The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Feb 77.9 Died Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. † Superior General Emeritus of Clerks Regular of Somasca

78.0 Died Maurice John Dingman † Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

62.5 Appointed Czesław Domin † Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

42.2 Appointed Stanisław Gądecki Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland Archbishop of Poznań, Poland

42.2 Appointed Stanisław Gądecki Titular Bishop of Rubicon Archbishop of Poznań, Poland

83.1 Retired Julian Jan Groblicki † Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

77.5 Retired Ignacy Ludwik Jeż † Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Bishop Emeritus

69.7 Died James Joseph Komba † Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

77.1 Retired Władysław Miziołek † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

77.0 Retired Franciszek Musiel † Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Retired Wacław Skomorucha † Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

76.7 Retired Stanislaw Smolenski † Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Feb 24.3 Professed Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. † Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia

25.0 Solemn Vows Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D. Member of Clerics Regular of the Mother of God Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

39.2 Ordained Bishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar Bishop of Sarh, Chad Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

43.1 Ordained Bishop Johannes Liku Ada’ Titular Bishop of Amantia Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia

64.6 Installed Hubert Luthe † Bishop of Essen, Germany Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Ordained Bishop Christian Werner Titular Bishop of Aeca Bishop Emeritus of Austria, Military

4 Feb 48.2 Appointed Leonardo Sandri Assessor of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

5 Feb 72.2 Died Joseph Khoury † Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

6 Feb 84.2 Died Sergio Méndez Arceo † Bishop Emeritus of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

7 Feb 55.7 Ordained Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini † Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Feb 64.0 Installed Pietro Garlato † Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

9 Feb 51.9 Ordained Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega Titular Bishop of Cediae Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

11 Feb 74.5 Retired Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Appointed Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson † Auxiliary Bishop of Temuco, Chile Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. † Bishop of Vác, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Izidor István Marosi † Bishop of Vác, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Rubén Salazar Gómez Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

13 Feb 66.3 Resigned Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron † Archbishop of Lomé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus

15 Feb 51.5 Installed Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

53.9 Ordained Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

46.7 Appointed Felipe Padilla Cardona Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

16 Feb 31.4 Ordained Priest Luc René Young Chen Yin, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Rodrigues, Mauritius

18 Feb 58.6 Appointed Savarinathan Michael Augustine † Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Archbishop Emeritus

63.8 Installed John Aloysius Marshall † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

78.6 Retired Venmani S. Selvanather † Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Archbishop Emeritus

20 Feb 30.2 Ordained Priest Anthony Poola Priest of Cuddapah, India Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

22 Feb 54.0 Ordained Bishop Marko Culej † Titular Bishop of Limata Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia

54.0 Succeeded John Gabriel † Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar

73.3 Ordained Bishop James David Lin Xili † Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China

52.3 Installed João Bosco Oliver de Faria Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

75.0 Retired Joseph Valerius Sequeira † Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

28.2 Ordained Priest Herman Willebrordus Woorts Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands Auxiliary Bishop

23 Feb 51.9 Installed Dante Lafranconi Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy

54.8 Installed Gastone Simoni † Bishop of Prato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

24 Feb 74.4 Ordained Bishop Michael Liu Xianru † Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China

25 Feb 67.4 Appointed Leonard James Wall † Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

26 Feb 48.7 Appointed Héctor Rubén Aguer Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

48.7 Appointed Héctor Rubén Aguer Titular Bishop of Lamdia Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

46.2 Appointed Rubén Oscar Frassia Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

46.2 Appointed Rubén Oscar Frassia Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

66.5 Died José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México

27 Feb 90.4 Died Jerome M. Fernandez † Bishop Emeritus of Quilon, India

62.6 Died Charles McDonald Renfrew † Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

29 Feb 51.8 Ordained Bishop José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Buleliana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru

79.2 Died Joseph A. Carroll † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

34.4 Ordained Bishop Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Cresima Bishop Emeritus of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia

64.0 Appointed Giulio Einaudi † Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia Apostolic Nuncio

76.6 Retired Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez † Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

71.6 Died Felix Paz Perez † Bishop of Imus, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Feb	77.9	Died	Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †	Superior General Emeritus of Clerks Regular of Somasca
78.0	Died	Maurice John Dingman †	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
62.5	Appointed	Czesław Domin †	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
42.2	Appointed	Stanisław Gądecki	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland
42.2	Appointed	Stanisław Gądecki	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland
83.1	Retired	Julian Jan Groblicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
77.5	Retired	Ignacy Ludwik Jeż †	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
69.7	Died	James Joseph Komba †	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
77.1	Retired	Władysław Miziołek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
77.0	Retired	Franciszek Musiel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Retired	Wacław Skomorucha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.7	Retired	Stanislaw Smolenski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Feb	24.3	Professed	Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia
25.0	Solemn Vows	Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D.	Member of Clerics Regular of the Mother of God	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Goetbé Edmond Djitangar	Bishop of Sarh, Chad	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Liku Ada’	Titular Bishop of Amantia	Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia
64.6	Installed	Hubert Luthe †	Bishop of Essen, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Christian Werner	Titular Bishop of Aeca	Bishop Emeritus of Austria, Military
4 Feb	48.2	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Assessor of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
5 Feb	72.2	Died	Joseph Khoury †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
6 Feb	84.2	Died	Sergio Méndez Arceo †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
7 Feb	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini †	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Feb	64.0	Installed	Pietro Garlato †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Feb	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
11 Feb	74.5	Retired	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Izidor István Marosi †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Rubén Salazar Gómez	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
13 Feb	66.3	Resigned	Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron †	Archbishop of Lomé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Feb	51.5	Installed	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
53.9	Ordained Bishop	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
46.7	Appointed	Felipe Padilla Cardona	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
16 Feb	31.4	Ordained Priest	Luc René Young Chen Yin, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Rodrigues, Mauritius
18 Feb	58.6	Appointed	Savarinathan Michael Augustine †	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
63.8	Installed	John Aloysius Marshall †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
78.6	Retired	Venmani S. Selvanather †	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Feb	30.2	Ordained Priest	Anthony Poola	Priest of Cuddapah, India	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
22 Feb	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Marko Culej †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia
54.0	Succeeded	John Gabriel †	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
73.3	Ordained Bishop	James David Lin Xili †	Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China
52.3	Installed	João Bosco Oliver de Faria	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Joseph Valerius Sequeira †	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
28.2	Ordained Priest	Herman Willebrordus Woorts	Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop
23 Feb	51.9	Installed	Dante Lafranconi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
54.8	Installed	Gastone Simoni †	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb	74.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael Liu Xianru †	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
25 Feb	67.4	Appointed	Leonard James Wall †	Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Héctor Rubén Aguer	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
48.7	Appointed	Héctor Rubén Aguer	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
46.2	Appointed	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
46.2	Appointed	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
66.5	Died	José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México
27 Feb	90.4	Died	Jerome M. Fernandez †	Bishop Emeritus of Quilon, India
62.6	Died	Charles McDonald Renfrew †	Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
29 Feb	51.8	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Buleliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
79.2	Died	Joseph A. Carroll †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
34.4	Ordained Bishop	Milan Chautur, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Cresima	Bishop Emeritus of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia
64.0	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia	Apostolic Nuncio
76.6	Retired	Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez †	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
71.6	Died	Felix Paz Perez †	Bishop of Imus, Philippines

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