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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	52.9	Appointed	João Irineu Joffily (Joffly) †	Titular Archbishop of Anasartha	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
	52.9	Resigned	João Irineu Joffily (Joffly) †	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Norbert Robichaud †	Priest of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
		Born	Emil Aloysius Wcela	Bay Shore	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
2 May		Born	Dennis Harold De Jong †	Chipata	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia
3 May	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Crisanto Luque y Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Croae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
5 May	45.5	Appointed	Attilio Adinolfi †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy
	80.8	Died	Bartolomeo Maria Lagumina †	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
	76.0	Died	Giuseppe Lagumina †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Douala, Cameroon	Vicar Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon
	73.1	Died	Basilio Pompilj †	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	62.5	Died	Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
6 May	50.0	Appointed	Vittore Rosario Fernandes †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
	56.7	Installed	Francisco María González y Arias †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
7 May		Born	Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.	Arigna, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
8 May	48.6	Appointed	Aristides de Araújo Porto †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montes Claros, Brazil	Bishop
	48.6	Appointed	Aristides de Araújo Porto †	Titular Bishop of Theveste	Bishop of Montes Claros, Brazil
	77.2	Died	Julián Raymundo Riveiro y Jacinto, O.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
9 May	51.7	Appointed	Francesco Gardini †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	59.6	Appointed	Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
		Born	Marian Kazimierz Zimałek †	Maków	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
10 May	23.3	Ordained Priest	Jaime Garcia Goulart †	Priest of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop Emeritus
	23.1	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza †	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Vianello †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
11 May	40.7	Appointed	Eduard Profittlich, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
	66.4	Resigned	Antonino Zecchini, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia
12 May	47.4	Died	Pierre Erdozainey-Etchart, S.C.I. †	Superior of Tali [Dali], China
13 May		Born	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Ascope	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	53.6	Succeeded	Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	84.7	Died	Jules Prosper París, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
		Born	Laurence Ryan †	Ballyerinningan	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
15 May	52.9	Installed	Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba †	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
16 May	21.9	Professed	Aurelian (Josef) Bilgeri, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Eshowe, South Africa
	20.7	Professed	Heinrich Suso Brechter, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
		Born	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Raia, India	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
	53.4	Appointed	Mario Giardini, B. †	Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
17 May	20.0	Professed	Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
18 May		Born	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I.	Nave	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
	44.5	Installed	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
21 May	40.5	Succeeded	Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
	71.7	Died	José Bento Martins Ribeiro †	Bishop of Cochin, India
		Born	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Alta Gracia	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
	60.0	Resigned	Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
22 May		Born	Arthé Guimond †	Rimouski	Archbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
	61.6	Appointed	John Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. †	Prefect of Bahama, Bahamas, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles
23 May		Born	Lucian Mureşan	Ferneziu	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
24 May	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Letopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
26 May	59.7	Appointed	Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
		Born	Simone Scatizzi †	Prato	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
	64.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Joseph Wall †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
27 May		Born	Augustus Peters †	Aachen	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	39.1	Appointed	Ernesto Sena de Oliveira †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	39.1	Appointed	Ernesto Sena de Oliveira †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	41.8	Appointed	João da Silva Campos Neves †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
	41.8	Appointed	João da Silva Campos Neves †	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
28 May	55.2	Appointed	Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini †	Apostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin], China	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	51.8	Appointed	Domenico Marsiglia †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
30 May	32.8	Ordained Priest	Roman Richard Atkielski †	Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Emilio Biancheri †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
	22.5	Ordained Priest	James Patrick Carroll †	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Citterio †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Gérard-Marie Coderre †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Franco Costa †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy †	Priest of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Abilio del Campo y de la Bárcena †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Antanas Louis Deksnys †	Priest	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Émilien Frenette †	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
	51.0	Appointed	Johannes Damascus Jesacher (Iesacher), O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Mikel Koliqi †	Priest of Shkodrë, Albania	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Luigi Morstabilini †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Petru Plesca †	Priest of Iaşi, Romania	Titular Bishop of Voli
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Juan Ricote Alonso †	Priest	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Francesco Rossi †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Francis Tanner †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Leonardo Viera Contreras †	Priest of Colima, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Petrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
31 May	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Hierissus	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
	58.2	Installed	Gaudenzio Manuelli †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
	65.2	Died	Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
	75.7	Resigned	Boghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII Terzian †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
1 Jun	49.2	Appointed	Egidio Lari †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
	49.2	Appointed	Egidio Lari †	Apostolic Delegate to Persia	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
	88.3	Died	Giuseppe Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
3 Jun		Born	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Sandakan	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
5 Jun	57.7	Appointed	James Albert Duffy †	Titular Bishop of Silandus	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
	57.7	Resigned	James Albert Duffy †	Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	91.5	Died	Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso †	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Laurence Forristal	Jerpoint Church, Thomastown	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Bernardino N. Mazzarella, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
7 Jun		Born	Andrea Gemma, F.D.P.	Napoli	Bishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Pallaroni †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
	43.8	Installed	Mario Vianello †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Cyril John Vogel †	Priest	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
8 Jun	45.7	Appointed	Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Egidio Caporello	Padova	Bishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
	57.0	Succeeded	Vahan Kitchourian †	Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
	83.1	Died	Giuseppe Rokossian †	Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
9 Jun	48.9	Appointed	Albert Henri Charles Breton, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
	38.1	Appointed	Thomas Martin Fox †	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
	60.5	Appointed	Mathurin-Pie Le Ruyet, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ajmer, India	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jun	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Urban John Vehr †	Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
		Born	José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R.	Poconé	Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
14 Jun	28.3	Ordained Priest	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
15 Jun		Born	Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen	Denver	Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
16 Jun	64.7	Appointed	Jules Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †	Prefect of Sikkim, India	Prefect Emeritus
		Born	Pablo Puente Buces	Colindres, Spain	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
17 Jun	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Karl Joseph Alter †	Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
		Born	Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S.	Attleboro, MA, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Morondava, Madagascar
18 Jun		Born	Antonio Dorado Soto	Urda	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
19 Jun	68.8	Died	James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
	69.2	Appointed	Juan Bautista Gorordo †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
	69.2	Resigned	Juan Bautista Gorordo †	Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Alonso Llano Ruiz	Marulanda	Bishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
	71.4	Died	Giovanni Volpi †	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo, Italy
20 Jun	79.4	Retired	Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	58.0	Succeeded	Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam
		Born	William Joseph Foley †	Nedlands	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
	25.4	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Moran †	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
21 Jun	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Aspe, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Hubert Bucher	Regensburg	Bishop Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
		Born	Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.	Montevideo	Bishop Emeritus of Melo, Uruguay
		Born	Joseph Leopold Imesch	Grosse Pointe Farms	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	24.4	Ordained Priest	William J. Philbin †	Priest of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Leuce	Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Louis Wach, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Prefect Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
	24.1	Ordained Priest	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
22 Jun		Born	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp.	Praia	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	50.2	Appointed	Filippo Mantini †	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
23 Jun		Born	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Canatlán	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México
	44.1	Appointed	Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	44.1	Appointed	Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Thmuis	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada
	46.1	Appointed	Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.1	Appointed	Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Uccula	Bishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Jun		Born	Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte †	Fortaleza	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
		Born	Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †	Tyr	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez †	Priest of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
		Born	Rudolf Müller †	Schmottseiffen	Bishop Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Georges Léon Pelletier †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
26 Jun	60.7	Appointed	James J. Roche †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop
	60.7	Appointed	James J. Roche †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland
27 Jun	45.4	Appointed	Leone Sieben, C.M. †	Superior of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Jun	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Bernardi †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Jean Louis Joseph Collignon, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Gardini †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Zdzisław Goliński †	Priest of Lublin, Poland	Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
		Born	Piotr Hemperek †	Ignaców	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Secundo Tagliabue †	Priest of Vercelli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
29 Jun	30.0	Ordained Priest	Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
	29.8	Ordained Priest	Henri-Alexandre Chappoulié †	Priest	Bishop of Angers, France
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Marilla Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. †	Titular Bishop of Gurza	Superior General Emeritus of Missionários da Boa Nova
	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Peter Francis Rayappa †	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India	Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Installed	Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Flour, France
30 Jun	50.9	Appointed	Andrea Cesarano †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
	44.9	Installed	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
	49.0	Appointed	Agostino Mancinelli †	Coadjutor Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	49.0	Appointed	Agostino Mancinelli †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	55.0	Appointed	Massimiliano Massimiliani †	Bishop of Modigliana, Italy