Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1989

Newly Elected Bishops (138)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Anthony Zhong Quan-zhang (鍾全璋)

former Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

(1989)1989.05.07
ChinaArchbishop Pius Jin Pei-xian (金沛獻)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

(1989)1989.05.21
ChinaBishop Paul Jiang Tao-ran (蔣陶然)

former Bishop of Zhengding 正定 (China)

(1989)1989.05.21
ChinaArchbishop John Jiang Li-ren (姜立人)

former Coadjutor Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

19891989.06.29
ChinaArchbishop Matthias Pei Shang-de (裴尚德), C.D.D.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

19891989.06.29
ChinaBishop Michael Huang Wo-ze (黃渥澤)

former Bishop of Shunqing 順慶 (China)

(1989)1989.07.31
ChinaBishop Joseph Xu Zhi-xuan (徐之玄)

former Bishop of Wanxian 萬縣 (China)

19891989.07.31
ChinaBishop Simon An Shi-en (安世恩)

former Bishop of Daming 大名 (China)

19891989.08.30
ChinaArchbishop John Baptist Liang Xi-sheng (梁希聖)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

19891989.08.31
ChinaBishop Simon Zhang Jiu-mu (張九牧)

former Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

19891989.10.03
ChinaBishop Philip Peter Zhao Zhen-dong (趙振東)

former Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

19891989.10.03
ChinaBishop Joseph Hou Jin-de (侯進德)

former Bishop of Shunde 順德 (China)

(1989)1989.10.28
ChinaBishop John Han Ding-xiang (韓鼎祥)

former Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

19891989.11.12
MexicoBishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo

former Bishop of Parral (Mexico)

1989.01.161989.02.22
AustriaArchbishop Georg Eder

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria)

1989.01.171989.02.26
BrazilBishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (92)Bishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (92)

Bishop emeritus of Brejo (Brazil)

1989.01.181989.04.15
IndiaBishop Anthony Fernandes

former Bishop of Bareilly (India)

1989.01.191989.03.29
ColombiaBishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.

former Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

1989.01.191989.04.08
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba

former Bishop of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa)

1989.01.191989.07.09
AustriaBishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (85)Bishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (85)

Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria)

1989.01.211989.03.05
EcuadorBishop Germán Trajano Pavón Puente

former Bishop of Ambato (Ecuador)

1989.01.281989.02.25
SpainBishop Rafael Sanus Abad

former Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

1989.02.031989.03.12
IndiaBishop Ignatius D’Cunha

former Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

1989.02.061989.04.03
PolandBishop Edward Marian Frankowski (88)Bishop Edward Marian Frankowski (88)

Titular Bishop of Tigamibena

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sandomierz (Poland)

1989.02.161989.03.05
ColombiaArchbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (82)Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ibagué (Colombia)

1989.02.161989.03.16
IndiaArchbishop George Valiamattam (87)Archbishop George Valiamattam (87) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tellicherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1989.02.181989.05.01
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Rocco Favale

former Bishop of Vallo della Lucania (Italy)

1989.03.041989.05.01
ChadBishop Michele Russo, M.C.C.J.

former Bishop of Doba (Chad)

1989.03.061989.05.21
UgandaBishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)

Bishop emeritus of Kasese (Uganda)

1989.03.061989.06.17
UgandaArchbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbarara (Uganda)

1989.03.061989.06.24
TanzaniaBishop Fortunatus M. Lukanima

former Bishop of Arusha (Tanzania)

1989.03.061989.08.13
ItalyBishop Giacomo Capuzzi

former Bishop of Lodi (Italy)

1989.03.071989.04.30
LithuaniaBishop Juozas Matulaitis-Labukas (88)Bishop Juozas Matulaitis-Labukas (88)

Bishop emeritus of Kaišiadorys (Lithuania)

1989.03.101989.03.18
LithuaniaBishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.

former Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)

1989.03.101989.03.18
ItalyBishop Divo Zadi

former Bishop of Civita Castellana (Italy)

1989.03.101989.04.08
USABishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (90)Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (90)

Bishop emeritus of Evansville (USA)

1989.03.111989.04.11
ItalyCardinal Agostino Vallini (85)Cardinal Agostino Vallini (85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo pro hac vice Title

Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy)

Pontifical Legate emeritus for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

1989.03.231989.05.13
ItalyBishop Ciriaco Scanzillo

former Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy)

1989.03.231989.05.13
BrazilBishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv.

former Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

1989.03.291989.06.10
PeruBishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (85)Bishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (85)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibambilla (Peru)

1989.03.291989.09.10
CroatiaBishop Slobodan Štambuk

former Bishop of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)

1989.03.301989.04.30
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Bressan (86)Archbishop Luigi Bressan (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trento (Italy)

1989.04.031989.06.18
GermanyCardinal Walter Kasper (93)Cardinal Walter Kasper (93)

Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title

Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

1989.04.041989.06.17
PolandBishop Józef Wysocki (85)Bishop Józef Wysocki (85)

Titular Bishop of Præcausa

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Elbląg (Poland)

1989.04.061989.04.29
AustraliaBishop Jeremiah Joseph Coffey

former Bishop of Sale (Australia)

1989.04.081989.06.30
PhilippinesBishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig

former Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines)

1989.04.171989.06.21
IndiaBishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla

former Bishop of Srikakulam (India)

1989.04.171989.06.29
SenegalBishop Jean-Noël Diouf (79)Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf (79)

Bishop emeritus of Tambacounda (Senegal)

1989.04.171989.11.12
USABishop David Bernard Thompson

former Bishop of Charleston (USA)

1989.04.221989.05.24
USABishop Nicholas James Samra (81)Bishop Nicholas James Samra (81) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

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

1989.04.221989.07.06
PortugalBishop Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (88)Bishop Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (88)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Portugal (Portugal)

1989.04.221989.07.15
SerbiaBishop János Pénzes (82)Bishop János Pénzes (82)

Bishop emeritus of Subotica (Serbia)

1989.04.251989.06.18
ItalyBishop Pietro Bottaccioli

former Bishop of Gubbio (Italy)

1989.04.261989.05.16
CroatiaCardinal Josip Bozanić (77)Cardinal Josip Bozanić (77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zagreb (Croatia)

former Vice-President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference

1989.05.101989.06.25
BelarusArchbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (80)Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

former President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

1989.05.101989.10.20
ItalyBishop Ignazio Zambito (84)Bishop Ignazio Zambito (84)

Bishop emeritus of Patti (Italy)

1989.05.121989.06.29
MexicoBishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández

former Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico)

1989.05.131989.06.29
EnglandBishop Vincent Malone

former Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England)

1989.05.131989.07.03
ChileBishop Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aysén (Chile)

1989.05.151989.08.13
IndonesiaBishop Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, O. Carm.

former Bishop of Malang (Indonesia)

1989.05.151989.09.03
MadagascarBishop Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F.

former Bishop of Morombe (Madagascar)

1989.05.151990.04.22
USABishop Paul Albert Zipfel

former Bishop of Bismarck (USA)

1989.05.161989.06.29
CanadaArchbishop André Richard, C.S.C. (88)Archbishop André Richard, C.S.C. (88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada)

1989.05.201989.08.09
SyriaArchbishop Antoine Hamid Mourany (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

1989.06.051989.09.16
EgyptBishop Joseph Dergham (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

1989.06.051989.09.16
ChileBishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D.

former Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

1989.06.171989.09.09
CanadaBishop Clément Fecteau

former Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada)

1989.06.171989.10.20
BrazilBishop Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R.

former Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil)

1989.06.171989.11.05
ColombiaBishop José Gustavo Ángel Ramírez, M.X.Y.

former Vicar Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia)

1989.06.191989.07.22
ArgentinaBishop Paulino Reale Chirina

former Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

1989.06.191989.09.08
PeruBishop Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. (92)Bishop Julián García Centeno, O.S.A. (92)

Titular Bishop of Girus

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Iquitos (Peru)

1989.06.191989.10.22
ItalyBishop Martino Canessa (87)Bishop Martino Canessa (87)

Bishop emeritus of Tortona (Italy)

1989.06.201989.07.09
USABishop Sam Gallip Jacobs (88)Bishop Sam Gallip Jacobs (88)

Bishop emeritus of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

1989.07.011989.08.24
ItalyCardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

1989.07.011989.09.23
UgandaBishop Joseph Oyanga

former Bishop of Lira (Uganda)

1989.07.041989.10.01
NigeriaArchbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (76)Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

1989.07.041989.12.09
ItalyBishop Mariano De Nicolò

former Bishop of Rimini (Italy)

1989.07.081989.09.23
ItalyBishop Bassano Staffieri

former Bishop of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato (Italy)

1989.07.111989.09.09
ChileBishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso

former Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

1989.07.151989.08.12
ItalyBishop Francesco Tommasiello

former Bishop of Teano–Calvi (Italy)

1989.07.151989.10.07
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Fabiani

former Bishop of Imola (Italy)

1989.07.191989.09.10
LebanonArchbishop Antoine Hayek, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

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

1989.07.191990.02.11
PolandArchbishop Jan Martyniak (86)Archbishop Jan Martyniak (86) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Przemyśl–Warszawa of the Ukrainians (Poland)

1989.07.201989.09.16
CzechiaArchbishop František Vaňák

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

1989.07.261989.08.26
CzechiaBishop Josef Koukl

former Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia)

1989.07.261989.08.27
SlovakiaBishop František Tondra

former Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia)

1989.07.261989.09.09
BrazilBishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

1989.08.021989.10.21
MexicoBishop Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez

former Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

1989.08.061989.10.25
French GuianaBishop Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. (83)Bishop Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France)

1989.08.091989.09.08
CanadaBishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.

former Titular Bishop of Castellum minus

1989.08.121989.11.04
SyriaArchbishop Boutros Marayati (78)Archbishop Boutros Marayati (78) (Armenian Rite)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria)

1989.08.211990.02.04
LebanonPatriarch Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni (Armenian Rite)

former Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

1989.08.211990.02.18
SyriaBishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (89)Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (89) (Armenian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

1989.08.211990.03.18
SyriaArchbishop Edmond Y. Farhat (Maronite Rite)

former Titular Archbishop of Byblus

1989.08.261989.10.20
PolandArchbishop Józef Kowalczyk

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

1989.08.261989.10.20
PolandBishop Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C.

former Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

1989.09.081989.12.08
BrazilBishop Paulo Sérgio Machado

former Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil)

1989.09.241989.09.24
PolandArchbishop Janusz Bolonek

former Titular Archbishop of Madaurus

1989.09.251989.10.20
Congo-KinshasaBishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa (83)Bishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa (83)

Bishop emeritus of Kolwezi (Congo-Kinshasa)

1989.09.251990.02.26
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Molinari (88)Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari (88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of L’Aquila (Italy)

1989.09.301989.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Tonucci (84)Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci (84)

Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy)

Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

1989.10.211990.01.06
VenezuelaCardinal Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, S.D.B.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

1989.10.231990.01.06
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Barthélémy Djabla

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire)

1989.10.231990.01.07
Saint LuciaArchbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (79)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Castries (Saint Lucia)

1989.10.231990.01.22
IndiaBishop Charles Soreng, S.J.

former Bishop of Hazaribag (India)

1989.10.231990.02.09
South KoreaBishop Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (정명조 아우구스티노)

former Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

1989.10.231990.02.13
HungaryBishop István Katona

former Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary)

1989.11.031989.12.09
USABishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. (86)Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Des Moines (USA)

1989.11.061990.01.25
CanadaArchbishop Peter Joseph Mallon

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

1989.11.061990.02.02
IndiaBishop Peter Remigius (86)Bishop Peter Remigius (86)

Bishop emeritus of Kottar (India)

1989.11.101990.01.03
TanzaniaArchbishop Paul Runangaza Ruzoka (77)Archbishop Paul Runangaza Ruzoka (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tabora (Tanzania)

1989.11.101990.01.06
IndiaArchbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam (80)Archbishop Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum (India)

1989.11.101990.02.02
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Matarrese

former Bishop of Frascati (Italy)

1989.11.111989.12.16
El SalvadorBishop José Adolfo Mojica Morales

former Bishop of Sonsonate (El Salvador)

1989.11.181990.01.20
BrazilBishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem.

former Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)

1989.11.181990.01.28
BrazilBishop Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (91)Bishop Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (91)

Bishop emeritus of São João del Rei (Brazil)

1989.11.181990.02.03
BrazilBishop Ercílio Turco

former Bishop of Osasco (Brazil)

1989.11.181990.02.04
EnglandBishop Philip Pargeter (92)Bishop Philip Pargeter (92)

Titular Bishop of Valentiniana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Birmingham (England)

1989.11.201990.02.21
USABishop Nicholas Carmen Dattilo

former Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

1989.11.211990.01.26
USABishop Edward Michael Grosz (81)Bishop Edward Michael Grosz (81)

Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Buffalo (USA)

1989.11.221990.02.02
ChinaBishop Matthias Yu Cheng-xin (余成信)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

1989.121989.12.12
IranArchbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (86)Archbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (86)

Archbishop emeritus of Isfahan (Iran)

former President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

1989.12.021990.01.06
USABishop Ignatius Ghattas, B.S. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

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

1989.12.021990.02.23
CroatiaArchbishop Želimir Puljić (79)Archbishop Želimir Puljić (79)

Archbishop emeritus of Zadar (Croatia)

1989.12.071990.01.14
PolandBishop Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

1989.12.091990.01.06
PhilippinesBishop Prospero Nale Arellano

former Bishop-Prelate of Libmanan (Philippines)

1989.12.091990.03.19
FranceBishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr.

former Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

former Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

1989.12.121990.01.06
USAArchbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (85)Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Anchorage (USA)

1989.12.121990.02.02
ItalyArchbishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio (84)Archbishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy)

1989.12.141990.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Mario Milano (89)Archbishop Mario Milano (89)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Aversa (Italy)

1989.12.141990.01.06
PolandBishop Edward Dajczak (77)Bishop Edward Dajczak (77)

Bishop emeritus of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

1989.12.151990.01.06
PhilippinesBishop Benjamin de Jesus Almoneda

former Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

1989.12.191990.01.06
USABishop Michael Patrick Driscoll

former Bishop of Boise City (USA)

1989.12.191990.03.06
UruguayBishop Julio César Bonino Bonino

former Bishop of Tacuarembó (Uruguay)

1989.12.201990.03.18
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Ceirano

former Titular Archbishop of Tagase

1989.12.211990.01.06
SlovakiaBishop Ján Hirka (Slovak Rite)

former Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

1989.12.211990.02.17
ItalyArchbishop Oscar Rizzato

former Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

1989.12.231990.01.06
BrazilBishop José Doth de Oliveira

former Bishop of Iguatu (Brazil)

1989.12.231990.05.13

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