The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 43.6 Appointed Józef Marek † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

43.6 Appointed Józef Marek † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

3 Nov 45.6 Appointed José Freire de Oliveira Neto † Auxiliary Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed José Freire de Oliveira Neto † Titular Bishop of Illici Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

32.0 Ordained Priest Peter Takeo Okada † Priest of Tōkyō, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru

4 Nov 30.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes † Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop

76.0 Died Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

6 Nov 73.7 Died George Alapatt † Bishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

8 Nov Born Christopher Randall Cooke Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Titular Archbishop of Nomentum Apostolic Nuncio

53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador Apostolic Nuncio

53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala Apostolic Nuncio

9 Nov 48.7 Installed Paul Francis Reding † Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

10 Nov 58.0 Appointed Vittorio Ottaviani † Bishop of Marsi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Titular Bishop of Aliezira Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

57.4 Appointed Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

57.4 Resigned Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Domenico Valerii † Bishop of Marsi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 65.6 Died Thomas Edward Gill † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

12 Nov Born Kryspin Witold Dubiel Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

13 Nov 54.4 Appointed Mario Revollo Bravo † Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Mario Revollo Bravo † Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

14 Nov Born François Hervé Marie Durand Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

28.2 Ordained Priest Norbert Wendelin Mtega Priest of Njombe, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania

70.4 Died Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo † Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

15 Nov Born Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

Born Fernando Ortega Ortega Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador

17 Nov 24.5 Ordained Priest Óscar González Villa † Priest of Manizales, Colombia

83.6 Died Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M. † Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

62.0 Succeeded Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Nov 25.2 Ordained Priest Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez Priest of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

Born Milan Lach, S.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia

Born Levente Balázs Martos Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

74.3 Died Peter Thomas McKeefry † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

20 Nov 38.8 Appointed Paweł Socha, C.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

38.8 Appointed Paweł Socha, C.M. Titular Bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

21 Nov 43.2 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Auxiliary Bishop of Oria, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

43.2 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Titular Bishop of Tulana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

22 Nov 81.3 Died Pedro Pablo (Luis Reinaldo) Andrade Sánchez, O.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador

23 Nov 24.2 Ordained Priest Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Jericó, Colombia

24 Nov 27.9 Ordained Priest Rubén Oscar Frassia Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

24.6 Ordained Priest Fernando Carlos Maletti † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina

Born Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. Bishop of Niigata, Japan

25 Nov 42.3 Ordained Bishop Guido Breña López, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

Born Moises Magpantay Cuevas Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines

47.1 Ordained Bishop Wilhelm Michel Ellis † Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Ordained Bishop José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

96.8 Died Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

44.9 Ordained Bishop Zéphyrin Toé † Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso

26 Nov 82.9 Retired Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

70.5 Resigned Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.2 Ordained Bishop Charles Aimé Halpin † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

74.7 Retired Ignatius Mummadi † Bishop of Guntur, India Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Resigned Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. † Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

41.3 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Titular Bishop of Sebana Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

61.8 Appointed Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

61.8 Appointed Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Simingi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

45.6 Appointed Balashoury Thanugundla † Bishop of Guntur, India

36.5 Appointed Nestorius Timanywa † Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Mimiana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines

29 Nov Born Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, O.A.R. Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

49.7 Appointed Rafael Bellido Caro † Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

49.7 Appointed Rafael Bellido Caro † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

58.7 Died Aldo Gobbi † Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy

48.1 Appointed Jean-Guy Hamelin † Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 39.3 Ordained Bishop Bernard Bududira † Bishop of Bururi, Burundi

25.2 Ordained Priest Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia

26.6 Ordained Priest Oscar Urbina Ortega Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	43.6	Appointed	Józef Marek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
43.6	Appointed	Józef Marek †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
3 Nov	45.6	Appointed	José Freire de Oliveira Neto †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	José Freire de Oliveira Neto †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
32.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Takeo Okada †	Priest of Tōkyō, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
4 Nov	30.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes †	Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop
76.0	Died	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
6 Nov	73.7	Died	George Alapatt †	Bishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
8 Nov		Born	Christopher Randall Cooke		Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Titular Archbishop of Nomentum	Apostolic Nuncio
53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio
53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apostolic Nuncio
9 Nov	48.7	Installed	Paul Francis Reding †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
10 Nov	58.0	Appointed	Vittorio Ottaviani †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Titular Bishop of Aliezira	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.4	Appointed	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.4	Resigned	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Domenico Valerii †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	65.6	Died	Thomas Edward Gill †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
12 Nov		Born	Kryspin Witold Dubiel		Apostolic Nuncio to Angola
13 Nov	54.4	Appointed	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
14 Nov		Born	François Hervé Marie Durand		Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
28.2	Ordained Priest	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Priest of Njombe, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
70.4	Died	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
15 Nov		Born	Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez		Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
	Born	Fernando Ortega Ortega		Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
17 Nov	24.5	Ordained Priest	Óscar González Villa †	Priest of Manizales, Colombia
83.6	Died	Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
62.0	Succeeded	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	25.2	Ordained Priest	Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez	Priest of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Milan Lach, S.J.		Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia
	Born	Levente Balázs Martos		Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
74.3	Died	Peter Thomas McKeefry †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
20 Nov	38.8	Appointed	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
38.8	Appointed	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Thunigaba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
21 Nov	43.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Auxiliary Bishop of Oria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
43.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Titular Bishop of Tulana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
22 Nov	81.3	Died	Pedro Pablo (Luis Reinaldo) Andrade Sánchez, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador
23 Nov	24.2	Ordained Priest	Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Jericó, Colombia
24 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
24.6	Ordained Priest	Fernando Carlos Maletti †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
	Born	Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.		Bishop of Niigata, Japan
25 Nov	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Guido Breña López, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Moises Magpantay Cuevas		Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm Michel Ellis †	Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Ordained Bishop	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
96.8	Died	Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Zéphyrin Toé †	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
26 Nov	82.9	Retired	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
70.5	Resigned	Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Aimé Halpin †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
74.7	Retired	Ignatius Mummadi †	Bishop of Guntur, India	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Resigned	Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
41.3	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Titular Bishop of Sebana	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
61.8	Appointed	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Simingi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
45.6	Appointed	Balashoury Thanugundla †	Bishop of Guntur, India
36.5	Appointed	Nestorius Timanywa †	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Mimiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
29 Nov		Born	Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, O.A.R.		Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
49.7	Appointed	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
49.7	Appointed	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
58.7	Died	Aldo Gobbi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy
48.1	Appointed	Jean-Guy Hamelin †	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Bududira †	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi
25.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia
26.6	Ordained Priest	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

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