The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	25.6	Ordained Priest	Israel Bravo Cort�s	Priest of C�cuta, Colombia	Bishop of Tib�, Colombia
	51.2	Installed	Antonio Ca�izares Llovera	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Ara�jo	Priest of Caic�, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Para�ba, Brazil
	49.9	Installed	Jacob Manathodath	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	45.3	Appointed	Francisco Ozoria Acosta	Bishop of San Pedro de Macor�s, Dominican Republic	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
2 Feb	51.7	Ordained Bishop	George Alencherry	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
	41.0	Perpetual Vows	Dmytro (Bohdan) Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	57.1	Installed	Delio Lucarelli †	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	23.9	Perpetual Vows	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Member of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Philip Leo O’Reilly	Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	55.2	Installed	Luciano Pacomio	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	64.0	Installed	Eugenio Ravignani †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.1	Ordained Bishop	D�cio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
3 Feb	81.9	Died	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Prelate Emeritus of Macap�, Amapa, Brazil
4 Feb	56.5	Died	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
5 Feb	69.6	Installed	Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Ante Ivas	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	29.1	Ordained Deacon	Roberto Madrigal Gallegos	Deacon of Tabasco, M�xico	Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, M�xico
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil †	Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
6 Feb	77.2	Retired	Ćiril Kos †	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	59.5	Succeeded	Marin Srakić	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of �akovo-Osijek, Croatia
8 Feb	71.3	Appointed	Angelo Acerbi	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.	Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar), India
	75.3	Retired	Henri Lema�tre †	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
	58.0	Appointed	Jes�s Molin� Labarte	Coadjutor Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	53.4	Appointed	Sergio Lasam Utleg	Coadjutor Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
10 Feb	86.3	Died	Francis Wang Xueming (Wang Hsueh-ming) †	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiy�an], China
12 Feb	75.5	Retired	Vincenzo Maria Farano †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.5	Appointed	Pier Luigi Mazzoni †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.5	Appointed	Jos� Mar�a Pinheiro	Auxiliary Bishop of Guajar�-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bragan�a Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	58.5	Appointed	Jos� Mar�a Pinheiro	Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi	Bishop Emeritus of Bragan�a Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Feb	62.3	Appointed	Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Medell�n, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
	78.0	Died	Brian Leo John Hennessy, C. R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
	76.2	Retired	H�ctor Rueda Hern�ndez †	Archbishop of Medell�n, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Feb	76.6	Died	Constantino Amstalden †	Bishop Emeritus of S�o Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	85.9	Died	Raymond-Marie-Joseph Vayron de La Moureyre, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mouila, Gabon
	71.6	Died	Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
15 Feb	67.6	Appointed	Pedro Nicol�s Berm�dez Villamizar, C.I.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	67.6	Appointed	Pedro Nicol�s Berm�dez Villamizar, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
	43.9	Professed	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
	89.7	Died	Joseph Phạm Văn Thi�n †	Bishop Emeritus of Ph� Cường, Viet Nam
	66.1	Installed	Jacob Thoomkuzhy	Archbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.4	Appointed	Jos� de la Trinidad Valera Angulo	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
	49.4	Appointed	Jos� de la Trinidad Valera Angulo	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
	65.8	Appointed	Francesco Zerrillo †	Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. †	Titular Bishop of Sucarda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of In�rida, Colombia
	92.4	Died	Arthur Francis Fox †	Bishop Emeritus of Sale, Australia
	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Severine Niwemugizi	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania	Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania
18 Feb	47.4	Appointed	David Allen Zubik	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop
18 Feb	47.4	Appointed	David Allen Zubik	Titular Bishop of Jamestown	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Feb	42.6	Appointed	Rodolfo Valenzuela N��ez	Coadjutor Bishop of Verapaz, Cob�n, Guatemala	Bishop
20 Feb	56.6	Appointed	Guillermo Jos� Garlatti	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bah�a Blanca, Argentina
	59.8	Appointed	Llu�s Mart�nez Sistach	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	73.8	Retired	Ram�n Torrella Cascante †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.4	Installed	Paul Albert Zipfel †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	87.2	Died	Jos� de Jes�s Clemens Alba Palacios †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, M�xico
	56.0	Appointed	Jos� Luis Ch�vez Botello	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, M�xico
	56.0	Appointed	Jos� Luis Ch�vez Botello	Titular Bishop of Cova	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, M�xico
	53.4	Appointed	Jos� Trinidad Gonz�lez Rodr�guez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	53.4	Appointed	Jos� Trinidad Gonz�lez Rodr�guez †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico
	74.7	Died	Simon Tony� †	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
22 Feb	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. †	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Alois Schwarz	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia	Bishop of Sankt P�lten, Austria
23 Feb	31.4	Professed	Xavier Maurice Henri Malle, Comm. l'Emm.	Member of Emmanuel Community	Bishop of Gap-Embrun, France
24 Feb	85.1	Died	Oscar de Oliveira †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25 Feb	45.7	Appointed	Jesse Eugenio Mercado	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Para�aque, Philippines
	45.7	Appointed	Jesse Eugenio Mercado	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop of Para�aque, Philippines
	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Blasius Moras	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
	82.8	Died	Ugo Poletti †	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
26 Feb	76.8	Retired	Jos� de Aquino Pereira †	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb	46.6	Appointed	Orani Jo�o Tempesta, O. Cist.	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Juan Jos� Asenjo Pelegrina	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	51.3	Appointed	Juan Jos� Asenjo Pelegrina	Titular Bishop of Iziriana	Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	41.8	Appointed	Manuel Felipe D�az S�nchez	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuman�, Venezuela	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
	41.8	Appointed	Manuel Felipe D�az S�nchez	Titular Bishop of Sitifis	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

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