The Year of Our Lord 1980

Bishop Events

November to December

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	75.8	Died	Armando Fares †	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
1 Nov	25.4	Perpetual Vows	Miguel Fritz, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Apostolic Administrator of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
2 Nov	25.4	Ordained Deacon	Miguel Fritz, O.M.I.	Deacon of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Apostolic Administrator of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
	78.3	Died	Piotr Golebiowski †	Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland
	83.7	Died	Patrick Mary O’Donnell †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
4 Nov	25.6	Ordained Deacon	Jes�s Mar�a L�pez Maul�on, O.A.R.	Deacon of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucum�, Para, Brazil
4 Nov	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Janusz Edmund Zimniak †	Titular Bishop of Polinianum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland
6 Nov	57.4	Ceased	Vekoslav Grmič †	Administrator of Maribor, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.4	Resigned	Vekoslav Grmič †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Franc Kramberger	Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
	52.4	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
	52.4	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Titular Bishop of Barcusus	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
7 Nov	41.3	Appointed	Erwin Kr�utler, C.Pp.S.	Coadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Niter�i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	49.7	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	68.1	Died	Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
8 Nov	57.8	Appointed	�talo Severino Di St�fano †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepci�n, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
13 Nov	72.5	Died	�tienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
	48.0	Appointed	Anthony Michael Pilla †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	90.0	Died	Giovanni Rizzo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
14 Nov	26.0	Ordained Priest	C�sar Daniel Fern�ndez	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina
14 Nov	68.5	Resigned	Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Paul Consbruch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.5	Appointed	Paul Consbruch †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Piero Delbosco	Priest of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop of Cuneo-Fossano, Italy
16 Nov	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Hugh Lipscomb †	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	27.5	Ordained Priest	Joachim Ntahondereye	Priest of Ruyigi, Burundi	Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Anthony Zziwa	Priest of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Bishop
17 Nov	43.4	Ordained Bishop	William Keith Weigand	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
18 Nov	53.8	Elected	Robert-Marie Gay, M. Afr. †	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
19 Nov	28.7	Ordained Priest	George Antonysamy	Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
19 Nov	41.7	Appointed	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Coadjutor Prelate of Marbel, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
21 Nov	72.5	Died	Jindřich Pešek, S.D.B. †	Bishop
21 Nov	28.8	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Yepes Rojo †	Priest	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia
22 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	M�rio Marquez, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Joa�aba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
22 Nov	28.3	Ordained Deacon	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
23 Nov	69.4	Died	Michele Federici †	Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
23 Nov	28.3	Ordained Priest	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
24 Nov	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	56.3	Appointed	Jo�o (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Michael Sullivan †	Titular Bishop of Suliana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Kenneth Edward Untener †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Ren� Arnold Valero †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 Nov	82.4	Died	Aleksander Moscicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
26 Nov	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Joachim Wanke	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
27 Nov	52.9	Appointed	Jesus Yu Varela †	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	78.0	Died	Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
29 Nov	55.0	Appointed	Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather †	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Bonifatius Haushiku, S.C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
	53.7	Appointed	Paul Lokiru Kalanda †	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
	67.8	Resigned	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
	39.9	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	39.9	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba †	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	82.8	Retired	Sisto Mazzoldi, F.S.C.J. †	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	39.7	Appointed	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
	49.2	Appointed	Gregory Obinna Ochiagha †	Bishop of Orlu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	50.6	Appointed	Erasmus Desiderius Wandera †	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Ardila Serrano †	Titular Bishop of Tisedi	Bishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
30 Nov	50.9	Ordained Bishop	St�phane Katchou †	Titular Archbishop of Anbar dei Caldei	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
1 Dec	55.7	Appointed	Edmond-Marie-Henri Abel� †	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	Bishop Emeritus
	75.5	Retired	Ren�-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	Bishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Filippo Giannini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Filippo Giannini †	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	75.7	Retired	Plinio Pascoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	28.6	Ordained Priest	Ant�nio Jos� da Rocha Couto, S.M.P.	Priest of Mission�rios da Boa Nova	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
3 Dec	65.5	Resigned	Elizeu Sim�es Mendes †	Bishop of Campo Mour�o, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	90.5	Died	Celestino Fern�ndez y Fern�ndez †	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de Le�n, Oaxaca, M�xico
5 Dec	53.8	Appointed	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Dec	49.6	Appointed	V�ctor Manuel L�pez Forero †	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
6 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Agapiti Ndorobo	Priest of Dodoma, Tanzania	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
8 Dec	18.0	Professed	J�lio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil
	27.8	Ordained Priest	Anuar Battisti	Priest of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maring�, Parana, Brazil
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Ra�l Corriveau, P.M.E.	Coadjutor Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Ram�n Alfredo Dus	Priest of Paran�, Argentina	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina
	24.7	Professed	Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana
9 Dec	25.0	Solemn Vows	Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C.	Member of Order of Imitation of Christ	Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
10 Dec	58.5	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Apostolic Delegate to United States of America	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
10 Dec	28.1	Ordained Priest	Linus Okok Okwach †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Homa Bay, Kenya
11 Dec	57.4	Appointed	F�lix Mar�a Torres Parra †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
12 Dec	50.1	Appointed	Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz †	Archbishop of Besan�on, France	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Dec	28.9	Ordained Priest	Thomas Graham Rose	Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop of Dundee, South Africa
13 Dec	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier	Titular Bishop of Noba	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
	73.1	Retired	Enrique Bola�os Quesada †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepci�n, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Matthias U Shwe †	Titular Bishop of Uzippari	Archbishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar
14 Dec	51.6	Appointed	Sergio Goretti †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	51.6	Appointed	Sergio Goretti †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Renato Raffaele Martino †	Titular Archbishop of Segermes	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
	30.2	Ordained Deacon	Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu	Deacon of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Hermann Josef Spital †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
15 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
15 Dec	58.9	Appointed	Reinhold Stecher †	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	48.5	Appointed	James Robert Hoffman †	Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
18 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Thekethecheril	Priest of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop
	53.5	Appointed	Felipe Mar�a Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
	53.5	Appointed	Felipe Mar�a Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
19 Dec	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Julius Jia Zhiguo (Kia Zhi Cuo, Jia Shoushen)	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	68.6	Died	Royappan Antony Muthu †	Bishop of Vellore, India
	70.6	Died	Didier P�rouse de Montclos, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sikasso, Mali
	65.8	Died	Oscar Zanera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
20 Dec	55.5	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	55.5	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	55.5	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi †	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	30.8	Ordained Priest	John Doaninoel, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Simon Kaipuram, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Balasore, India
	53.4	Appointed	Martino Scarafile †	Auxiliary Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Martino Scarafile †	Titular Bishop of Rotaria	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
	32.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rundu, Namibia
	52.5	Appointed	Rubens Augusto de Souza Esp�nola †	Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Lu�s de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paranava�, Parana, Brazil
	52.5	Appointed	Rubens Augusto de Souza Esp�nola †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Paranava�, Parana, Brazil
	43.1	Appointed	Get�lio Teixeira Guimar�es, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Corn�lio Proc�pio, Parana, Brazil
	43.1	Appointed	Get�lio Teixeira Guimar�es, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Corn�lio Proc�pio, Parana, Brazil
	51.4	Appointed	Henri Antoine Marie Teissier †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger, Algeria	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	25.4	Solemn Vows	Alberto Germ�n Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Franc Kramberger	Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Raphael Thattil	Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
22 Dec	49.1	Appointed	Jos� Rafael Barquero Arce †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
	65.1	Appointed	Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	39.7	Appointed	Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz	Auxiliary Bishop of Maasin, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
	39.7	Appointed	Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz	Titular Bishop of Tanudaia	Bishop Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
	53.7	Appointed	Francesco Voto †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
23 Dec	24.6	Ordained Priest	George Madathikandathil	Priest of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
	48.3	Appointed	Alessandro Plotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
	48.3	Appointed	Alessandro Plotti †	Titular Bishop of Vannida	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
24 Dec	27.5	Ordained Priest	Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) Coussa	Priest of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
25 Dec	24.0	Ordained Priest	Natale Paganelli, S.X.	Priest of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
26 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	Amalraj Arulappan	Priest	Bishop of Ootacamund, India
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Eliseo Mart�n	Priest of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina
	74.8	Died	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
27 Dec	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Titular Bishop of Barcusus	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Antonios Valiyavilayil, O.I.C.	Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ	Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
28 Dec	29.7	Ordained Priest	Jos� Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
	49.1	Installed	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepci�n, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Hinche, Ha�ti
29 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Stephen Sulyk †	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	81.5	Died	Giuseppe Carraro †	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
	31.3	Ordained Priest	Maixent Coly †	Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop
	72.2	Died	Bernard Czaplinski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	59.4	Appointed	Lucas Luis D�nnelly Carey, O. de M. †	Prelate of De�n Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
	75.1	Retired	Karl Gn�dinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	28.9	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Nguy�n Hong Son	Priest of Xu�n Lộc, Viet Nam	Bishop of B� Rịa, Viet Nam
31 Dec	29.3	Ordained Priest	Gervas Rozario	Priest of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Bishop of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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