Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1992

Bishops (133)ElectedConsecratedAscending
PeruBishop Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (82)Bishop Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (82)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Ayaviri (Peru)

1991.12.041992.01.04
CubaBishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés

former Bishop of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba)

1991.11.161992.01.05
Congo-KinshasaBishop Philippe Nkiere Kena, C.I.C.M.

former Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1991.04.151992.01.06
PhilippinesBishop Benjamin D. de Jesus, O.M.I.

former Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines)

1991.10.111992.01.06
Equatorial GuineaBishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (76)Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Bata (Equatorial Guinea)

1991.10.111992.01.06
ItalyBishop Gastone Simoni

former Bishop of Prato (Italy)

1991.12.071992.01.06
USABishop John Joseph Glynn

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

1991.12.101992.01.06
Puerto RicoBishop Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P.

former Bishop of Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

1991.12.141992.01.06
CroatiaBishop Petar Šolic

former Auxiliary Bishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

1991.12.141992.01.06
EnglandCardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (88)Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (88)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Prefect emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

1991.12.161992.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Ernesto Maria Fiore

former Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

1991.12.161992.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Rino Passigato (82)Archbishop Rino Passigato (82)

Titular Archbishop of Nova Cæsaris

1991.12.161992.01.06
SwitzerlandBishop Henri Salina, C.R.A.

former Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland)

former Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune

1991.12.211992.01.06
CubaBishop Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel

former Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba)

1991.11.161992.01.12
EnglandCardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols (80)Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols (80)

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

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Westminster (England)

former President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

1991.11.051992.01.24
ItalyBishop Dante Lafranconi (86)Bishop Dante Lafranconi (86)

Bishop emeritus of Cremona (Italy)

1991.12.071992.01.25
FranceBishop François Gourguillon

former Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

1991.11.191992.01.26
ChadArchbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar (73)Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of N’Djaména (Chad)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chad

President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region

1991.10.111992.02.02
IndonesiaArchbishop Johannes Liku Ada’ (77)Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada’ (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Makassar (Indonesia)

1991.10.111992.02.02
AustriaBishop Christian Werner (82)Bishop Christian Werner (82)

Titular Bishop of Wiener Neustadt

Military Ordinary emeritus of Austria (Austria)

1992.01.091992.02.02
BrazilBishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini

former Bishop of Guarulhos (Brazil)

1991.12.041992.02.07
CubaBishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (86)Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (86)

Bishop emeritus of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba)

1991.11.161992.02.09
BrazilBishop José Foralosso, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Marabá (Brazil)

1991.11.201992.02.15
ChinaBishop James David Lin Xi-li (林錫黎)

former Bishop of Yongjia 永嘉 (China)

19921992.02.22
CroatiaBishop Marko Culej

former Bishop of Varaždin (Croatia)

1992.01.071992.02.22
ChinaBishop Michael Liu Xian-ru (劉顯儒)

former Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China)

(1992)1992.02.24
PeruBishop José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P.

former Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru)

1991.11.261992.02.29
SlovakiaBishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (68)Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (68) (Slovak Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

1992.01.111992.02.29
ItalyCardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (85)Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title

Secretary General emeritus of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

1992.01.151992.03.07
ZambiaBishop Paul Lungu, S.J.

former Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

1991.11.261992.03.15
MexicoBishop Felipe Padilla Cardona (80)Bishop Felipe Padilla Cardona (80)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico)

1992.02.151992.03.17
USABishop Gerald Richard Barnes (80)Bishop Gerald Richard Barnes (80)

Bishop emeritus of San Bernardino (USA)

1992.01.281992.03.18
CanadaBishop Joseph Vernon Fougère

former Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada)

1991.12.111992.03.19
IndiaArchbishop Marampudi Joji

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

1991.12.211992.03.19
USABishop Wolodymyr Walter Paska (Ukrainian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

1992.01.241992.03.19
ArgentinaBishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice

former Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina)

1992.01.311992.03.19
EnglandBishop Michael Ambrose Griffiths, E.B.C.

former Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

1992.01.111992.03.20
HungaryBishop Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist.

former Bishop of Vác (Hungary)

1992.02.111992.03.21
SpainBishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (83)Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (83)

Bishop emeritus of Albacete (Spain)

1992.01.171992.03.22
MexicoBishop Alejo Zavala Castro

former Bishop of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico)

1992.01.041992.03.25
BoliviaBishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (79)Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa (79)

Bishop emeritus of Coroico (Bolivia)

1992.01.151992.03.25
PolandArchbishop Stanisław Gądecki (76)Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Poznań (Poland)

1992.02.011992.03.25
ColombiaCardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (83)Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia)

1992.02.111992.03.25
CanadaBishop Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (86)Bishop Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Hearst (Canada)

Bishop emeritus of Moosonee (Canada)

1991.11.261992.03.29
ArgentinaArchbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (82)Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)

1992.02.261992.04.04
ArgentinaBishop Rubén Oscar Frassia (80)Bishop Rubén Oscar Frassia (80)

Bishop emeritus of Avellaneda–Lanús (Argentina)

1992.02.261992.04.04
TaiwanBishop Andrew Qian Zhi-chun (Tsien Chih-ch’un) (錢志純)

former Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan)

1992.01.231992.04.11
PolandBishop Stefan Siczek

former Auxiliary Bishop of Radom (Poland)

1992.03.251992.04.11
PolandBishop Bronisław Dembowski

former Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

1992.03.251992.04.20
CameroonBishop Raphaël Marie Ze

former Bishop of Sangmélima (Cameroon)

1992.01.231992.04.25
SpainCardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (80)Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain)

1992.03.061992.04.25
ItalyCardinal Arrigo Miglio (83)Cardinal Arrigo Miglio (83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagliari (Italy)

1992.03.251992.04.25
PolandBishop Tadeusz Pieronek

former Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec (Poland)

1992.03.251992.04.26
PolandBishop Tadeusz Rakoczy (88)Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy (88)

Bishop emeritus of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland)

1992.03.251992.04.26
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Franco (89)Archbishop Antonio Franco (89)

Titular Archbishop of Gallese

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

1992.03.281992.04.26
ItalyCardinal Crescenzio Sepe (82)Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (82)

Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy)

1992.04.021992.04.26
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (85)Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (85)

Secretary General emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State

1992.04.031992.04.26
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Travaglino (86)Archbishop Luigi Travaglino (86)

Titular Archbishop of Lettere

1992.04.041992.04.26
ItalyBishop Enzo Dieci (92)Bishop Enzo Dieci (92)

Titular Bishop of Maura

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

1992.04.071992.04.26
PolandBishop Wacław Świerzawski

former Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland)

1992.03.251992.04.28
South AfricaBishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (92)Bishop Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. (92)

Bishop emeritus of De Aar (South Africa)

1992.01.231992.05.01
GermanyBishop Norbert Trelle (83)Bishop Norbert Trelle (83)

Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany)

1992.03.251992.05.01
EthiopiaBishop Yohannes Woldegiorgis

former Vicar Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

1991.12.211992.05.03
NigeriaBishop Joseph Sunday Ajomo

former Bishop of Lokoja (Nigeria)

1992.03.061992.05.03
VietnamBishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (84)Bishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (84)

Bishop emeritus of Bà Ria (Vietnam)

1992.03.061992.05.07
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Cassone

former Archbishop of Rossano–Cariati (Italy)

1992.03.261992.05.09
Papua New GuineaBishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. (85)Bishop Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)

1991.12.211992.05.10
BurundiBishop Jean-Berchmans Nterere

former Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

1992.01.231992.05.10
USABishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (90)Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (90)

Bishop emeritus of Lincoln (USA)

1992.03.241992.05.13
ChinaBishop John Zhang Qing-tian (張慶天)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Yixian 易縣 (China)

1992.05.14
NigeriaBishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P.

former Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

1992.03.061992.05.17
AustraliaBishop Justin Joseph Bianchini (85)Bishop Justin Joseph Bianchini (85)

Bishop emeritus of Geraldton (Australia)

1992.03.251992.05.19
USABishop John Patrick Boles

former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

1992.04.141992.05.21
USABishop John Richard McNamara

former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

1992.04.141992.05.21
MalawiArchbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

1991.11.261992.05.23
NigeriaBishop Simon Akwali Okafor

former Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

1992.03.061992.05.30
PolandBishop Adam Śmigielski

former Bishop of Sosnowiec (Poland)

1992.03.251992.05.30
MexicoArchbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago (90)Archbishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of León (Mexico)

1992.04.151992.06.05
MexicoBishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez (76)Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez (76)

Bishop emeritus of Zamora (Mexico)

1992.04.151992.06.05
PolandBishop Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A.

former Bishop of Radom (Poland)

1992.03.251992.06.06
ColombiaBishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaría

former Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

1992.04.291992.06.06
SpainBishop Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz

former Bishop of Guadix (Spain)

1992.03.311992.06.14
FranceBishop Jacques Maurice Faivre

former Bishop of Le Mans (France)

1992.04.291992.06.14
CanadaBishop Nicola De Angelis, C.F.I.C.

former Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

1992.04.271992.06.24
CanadaBishop John Stephen Knight (84)Bishop John Stephen Knight (84)

Titular Bishop of Taraqua

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada)

1992.04.271992.06.24
TanzaniaBishop Magnus Mwalunyungu

former Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania)

1992.03.301992.06.25
ArgentinaPope Francis

former Supreme Pontiff

former Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

1992.05.201992.06.27
ArgentinaBishop Raúl Omar Rossi

former Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

1992.05.201992.06.27
RwandaBishop Augustin Misago

former Bishop of Gikongoro (Rwanda)

1992.03.301992.06.28
ItalyBishop Vittorio Tomassetti

former Bishop of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

1992.05.071992.06.28
CanadaBishop Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (93)Bishop Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (93)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

1992.03.131992.06.29
RwandaBishop Frédéric Rubwejanga (94)Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga (94)

Bishop emeritus of Kibungo (Rwanda)

1992.03.301992.07.05
ChileBishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (79)Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. (79)

Bishop emeritus of San Felipe (Chile)

1992.06.111992.07.05
SlovakiaBishop Andrej Imrich (78)Bishop Andrej Imrich (78)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Titulianum

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Spiš (Slovakia)

1992.06.041992.07.11
AngolaArchbishop Damião António Franklin

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola)

1992.05.291992.07.12
LebanonArchbishop Maroun Khoury Sader (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1992.06.011992.07.18
PalestinePatriarch Fouad Twal (85)Patriarch Fouad Twal (85)

Patriarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine)

former President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

former President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Grand Prior emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

1992.05.301992.07.22
AustraliaBishop James Foley (77)Bishop James Foley (77)

Bishop emeritus of Cairns (Australia)

1992.07.161992.08.21
ColombiaBishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (82)Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (82)

Bishop emeritus of Pasto (Colombia)

1992.07.081992.08.22
South AfricaBishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt

former Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

1992.05.291992.08.26
SpainBishop Javier Salinas Viñals (78)Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals (78)

Titular Bishop of Monterano

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Valencia (Spain)

1992.05.261992.09.06
ColombiaBishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil (79)Bishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil (79)

Bishop emeritus of Palmira (Colombia)

1992.07.081992.09.08
IrelandArchbishop Michael Neary (79)Archbishop Michael Neary (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuam (Ireland)

1992.05.201992.09.13
TurkiyeBishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A. (85)Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A. (85)

Titular Bishop of Sasima

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Istanbul (Turkiye)

former Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)

former Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

1992.07.091992.09.13
GermanyBishop Friedhelm Hofmann (83)Bishop Friedhelm Hofmann (83)

Bishop emeritus of Würzburg (Germany)

1992.07.251992.09.13
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Ratko Perić (82)Bishop Ratko Perić (82)

Bishop emeritus of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

1992.05.291992.09.14
FranceBishop Lucien Fruchaud (91)Bishop Lucien Fruchaud (91)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (France)

1992.07.171992.09.19
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina)

1992.07.111992.09.26
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Gristina (79)Archbishop Salvatore Gristina (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catania (Italy)

1992.07.161992.10.03
SyriaBishop Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

1992.07.091992.10.04
VenezuelaBishop Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo

former Bishop of Acarigua–Araure (Venezuela)

1992.07.251992.10.07
SyriaArchbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (75)Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (75) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1992.08.251992.10.10
SyriaBishop Antoine Audo, S.J. (80)Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J. (80) (Chaldean Rite)

Bishop of Aleppo of the Chaldeans (Syria)

1992.01.181992.10.11
HungaryBishop Béla Balás (85)Bishop Béla Balás (85)

Bishop emeritus of Kaposvár (Hungary)

1992.08.101992.10.17
Sri LankaBishop Rayappu Joseph

former Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

1992.07.061992.10.20
IraqArchbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. (Greek-Melkite Rite)

former Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)

former Patriarchal Exarch of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

1992.08.261992.10.23
GermanyBishop Hans-Georg Koitz (91)Bishop Hans-Georg Koitz (91)

Titular Bishop of Cantanus

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hildesheim (Germany)

1992.08.241992.10.25
ItalyArchbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德)

former Titular Archbishop of Faleri

1992.08.201992.11.15
ArmeniaArchbishop Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. (Armenian Rite)

former Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

1991.07.131992.11.17
VietnamBishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên

former Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

1992.07.061992.11.19
ItalyBishop Arduino Bertoldo

former Bishop of Foligno (Italy)

1992.10.101992.11.21
PhilippinesBishop Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M.

former Bishop of Baguio (Philippines)

1992.07.061992.11.25
PhilippinesBishop Brigido A. Galasgas

former Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

1992.07.061992.11.25
IndiaBishop Jacob Manathodath (79)Bishop Jacob Manathodath (79) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Palghat of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1992.09.061992.11.28
EcuadorBishop Frumencio Escudero Arenas (78)Bishop Frumencio Escudero Arenas (78)

Titular Bishop of Cincari

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puyo (Ecuador)

1992.10.061992.11.29
New ZealandBishop John Jerome Cunneen

former Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

1992.10.061992.11.30
MexicoBishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa

former Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico)

1992.10.191992.11.30
Dominican RepublicBishop Gabriel Antonio Camilo González (88)Bishop Gabriel Antonio Camilo González (88)

Bishop emeritus of La Vega (Dominican Republic)

1992.10.101992.12.08
USABishop Joseph Anthony Galante

former Bishop of Camden (USA)

1992.10.131992.12.11
CzechiaBishop Josef Kajnek (76)Bishop Josef Kajnek (76)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Dacia

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

1992.11.041992.12.12
ColombiaCardinal Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (84)Cardinal Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Dorotea

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cartagena (Colombia)

1992.11.091992.12.12
ArgentinaBishop Roberto Rodríguez

former Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina)

1992.11.121992.12.22
USABishop Thomas Joseph Tobin (78)Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin (78)

Bishop emeritus of Providence (USA)

1992.11.031992.12.27

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