Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1989

Bishops (146)ElectedConsecratedAscending
PeruBishop Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M.

former Bishop-Prelate of Juli (Peru)

1988.11.251989.01.05
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Lajolo (91)Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo (91)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

1988.10.031989.01.06
ItalyCardinal Francesco Marchisano

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia del Gonfalone pro hac vice Title

former President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

former President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See

1988.10.061989.01.06
Trinidad and TobagoBishop John Mendes

former Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

1988.10.251989.01.06
TanzaniaBishop Justin Tetmu Samba

former Bishop of Musoma (Tanzania)

1988.10.251989.01.06
TanzaniaBishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa (77)Bishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa (77)

Bishop emeritus of Iringa (Tanzania)

1988.11.141989.01.06
IndiaBishop Leon Augustine Tharmaraj

former Bishop of Kottar (India)

1988.11.141989.01.06
ItalyBishop Raffaele Calabro

former Bishop of Andria (Italy)

1988.11.191989.01.06
Dominican RepublicArchbishop Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (86)Archbishop Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

1988.12.021989.01.06
Dominican RepublicBishop Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona

former Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

1988.12.021989.01.06
SpainBishop Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D.

former Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

1988.12.031989.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Pasquale Macchi

former Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy)

1988.12.101989.01.06
GuatemalaCardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (78)Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto

Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala)

1988.12.151989.01.06
ItalyBishop Andrea Maria Erba, B.

former Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

1988.12.191989.01.06
FranceArchbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (88)Archbishop Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier (France)

1988.11.121989.01.08
GermanyBishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg (Germany)

1988.11.181989.01.08
ZimbabweBishop Francis Xavier Mugadzi

former Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

1988.10.251989.01.14
MyanmarArchbishop Nicholas Mang Thang (82)Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay (Myanmar)

1988.06.211989.01.15
ItalyBishop Sotìr Ferrara (Italo-Albanese Rite)

former Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

1988.10.151989.01.15
BrazilBishop Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Bacabal (Brazil)

1988.12.071989.01.20
ItalyBishop Francesco Miccichè (82)Bishop Francesco Miccichè (82)

Bishop emeritus of Trapani (Italy)

1988.12.231989.01.24
USABishop Patrick Joseph McGrath

former Bishop of San Jose (USA)

1988.12.061989.01.25
USABishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. (90)Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. (90)

Bishop emeritus of Yakima (USA)

1988.12.061989.01.25
HondurasBishop Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. (77)Bishop Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. (77)

Titular Bishop of Nigræ maiores

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

1988.12.151989.01.25
VietnamBishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến

former Bishop of Bac Ninh (Vietnam)

1988.12.151989.01.25
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Ciliberti

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

1988.12.071989.01.28
IndiaArchbishop Ignatius Paul Pinto

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore (India)

1988.11.141989.01.31
EgyptBishop Andraos Salama (Coptic Rite)

former Bishop of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

1988.11.011989.02.05
BurundiArchbishop Simon Ntamwana (79)Archbishop Simon Ntamwana (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gitega (Burundi)

1988.11.141989.02.05
ArgentinaBishop Baldomero Carlos Martini (86)Bishop Baldomero Carlos Martini (86)

Bishop emeritus of San Justo (Argentina)

1988.12.021989.02.05
HungaryBishop István Ács, O.S.P.P.E.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary)

1988.12.231989.02.11
HungaryBishop Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

1988.12.231989.02.11
HungaryBishop Mihály Mayer (85)Bishop Mihály Mayer (85)

Bishop emeritus of Pécs (Hungary)

1988.12.231989.02.11
HungaryBishop Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D.

former Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Hungary)

1988.12.231989.02.11
HungaryBishop Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. (80)Bishop Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. (80)

Titular Bishop of Culusi

Abbot Ordinary emeritus of Pannonhalma (Hungary)

Archabbot emeritus of Benedictine Congregation of Hungary

1988.12.231989.02.11
PortugalBishop Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis (85)Bishop Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis (85)

Bishop emeritus of Setúbal (Portugal)

1988.10.291989.02.12
USABishop William Joseph Winter (95)Bishop William Joseph Winter (95)

Titular Bishop of Uthina

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA)

1988.12.211989.02.13
MexicoBishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo

former Bishop of Parral (Mexico)

1989.01.161989.02.22
Papua New GuineaBishop Michael Marai

former Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

1988.10.251989.02.23
ItalyArchbishop Piero Biggio (畢齊樂)

former Titular Archbishop of Otricoli

1988.12.101989.02.25
EcuadorBishop Germán Trajano Pavón Puente

former Bishop of Ambato (Ecuador)

1989.01.281989.02.25
AustriaArchbishop Georg Eder

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria)

1989.01.171989.02.26
CanadaBishop Gilles Lussier (85)Bishop Gilles Lussier (85)

Bishop emeritus of Joliette (Canada)

1988.12.231989.02.28
AustriaBishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (85)Bishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (85)

Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria)

1989.01.211989.03.05
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
SpainBishop Rafael Sanus Abad

former Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

1989.02.031989.03.12
ColombiaArchbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (82)Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ibagué (Colombia)

1989.02.161989.03.16
UgandaBishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo

former Bishop of Moroto (Uganda)

1988.12.151989.03.18
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
IndiaBishop Anthony Fernandes

former Bishop of Bareilly (India)

1989.01.191989.03.29
USABishop Tod David Brown

former Bishop of Orange (USA)

1988.12.271989.04.03
IndiaBishop Ignatius D’Cunha

former Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

1989.02.061989.04.03
ColombiaBishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.

former Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

1989.01.191989.04.08
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
BrazilBishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (92)Bishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (92)

Bishop emeritus of Brejo (Brazil)

1989.01.181989.04.15
MyanmarBishop Sotero Phamo (82)Bishop Sotero Phamo (82)

Bishop emeritus of Loikaw (Myanmar)

1988.11.141989.04.22
PolandBishop Józef Wysocki (85)Bishop Józef Wysocki (85)

Titular Bishop of Præcausa

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Elbląg (Poland)

1989.04.061989.04.29
ItalyBishop Giacomo Capuzzi

former Bishop of Lodi (Italy)

1989.03.071989.04.30
CroatiaBishop Slobodan Štambuk

former Bishop of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)

1989.03.301989.04.30
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
ChinaBishop Anthony Zhong Quan-zhang (鍾全璋)

former Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

(1989)1989.05.07
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
ItalyBishop Pietro Bottaccioli

former Bishop of Gubbio (Italy)

1989.04.261989.05.16
ChinaBishop Paul Guo Wen-zhi (郭文治)

former Prefect Apostolic of Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾 (China)

1989.05.17
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
ChadBishop Michele Russo, M.C.C.J.

former Bishop of Doba (Chad)

1989.03.061989.05.21
USABishop David Bernard Thompson

former Bishop of Charleston (USA)

1989.04.221989.05.24
BrazilBishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv.

former Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

1989.03.291989.06.10
UgandaBishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)

Bishop emeritus of Kasese (Uganda)

1989.03.061989.06.17
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
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Bressan (86)Archbishop Luigi Bressan (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Trento (Italy)

1989.04.031989.06.18
SerbiaBishop János Pénzes (82)Bishop János Pénzes (82)

Bishop emeritus of Subotica (Serbia)

1989.04.251989.06.18
PhilippinesBishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig

former Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines)

1989.04.171989.06.21
UgandaArchbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbarara (Uganda)

1989.03.061989.06.24
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
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
IndiaBishop Innayya Chinna Addagatla

former Bishop of Srikakulam (India)

1989.04.171989.06.29
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
USABishop Paul Albert Zipfel

former Bishop of Bismarck (USA)

1989.05.161989.06.29
AustraliaBishop Jeremiah Joseph Coffey

former Bishop of Sale (Australia)

1989.04.081989.06.30
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Bing-yao (李炳耀), S.V.D.

former Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)

19901989.06.30
EnglandBishop Vincent Malone

former Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (England)

1989.05.131989.07.03
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
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gérard Mulumba Kalemba

former Bishop of Mweka (Congo-Kinshasa)

1989.01.191989.07.09
ItalyBishop Martino Canessa (87)Bishop Martino Canessa (87)

Bishop emeritus of Tortona (Italy)

1989.06.201989.07.09
PortugalBishop Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (88)Bishop Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (88)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Portugal (Portugal)

1989.04.221989.07.15
ChinaBishop Mark Yuan Wen-zai (袁文宰)

former Bishop of Haimen 海門 (China)

19851989.07.21
ColombiaBishop José Gustavo Ángel Ramírez, M.X.Y.

former Vicar Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia)

1989.06.191989.07.22
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
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
ChileBishop Enrique Troncoso Troncoso

former Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

1989.07.151989.08.12
TanzaniaBishop Fortunatus M. Lukanima

former Bishop of Arusha (Tanzania)

1989.03.061989.08.13
ChileBishop Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aysén (Chile)

1989.05.151989.08.13
UkraineBishop Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. (76)Bishop Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. (76) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Bučač of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1991.01.161989.08.15
USABishop Sam Gallip Jacobs (88)Bishop Sam Gallip Jacobs (88)

Bishop emeritus of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

1989.07.011989.08.24
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
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
IndonesiaBishop Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, O. Carm.

former Bishop of Malang (Indonesia)

1989.05.151989.09.03
ArgentinaBishop Paulino Reale Chirina

former Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

1989.06.191989.09.08
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
ChileBishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle, S.V.D.

former Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)

1989.06.171989.09.09
ItalyBishop Bassano Staffieri

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

1989.07.111989.09.09
SlovakiaBishop František Tondra

former Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia)

1989.07.261989.09.09
GermanyCardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

1991.05.281989.09.09
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
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Fabiani

former Bishop of Imola (Italy)

1989.07.191989.09.10
ChinaBishop Stephen Liu Di-fen (劉隸芬)

former Bishop of Anguo 安國 (China)

19881989.09.11
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
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
ItalyCardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

1989.07.011989.09.23
ItalyBishop Mariano De Nicolò

former Bishop of Rimini (Italy)

1989.07.081989.09.23
BrazilBishop Paulo Sérgio Machado

former Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil)

1989.09.241989.09.24
UgandaBishop Joseph Oyanga

former Bishop of Lira (Uganda)

1989.07.041989.10.01
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
ItalyBishop Francesco Tommasiello

former Bishop of Teano–Calvi (Italy)

1989.07.151989.10.07
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
CanadaBishop Clément Fecteau

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

1989.06.171989.10.20
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
PolandArchbishop Janusz Bolonek

former Titular Archbishop of Madaurus

1989.09.251989.10.20
BrazilBishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

1989.08.021989.10.21
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
MexicoBishop Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez

former Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

1989.08.061989.10.25
ChinaBishop Joseph Hou Jin-de (侯進德)

former Bishop of Shunde 順德 (China)

(1989)1989.10.28
CanadaBishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.

former Titular Bishop of Castellum minus

1989.08.121989.11.04
BrazilBishop Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R.

former Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil)

1989.06.171989.11.05
ChinaBishop John Han Ding-xiang (韓鼎祥)

former Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

19891989.11.12
SenegalBishop Jean-Noël Diouf (79)Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf (79)

Bishop emeritus of Tambacounda (Senegal)

1989.04.171989.11.12
PolandBishop Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C.

former Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

1989.09.081989.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Molinari (88)Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari (88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of L’Aquila (Italy)

1989.09.301989.12.08
NigeriaArchbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (76)Archbishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

1989.07.041989.12.09
HungaryBishop István Katona

former Auxiliary Bishop of Eger (Hungary)

1989.11.031989.12.09
ChinaBishop Matthias Yu Cheng-xin (余成信)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hanzhong 漢中 (China)

1989.121989.12.12
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Matarrese

former Bishop of Frascati (Italy)

1989.11.111989.12.16

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