Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1986

Newly Elected Bishops (138)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (朱化宇)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Anqing 安慶 (China)

19861986.11.30
ChinaBishop Joseph Huang Zi-yu (黃子玉)

former Bishop of Xiamen 廈門 (China)

19861986.11.30
ChinaBishop Louis Yu Run-shen (94)Bishop Louis Yu Run-shen (余潤深) (94)

Bishop emeritus of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

19861986.11.30
ChinaBishop Peter Zhang Shi-zhi (張實之)

former Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

(1986)1986.11.30
BrazilBishop José Alves da Costa, D.C.

former Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil)

1986.01.031986.02.21
GermanyBishop Wilhelm Schraml

former Bishop of Passau (Germany)

1986.01.071986.03.08
USABishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P.

former Bishop of Orlando (USA)

1986.01.101986.03.19
AustraliaArchbishop John Alexius Bathersby

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane (Australia)

1986.01.171986.03.20
FranceBishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères (93)Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères (93)

Bishop emeritus of Bayonne (France)

1986.01.211986.03.02
ColombiaBishop Oscar Angel Bernal

former Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

1986.01.231986.02.22
ParaguayBishop Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. (84)Bishop Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. (84)

Titular Bishop of Tubyza

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1986.01.241986.05.21
CanadaBishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I. (93)Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M.I. (93)

Bishop emeritus of Mackenzie–Fort Smith (Canada)

1986.01.241986.06.08
USABishop Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B.

former Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

1986.02.041986.04.21
CroatiaArchbishop Anton Tamarut

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rijeka (Croatia)

1986.02.051986.03.16
ItalyBishop Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy)

1986.02.111986.03.08
ItalyBishop Mario Cecchini

former Bishop of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

1986.02.111986.03.16
ItalyBishop Francesco Sgalambro

former Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)

1986.02.221986.04.05
USABishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S.

former Bishop of Gallup (USA)

1986.02.241986.05.06
GermanyBishop Engelbert Siebler

former Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

1986.02.271986.04.20
ArgentinaCardinal Jorge María Mejía

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title

former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

1986.03.081986.04.12
AustraliaBishop Patrick Percival Power

former Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

1986.03.081986.04.18
VenezuelaBishop Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap.

former Vicar Apostolic of Machiques (Venezuela)

1986.03.101986.06.07
IndiaBishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Jammu–Srinagar (India)

1986.03.101986.06.29
South AfricaBishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve

former Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

1986.03.101986.06.29
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1986.03.101986.11.09
VenezuelaBishop Alejandro Figueroa Medina

former Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela)

1986.03.121986.05.24
GuatemalaBishop Fernando Claudio Gamalero González

former Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala)

1986.03.131986.05.10
BelgiumBishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau (101)Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau (101)

Bishop emeritus of Liège (Belgium)

1986.03.171986.05.18
ArgentinaArchbishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers, Opus Dei (83)Archbishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers, Opus Dei (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

1986.03.201986.04.25
ItalyBishop Vigilio Mario Olmi

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

1986.03.201986.05.18
TanzaniaBishop Amedeus Msarikie

former Bishop of Moshi (Tanzania)

1986.03.211986.05.01
ArgentinaArchbishop Mario Luis Bautista Maulión

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

1986.03.211986.05.23
South AfricaBishop Michael Gower Coleman

former Bishop of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

1986.03.211986.06.22
USABishop John Adel Elya (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

1986.03.211986.06.29
South SudanBishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe (82)Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe (82)

Bishop emeritus of Yei (South Sudan)

1986.03.211986.11.28
USABishop Enrique San Pedro, S.J.

former Bishop of Brownsville (USA)

1986.04.011986.06.29
ItalyBishop Pietro Garlato

former Bishop of Tivoli (Italy)

1986.04.021986.04.19
ItalyBishop Giovanni Battista Volta

former Bishop of Pavia (Italy)

1986.04.021986.05.25
LebanonArchbishop Khalil Abi-Nader (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1986.04.041986.05.18
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Mohsen Béchara (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1986.04.041986.05.18
MaltaArchbishop Paolo Giglio (吉立友)

former Titular Archbishop of Tindari

1986.04.041986.06.08
BoliviaCardinal Toribio Ticona Porco (88)Cardinal Toribio Ticona Porco (88)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Corocoro (Bolivia)

1986.04.051986.05.31
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo D’Addario

former Archbishop-Bishop of Teramo–Atri (Italy)

1986.04.171986.06.05
CanadaBishop Frederick Bernard Henry

former Bishop of Calgary (Canada)

1986.04.181986.06.24
PeruBishop Juan Luis Martin Bisson, P.M.E. (91)Bishop Juan Luis Martin Bisson, P.M.E. (91)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Numidia

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pucallpa (Peru)

1986.04.181986.08.17
IndiaBishop Stephen M. Tiru

former Bishop of Khunti (India)

1986.04.181986.10.07
USAArchbishop Harry Joseph Flynn

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

1986.04.191986.06.24
ChileArchbishop Antonio Moreno Casamitjana

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile)

1986.04.221986.07.09
AustraliaBishop Edmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C.

former Bishop of Darwin (Australia)

1986.04.281986.07.03
LebanonCardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (86)Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï (86) (Maronite Rite)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

President of Synod of the Maronite Church

President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon

President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East

1986.05.021986.07.12
LebanonBishop Abdallah Bared (Maronite Rite)

former Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1986.05.021986.07.12
LebanonBishop Paul-Emile Saadé (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1986.05.021986.07.12
SyriaBishop Antoine Torbey (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria)

1986.05.021986.07.12
ItalyBishop Tarcisio Pillolla

former Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

1986.05.031986.06.08
ColombiaBishop Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo

former Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

1986.05.031986.06.13
ColombiaBishop Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

1986.05.031986.06.13
ColombiaBishop Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (91)Bishop Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (91)

Bishop emeritus of Fontibón (Colombia)

1986.05.031986.06.13
ColombiaBishop Fabio Suescún Mutis (83)Bishop Fabio Suescún Mutis (83)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Colombia (Colombia)

1986.05.031986.06.13
USABishop David Edward Foley

former Bishop of Birmingham (USA)

1986.05.031986.06.27
BrazilBishop Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (89)Bishop Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (89)

Bishop emeritus of Paracatu (Brazil)

1986.05.061986.08.09
PolandBishop Andrzej Józef Śliwiński

former Bishop of Elbląg (Poland)

1986.05.091986.06.15
BrazilBishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B.

former Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

1986.05.131986.07.27
BoliviaBishop Mario Lezana Vaca

former Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

1986.05.171986.06.29
ColombiaBishop Abraham Escudero Montoya

former Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

1986.05.221986.06.21
MexicoArchbishop José Trinidad Medel Pérez

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Durango (Mexico)

1986.05.221986.07.12
UruguayBishop Orlando Romero Cabrera (92)Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera (92)

Bishop emeritus of Canelones (Uruguay)

1986.05.261986.07.13
UgandaBishop Frederick Drandua

former Bishop of Arua (Uganda)

1986.05.271986.08.15
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Canalini (90)Archbishop Francesco Canalini (90)

Titular Archbishop of Valeria

1986.05.281986.07.12
El SalvadorBishop José Carmen Di Pietro Pésolo, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Sonsonate (El Salvador)

1986.06.021986.08.16
SwitzerlandBishop Eugenio Corecco

former Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland)

1986.06.051986.06.29
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Marra

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

1986.06.071986.06.28
FranceCardinal Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)

1986.06.071986.09.28
KenyaCardinal John Njue (80)Cardinal John Njue (80)

Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi (Kenya)

1986.06.091986.09.20
American SamoaBishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M.

former Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

1986.06.091986.10.29
USAArchbishop John Clement Favalora (90)Archbishop John Clement Favalora (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Miami (USA)

1986.06.161986.07.29
ArgentinaBishop Joaquín Piña Batllevell, S.J.

former Bishop of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina)

1986.06.161986.08.16
BrazilCardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (89)Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (89)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil)

Apostolic Commissioner emeritus for Heralds of the Gospel

1986.06.181986.09.15
FranceArchbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet (90)Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie Rouet (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Poitiers (France)

1986.06.211986.09.02
FranceBishop Claude Henri Édouard Frikart, C.I.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

1986.06.211986.09.02
USABishop Alfred John Markiewicz

former Bishop of Kalamazoo (USA)

1986.07.011986.09.17
GermanyBishop Heinrich Janssen

former Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany)

1986.07.041986.09.21
ItalyBishop Sebastiano Dho

former Bishop of Alba (Italy)

1986.07.051986.08.24
ColombiaBishop Fabián Marulanda López (92)Bishop Fabián Marulanda López (92)

Bishop emeritus of Florencia (Colombia)

1986.07.151986.08.15
AustriaCardinal Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B.

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)

former Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria)

1986.07.151986.09.14
EgyptBishop Youhanna Golta (Coptic Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

1986.07.271986.08.29
ItalyBishop Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy)

1986.07.291986.08.31
LebanonArchbishop Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil (Syriac Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

1986.08.011986.11.09
BrazilBishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza (82)Bishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza (82)

Bishop emeritus of Amargosa (Brazil)

1986.08.041986.11.09
PolandBishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (84)Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (84)

Bishop emeritus of Toruń (Poland)

1986.08.121986.10.04
SyriaArchbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1986.08.201986.10.26
FranceBishop Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon

former Bishop of Séez (France)

1986.08.221986.10.12
FranceBishop Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D.

former Bishop of Meaux (France)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux (France)

1986.08.271986.10.19
AngolaArchbishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (84)Archbishop José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huambo (Angola)

1986.09.121986.11.23
PolandArchbishop Józef Michalik (84)Archbishop Józef Michalik (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Przemyśl (Poland)

1986.10.011986.10.16
ColombiaArchbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia)

1986.10.171986.11.29
CanadaBishop Martin Veillette (89)Bishop Martin Veillette (89)

Bishop emeritus of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

1986.10.171986.12.13
ThailandBishop Joseph Sangval Surasarang

former Bishop of Chiang Mai (Thailand)

1986.10.171987.01.06
UgandaBishop Martin Luluga

former Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

1986.10.171987.01.11
PhilippinesArchbishop Ernesto Antolin Salgado (89)Archbishop Ernesto Antolin Salgado (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

1986.10.171987.01.15
SenegalBishop Jacques Sarr

former Bishop of Thiès (Senegal)

1986.10.171987.03.01
PeruBishop Isidro Sala Ribera

former Bishop of Abancay (Peru)

1986.10.181986.12.14
TurkiyeBishop Antuvan Marovitch

former Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye)

1986.10.301987.01.18
EnglandBishop John Patrick Crowley (84)Bishop John Patrick Crowley (84)

Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England)

1986.10.311986.12.08
GuatemalaBishop Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (86)Bishop Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (86)

Bishop emeritus of Jalapa (Guatemala)

1986.10.311987.01.06
GermanyBishop Werner Radspieler

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg (Germany)

1986.11.071986.12.21
USABishop George Martin Kuzma (Ruthenian Rite)

former Bishop of Van Nuys of the Ruthenians (USA)

1986.11.111987.02.04
AustriaBishop Alfred Kostelecky

former Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria)

1986.11.121986.12.14
LithuaniaBishop Vladas Michelevičius

former Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

1986.11.131986.12.07
Sierra LeoneBishop George Biguzzi, S.X.

former Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

1986.11.171987.01.06
LiberiaBishop Benedict Dotu Sekey

former Bishop of Gbarnga (Liberia)

1986.11.171987.01.06
IndiaBishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (89)Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (89)

Bishop emeritus of Sambalpur (India)

1986.11.171987.03.01
IndiaArchbishop Thumma Bala

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

1986.11.171987.03.12
BoliviaBishop Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. (81)Bishop Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. (81)

Titular Bishop of Cuma

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of El Beni (Bolivia)

1986.11.171987.03.25
BoliviaBishop Adalberto Arturo Rosat, O.F.M.

former Bishop-Prelate of Aiquile (Bolivia)

1986.11.221987.02.01
HaitiArchbishop Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B. (87)Archbishop Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B. (87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)

1986.11.251987.01.25
HaitiBishop Joseph Lafontant (88)Bishop Joseph Lafontant (88)

Titular Bishop of Gilba

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

1986.11.251987.01.25
USABishop Charles Edwin Herzig

former Bishop of Tyler (USA)

1986.12.121987.02.24
CanadaBishop Jean-Louis Plouffe (85)Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe (85)

Bishop emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada)

1986.12.121987.02.24
BrazilBishop José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J.

former Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

1986.12.121987.03.07
CanadaBishop Colin Campbell

former Bishop of Antigonish (Canada)

1986.12.121987.03.19
SerbiaArchbishop Franc Perko

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia)

1986.12.161987.01.06
BoliviaArchbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (86)Archbishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

1986.12.161987.03.19
SwitzerlandCardinal Gilberto Agustoni

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta pro hac vice Title

former Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

former President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

1986.12.181987.01.06
ItalyCardinal Dino Monduzzi

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino

former Prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household

1986.12.181987.01.06
PolandBishop Piotr Skucha (79)Bishop Piotr Skucha (79)

Titular Bishop of Segisama

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sosnowiec (Poland)

1986.12.181987.02.15
PhilippinesBishop Leonardo Yuzon Medroso (87)Bishop Leonardo Yuzon Medroso (87)

Bishop emeritus of Tagbilaran (Philippines)

1986.12.181987.03.17
CanadaBishop Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V.

former Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada)

1986.12.191987.03.21
IndiaBishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

former Bishop of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1986.12.201987.02.22
IndiaBishop Mathew Vattackuzhy (Syro-Malabar Rite)

former Bishop of Kanjirapally of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1986.12.201987.02.26
TanzaniaBishop Emmanuel A. Mapunda

former Bishop of Mbinga (Tanzania)

1986.12.221987.01.06
MalaysiaBishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu (86)Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu (蘇孝洲) (86)

Bishop emeritus of Sibu (Malaysia)

1986.12.221987.01.06
South AfricaBishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu

former Bishop of Umzimkulu (South Africa)

1986.12.221987.04.25
IndiaBishop Francis Michaelappa

former Bishop of Mysore (India)

1986.12.221987.05.27
USABishop William Jerome McCormack

former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

1986.12.231987.01.06
GermanyBishop Karl Reger

former Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

1986.12.231987.02.07
USABishop Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

1986.12.231987.02.23
USABishop George Patrick Ziemann

former Bishop of Santa Rosa (USA)

1986.12.231987.02.23
USABishop Armando Xavier Ochoa (83)Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa (83)

Bishop emeritus of Fresno (USA)

1986.12.291987.02.23

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