Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1980

Bishops (122)ElectedConsecratedAscending
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Coppa

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino

former Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

1979.12.011980.01.06
CameroonCardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon)

1979.12.061980.01.06
ItalyCardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

1979.12.291980.01.06
IrelandBishop Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.

former Bishop of Ferns (Ireland)

1979.12.031980.01.20
IrelandBishop Laurence Forristal

former Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

1979.12.031980.01.20
MexicoBishop Rafael Barraza Sánchez

former Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

1979.10.261980.01.25
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Malandrino

former Bishop of Noto (Italy)

1979.11.301980.01.26
EnglandBishop John Peter Jukes, O.F.M. Conv.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

1979.12.201980.01.30
EnglandBishop Howard George Tripp

former Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

1979.12.201980.01.30
GermanyBishop Wolfgang Kirchgässner

former Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

1979.11.291980.02.10
AustraliaBishop Francis Peter de Campo

former Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia)

1979.10.291980.02.13
TaiwanCardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono

former Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)

1979.11.151980.02.14
BrazilBishop Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

1979.11.301980.03.02
USABishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S.

former Bishop of Fresno (USA)

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

1979.12.181980.03.04
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Benedict To Varpin

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)

1979.10.301980.03.19
MexicoBishop Juvencio González Alvarez

former Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico)

1980.01.081980.03.19
CanadaBishop Joseph Faber MacDonald

former Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

1980.01.111980.03.19
SpainBishop José Sánchez González (91)Bishop José Sánchez González (91)

Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

1980.01.151980.03.19
JapanArchbishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (フランシスコ・ザビエル 島本 要), Prado

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)

1979.12.201980.03.20
MexicoBishop Carlos Talavera Ramírez

former Bishop of Coatzacoalcos (Mexico)

1980.01.151980.03.25
IrelandBishop Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M.

former Vice-President of Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

1980.02.151980.03.26
LebanonArchbishop Paul Fouad Tabet (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Titular Archbishop of Sinna

1980.02.091980.03.30
Costa RicaBishop Alfonso Coto Monge

former Vicar Apostolic of Limón (Costa Rica)

1980.03.071980.04.11
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Cirrincione

former Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy)

1980.02.211980.04.12
SloveniaArchbishop Alojzij Šuštar

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

1980.02.231980.04.13
ArgentinaBishop Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M.

former Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

1980.01.251980.04.19
SerbiaArchbishop Alojzij Turk

former Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia)

1980.03.041980.04.20
PhilippinesBishop George Eli Dion, O.M.I.

former Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines)

1980.01.281980.04.23
New ZealandBishop Peter James Cullinane (89)Bishop Peter James Cullinane (89)

Bishop emeritus of Palmerston North (New Zealand)

1980.03.061980.04.23
ChinaBishop Luke Li Jing-feng (李鏡峰)

former Bishop of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

19801980.04.25
USABishop Jude Speyrer

former Bishop of Lake Charles (USA)

1980.01.291980.04.25
GuatemalaBishop Oscar Garcia Urizar

former Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala)

1980.03.041980.04.26
BrazilBishop Manuel Palmeira da Rocha

former Bishop of Pesqueira (Brazil)

1980.03.141980.04.27
MexicoBishop José Lizáres Estrada (91)Bishop José Lizáres Estrada (91)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico)

1980.03.041980.04.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Marcel Bam’ba Gongoa

former Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1980.01.281980.05.04
Congo-KinshasaBishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (88)Bishop Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. (88)

Bishop emeritus of Lisala (Congo-Kinshasa)

1980.01.281980.05.04
South SudanBishop Paride Taban

former Bishop of Torit (South Sudan)

1980.01.281980.05.04
Congo-KinshasaCardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

1980.02.131980.05.04
BurundiBishop Roger Mpungu

former Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

1980.03.061980.05.04
PolandArchbishop Władysław Ziółek (90)Archbishop Władysław Ziółek (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Łódź (Poland)

1980.03.121980.05.04
AlgeriaBishop Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon, M. Afr.

former Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

1980.03.281980.05.04
Congo-KinshasaBishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando

former Bishop of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1980.03.281980.05.04
BurundiBishop Joseph Nduhirubusa

former Bishop of Ruyigi (Burundi)

1980.04.191980.05.04
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Albert-Leo Bundervoet, M.S.C.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

1980.03.061980.05.11
GuatemalaBishop Eduardo Ernesto FuentesRuysschaert Duarte

former Bishop of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala)

1980.04.091980.05.15
ItalyCardinal Severino Poletto

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

1980.04.031980.05.17
ChileBishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, I.Sch. (90)Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, I.Sch. (90)

Bishop emeritus of Temuco (Chile)

1980.03.211980.05.18
VenezuelaArchbishop Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabozo (Venezuela)

1980.03.241980.05.18
SpainArchbishop Pablo Puente Buces

former Titular Archbishop of Macri

1980.03.181980.05.25
ArgentinaArchbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Resistencia (Argentina)

1980.03.111980.05.30
USABishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen

former Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

1980.03.251980.05.30
BrazilBishop Fernando Legal, S.D.B.

former Bishop of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil)

1980.03.281980.05.31
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Magnoni

former Undersecretary for Sacraments of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship

1980.04.241980.06.01
PeruBishop Alfredo Noriega Arce, S.J.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru)

1980.04.261980.06.01
TanzaniaBishop Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1980.03.281980.06.05
BrazilBishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Brazil)

1980.03.141980.06.08
CanadaArchbishop Marcel André Joseph Gervais

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ottawa (Canada)

1980.04.191980.06.11
FranceBishop Roger Joseph Heckel, S.J.

former Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg (France)

1980.03.271980.06.15
BrazilBishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B.

former Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

1980.04.211980.06.15
IndiaArchbishop Benedict John Osta, S.J.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna (India)

1980.03.061980.06.21
IndiaBishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. (89)Bishop John Baptist Thakur, S.J. (89)

Bishop emeritus of Muzaffarpur (India)

1980.03.061980.06.24
MexicoBishop Ramón Godínez Flores

former Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

1980.03.281980.06.24
SpainBishop José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Lugo (Spain)

1980.04.231980.06.28
IndiaBishop Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

1980.03.281980.06.29
ItalyArchbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lecce (Italy)

1980.05.131980.06.29
PhilippinesBishop Jesus Aputen Cabrera (85)Bishop Jesus Aputen Cabrera (85)

Bishop emeritus of Alaminos (Philippines)

1980.05.051980.07.01
PhilippinesBishop Sofio Guinto Balce

former Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines)

1980.05.091980.07.12
ThailandArchbishop Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

1980.03.061980.07.16
EnglandBishop Thomas McMahon

former Bishop of Brentwood (England)

1980.06.161980.07.17
MexicoBishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S.

former Bishop of Tepic (Mexico)

1980.05.271980.07.19
GermanyBishop Hans Leo Drewes

former Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

1980.05.291980.07.20
BrazilBishop José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M.

former Bishop-Prelate of Cametá (Brazil)

1980.05.211980.07.25
Northern IrelandBishop James Gerard Lennon

former Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

1980.06.201980.07.27
CanadaBishop Raymond Saint-Gelais (90)Bishop Raymond Saint-Gelais (90)

Bishop emeritus of Nicolet (Canada)

1980.07.051980.07.31
ParaguayBishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (86)Bishop Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (86)

Bishop emeritus of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay)

1980.06.281980.08.10
Papua New GuineaBishop John Etheridge, C.P.

former Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)

1980.04.241980.08.12
USABishop William Henry Bullock

former Bishop of Madison (USA)

1980.06.031980.08.12
PhilippinesArchbishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines)

1980.06.191980.08.12
EgyptBishop Ephrem Bédé (Chaldean Rite)

former Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

1980.04.231980.08.15
IraqBishop Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H. (Chaldean Rite)

former Bishop of Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1980.04.231980.08.15
Papua New GuineaBishop Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D.

former Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

1980.04.241980.08.15
ArgentinaBishop Jesús Arturo Roldán

former Bishop of San Rafael (Argentina)

1980.05.261980.08.15
ArgentinaArchbishop Rubén Héctor di Monte

former Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

1980.06.131980.08.16
USABishop Leo Edward O’Neil

former Bishop of Manchester (USA)

1980.06.301980.08.22
GabonArchbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. (84)Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Libreville (Gabon)

1980.04.241980.08.24
VenezuelaBishop Antonio Arellano Durán

former Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

1980.06.031980.08.24
BurundiArchbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye (84)Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bujumbura (Burundi)

1980.06.071980.08.24
PolandBishop Stanisław Stefanek, S.Chr.

former Bishop of Łomża (Poland)

1980.07.041980.08.24
MalaysiaBishop Anthony Selvanayagam (90)Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam (90)

Bishop emeritus of Penang (Malaysia)

1980.03.061980.09.01
USABishop Benedict Charles Franzetta

former Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown (USA)

1980.07.261980.09.04
IndiaBishop Maxwell Valentine Noronha

former Bishop of Calicut (India)

1980.06.071980.09.07
BelgiumBishop Paul Van den Berghe (93)Bishop Paul Van den Berghe (93)

Bishop emeritus of Antwerpen (Belgium)

1980.07.031980.09.07
USABishop Arthur Nicholas Tafoya

former Bishop of Pueblo (USA)

1980.07.011980.09.10
FranceArchbishop Claude Feidt

former Archbishop of Aix (France)

1980.07.051980.09.13
IraqArchbishop Georges F. Garmou (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1980.04.231980.09.14
SyriaBishop Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

1980.06.201980.09.21
VenezuelaBishop José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

1980.06.261980.09.27
WalesArchbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff (Wales)

1980.07.251980.10.01
PolandBishop Stanisław Napierała (89)Bishop Stanisław Napierała (89)

Bishop emeritus of Kalisz (Poland)

1980.08.251980.10.05
BrazilBishop Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

1980.07.311980.10.19
SyriaArchbishop Jean Mansour, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1980.08.191980.10.19
BrazilBishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier

former Bishop of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil)

1980.07.311980.10.25
PhilippinesCardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (87)Cardinal Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotabato (Philippines)

1980.07.231980.10.28
PolandBishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland)

1980.09.251980.11.04
USAArchbishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA)

1980.07.291980.11.16
USABishop William Keith Weigand (88)Bishop William Keith Weigand (88)

Bishop emeritus of Sacramento (USA)

1980.09.091980.11.17
USACardinal Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA)

1980.02.111980.11.24
USABishop Kenneth Edward Untener

former Bishop of Saginaw (USA)

1980.10.041980.11.24
USABishop Joseph Michael Sullivan

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

1980.10.071980.11.24
USABishop René Arnold Valero

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

1980.10.071980.11.24
GermanyBishop Joachim Wanke

former Bishop of Erfurt (Germany)

1980.10.021980.11.26
IraqArchbishop Stéphane Katchou (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop-Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1980.10.031980.11.30
ColombiaBishop Jorge Ardila Serrano

former Bishop of Girardot (Colombia)

1980.10.271980.11.30
HondurasBishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E.

former Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

1980.08.251980.12.08
MyanmarArchbishop Matthias U Shwe

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

1979.12.201980.12.13
FranceArchbishop Hubert Barbier (93)Archbishop Hubert Barbier (93)

Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France)

1980.10.061980.12.13
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B.

former Bishop of San Justo (Argentina)

1980.11.081980.12.13
ItalyCardinal Renato Raffaele Martino

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti

former President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

1980.09.141980.12.14
GermanyBishop Hermann Josef Spital

former Bishop of Trier (Germany)

1980.10.151980.12.14
SloveniaArchbishop Franc Kramberger (89)Archbishop Franc Kramberger (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maribor (Slovenia)

1980.11.061980.12.21
IndiaBishop Lawrence Ephraem Thottam (Syro-Malankara Rite)

former Bishop of Marthandam of the Syro-Malankara (India)

1980.11.061980.12.27
BrazilArchbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)

1980.11.071980.12.27

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