Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1994

Newly Elected Bishops (133)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaArchbishop Lu Zhi-yuan (劉知遠)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

19941994.04.11
ChinaArchbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang (李建唐)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

19941994.12.18
EcuadorBishop Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello

former Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

1994.01.031994.02.20
BrazilBishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (81)Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (81)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Lábrea (Brazil)

1994.01.121994.03.19
PhilippinesBishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J.

former Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

1994.01.121994.03.24
VenezuelaBishop Juan María Leonardi Villasmil

former Bishop of Punto Fijo (Venezuela)

1994.01.271994.04.08
SwitzerlandBishop Pétur Bürcher (80)Bishop Pétur Bürcher (80)

Bishop emeritus of Reykjavík (Iceland)

1994.01.291994.03.12
South KoreaArchbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (89)Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武) (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

1994.02.031994.03.25
South KoreaBishop Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (서정덕 알렉산델)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

1994.02.031994.04.08
CameroonArchbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

1994.02.031994.05.22
USABishop Thomas John Curry (83)Bishop Thomas John Curry (83)

Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
USABishop Joseph Martin Sartoris

former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
USABishop Gabino Zavala (74)Bishop Gabino Zavala (74)

Titular Bishop of Tamascani

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
USABishop Edward Peter Cullen

former Bishop of Allentown (USA)

1994.02.081994.04.14
BrazilBishop Gentil Delázari

former Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)

1994.02.091994.03.27
ArgentinaBishop Juan Rubén Martínez (73)Bishop Juan Rubén Martínez (73)

Bishop of Posadas (Argentina)

1994.02.121994.03.19
ItalyArchbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (77)Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

1994.02.121994.04.07
PolandBishop Jacek Jezierski (76)Bishop Jacek Jezierski (76)

Bishop emeritus of Elbląg (Poland)

1994.02.191994.03.05
SpainBishop Francisco Cases Andreu (81)Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (81)

Bishop emeritus of Islas Canarias (Spain)

1994.02.221994.04.10
ParaguayBishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velázquez (74)Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velázquez (74)

Bishop of Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay)

1994.03.051994.05.08
BrazilBishop Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E.

former Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)

1994.03.091994.05.14
BrazilArchbishop Orlando Brandes (79)Archbishop Orlando Brandes (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil)

1994.03.091994.06.05
VenezuelaBishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (76)Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (76)

Bishop emeritus of Los Teques (Venezuela)

1994.03.121994.04.23
NamibiaBishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (77)Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (77)

Titular Bishop of Capra

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Rundu (Namibia)

1994.03.141994.05.22
GhanaBishop Lucas Abadamloora

former Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)

1994.03.141994.06.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Richard Domba Mady

former Bishop of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1994.03.141994.07.31
USABishop Charles James McDonnell

former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

1994.03.151994.05.12
PeruBishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

former Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

1994.03.151994.05.14
SpainBishop Carlos López Hernández (80)Bishop Carlos López Hernández (80)

Bishop emeritus of Salamanca (Spain)

1994.03.151994.05.15
BrazilBishop José Clemente Weber (88)Bishop José Clemente Weber (88)

Bishop emeritus of Santo Ângelo (Brazil)

1994.03.231994.06.05
VietnamBishop Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

1994.03.231994.08.15
ItalyBishop Armando Brambilla, C.M.P.

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

1994.03.251994.05.07
PhilippinesBishop Crisostomo Ayson Yalung (72)Bishop Crisostomo Ayson Yalung (72)

Bishop emeritus of Antipolo (Philippines)

1994.03.251994.05.31
IndonesiaBishop Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta

former Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

1994.03.261994.07.25
IndiaBishop Cyprian Monis (81)Bishop Cyprian Monis (81)

Bishop emeritus of Asansol (India)

1994.03.261994.08.04
AustraliaBishop Barry Francis Collins

former Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

1994.03.301994.06.03
UkraineBishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1994.03.301994.07.07
UkraineBishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1994.03.301994.07.12
BrazilCardinal João Bráz de Aviz (78)Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

Prefect emeritus of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

1994.04.061994.05.31
ArgentinaArchbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (74)Archbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

1994.04.071994.06.24
PolandBishop Piotr Jarecki (70)Bishop Piotr Jarecki (70)

Titular Bishop of Avissa

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

1994.04.161994.04.23
HungaryBishop Gáspár Ladocsi (73)Bishop Gáspár Ladocsi (73)

Titular Bishop of Risinium

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

1994.04.181994.05.14
HungaryBishop László Bíró (75)Bishop László Bíró (75)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Hungary (Hungary)

1994.04.181994.05.21
USABishop Thomas George Doran

former Bishop of Rockford (USA)

1994.04.191994.06.24
USAArchbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA)

1994.04.191994.07.06
ItalyBishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Opus Dei

former Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy)

1994.04.201995.01.06
MexicoBishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar (86)Bishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar (86)

Titular Bishop of Cissita

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

1994.04.271994.05.25
ArgentinaBishop Fernando María Bargalló (71)Bishop Fernando María Bargalló (71)

Bishop emeritus of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

1994.04.271994.05.31
IrelandBishop Christopher Jones

former Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

1994.05.241994.08.15
GermanyBishop Bernhard Haßlberger (79)Bishop Bernhard Haßlberger (79)

Titular Bishop of Octaba

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany)

1994.05.311994.06.29
ColombiaBishop Armando Larios Jiménez

former Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

1994.05.311994.07.24
IrelandBishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

1994.06.071994.09.17
BrazilBishop André de Witte

former Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil)

1994.06.081994.08.28
TongaBishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M.

former Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

1994.06.101994.06.23
ItalyCardinal Edoardo Menichelli

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

1994.06.101994.07.09
New ZealandBishop Patrick James Dunn (76)Bishop Patrick James Dunn (76)

Bishop emeritus of Auckland (New Zealand)

1994.06.101994.07.25
EthiopiaBishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

1994.06.101994.09.04
IndiaBishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (78)Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (78)

Bishop emeritus of Itanagar (India)

1994.06.101994.09.08
TanzaniaBishop Anthony Banzi

former Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

1994.06.101994.09.15
IndonesiaArchbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (76)Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Merauke (Indonesia)

1994.06.101994.09.18
Congo-KinshasaBishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (75)Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (75)

Bishop emeritus of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1994.06.101994.09.25
IndonesiaBishop Cosmas Michael Angkur, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Bogor (Indonesia)

1994.06.101994.10.23
PolandBishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

1994.06.201994.07.10
PeruBishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

1994.06.211994.08.06
IrelandBishop William Walsh

former Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

1994.06.211994.10.02
EgyptBishop Makarios Tewfik (80)Bishop Makarios Tewfik (80) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt)

1994.06.231994.07.22
MexicoBishop Salvador Martínez Pérez

former Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)

1994.06.241994.07.26
ArgentinaBishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo

former Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

1994.06.251994.09.27
USABishop Gerald Michael Barbarito (76)Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito (76)

Bishop emeritus of Palm Beach (USA)

1994.06.281994.08.22
USABishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

1994.06.281994.08.22
Trinidad and TobagoArchbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

1994.07.011994.09.07
TaiwanArchbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (74)Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (74)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)

Archbishop ad personam

1994.07.011994.09.28
TogoBishop Ernest Patili Assi

former Bishop of Kara (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
TogoBishop Victor Dovi Hounnaké

former Bishop of Aného (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
TogoBishop Pierre Koffi Seshie

former Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
EcuadorBishop Paolo Mietto, C.S.I.

former Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador)

1994.07.011994.10.22
VenezuelaBishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (89)Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (89)

Bishop emeritus of Barinas (Venezuela)

1994.07.051994.10.15
MexicoBishop José Guadalupe Galván Galindo

former Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

1994.07.081994.08.10
SpainArchbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (82)Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (82)

Titular Archbishop of Penafiel

1994.07.091994.07.25
ItalyCardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84)Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

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

1994.07.091994.09.08
VenezuelaArchbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (78)Archbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Coro (Venezuela)

1994.07.121994.10.28
ArgentinaBishop Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei (87)Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei (87)

Bishop emeritus of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

1994.07.131994.08.22
BrazilBishop Augusto José Zini Filho

former Bishop of Limeira (Brazil)

1994.07.131994.09.08
SpainBishop Julián López Martín (80)Bishop Julián López Martín (80)

Bishop emeritus of León (Spain)

1994.07.151994.09.25
RomaniaBishop Virgil Bercea (68)Bishop Virgil Bercea (68) (Romanian Rite)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.08
RomaniaBishop Alexandru Mesian (Romanian Rite)

former Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.08
RomaniaBishop Ioan Şişeştean (Romanian Rite)

former Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.11
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Buoncristiani (82)Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

1994.07.211994.10.01
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto (83)Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto (83)

Titular Archbishop of Numana

Assessor emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

1994.07.231994.10.07
NetherlandsBishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens

former Bishop of Breda (Netherlands)

1994.07.231994.11.26
IraqArchbishop Hanna Markho (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1994.08.051994.12.11
PhilippinesBishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (78)Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (78)

Bishop emeritus of Virac (Philippines)

1994.08.121994.09.12
ArgentinaBishop José Lorenzo Sartori

former Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

1994.08.271994.11.19
ArgentinaArchbishop Guillermo José Garlatti (85)Archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

1994.08.271994.11.30
BulgariaBishop Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv.

former Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

1994.10.181995.01.06
USABishop John Walter Yanta

former Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

1994.10.271994.12.30
CanadaBishop Jean-Pierre Blais (76)Bishop Jean-Pierre Blais (76)

Bishop emeritus of Baie-Comeau (Canada)

1994.11.031995.01.06
CanadaBishop Eugène Tremblay

former Bishop of Amos (Canada)

1994.11.031995.01.06
USAArchbishop George Hugh Niederauer

former Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA)

1994.11.031995.01.25
WalesBishop Edwin Regan (90)Bishop Edwin Regan (90)

Bishop emeritus of Wrexham (Wales)

1994.11.071994.12.13
USAArchbishop Judson Michael Procyk (Ruthenian Rite)

former Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

1994.11.091995.02.07
South KoreaBishop John of the Cross Chang Yik (장익 십자가의 요한 / 張益)

former Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

1994.11.111994.12.14
CameroonBishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E.

former Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon)

1994.11.111995.01.15
HondurasBishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. (81)Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. (81)

Bishop emeritus of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

1994.11.111995.02.03
USABishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite)

former Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA)

1994.11.111995.03.12
IndiaBishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Dibrugarh (India)

1994.11.111995.03.19
MadagascarBishop Félix Ramananarivo, M.S.

former Bishop of Antsirabé (Madagascar)

1994.11.111995.06.18
PhilippinesArchbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (79)Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caceres (Philippines)

1994.11.151994.12.29
ItalyBishop Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R.

former Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (Italy)

1994.11.191995.01.06
UkraineBishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (69)Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (69)

Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

1994.11.261995.01.06
FranceArchbishop Yves François Patenôtre (86)Archbishop Yves François Patenôtre (86)

Archbishop emeritus of Sens (France)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Mission de France (France)

1994.12.011995.01.29
PhilippinesBishop Zacharias Cenita Jimenez

former Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan (Philippines)

1994.12.021995.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Musarò (77)Archbishop Bruno Musarò (77)

Titular Archbishop of Abari

1994.12.031995.01.06
PolandBishop Paweł Cieślik (85)Bishop Paweł Cieślik (85)

Titular Bishop of Bretoña

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

1994.12.031995.01.06
ItalyBishop Pierfranco Pastore

former Secretary of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

1994.12.031995.01.06
PolandBishop Stefan Regmunt (74)Bishop Stefan Regmunt (74)

Bishop emeritus of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (Poland)

1994.12.031995.01.06
BrazilBishop José González Alonso (85)Bishop José González Alonso (85)

Bishop emeritus of Cajazeiras (Brazil)

1994.12.071995.03.18
USACardinal Raymond Leo Burke (77)Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)

Patron emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

1994.12.101995.01.06
GermanyBishop Heinrich Mussinghoff (85)Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff (85)

Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany)

1994.12.121995.02.11
AustraliaBishop Michael John Malone (86)Bishop Michael John Malone (86)

Bishop emeritus of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

1994.12.121995.02.15
IrelandCardinal Seán Baptist Brady (86)Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady (86)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

former President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

1994.12.131995.02.19
IndiaBishop Joseph Roy

former Bishop of Mysore (India)

1994.12.191995.02.21
CanadaBishop Frederick Joseph Colli (76)Bishop Frederick Joseph Colli (76)

Bishop emeritus of Thunder Bay (Canada)

1994.12.191995.02.22
BeninArchbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

1994.12.191995.03.25
GhanaBishop Paul Bemile (86)Bishop Paul Bemile (86)

Bishop emeritus of Wa (Ghana)

1994.12.191995.03.25
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba (71)Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba (71)

Bishop emeritus of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

1994.12.191995.04.22
Cote d’IvoireBishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (87)Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (87)

Bishop emeritus of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire)

1994.12.191995.04.23
GhanaBishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty (85)Bishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty (85)

Bishop emeritus of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)

1994.12.191995.05.28
GhanaBishop Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante (78)Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante (78)

Bishop emeritus of Jasikan (Ghana)

1994.12.191995.05.28
UgandaBishop John Baptist Kaggwa

former Bishop of Masaka (Uganda)

1994.12.191995.06.24
KenyaBishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (71)Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (71)

Bishop of Kisii (Kenya)

1994.12.191995.07.21
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Anfossi (91)Bishop Giuseppe Anfossi (91)

Bishop emeritus of Aosta (Italy)

1994.12.301995.01.22
Costa RicaBishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas (85)Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas (85)

Bishop emeritus of Cartago (Costa Rica)

1994.12.301995.02.22

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