Year 2018, February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Feb75.3RetiredFrancis Joseph ChristianAuxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 2 Feb59.9AppointedPhilippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Chartres, France 67.4Ordained BishopRené GuayBishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada 76.5RetiredJuan Humberto Gutiérrez ValenciaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 44.1AppointedHéctor López AlvaradoAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44.1AppointedHéctor López AlvaradoTitular Bishop of SereddeliAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 59.8AppointedJuan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 59.8AppointedJuan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of TucciAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 51.8AppointedEngelberto Polino SánchezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 51.8AppointedEngelberto Polino SánchezTitular Bishop of Vazari-DiddaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 75.1RetiredValentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 53.6InstalledAldemiro Sena dos SantosBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil 53.0Ordained BishopJoseph Mark SpaldingBishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA 3 Feb49.6InstalledVítor Agnaldo de MenezesBishop of Propriá, Sergipe, BrazilArchbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil 58.2AppointedMario de Jesús Álvarez GómezBishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia 76.7RetiredArturo de Jesús Correa Toro †Bishop of Ipiales, ColombiaBishop Emeritus 53.8AppointedJosé Saúl Grisales GrisalesBishop of Ipiales, Colombia 50.8Ordained BishopGabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Banjul, Gambia 4 Feb63.8Ordained BishopJulio AngkelCoadjutor Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop 54.1InstalledMichele FuscoBishop of Sulmona-Valva, Italy 50.8InstalledGabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Banjul, Gambia 5 Feb68.0InstalledCarlos Aguiar RetesCardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District 77.3RetiredCesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus 67.2AppointedJoel Matthias Konzen, S.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA 67.2AppointedJoel Matthias Konzen, S.M.Titular Bishop of LeavenworthAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA 55.5AppointedFrancis MeliBishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 76.6ResignedJoseph Jules ZereyProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineProtosyncellus Emeritus 6 Feb58.0AppointedFridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Cardinal, Archbishop 49.6Ordained BishopWilliam Shawn McKnightBishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 7 Feb56.9AppointedWillem Christiaans, O.S.F.S.Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia 96.1DiedHerman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia 67.5AppointedGuilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil 8 Feb66.0DiedAgenor Girardi, M.S.C. †Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil 9 Feb72.1AppointedNicolas Antiba, B.A.Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria 62.1AppointedYaser Rasmi Hanna Al-AyyashProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine 52.6SelectedJoseph GébaraArchbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan 53.0InstalledJailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, BrazilBishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil 52.1CeasedEdivaldo Oliveira SantanaAdministrator of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, BrazilPriest 10 Feb49.7AppointedAbel Cahiles ApigoBishop of Mati, Philippines 52.4InstalledJoseph ArshadArchbishop (Personal Title) of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, PakistanBishop 77.0RetiredJosé Luis Chávez BotelloArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus 67.4AppointedPedro Vázquez VillalobosArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México 11 Feb55.9Ordained BishopJames Raphael AnaparambilCoadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, IndiaBishop 62.5Ordained BishopVladimír Fekete, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of MunicipaPrefect of Azerbaijan 54.2Ordained BishopMirosław GucwaBishop of Bouar, Central African Republic 71.7InstalledBrendan KellyBishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandBishop Emeritus 93.8DiedJoseph Neil MacNeil †Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 91.2DiedJuozas Preikšas †Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania 12 Feb63.7Ordained BishopWayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Naha, Japan 76.3RetiredMichael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 59.6AppointedPaul SwarbrickBishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain 13 Feb56.9AppointedGregory John BittmanBishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada 76.5RetiredJohn Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus 14 Feb77.5RetiredAngel Nacorda Lagdameo †Archbishop of Jaro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 69.0AppointedJose Romeo Juanito Orquejo LazoArchbishop of Jaro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus 46.3AppointedYouhanna Rafic WarchaCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCurial Bishop Emeritus 46.3AppointedYouhanna Rafic WarchaTitular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei MaronitiCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon 15 Feb50.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal 50.0AppointedWaldemar Stanisław SommertagTitular Archbishop of Traiectum ad MosamApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal 16 Feb58.9AppointedCirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary 51.6AppointedFranz JungBishop of Würzburg, Germany 75.2RetiredVincenzo ManzellaBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop Emeritus 66.5AppointedGiuseppe MarcianteBishop of Cefalù, Italy 72.0ResignedImre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.Abbot of Pannonhalma, HungaryAbbot Emeritus 17 Feb52.4Ordained BishopJosé Cobo CanoTitular Bishop of BeatiaCardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain 55.1DiedEmmanuel Cosmas Kanyama †Bishop of Dedza, Malawi 51.6Ordained BishopSantos Montoya TorresTitular Bishop of HortaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain 50.2AppointedBartolome Gaspar SantosBishop of Iba, Philippines 43.7Ordained BishopJesús Vidal ChamorroTitular Bishop of EleplaBishop of Segovia, Spain 19 Feb53.6AppointedPeter BirkhoferAuxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 53.6AppointedPeter BirkhoferTitular Bishop of Villamagna in TripolitanaAuxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 48.8AppointedMatthias Charles Georges MradCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon 48.8AppointedMatthias Charles Georges MradTitular Bishop of ZoravaCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon 54.9ResignedPeter Ebere OkpalekeBishop of Ahiara, NigeriaCardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria 74.0CeasedJohn Olorunfemi OnaiyekanApostolic Administrator of Ahiara, NigeriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria 66.0AppointedLucius Iwejuru UgorjiApostolic Administrator of Ahiara, NigeriaArchbishop of Owerri, Nigeria 71.2ResignedBernd Joachim Uhl †Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 20 Feb53.4AppointedRobert Joseph CoyleAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA 52.6ConfirmedJoseph GébaraArchbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan 22 Feb48.4Ordained BishopMario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.Titular Bishop of CataquasAuxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA 76.4RetiredColin David CampbellBishop of Dunedin, New ZealandBishop Emeritus 56.1AppointedMichael Joseph DooleyBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand 59.0Ordained BishopBrian Gregory MascordBishop of Wollongong, Australia 54.6AppointedPaulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia 23 Feb64.1AppointedCarmen Ros Nortes, N.S.C.Under Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 90.1DiedJesus Yu Varela †Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines 24 Feb56.3InstalledGinés Ramón García BeltránBishop of Getafe, Spain 74.7AppointedRaúl Antonio Martinez ParedesApostolic Administrator of Santiago de GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 65.8Ordained BishopLuigi TestoreBishop of Acqui, Italy 70.3DiedOscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala 26 Feb55.7AppointedJosé Avelino BettencourtTitular Archbishop of AemonaApostolic Nuncio to Cameroun 55.7AppointedJosé Avelino BettencourtApostolic NuncioApostolic Nuncio to Cameroun 51.3AppointedRaúl Bautista DáelBishop of Tandag, Philippines 81.4DiedKagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India 77.3RetiredNereo Page Odchimar †Bishop of Tandag, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 59.3AppointedAlfred XuerebApostolic Nuncio to KoreaApostolic Nuncio to Morocco 59.3AppointedAlfred XuerebApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Morocco 59.3AppointedAlfred XuerebTitular Archbishop of AmanteaApostolic Nuncio to Morocco 27 Feb60.3DiedJoseph Danlami Bagobiri †Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria 58.0AppointedFridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 57.7AppointedFortunatus NwachukwuApostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, AntillesSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization 57.7AppointedFortunatus NwachukwuApostolic Nuncio to Grenada, AntillesSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization 57.7AppointedFortunatus NwachukwuApostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, AntillesSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization 53.2AppointedJanusz OstrowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland 53.2AppointedJanusz OstrowskiTitular Bishop of CaltadriaAuxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland 28 Feb60.1AppointedSimon T. FaddoulBishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Annunciazione) (Maronite), Nigeria 42.5AppointedMakariy Bohdan Leniv, O.S.B.M.Apostolic Administrator of Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine 75.6RetiredJoseph Anthony PepeBishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus 67.7AppointedGeorge Leo ThomasBishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USAArchbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA