Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1991

Bishops (125)ElectedConsecratedAscending
ChinaBishop Wang Yu-tian (王宇天)

former Bishop of Yuci 榆次 (China)

(1991)1991
TanzaniaBishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani (80)Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani (80)

Bishop emeritus of Lindi (Tanzania)

1990.10.061991.01.06
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCardinal Vinko Puljić (80)Cardinal Vinko Puljić (80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

1990.11.191991.01.06
NigeriaBishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo

former Bishop of Nsukka (Nigeria)

1990.11.191991.01.06
AustraliaBishop Joseph Hitti (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

1990.11.231991.01.06
FranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title

former President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

former Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

1990.12.011991.01.06
MexicoBishop Jacinto Guerrero Torres

former Bishop of Tlaxcala (Mexico)

1990.12.051991.01.06
ItalyBlessed Bishop Álvaro del Portillo y Álvaro, Opus Dei

former Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy)

1990.12.071991.01.06
ItalyBishop Andrea Gemma, F.D.P.

former Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy)

1990.12.071991.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Marcello Costalunga

former Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

former Pontifical Administrator of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

1990.12.101991.01.06
SpainCardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (96)Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei (96)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eugenio pro hac vice Title

Supplementary Member emeritus of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora

1990.12.151991.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Bertagna

former Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

former Auditor General of Apostolic Camera

1990.12.151991.01.06
PhilippinesArchbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (83)Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla (83)

Titular Archbishop of Pia

1990.12.171991.01.06
ChileCardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (92)Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile)

1990.12.221991.01.06
PeruBishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. (82)Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. (82)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Huamachuco (Peru)

1990.11.131991.01.13
ItalyBishop Claudio Stagni (86)Bishop Claudio Stagni (86)

Bishop emeritus of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

1990.12.061991.01.13
ItalyBishop Pier Giorgio Micchiardi (83)Bishop Pier Giorgio Micchiardi (83)

Bishop emeritus of Acqui (Italy)

1990.12.211991.01.13
South KoreaBishop James Kim Ji-seok (85)Bishop James Kim Ji-seok (김지석 야고보 / 金智錫) (85)

Bishop emeritus of Wonju 원주 (South Korea)

1990.11.191991.01.14
ArgentinaArchbishop Carlos José Ñáñez (79)Archbishop Carlos José Ñáñez (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Córdoba (Argentina)

1990.12.121991.01.24
ItalyArchbishop Beniamino Depalma, C.M. (84)Archbishop Beniamino Depalma, C.M. (84)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Nola (Italy)

1990.12.071991.01.26
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri

former Archbishop of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie (Italy)

1990.12.211991.01.26
South AfricaBishop Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R. (82)Bishop Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Rustenburg (South Africa)

1990.12.021991.01.27
TaiwanArchbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

1990.12.031991.02.02
LuxembourgArchbishop Fernand Franck (91)Archbishop Fernand Franck (91)

Archbishop emeritus of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

1990.12.211991.02.02
PolandArchbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź (80)Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gdańsk (Poland)

1991.01.211991.02.23
FranceBishop François-Mathurin Gourvès

former Bishop of Vannes (France)

1990.12.191991.02.24
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Zheng Chang-cheng (鄭長誠)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

19911991.02.24
UkraineBishop Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

1991.01.161991.03.02
UkraineBishop Jan Olszański, M.I.C.

former Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine)

1991.01.161991.03.02
UkraineBishop Markijan Trofym’yak (78)Bishop Markijan Trofym’yak (78)

Bishop emeritus of Lutsk (Ukraine)

1991.01.161991.03.02
UkraineBishop Jan Purwiński

former Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

1991.01.161991.03.04
MexicoCardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (85)Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort

Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

1991.02.071991.03.07
BrazilArchbishop Dadeus Grings (89)Archbishop Dadeus Grings (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

1991.01.231991.03.15
ArgentinaBishop Herberto Celso Angelo

former Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

1990.10.311991.03.19
South AfricaBishop Michael Mary O’Shea, O.S.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa)

1990.11.191991.04.06
HaitiArchbishop Hubert Constant, O.M.I.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)

1991.01.311991.04.07
VietnamBishop Joseph Nguyễn Phụng Hiểu

former Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

1990.12.031991.04.11
TogoBishop Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda (79)Bishop Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda (79)

Bishop emeritus of Dapaong (Togo)

1990.12.031991.04.13
FranceBishop Gérard Antoine Daucourt (84)Bishop Gérard Antoine Daucourt (84)

Bishop emeritus of Nanterre (France)

1991.02.011991.04.14
BelgiumArchbishop André-Joseph Léonard (85)Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien) (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

1991.02.071991.04.14
ChileArchbishop Cristián Caro Cordero (83)Archbishop Cristián Caro Cordero (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Puerto Montt (Chile)

1991.03.121991.04.14
ItalyBishop Domenico Crusco

former Bishop of San Marco Argentano–Scalea (Italy)

1991.02.071991.04.20
ItalyArchbishop Mario Rizzi

former Undersecretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches

1991.02.281991.04.20
BrazilBishop Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

1991.03.131991.04.21
Northern IrelandBishop Gerard Clifford

former Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

1991.03.251991.04.21
EnglandBishop Terence John Brain (87)Bishop Terence John Brain (87)

Bishop emeritus of Salford (England)

1991.02.051991.04.25
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.

former Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina)

1991.02.011991.04.27
HungaryBishop Lajos Pápai (85)Bishop Lajos Pápai (85)

Bishop emeritus of Győr (Hungary)

1991.03.181991.04.27
EcuadorBishop Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda

former Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador)

1991.04.111991.05.04
ChinaBishop Xie Chao-gang (謝朝鋼)

former Bishop of Ningyuan 寧遠 (China)

(1991)1991.05.05
MadagascarBishop Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T.

former Bishop of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)

1991.01.211991.05.05
ChinaBishop Nicholas Shi Jing-xian (史景賢), O.S.A.

former Bishop of Shangqiu 商丘 (China)

former Bishop of Shangqiu 商丘 (China)

19911991.05.08
Papua New GuineaBishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C.

former Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

1991.01.211991.05.12
ItalyArchbishop Franco Festorazzi

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

1991.04.061991.05.18
ItalyArchbishop Pier Luigi Mazzoni

former Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

1991.04.131991.05.18
MauritiusCardinal Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (84)Cardinal Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia

Bishop emeritus of Port-Louis (Mauritius)

1991.01.211991.05.19
BrazilBishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

1991.03.061991.05.19
BrazilBishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (85)Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Tianguá (Brazil)

1991.03.061991.05.19
LithuaniaCardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. (87)Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. (87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Angela Merici

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania)

1991.05.081991.05.19
LithuaniaBishop Juozas Tunaitis

former Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania)

1991.05.081991.05.19
BelarusCardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк)

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

1991.04.131991.05.21
BelarusBishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (76)Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (76)

Vice-President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Bishop emeritus of Grodno (Belarus)

1991.04.131991.05.23
KazakhstanArchbishop Jan Pawel Lenga, M.I.C. (76)Archbishop Jan Pawel Lenga, M.I.C. (76)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Karaganda (Kazakhstan)

1991.04.131991.05.28
LatviaCardinal Jānis Pujats (95)Cardinal Jānis Pujats (95)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvia

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Riga (Latvia)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

1991.05.081991.06.01
FranceBishop Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (81)Bishop Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (81)

Bishop emeritus of Arras (France)

1991.04.111991.06.02
MexicoCardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega (77)Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega (77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Presentazione

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

1991.04.301991.06.05
CroatiaBishop Juraj Jezerinac (86)Bishop Juraj Jezerinac (86)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Croatia (Croatia)

1991.04.111991.06.08
ColombiaBishop Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R.

former Bishop of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

1991.04.151991.06.15
RussiaBishop Joseph Werth, S.J. (73)Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J. (73)

Bishop of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Russia)

Ordinary of Russia of the Russians (Russia)

1991.04.131991.06.16
Dominican RepublicBishop José Dolores Grullón Estrella (84)Bishop José Dolores Grullón Estrella (84)

Bishop emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana (Dominican Republic)

1991.02.201991.06.22
CubaBishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría (75)Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría (75)

Bishop of Holguín (Cuba)

1991.04.301991.06.23
LatviaBishop Jānis Bulis (75)Bishop Jānis Bulis (75)

Bishop of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latvia)

1991.05.081991.06.24
USABishop John Richard Sheets, S.J.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

1991.05.141991.06.25
BrazilBishop Bernardino Marchió (82)Bishop Bernardino Marchió (82)

Bishop emeritus of Caruaru (Brazil)

1991.03.271991.06.29
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Manzella (83)Bishop Vincenzo Manzella (83)

Bishop emeritus of Cefalù (Italy)

1991.04.301991.06.29
MexicoBishop Lázaro Pérez Jiménez

former Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

1991.05.151991.06.29
ItalyArchbishop Agostino Superbo (86)Archbishop Agostino Superbo (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)

1991.05.181991.06.29
PeruBishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (80)Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno (80)

Bishop emeritus of Chimbote (Peru)

1991.05.181991.07.05
BrazilArchbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (75)Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

1991.04.241991.07.06
SpainArchbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto

former Almoner of His Holiness of Office of Papal Charities

1991.05.311991.07.06
JamaicaBishop Paul Michael Boyle, C.P.

former Bishop of Mandeville (Jamaica)

1991.04.151991.07.09
AustraliaBishop Kevin Michael Manning

former Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

1991.04.261991.07.10
MexicoArchbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (79)Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toluca (Mexico)

1991.06.011991.07.16
BrazilBishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (86)Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Santo André (Brazil)

1991.05.111991.07.20
ArgentinaArchbishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.

former Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

1991.05.141991.07.20
SlovakiaBishop František Rábek (77)Bishop František Rábek (77)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Slovakia (Slovakia)

1991.07.131991.07.27
PolandBishop Jan Styrna

former Bishop of Elbląg (Poland)

1991.06.221991.07.28
BrazilBishop Licínio Rangel

former Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney (Brazil)

(2002.01.18)1991.07.28
ItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (91)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (91)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Apostolic Camera

1991.06.041991.08.01
IndiaArchbishop Abraham Kattumana (Syro-Malabar Rite)

former Titular Archbishop of Cebarades

former President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

1991.05.081991.08.03
LebanonArchbishop Paul Youssef Matar (85)Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar (85) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1991.06.071991.08.03
LebanonBishop Francis Némé Baïssari (Maronite Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1991.06.071991.08.03
ArgentinaBishop Cipriano García Fernández, O.S.A.

former Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

1991.05.281991.08.11
ChileBishop Luis Gleisner Wobbe, Opus Dei (90)Bishop Luis Gleisner Wobbe, Opus Dei (90)

Titular Bishop of Mididi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile)

1991.07.031991.08.15
UgandaArchbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo (Uganda)

1991.05.201991.08.18
USABishop Raymond Emil Goedert

former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

1991.07.081991.08.29
GermanyBishop Johannes Kreidler (79)Bishop Johannes Kreidler (79)

Titular Bishop of Edistiana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

1991.06.061991.08.31
Sri LankaCardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (78)Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1991.06.171991.08.31
GermanyBishop Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (75)Bishop Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (75)

Bishop emeritus of Osnabrück (Germany)

former Vice-President of German Episcopal Conference

1991.06.051991.09.01
ChinaBishop John Huo Cheng (霍成)

former Bishop of Fenyang 汾陽 (China)

19911991.09.04
CameroonBishop Eugeniusz Juretzko, O.M.I.

former Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

1991.05.201991.09.08
ChileBishop Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (77)Bishop Pedro Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez (77)

Bishop emeritus of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)

1991.09.081991.09.08
ChinaBishop Matthias Gu Zheng, S.J. (89)Bishop Matthias Gu Zheng (顧征), S.J. (89)

Prefect Apostolic of Xining 西寧 (China)

1991.09.11
SpainBishop Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí

former Bishop of Lleida (Spain)

1991.06.121991.09.14
ItalyArchbishop Cesare Nosiglia

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

1991.07.061991.09.14
BrazilBishop Paulo Antônio de Conto (83)Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto (83)

Bishop emeritus of Montenegro (Brazil)

1991.07.241991.09.15
JapanArchbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ 岡田武夫)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

1991.04.151991.09.16
BrazilArchbishop José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (77)Archbishop José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil)

1991.07.101991.09.20
ItalyCardinal Angelo Scola (84)Cardinal Angelo Scola (84)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy)

1991.07.201991.09.21
IrelandBishop James Moriarty

former Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

1991.06.261991.09.22
SpainBishop Joan Carrera Planas

former Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)

1991.07.161991.09.22
SpainBishop Carles Soler Perdigó

former Bishop of Girona (Spain)

1991.07.161991.09.22
AustraliaBishop Brian Heenan (88)Bishop Brian Heenan (88)

Bishop emeritus of Rockhampton (Australia)

1991.07.231991.09.25
BrazilArchbishop José Carlos Melo, C.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

1991.07.101991.09.28
AustriaCardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (81)Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (81)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore

Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wien (Austria)

1991.07.111991.09.29
ItalyBishop Mario Paciello (88)Bishop Mario Paciello (88)

Bishop emeritus of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy)

1991.07.201991.09.29
ZimbabweBishop Michael Dixon Bhasera (76)Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera (76)

Bishop emeritus of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

1991.06.171991.10.19
ItalyBishop Silvio Cesare Bonicelli

former Bishop of Parma (Italy)

1991.09.021991.10.19
Central African RepublicBishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

1991.06.171991.10.27
ChinaBishop Joseph Zhang Wei-zhu (67)Bishop Joseph Zhang Wei-zhu (張維柱) (67)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China)

1991.10.27
ChinaBishop Joseph Wang Zhen-ye (王振業)

former Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

(1991)1991.11.17
ChinaBishop Paul Xie Ting-zhe (謝庭哲)

former Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (China)

1991.11.25
VietnamCardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (88)Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso Apostolo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

1991.10.111991.12.03
ChinaBishop Matthew Pan De-shi (潘德世)

former Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

(1991)1991.12.08
ParaguayBishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, I.Sch. (85)Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, I.Sch. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Caacupé (Paraguay)

1991.11.081991.12.22

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