Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1981

Newly Elected Bishops (139)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Joseph Jin De-chen (靳德辰)

former Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

19811981
ChinaBishop Julius Jia Zhi-guo (賈治國)

former Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

19811981.02.08
ChinaBishop Casimir Wang Mi-lu (王彌祿)

former Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

19811981.02.20
ChinaBishop Paul Chang Zhen-guo (常振國)

former Bishop of Siping 四平 (China)

19811981.04.20
ChinaBishop Matthias Ma Long-lin (馬龍麟)

former Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

(1981)1981.07.24
ChinaBishop Joseph Qian Hui-min (錢惠民)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

(1981)1981.07.24
ChinaBishop Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

(1981)1981.07.24
ChinaBishop Augustine Zhao Jing-nong (趙經農)

former Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

(1981)1981.07.24
ChinaBishop John Cai Ti-yuan (蔡體遠)

former Bishop of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

(1981)1981.09.27
ChinaBishop Peter Paul Li Pan-shi (李磐石)

former Bishop of Jiangmen 江門 (China)

(1981)1981.09.27
ChinaBishop Thomas Zhang Huai-xin (張懷信)

former Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

19811981.10.19
ChinaBishop John Ji Huai-rang (姬懷讓), O.F.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Xi’an 西安 (China)

(1981)1981.12.18
ChinaBishop Bonaventure Benedict Zhang Xin (張信), O.F.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

(1981)1981.12.18
ChinaBishop Peter Fan Wen-xing (范文興)

former Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

19811981.12.20
ChinaBishop Paul Liu Jing-he (劉景和)

former Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

(1981)1981.12.20
ChinaBishop Simon Liu Zong-yu (劉宗漁)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (China)

(1981)1981.12.21
ChinaArchbishop Philip Yang Li-bo (楊立柏)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

19811988.08.12
GermanyBishop Norbert Werbs

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

1981.01.071981.03.25
MexicoBishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota

former Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

1981.01.121981.03.01
ItalyArchbishop Pio Vittorio Vigo

former Archbishop-Bishop of Acireale (Italy)

1981.01.131981.02.14
USABishop Joseph Keith Symons (93)Bishop Joseph Keith Symons (93)

Bishop emeritus of Palm Beach (USA)

1981.01.161981.03.19
PhilippinesBishop Gabriel Villaruz Reyes (84)Bishop Gabriel Villaruz Reyes (84)

Bishop emeritus of Antipolo (Philippines)

1981.01.201981.04.03
GambiaBishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

1981.01.241981.03.25
NigeriaBishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu

former Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

1981.01.241981.03.29
EcuadorBishop Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B.

former Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador)

1981.01.241981.04.26
Sri LankaBishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (87)Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (87)

Bishop emeritus of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

1981.01.241981.07.30
ScotlandBishop Vincent Paul Logan

former Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

1981.01.261981.02.26
ColombiaBishop Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S.

former Bishop of Buga (Colombia)

1981.01.291981.03.25
EritreaBishop Zekarias Yohannes (Eritrean Rite)

former Bishop of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

1981.01.291981.06.06
ArgentinaArchbishop Carlos Walter Galán Barry

former Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)

1981.02.111981.03.25
BrazilArchbishop João Bergese

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)

1981.02.111981.04.05
BrazilCardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I.

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio

former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

former Ordinary of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil)

1981.02.111981.05.01
South AfricaBishop Paul Themba Mngoma

former Bishop of Mariannhill (South Africa)

1981.02.121981.05.23
MalawiBishop Allan Chamgwera (97)Bishop Allan Chamgwera (97)

Bishop emeritus of Zomba (Malawi)

1981.02.121981.05.31
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Nuzzi

former Archbishop-Bishop of Teramo–Atri (Italy)

1981.02.211981.03.15
AustraliaArchbishop Joseph Eric D’Arcy

former Archbishop of Hobart (Australia)

1981.02.251981.07.01
ItalyArchbishop Francesco De Nittis

former Titular Archbishop of Tunes

1981.03.071981.05.02
BrazilBishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (99)Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (99)

Bishop emeritus of Estância (Brazil)

1981.03.151981.05.24
BrazilBishop Jorge Tobias de Freitas (90)Bishop Jorge Tobias de Freitas (90)

Bishop emeritus of Nazaré (Brazil)

1981.03.151981.06.14
BrazilBishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

1981.03.161981.06.14
CanadaBishop Jude Saint-Antoine

former Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

1981.03.201981.05.22
CanadaBishop Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

1981.03.201981.05.22
VietnamBishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang

former Bishop of Thái Bính (Vietnam)

1981.03.241981.04.22
ItalyBishop Ercole Lupinacci (Italo-Albanese Rite)

former Bishop of Lungro of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

1981.03.251981.08.06
Cote d’IvoireBishop Bruno Kouamé

former Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire)

1981.03.261981.05.31
Congo-KinshasaBishop Léonard Dhejju

former Bishop of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)

1981.03.261981.07.19
VietnamBishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung

former Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

1981.03.261981.11.22
PolandArchbishop Stanisław Szymecki

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland)

1981.03.271981.04.12
ScotlandBishop Maurice Taylor

former Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

1981.04.041981.06.09
GermanyBishop Augustus Peters

former Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

1981.04.061981.05.09
MexicoBishop Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F.

former Bishop of Apatzingán (Mexico)

1981.04.091981.05.21
PhilippinesBishop Patricio Hacbang Alo

former Bishop of Mati (Philippines)

1981.04.141981.06.07
GermanyBishop Paul Friedrich Wehrle (85)Bishop Paul Friedrich Wehrle (85)

Titular Bishop of Nova Germania

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

1981.04.141981.07.05
ParaguayBishop Pedro Shaw, O.M.I.

former Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1981.04.221981.04.22
CanadaBishop Blaise-Ernest Morand (93)Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand (93)

Bishop emeritus of Prince Albert (Canada)

1981.04.221981.06.29
MontenegroBishop Marko Peric

former Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro)

1981.04.291981.07.26
ItalyCardinal Renato Corti

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina

former Bishop of Novara (Italy)

1981.04.301981.06.06
BrazilBishop Virgílio de Pauli

former Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

1981.05.081981.06.29
BrazilBishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M.

former Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil)

1981.05.081981.07.24
ChadArchbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J. (97)Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J. (97)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of N’Djaména (Chad)

1981.05.231982.01.06
BrazilBishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Santarém (Brazil)

1981.05.251981.08.15
AlgeriaBlessed Bishop Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P.

former Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

1981.05.251981.10.02
PolandBishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek

former Bishop of Gliwice (Poland)

1981.06.121981.08.16
FranceBishop René Lucien Picandet

former Bishop of Orléans (France)

1981.06.131981.06.28
VietnamBishop Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực

former Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

1981.06.191981.08.15
Central African RepublicBishop Michel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic)

1981.06.191981.09.27
KenyaBishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C.

former Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya)

1981.06.191981.10.18
IndiaArchbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (89)Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guwahati (India)

1981.06.191981.11.29
ItalyArchbishop Gerardo Pierro

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)

1981.06.261981.08.02
USAArchbishop Francis Bible Schulte

former Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA)

1981.06.271981.08.12
USABishop Louis Anthony DeSimone

former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

1981.06.271981.08.12
GermanyBishop Friedrich Ostermann

former Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

1981.06.271981.09.13
BrazilBishop José Belvino do Nascimento

former Bishop of Divinópolis (Brazil)

1981.06.271981.09.29
USABishop Charles Victor Grahmann

former Bishop of Dallas (USA)

1981.06.301981.08.20
Puerto RicoBishop Hermín Negrón Santana

former Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

1981.06.301981.09.07
USABishop Mikail Nersès Sétian (Armenian Rite)

former Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada of the Armenians (USA)

1981.07.031981.12.05
ArgentinaBishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. (86)Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. (86) (Armenian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of América Latina e México of the Armenians (Brazil)

1981.07.031981.12.12
RomaniaArchbishop Lajos Bálint

former Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

1981.07.091981.09.29
USABishop Joseph Patrick Delaney

former Bishop of Fort Worth (USA)

1981.07.101981.09.13
AustraliaArchbishop William Joseph Foley

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (Australia)

1981.07.131981.09.09
Saint LuciaCardinal Kelvin Edward Felix

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

1981.07.171981.10.05
JamaicaArchbishop Donald James Reece (91)Archbishop Donald James Reece (91)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

former President of Antilles Episcopal Conference

1981.07.171981.10.08
JamaicaArchbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

1981.07.171981.10.11
LesothoBishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane

former Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

1981.07.171981.10.11
UgandaCardinal Emmanuel Wamala (99)Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala (99)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kampala (Uganda)

1981.07.171981.11.22
BeninArchbishop Isidore de Souza

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

1981.07.171981.12.08
USAArchbishop Alfred Clifton Hughes (93)Archbishop Alfred Clifton Hughes (93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA)

1981.07.211981.09.14
PanamaBishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.

former Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

1981.07.221981.11.21
FranceBishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David

former Bishop of Évreux (France)

1981.07.271981.09.26
PhilippinesBishop Filomeno Gonzales Bactol (86)Bishop Filomeno Gonzales Bactol (86)

Bishop emeritus of Naval (Philippines)

1981.07.291981.10.15
USABishop Daniel Francis Walsh (88)Bishop Daniel Francis Walsh (88)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa (USA)

1981.07.301981.09.24
ColombiaBishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

1981.08.031981.09.20
USABishop Robert Mikhail Moskal (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians (USA)

1981.08.031981.10.13
PortugalBishop Joaquim Gonçalves

former Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

1981.08.031981.10.18
USABishop Daniel Leo Ryan

former Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA)

1981.08.141981.09.30
SyriaArchbishop Michel Yatim (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Archbishop of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1981.08.181981.10.23
USABishop Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

1981.08.241981.11.04
ItalyBishop Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Trapani (Italy)

1981.09.021981.10.24
BrazilBishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

1981.09.031981.10.25
AustraliaBishop John Edward Heaps

former Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

1981.09.041981.10.31
LebanonArchbishop Ignace Raad (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1981.09.091981.10.30
IraqPatriarch Gregorios III Laham, B.S. (92)Patriarch Gregorios III Laham (92) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Patriarch emeritus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites

Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites

former President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church

former President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria

former Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

1981.09.091981.11.27
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Cozzi

former Bishop of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy)

1981.09.121981.10.25
ItalyBishop Antioco Piseddu

former Bishop of Lanusei (Italy)

1981.09.291981.11.08
ItalyArchbishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy)

1981.09.291981.12.27
PhilippinesBishop Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel

former Bishop of Talibon (Philippines)

1981.10.011981.11.30
NicaraguaBishop César Bosco Vivas Robelo

former Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

1981.10.081981.11.21
ChinaBishop Joseph Ye Yin-yun (葉蔭雲)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

(1981.10.10)1962.01.21
USABishop Robert John Rose

former Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

1981.10.131981.12.06
FranceBishop Raymond Gaston Séguy

former Bishop of Autun (France)

1981.10.141981.11.22
FranceBishop Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R.

former Bishop of Langres (France)

1981.10.141981.11.29
USABishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. (89)Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. (89)

Bishop emeritus of Las Cruces (USA)

1981.10.271981.12.06
ArgentinaBishop Abelardo Francisco Silva

former Bishop of San Miguel (Argentina)

1981.10.281981.12.08
KuwaitBishop Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D.

former Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait (Kuwait)

1981.11.051982.01.06
RwandaBishop Joseph Ruzindana

former Bishop of Byumba (Rwanda)

1981.11.051982.01.17
Burkina FasoBishop Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo

former Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso)

1981.11.051982.01.23
RwandaArchbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (83)Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kigali (Rwanda)

1981.11.051982.01.24
South AfricaBishop Mogale Paul Nkhumishe

former Bishop of Polokwane (South Africa)

1981.11.051982.02.14
ZimbabweBishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa

former Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

1981.11.051982.02.21
SamoaBishop Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Samoa–Apia and Tokelau (Samoa)

1981.11.051982.03.17
EnglandBishop Thomas Kevin O’Brien

former Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough (England)

1981.11.091981.12.08
EnglandBishop John Anthony Rawsthorne (89)Bishop John Anthony Rawsthorne (89)

Bishop emeritus of Hallam (England)

1981.11.091981.12.16
BrazilBishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.

former Bishop of Jataí (Brazil)

1981.11.091981.12.20
BrazilBishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S.

former Bishop of Caetité (Brazil)

1981.11.091982.01.06
USABishop Thomas Joseph O’Brien

former Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

1981.11.091982.01.06
USABishop Anthony Michael Milone

former Bishop of Great Falls–Billings (USA)

1981.11.101982.01.06
PolandBishop Roman Andrzejewski

former Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

1981.11.121981.12.20
LithuaniaArchbishop John Bulaitis

former Titular Archbishop of Narona

1981.11.211982.01.06
PalestineBishop Salim Sayegh (91)Bishop Salim Sayegh (91)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Proconsulari

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine)

1981.11.261982.01.06
BrazilArchbishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (90)Archbishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campo Grande (Brazil)

1981.11.261982.01.31
GhanaBishop Charles Kweku Sam

former Bishop of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana)

1981.11.301982.01.06
BotswanaBishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi

former Bishop of Gaborone (Botswana)

1981.11.301982.03.06
BoliviaBishop Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni (Bolivia)

1981.11.301982.04.18
RomaniaArchbishop Traian Crisan (Romanian Rite)

former Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

1981.12.071982.01.06
AustriaBishop Egon Kapellari (90)Bishop Egon Kapellari (90)

Bishop emeritus of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

1981.12.071982.01.24
AustriaBishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B.

former Bishop of Linz (Austria)

1981.12.151982.01.17
PhilippinesBishop Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D.

former Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)

1981.12.151982.02.18
PakistanBishop Patras Yusaf

former Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

1981.12.191982.02.19
Burkina FasoBishop Basile Tapsoba (83)Bishop Basile Tapsoba (83)

Bishop emeritus of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

1981.12.191982.03.21

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