The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	59.9	Resigned	Gianni Danzi †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
	25.8	Perpetual Vows	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Kurnool, India
	82.4	Selected	Michael He Jinmin †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
	83.0	Appointed	John Jiang Liren †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
	70.5	Selected	Andrew Jin Daoyuan †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	66.3	Resigned	Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. †	Abbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia	Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
	75.0	Appointed	John Crisostome Lan Shi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	82.5	Resigned	[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	43.2	Incardinated	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Priest of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
	65.3	Appointed	Samir Mazloum	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Incardinated	József-Csaba Pál	Priest of Timişoara, Romania	Bishop
	27.9	Entered	Tom Thomas Pattasseril, I.C.	Member of Institute of Charity	Apostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
	34.7	Ordained Deacon	Eduardo Vieira dos Santos	Deacon of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	80.4	Entered	Thomas Zeng Jing mu, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
	84.5	Resigned	[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin] †	Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	80.0	Appointed	Lawrence Zhang Wenchang †	Apostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
	80.0	Appointed	Lawrence Zhang Wenchang †	Apostolic Administrator of Dali [Tali], China	Apostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
	80.0	Appointed	Lawrence Zhang Wenchang †	Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong [Chaotung], China	Apostolic Administrator of Kunming [Kunming], China
1 Jan	84.8	Died	Domingo Roa Pérez †	Archbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
1 Jan	27.9	Ordained Priest	Thomas (Tomy) Joseph Tharayil	Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop
4 Jan	36.0	Ordained Deacon	Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
	44.9	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	44.9	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	76.1	Retired	Andrew Joseph McDonald †	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	John Raymond McGann †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	68.0	Succeeded	James Thomas McHugh †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
	47.5	Appointed	James Peter Sartain	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
5 Jan	57.6	Appointed	Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
6 Jan	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Ivo Baldi Gaburri †	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop of Huarí, Peru
	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Titular Archbishop of Foratiana	Apostolic Nuncio
	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Anton Coşa	Titular Bishop of Pesto	Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova
	69.5	Ordained Bishop	Franco Croci †	Titular Bishop of Potentia in Piceno	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	28.3	Ordained Priest	José Amable Durán Tineo	Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Péter Erdő	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Fang Jianping	Coadjutor Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Bishop
	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Gębicki	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	70.5	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Jin Daoyuan †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping)	Coadjutor Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China	Bishop
	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena, Angola	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Guido Ottonello	Titular Archbishop of Sasabe	Apostolic Nuncio
	57.1	Ordained Bishop	George Panikulam	Titular Archbishop of Caudium	Apostolic Nuncio
	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Musti	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	David Laurin Ricken	Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
	75.0	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Su Changshan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
	40.1	Ordained Bishop	András Veres	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Józef Wesołowski †	Titular Archbishop of Slebte	Apostolic Nuncio
	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Zhan Silu	Auxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China	Bishop
7 Jan	50.0	Installed	Gerald Michael Barbarito	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
8 Jan	54.3	Ordained Bishop	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
	81.1	Died	André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet †	Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Georges Fonghoro †	Bishop of Mopti, Mali
	34.1	Ordained Priest	Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Ireneusz Józef Pękalski	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
9 Jan	59.7	Ordained Bishop	François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jan	88.9	Died	József Udvardy †	Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
11 Jan	81.6	Died	Pavao Žanić †	Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 Jan	61.8	Appointed	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jan	86.9	Died	Arthur Henry Krawczak †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	71.8	Resigned	José María Setién Alberro †	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	66.5	Appointed	Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya †	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan	61.5	Installed	Joseph Anthony Galante †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
14 Jan	56.9	Appointed	Nicolas Sawaf	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jan	68.2	Appointed	Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Jan	69.4	Installed	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	83.6	Died	Giovanni Pes †	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
	73.6	Died	Robert Sastre †	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin
17 Jan	93.8	Died	Vasile Cristea, A.A. †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
17 Jan	87.3	Died	Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
18 Jan	78.4	Retired	Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
	61.1	Appointed	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
	59.5	Appointed	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Jan	59.0	Appointed	José Haring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	64.3	Appointed	Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	83.0	Died	Thomas Kuba Thowa †	Bishop Emeritus of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U.	Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
22 Jan	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
23 Jan	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Hans-Josef Becker	Titular Bishop of Vina	Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
23 Jan	86.4	Died	Guillaume van den Elzen, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Jan	86.1	Died	Antoni Adamiuk †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
	38.0	Appointed	Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus
	28.8	Ordained Priest	Vinsensius Setiawan Triatmojo	Priest of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
26 Jan	50.7	Appointed	Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	56.9	Installed	Giovanni Battista Pichierri †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Robert Francis Vasa	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
27 Jan	67.4	Died	Eugène Kabanga Songasonga †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.8	Appointed	Richard Joseph Malone	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	53.8	Appointed	Richard Joseph Malone	Titular Bishop of Aptuca	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
28 Jan	81.0	Died	Mauro Rubio Repullés †	Bishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Spain
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	George Leo Thomas	Titular Bishop of Vagrauta	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	79.0	Died	[Anthony Zhong Quanzhang] †	Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
29 Jan	59.0	Appointed	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
	75.4	Retired	Saminini Arulappa †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.0	Retired	John Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
	58.7	Appointed	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Clet Feliho	Bishop of Kandi, Benin
	52.1	Appointed	José Luis Fletes Santana	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.1	Appointed	José Luis Fletes Santana	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	57.3	Appointed	Marampudi Joji †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
	75.5	Retired	Vincent Mensah †	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
	52.8	Appointed	Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	52.8	Appointed	Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón †	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Appointed	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Appointed	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Castabala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	69.9	Appointed	Giorgio Zur †	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation	Apostolic Nuncio
30 Jan	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Dominique Bulamatari Kizayakana †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	86.5	Died	Angelo Innocent Fernandes †	Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Nlandu Mayi †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
31 Jan	61.4	Appointed	Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. †	Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Abbot Emeritus
31 Jan	70.1	Died	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

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