Year | Age | Bishop | Event | Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | B�chara Boutros Ra�, O.M.M. | Born | Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon | ||
1942 | Antonio Lucibello | Born | Apostolic Nuncio | ||
1945 | Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli | Born | Bishop Emeritus of Quich�, Guatemala | ||
1947 | Giuseppe Betori | Born | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy | ||
1951 | Paulo Mendes Peixoto | Born | Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
1956 | 25.5 | Thadeu Gomes Canellas | Ordained Priest | Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Os�rio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
1958 | Germ�n Medina Acosta | Born | Bishop of Engativ�, Colombia | ||
1960 | Vjekoslav Huzjak | Born | Bishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia | ||
1961 | Gualtiero Sigismondi | Born | Bishop of Orvieto-Todi, Italy | ||
Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk | Born | Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland | |||
1962 | Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal | Born | Bishop of Indore, India | ||
Michael Mulhall | Born | Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada | |||
1967 | 24.0 | Domenico Calcagno | Ordained Priest | Priest of Genova, Italy | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See |
1973 | Mario Andr�s Salas Becerra, O. de M. | Born | Auxiliary Bishop of Valpara�so, Chile | ||
Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M. | Born | Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia | |||
1978 | 25.8 | Pedro Carlos Cipolini | Ordained Priest | Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop of Santo Andr�, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
41.3 | Nicol�s de Jes�s L�pez Rodr�guez | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
1979 | 24.3 | Francisco Moreno Barr�n | Ordained Priest | Priest of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico | Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, M�xico |
1980 | 34.9 | Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. | Ordained Priest | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Bishop Emeritus of Korea, Military |
1984 | 36.4 | Ulrich Boom | Ordained Priest | Priest of W�rzburg, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
30.1 | Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. | Professed | Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
53.5 | Thadeu Gomes Canellas | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena | Bishop Emeritus of Os�rio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
1985 | 25.0 | Vilson Basso, S.C.I. | Perpetual Vows | Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranh�o, Brazil |
1986 | 20.7 | Andr� Vital F�lix da Silva, S.C.I. | Professed | Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil |
1987 | 30.4 | Marcelo Ben�tez Mart�nez, O.F.M. | Entered | Member of Order of Friars Minor | Bishop-Elect of Caazap�, Paraguay |
1994 | 51.6 | Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers | Appointed | Bishop of Posadas, Argentina | Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina |
1995 | 27.9 | Ronilton Souza de Ara�jo, S.C.I. | Professed | Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Bishop of S�o Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil |
1996 | 51.0 | Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado | Ordained Bishop | Coadjutor Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran | Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey |
51.6 | Eug�ne Lambert Adrian Rixen | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Tabbora | Bishop Emeritus of Goi�s, Brazil | |
1997 | 45.7 | Jesse Eugenio Mercado | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines | Bishop of Para�aque, Philippines |
45.7 | Jesse Eugenio Mercado | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Talaptula | Bishop of Para�aque, Philippines | |
55.5 | Bernard Blasius Moras | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Belgaum, India | Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India | |
2001 | 53.2 | Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique | Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique |
2002 | 62.2 | Gr�goire Pierre Melki | Appointed | Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine | Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus |
62.2 | Gr�goire Pierre Melki | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri | Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine | |
65.8 | Luis Teodorico St�ckler | Appointed | Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina | Bishop Emeritus | |
2006 | 49.5 | Augustine Obiora Akubeze | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria | Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria |
66.2 | Elias Chacour | Ordained Bishop | Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel | Archbishop Emeritus | |
59.8 | Fernando Filoni | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines | Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | |
52.4 | Jo�rcio Gon�alves Pereira, C.Ss.R. | Ordained Bishop | Coadjutor Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | Prelate Emeritus | |
55.0 | Paulo Mendes Peixoto | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of S�o Jos� do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
29.2 | Henry Juma Odonya | Ordained Priest | Priest of Eldoret, Kenya | Bishop of Kitale, Kenya | |
58.3 | Jos� Mar�a Yanguas Sanz | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Cuenca, Spain | ||
2007 | 39.7 | Anton Leichtfried | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Rufiniana | Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt P�lten, Austria |
42.9 | Em�lio Sumbelelo | Ordained Bishop | Coadjutor Bishop of Uije, Angola | Bishop of Viana, Angola | |
2009 | 45.4 | Rodolfo Lu�s Weber | Appointed | Prelate of Cristal�ndia, Goias, Brazil | Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
2011 | 57.2 | Giuseppe Pellegrini | Appointed | Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy | |
75.9 | Ovidio Poletto | Retired | Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
54.2 | William John Waltersheid | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
54.2 | William John Waltersheid | Appointed | Titular Bishop of California | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
2012 | 52.7 | Michel Aoun | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon | |
57.3 | John Forrosuelo Du | Appointed | Archbishop of Palo, Philippines | ||
63.5 | Nunzio Galantino | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy | President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | |
57.3 | Denis Grondin | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Camplum | Archbishop of Rimouski, Qu�bec, Canada | |
59.1 | Mounir Khairallah | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon | ||
75.6 | Giuseppe Mani | Retired | Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
69.6 | Arrigo Miglio | Appointed | Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
64.7 | Ga�tan Proulx, O.S.M. | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Azura | Bishop Emeritus of Gasp�, Qu�bec, Canada | |
60.5 | Elias Khoury Sleman | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Lattaqui� {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria | Bishop Emeritus | |
2013 | 58.7 | Władisław Blin | Resigned | Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus | Bishop Emeritus |
2014 | 75.0 | Zdzisław Fortuniak | Retired | Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
63.8 | Donal McKeown | Appointed | Bishop of Derry, Ireland | ||
2015 | 62.6 | Jos� Aristeu Vieira | Appointed | Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
47.2 | Luiz Gon�alves Knupp | Appointed | Bishop of Tr�s Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | ||
2016 | 50.8 | V�ctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Castulo | Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, M�xico |
48.2 | Herculano Medina Garfias | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Gegi | Bishop of Ciudad Guzm�n, Jalisco, M�xico | |
2017 | 54.2 | J�lio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. | Installed | Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Coadjutor Archbishop of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil |
64.2 | Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
47.3 | Carlos Tom�s Morel Dipl�n | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Buxentum | Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic | |
71.7 | Carlos Osoro Sierra | Installed | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain | |
58.1 | Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator of Ilagan, Philippines | Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines | |
52.6 | Jos� Mauricio V�lez Garc�a | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Lapda | Auxiliary Bishop of Medell�n, Colombia | |
2020 | 72.1 | Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro | Appointed | Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches |
72.1 | Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro | Appointed | Titular Archbishop of Trecalae | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches | |
72.1 | Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches | |
2021 | 49.5 | Michael Miabesue Bibi | Installed | Bishop of Bu�a, Cameroon | |
2022 | 69.7 | Crist�bal L�pez Romero, S.D.B. | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco | Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco |
47.9 | Raphael Mweempwa | Appointed | Bishop of Monze, Zambia | ||
63.7 | Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. | Appointed | Apostolic Administrator of Tanger, Morocco | Archbishop | |
2023 | 57.0 | Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza | Installed | Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
54.5 | Jos� Genivaldo Garcia | Installed | Bishop of Est�ncia, Sergipe, Brazil | ||
56.5 | Ant�nio Aparecido de Marcos Filho | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Centenaria | Auxiliary Bishop of Bras�lia, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
66.9 | Luis Mariano Montemayor | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland | ||
61.6 | Juarez Sousa Da Silva | Installed | Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil | ||
61.1 | Pablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D. | Installed | Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines | ||
59.1 | David William Valencia Antonio | Ceased | Apostolic Administrator of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines | Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines | |
47.6 | Federico Guillermo Wechsung | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina | ||
47.6 | Federico Guillermo Wechsung | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Pederodiana | Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina | |
2025 | 75.4 | Gorg�nio Alves da Encarna��o Neto, C.R. | Retired | Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
76.2 | Ant�nio Augusto Dias Duarte | Retired | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
60.0 | Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. | Appointed | Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil | ||
58.7 | Luiz Ant�nio Lopes Ricci | Appointed | Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
78.6 | John Michael Miller, C.S.B. | Retired | Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Archbishop Emeritus | |
66.9 | Jos� Maria Pereira | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
66.9 | Jos� Maria Pereira | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Sigus | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
60.2 | Joselito Ramalho Nogueira | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
60.2 | Joselito Ramalho Nogueira | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Tinum | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
52.8 | Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr. | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Balanga, Philippines | ||
65.8 | Richard William Smith | Appointed | Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
53.7 | Hiansen Vieira Franco | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
53.7 | Hiansen Vieira Franco | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Tigava | Auxiliary Bishop of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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