Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1983

Newly Elected Bishops (146)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Peter Chen Jian-zhang (陳建章)

former Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

19831982.04.20
UkraineBishop Petro Kozak, C.SS.R. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

19831983
ChinaBishop Raymond Wang Chong-lin (王寵林)

former Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

19831983.03.09
ChinaBishop Stephen Li Xin-zheng (李新生)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Qinzhou 秦州 (China)

19831983.03.16
ChinaBishop Paul Li Zhen-rong (李振榮), S.J.

former Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

19831983.04.08
ChinaBishop Joseph Ma Zhong-mu (馬仲牧)

former Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

19831983.11.08
PhilippinesBishop Teodoro Javier Buhain Jr.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines)

1983.01.051983.02.21
PhilippinesBishop Raul José Quimpo Martirez

former Bishop of San Jose de Antique (Philippines)

1983.01.051983.03.24
ItalyBishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli

former Bishop of Viterbo (Italy)

1983.01.211983.02.27
CroatiaBishop Slavomir Miklovš (Croatian Rite)

former Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

1983.01.221983.03.25
TurkiyeArchbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye)

1983.01.221983.04.09
BrazilArchbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Uberaba (Brazil)

1983.01.221983.04.21
IndiaBishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I. (92)Bishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I. (92) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Rajkot of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1983.01.221983.04.24
USABishop David Arias Pérez, O.A.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

1983.01.251983.04.07
PeruBishop Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C. (98)Bishop Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C. (98)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Caravelí (Peru)

1983.01.261983.04.27
New ZealandBishop Leonard Anthony Boyle

former Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand)

1983.01.271983.05.03
South AfricaBishop Reginald Joseph Orsmond

former Bishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

1983.01.271983.05.14
UruguayBishop Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J.

former Bishop of Salto (Uruguay)

1983.01.281983.04.10
HondurasBishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Juticalpa (Honduras)

1983.02.011984.10.08
FranceBishop Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec

former Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

1983.02.081983.04.10
MexicoBishop Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay

former Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

1983.02.101983.05.04
ItalyCardinal Fortunato Baldelli

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino

former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

1983.02.121983.04.23
MexicoBishop José María Hernández González

former Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico)

1983.02.181983.04.26
Solomon IslandsArchbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. (85)Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

1983.02.191983.04.24
IndonesiaCardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (91)Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. (91)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Jakarta (Indonesia)

1983.02.191983.06.29
FranceArchbishop François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France)

1983.02.231983.04.24
IrelandBishop Colm O’Reilly (91)Bishop Colm O’Reilly (91)

Bishop emeritus of Ardagh (Ireland)

1983.02.241983.04.10
BrazilBishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)

1983.03.041983.05.15
ItalyBishop Eugenio Ravignani

former Bishop of Trieste (Italy)

1983.03.071983.04.24
Sri LankaBishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (89)Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (89)

Bishop emeritus of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)

1983.03.171983.05.07
KenyaArchbishop Peter Joseph Kairo (84)Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nyeri (Kenya)

1983.03.171983.05.21
Sri LankaBishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (83)Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (83)

Bishop emeritus of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

1983.03.171983.05.21
CameroonBishop Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I.

former Bishop of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Cameroon)

1983.03.171983.06.01
IndonesiaBishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Padang (Indonesia)

1983.03.171983.06.11
PhilippinesBishop Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D.

former Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines)

1983.03.171983.06.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke

former Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1983.03.171983.07.10
South AfricaBishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Dundee (South Africa)

1983.03.171983.09.17
PolandArchbishop Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

1983.03.221983.04.17
ItalyBishop Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B.

former Bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (Italy)

1983.03.231983.04.25
USABishop Lawrence Joyce Kenney

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

1983.03.251983.05.10
USACardinal William Joseph Levada

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title

former Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA)

former Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

former President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

former President of Pontifical Biblical Commission

1983.03.251983.05.12
USABishop Donald William Montrose

former Bishop of Stockton (USA)

1983.03.251983.05.12
USABishop Robert Henry Brom

former Bishop of San Diego (USA)

1983.03.251983.05.23
AlgeriaBishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Prado

former Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

1983.03.251983.06.03
USAArchbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (USA)

1983.03.251983.06.17
BrazilBishop José Mário Stroeher (87)Bishop José Mário Stroeher (87)

Bishop emeritus of Rio Grande (Brazil)

1983.03.251983.06.24
USAArchbishop Joseph Thomas Dimino

former Archbishop Military Ordinary of United States of America (USA)

1983.03.291983.05.10
USABishop Francis Xavier Roque

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

1983.03.291983.05.10
Northern IrelandBishop Anthony J. Farquhar

former Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

1983.04.061983.05.15
Northern IrelandBishop Patrick Joseph Walsh

former Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

1983.04.061983.05.15
ParaguayBishop Celso Yegros Estigarribia

former Bishop of Carapeguá (Paraguay)

1983.04.061983.05.29
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Chiaretti

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy)

1983.04.071983.05.15
ItalyBishop Alessandro Maggiolini

former Bishop of Como (Italy)

1983.04.071983.05.29
ItalyArchbishop Ettore Di Filippo

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

1983.04.071983.06.11
ItalyArchbishop Mario Peressin

former Metropolitan Archbishop of L’Aquila (Italy)

1983.04.071983.06.29
SloveniaBishop Jožef Smej

former Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

1983.04.151983.05.23
ArgentinaBishop Rafael Eleuterio Rey

former Bishop of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

1983.04.301983.07.03
South AfricaBishop Edward Robert Adams (91)Bishop Edward Robert Adams (91)

Bishop emeritus of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)

1983.05.021983.07.16
MoroccoArchbishop Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon

former Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)

1983.05.021983.12.11
SloveniaBishop Jožef Kvas

former Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

1983.05.131983.06.12
CanadaBishop Anthony Frederick Tonnos (90)Bishop Anthony Frederick Tonnos (90)

Bishop emeritus of Hamilton (Canada)

1983.05.131983.07.12
PortugalBishop João Miranda Teixeira (90)Bishop João Miranda Teixeira (90)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Iabar

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Porto (Portugal)

1983.05.131983.07.31
ItalyCardinal Camillo Ruini (95)Cardinal Camillo Ruini (95)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy)

former Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy)

former Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

1983.05.161983.06.29
GermanyBishop Walter Theodor Jansen

former Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

1983.05.191983.06.19
EgyptBishop Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J. (Coptic Rite)

former Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt)

1983.05.191983.06.24
HungaryBishop Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P.

former Titular Bishop of Castellum medianum

1983.05.201983.07.27
LebanonArchbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (85)Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (85)

Titular Archbishop of Aræ in Numidia

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Beirut (Lebanon)

1983.05.301983.08.21
USABishop Andrew Pataki (Ruthenian Rite)

former Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

1983.05.301983.08.23
SwitzerlandBishop Joseph Candolfi

former Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

1983.06.011983.06.29
MexicoArchbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (86)Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yucatán (Mexico)

1983.06.031983.07.25
USABishop Bernard Ferdinand Popp

former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA)

1983.06.031983.07.25
MexicoBishop Mario de Gasperín Gasperín (91)Bishop Mario de Gasperín Gasperín (91)

Bishop emeritus of Querétaro (Mexico)

1983.06.031983.08.04
ColombiaBishop Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F.

former Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

1983.06.061983.08.06
PhilippinesBishop Francisco Capiral San Diego

former Bishop of Pasig (Philippines)

1983.06.061983.08.10
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Hervé Itoua (83)Bishop Hervé Itoua (83)

Bishop emeritus of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

1983.06.061983.08.28
IndonesiaBishop Franciscus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F.

former Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

1983.06.061983.10.23
USABishop John Richard Keating

former Bishop of Arlington (USA)

1983.06.071983.08.04
ItalyBishop Pietro Meloni (90)Bishop Pietro Meloni (90)

Bishop emeritus of Nuoro (Italy)

1983.06.091983.09.10
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Tommasi

former Archbishop of Lucca (Italy)

1983.06.101983.07.12
BrazilBishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa

former Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)

1983.06.131983.09.08
SyriaArchbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1983.06.141983.07.03
LebanonArchbishop André Haddad (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1983.06.141983.08.07
USABishop Lawrence Donald Soens

former Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

1983.06.151983.08.17
GermanyCardinal Karl Lehmann

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I

former Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

1983.06.211983.10.02
ItalyArchbishop Clemente Faccani

former Titular Archbishop of Serra

1983.06.271983.09.03
BelarusBishop Vladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B. (Belarussian Rite)

former Titular Bishop of Mariamme

1983.07.011983.09.08
MoroccoArchbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M.

former Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

1983.07.021983.09.24
BrazilArchbishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

1983.07.021983.10.12
GuadeloupeBishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo

former Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

1983.07.021983.11.06
SyriaArchbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (95)Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (95) (Syriac Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Mardin of the Syriacs

Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria)

1983.07.121983.12.18
FranceArchbishop André-Jean-René Lacrampe, Prado

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France)

1983.07.131983.10.16
FranceArchbishop Roger Lucien Meindre

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Albi (France)

1983.07.141983.10.08
EcuadorBishop Emilio Lorenzo Stehle

former Bishop of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Ecuador)

1983.07.161983.09.25
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Anatole Milandou (80)Archbishop Anatole Milandou (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

1983.07.221983.08.28
AngolaBishop Paulino Fernandes Madeca

former Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

1983.07.221983.10.09
AngolaBishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Ndalatando (Angola)

1983.07.221983.10.16
VenezuelaCardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (81)Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (81)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caracas (Venezuela)

1983.07.231983.09.17
ItalyBishop Andrea Veggio

former Auxiliary Bishop of Verona (Italy)

1983.08.011983.09.08
GermanyBishop Maximilian Ziegelbauer

former Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

1983.08.021983.10.22
PeruArchbishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez, Opus Dei (87)Archbishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez, Opus Dei (87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cusco (Peru)

1983.08.181983.10.02
GermanyBishop Anton Schlembach

former Bishop of Speyer (Germany)

1983.08.251983.10.16
VenezuelaBishop César Ramón Ortega Herrera

former Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

1983.08.251983.10.28
GermanyBishop Josef Homeyer

former Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

1983.08.251983.11.13
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini

former Titular Archbishop of Numida

1983.08.301983.10.08
AustriaCardinal Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title

former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

1983.09.071983.11.01
ItalyBishop Franco Gualdrini

former Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

1983.09.141983.10.22
USAArchbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli

former Titular Archbishop of Lares

former Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

1983.09.231983.11.20
USABishop Angelo Thomas Acerra, O.S.B.

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

1983.09.291983.11.29
WalesBishop James Hannigan

former Bishop of Wrexham (Wales)

1983.10.131983.11.23
USABishop Alexander James Quinn

former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

1983.10.141983.12.05
USAArchbishop John George Vlazny

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

1983.10.181983.12.13
USABishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. (85)Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Lubbock (USA)

1983.10.181983.12.13
NetherlandsBishop Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem (Netherlands)

1983.10.191984.01.14
PhilippinesArchbishop Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan (93)Archbishop Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan (93)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuguegarao (Philippines)

1983.10.201984.01.12
USACardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory (78)Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory (78)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA)

1983.10.311983.12.13
USABishop Timothy Joseph Lyne

former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

1983.10.311983.12.13
BoliviaBishop Gonzalo Ramiro de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D.

former Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

1983.11.031984.01.07
BoliviaBishop Luis Morgan Casey

former Vicar Apostolic of Pando (Bolivia)

1983.11.031984.01.28
ArgentinaBishop Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani

former Bishop of Catamarca (Argentina)

1983.11.071983.12.12
USACardinal Adam Joseph Maida (96)Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (96)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)

Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

1983.11.071984.01.25
TanzaniaCardinal Polycarp Pengo

former Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

1983.11.111984.01.06
South KoreaBishop Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol (99)Bishop Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol (김창렬 바오로 / 金昌烈) (99)

Bishop emeritus of Cheju 제주 (South Korea)

1983.11.111984.01.06
BeninBishop Nicolas Okioh

former Bishop of Natitingou (Benin)

1983.11.111984.01.06
TanzaniaBishop Matthew Shija

former Bishop of Kahama (Tanzania)

1983.11.111984.02.26
IrelandBishop Michael Smith (85)Bishop Michael Smith (85)

Bishop emeritus of Meath (Ireland)

1983.11.171984.01.29
USAArchbishop Robert James Carlson (81)Archbishop Robert James Carlson (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)

1983.11.191984.01.11
BrazilBishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas

former Bishop of Osório (Brazil)

1983.11.191984.02.25
ChileBishop José Joaquín Matte Varas

former Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

1983.11.261983.12.30
IraqArchbishop Yousif Thomas (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1983.11.291984.02.05
PolandBishop Stefan Moskwa

former Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

1983.11.301984.01.08
IranArchbishop Thomas Meram (82)Archbishop Thomas Meram (82) (Chaldean Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Bishop emeritus of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

1983.11.301984.03.11
ItalyBishop Eugenio Binini (91)Bishop Eugenio Binini (91)

Bishop emeritus of Massa Carrara–Pontremoli (Italy)

1983.12.031984.01.06
IndiaBishop Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Diphu (India)

1983.12.051984.01.06
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Ernest Kombo, S.J.

former Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

1983.12.051984.01.06
CanadaBishop Basil Filevich (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada)

1983.12.051984.02.27
Solomon IslandsBishop Gerard Francis Loft, S.M.

former Bishop of Auki (Solomon Islands)

1983.12.051984.03.11
USABishop Edward Joseph O’Donnell

former Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana (USA)

1983.12.061984.02.10
USABishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (85)Bishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)

1983.12.061984.02.10
GuamArchbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (80)Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agaña (Guam)

1983.12.081984.02.19
UruguayBishop Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (84)Bishop Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri (84)

Bishop emeritus of Salto (Uruguay)

1983.12.121984.03.18
ItalyCardinal Paolo Romeo (88)Cardinal Paolo Romeo (88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy)

1983.12.171984.01.06
BelgiumCardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M.

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi

former President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

1983.12.201984.01.06
BrazilBishop Francisco Barroso Filho (97)Bishop Francisco Barroso Filho (97)

Bishop emeritus of Oliveira (Brazil)

1983.12.211984.03.19
ItalyBishop Domenico Pecile

former Bishop of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy)

former Vicar of the Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

1983.12.221984.01.06
El SalvadorBishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar

former Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador)

1983.12.231984.02.11
BrazilArchbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (85)Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Feira de Santana (Brazil)

1983.12.291984.04.08

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