedGustavo Óscar ZanchettaOfficial of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeBishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina 20 Dec86.1DiedBernard Francis Law †Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} 53.7AppointedSebastião Lima DuarteBishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil 22 Dec49.6Ordained BishopRoberto Pío ÁlvarezTitular Bishop of Sozopolis in HaemimontoBishop of Rawson, Argentina 23 Dec58.1Ordained BishopAlejandro Pablo BennaTitular Bishop of VardimissaBishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina 90.3DiedWilliam George Curlin †Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 91.8DiedHéctor Morera Vega †Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán, Costa Rica 25 Dec83.0DiedStanisław Kędziora †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland 26 Dec78.3DiedPavel Hájek †Bishop 91.1DiedFrancis Joseph Walmsley †Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military 27 Dec65.2InstalledGiacomo CirulliBishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy 58.7InstalledCharles Jason GordonArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles 75.5RetiredJosaphat Louis LebuluArchbishop of Arusha, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus 66.5AppointedIsaac Amani MassaweArchbishop of Arusha, Tanzania 28 Dec89.8DiedGiulio Einaudi †Apostolic Nuncio 89.5DiedRubens Augusto de Souza Espínola †Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil 29 Dec83.8DiedVicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán †Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador 52.2AppointedJosé Cobo CanoAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, SpainCardinal, Archbishop 52.2AppointedJosé Cobo CanoTitular Bishop of BeatiaCardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain 76.3RetiredVincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth.Archbishop of Rabat, MoroccoArchbishop Emeritus 65.6AppointedCristóbal López Romero, S.D.B.Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco 57.5Ordained BishopMarcelo Fabián MazzitelliTitular Bishop of PauzeraAuxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina 51.5AppointedSantos Montoya TorresAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, SpainBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain 51.5AppointedSantos Montoya TorresTitular Bishop of HortaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain 43.6AppointedJesús Vidal ChamorroAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, SpainBishop of Segovia, Spain 43.6AppointedJesús Vidal ChamorroTitular Bishop of EleplaBishop of Segovia, Spain 30 Dec79.2CeasedRafael Leónidas Felipe y NúñezApostolic Administrator of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic 69.6InstalledFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 47.6AppointedRaymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Chinhoyi, ZimbabweBishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe 49.5Ordained BishopSantiago Rodríguez RodríguezBishop of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic 81.0CeasedJoseph Kingsley SwampillaiApostolic Administrator of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 31 Dec84.6DiedClément Fecteau †Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada 92.1DiedLuís Herbst, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil