The Year of Our Lord 1947

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 50.9 Ordained Bishop Georges-Stanislas-Jean Béjot † Titular Bishop of Cassandria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

25.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Candolfi Priest of Basel, Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Born Giuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E. Bergamo Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

46.7 Ordained Bishop James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

2 Jul 38.9 Ordained Bishop James Joseph Byrne † Titular Bishop of Etenna Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

39.5 Ordained Bishop John Patrick Cody † Titular Bishop of Apollonia Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

49.3 Ordained Bishop Henry Theophilus Klonowski † Titular Bishop of Daldis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

52.9 Appointed Thomas John McDonnell † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

52.9 Appointed Thomas John McDonnell † Titular Bishop of Sela Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

77.6 Died Gabriele Vettori † Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

3 Jul 73.8 Died Henry J. Althoff † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

77.7 Died Santos Ballesteros López, O.A.R. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia

45.2 Ordained Bishop André-Pierre-François Fauvel † Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France Bishop Emeritus

23.4 Ordained Priest Stanislaw Szymecki Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

74.7 Appointed Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) † Titular Bishop of Mactaris Bishop Emeritus of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China

74.7 Retired Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) † Bishop of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China Bishop Emeritus

4 Jul Appointed Stefano Garon, M.S. † Prefect of Morondava, Madagascar

6 Jul 51.1 Ordained Bishop Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Cratia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sibundoy, Colombia

30.1 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Franco Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy

60.2 Appointed Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. † Apostolic Delegate to Indonesia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of

26.0 Ordained Priest Ivan Semedi Priest of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

7 Jul 66.7 Died Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller † Bishop of Warmia, Poland

91.4 Died Antonio Karas (Karosas) † Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

Born Juan Antonio Reig Pla Cocentaina Bishop of Cartagena (en España)

Born Petrus Boddeng Timang Malakri Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia

10 Jul 43.1 Appointed Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Libreville, Gabon Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

43.1 Appointed Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

59.0 Appointed Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand

59.0 Appointed Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Polystylus Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand

40.4 Appointed Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. † Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

57.9 Appointed Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

57.9 Appointed Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Parlais Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

Appointed Gaspar Lischerong, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Taming [Daming], China

12 Jul 23.8 Ordained Priest Michel Joseph Kuehn Priest Bishop Emeritus of Chartres, France

25.3 Ordained Priest Louis Kuehn † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

77.3 Retired René-Marie-Joseph Perros, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

13 Jul 25.9 Ordained Priest Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy

23.7 Ordained Priest Carlo Curis Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada

24.8 Ordained Priest Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray Priest of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

25.2 Ordained Priest Armando Franco † Priest Bishop of Oria, Italy

23.4 Ordained Priest Silvano Piovanelli Priest of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.5 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Ródenas García † Bishop of Almería, Spain

30.0 Ordained Priest Franz Žak † Priest of Sankt Pölten, Austria Bishop Emeritus

14 Jul Born Lorenzo Loppa Segni Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

15 Jul Born Dorylas Moreau Kamouraska Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada

Born David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. East Chicago, IN, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua

16 Jul Born Alfonso Cortés Contreras La Luz Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Born Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Ciudad de Guatemala Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala

47.9 Ordained Bishop Leonard Joseph Raymond † Bishop of Allahabad, India Archbishop of Nagpur, India

19 Jul 63.7 Died Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA

23.8 Ordained Priest Américo Henriques † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nova Lisboa, Angola

51.4 Appointed Michael Keller † Bishop of Münster, Germany

93.1 Appointed Leonida Medina † Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae Bishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia

93.1 Retired Leonida Medina † Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Succeeded Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

20 Jul 40.7 Ordained Bishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira † Titular Bishop of Arycanda Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26.3 Ordained Priest Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa

25.4 Ordained Priest Hilarion Capucci, B.A. Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

Born Cosme Hoàng Van Dat, S.J. Xuan Lai Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam

26.6 Ordained Priest Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon

48.9 Ordained Bishop Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † Bishop of Syros e Milos, Greece Bishop Emeritus

22.8 Ordained Priest Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. † Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

21 Jul 26.4 Ordained Priest Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên † Priest of Other Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam

95.0 Died Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

22 Jul Born Claude Champagne, O.M.I. Lachine Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

24 Jul 39.0 Appointed Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. † Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

25 Jul 63.5 Ordained Bishop George Laurence Craven † Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

41.2 Ordained Bishop Kazimirs Dulbinskis † Titular Bishop of Gerara Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

45.8 Ordained Bishop Francis Joseph Grimshaw † Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

28.1 Ordained Priest Wenceslas Kalibushi † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda

32.4 Ordained Priest Jérôme Razafindrazaka † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar

35.0 Ordained Bishop Juan C. Sison † Titular Bishop of Limata Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

55.2 Appointed Peters Strods † Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja, Latvia Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia

55.2 Ordained Bishop Peters Strods † Titular Bishop of Stadia Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia

58.3 Ordained Bishop Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Gibba Archbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26 Jul 46.7 Appointed Bl. Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P. † Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

45.6 Succeeded Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

40.9 Appointed Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands Bishop

40.9 Appointed Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † Titular Bishop of Birtha Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands

42.9 Appointed Georges Léon Pelletier † Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

27 Jul Born Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante Nkonya-Abenkro Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana

33.6 Ordained Priest Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

25.1 Ordained Priest Dante Carlos Sandrelli † Priest of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Formosa, Argentina

23.2 Ordained Priest Settimio Todisco Priest of Brindisi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

28 Jul 71.4 Died Jean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka

30 Jul 83.1 Died André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Vinh, Viêt Nam

31 Jul Born Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo Nandihizana Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar

79.9 Died Adriano Smets † Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Iran

1 Aug 69.4 Died Alessandro Macchi † Bishop of Como, Italy

46.8 Installed James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

Born Romano Rossi Montevarchi Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy

2 Aug 49.0 Appointed Roman Richard Atkielski † Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

49.0 Appointed Roman Richard Atkielski † Titular Bishop of Stobi Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

47.0 Appointed Louis Abel Caillouet † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Appointed Louis Abel Caillouet † Titular Bishop of Setea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

42.1 Appointed Hugh Aloysius Donohoe † Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

42.1 Appointed Hugh Aloysius Donohoe † Titular Bishop of Taium Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

43.1 Appointed Alfonso Espino y Silva † Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

19.7 Professed Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. † Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

46.3 Appointed John Alexander Matheson † Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

47.5 Appointed James Aloysius McNulty † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

47.5 Appointed James Aloysius McNulty † Titular Bishop of Methone Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

43.5 Appointed Hubert Michael Newell † Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Bishop Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Hubert Michael Newell † Titular Bishop of Zapara Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

3 Aug 58.7 Ordained Bishop Aurelio del Pino Gómez † Bishop of Lérida, Spain Bishop Emeritus

38.6 Ordained Bishop Zdzislaw Golinski † Titular Bishop of Hemeria Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

63.2 Resigned Theodos (Peter) Schall, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe, South Africa Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

4 Aug 62.6 Died Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic

5 Aug 89.0 Died Victor Roelens, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born Manolo Alarcon de los Santos Basud Bishop of Virac, Philippines

6 Aug 79.5 Died Eugène Curien † Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

42.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. † Titular Bishop of Thasus Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

8 Aug Born Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo Urrao Bishop of Girardota, Colombia

9 Aug 45.2 Appointed Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France

45.2 Appointed Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † Titular Bishop of Byblus Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France

52.4 Appointed Alexandros Scandar † Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

43.5 Appointed Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Sais Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

10 Aug 59.4 Appointed Marco II Khouzam † Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

22.5 Ordained Priest Mario Miglietta † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy

24.4 Ordained Priest Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. † Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras Bishop Emeritus of Hwange, Zimbabwe

11 Aug 40.9 Appointed Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sweden Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden

40.9 Appointed Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden

15 Aug 38.6 Ordained Bishop Charles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. † Titular Bishop of Sufes Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya

45.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hlouch † Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic

16 Aug 73.5 Died Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. † Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia

49.4 Succeeded Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

17 Aug 24.8 Ordained Priest Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

18 Aug Born Kevin John Patrick McDonald Stoke-on-Trent Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain

20 Aug 52.7 Appointed Joseph Maximilian Mueller † Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Joseph Maximilian Mueller † Titular Bishop of Sinda Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

22 Aug 47.1 Ordained Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Capitolias Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea

23 Aug 45.0 Appointed Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Aprus Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of

45.0 Appointed Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. † Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of

24 Aug Born Ronald William Gainer Pottsville, PA Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA

64.9 Ordained Bishop Marco Sigala † Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece

25 Aug 54.7 Appointed Thomas Lawrence Noa † Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

39.0 Appointed Rufino Jiao Santos † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop

39.0 Appointed Rufino Jiao Santos † Titular Bishop of Barca Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

28 Aug 49.1 Ordained Bishop Roman Richard Atkielski † Titular Bishop of Stobi Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

29 Aug 23.8 Ordained Priest Franco Brambilla † Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia

30 Aug 63.5 Appointed Emilio Botero González † Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

69.7 Died Mario Giardini, B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

31 Aug 29.0 Ordained Priest Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela

29.6 Ordained Priest Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

58.0 Ordained Bishop Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Parlais Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

27.8 Ordained Priest Charles Msakila † Priest of Karema, Tanzania Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Georges-Stanislas-Jean Béjot †	Titular Bishop of Cassandria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
25.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Candolfi	Priest of Basel, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Giuliano Frigeni, P.I.M.E.	Bergamo	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
46.7	Ordained Bishop	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
2 Jul	38.9	Ordained Bishop	James Joseph Byrne †	Titular Bishop of Etenna	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
39.5	Ordained Bishop	John Patrick Cody †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Henry Theophilus Klonowski †	Titular Bishop of Daldis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
52.9	Appointed	Thomas John McDonnell †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
52.9	Appointed	Thomas John McDonnell †	Titular Bishop of Sela	Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
77.6	Died	Gabriele Vettori †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
3 Jul	73.8	Died	Henry J. Althoff †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
77.7	Died	Santos Ballesteros López, O.A.R. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia
45.2	Ordained Bishop	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus
23.4	Ordained Priest	Stanislaw Szymecki	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
74.7	Appointed	Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China
74.7	Retired	Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) †	Bishop of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jul		Appointed	Stefano Garon, M.S. †	Prefect of Morondava, Madagascar
6 Jul	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Cratia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sibundoy, Colombia
30.1	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Franco	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
60.2	Appointed	Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Delegate to Indonesia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
26.0	Ordained Priest	Ivan Semedi	Priest of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jul	66.7	Died	Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller †	Bishop of Warmia, Poland
91.4	Died	Antonio Karas (Karosas) †	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
	Born	Juan Antonio Reig Pla	Cocentaina	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
	Born	Petrus Boddeng Timang	Malakri	Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
10 Jul	43.1	Appointed	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Libreville, Gabon	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
43.1	Appointed	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
59.0	Appointed	Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand
59.0	Appointed	Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Polystylus	Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand
40.4	Appointed	Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. †	Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
57.9	Appointed	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
57.9	Appointed	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Parlais	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
	Appointed	Gaspar Lischerong, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Taming [Daming], China
12 Jul	23.8	Ordained Priest	Michel Joseph Kuehn	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chartres, France
25.3	Ordained Priest	Louis Kuehn †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
77.3	Retired	René-Marie-Joseph Perros, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Jul	25.9	Ordained Priest	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
23.7	Ordained Priest	Carlo Curis	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
24.8	Ordained Priest	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray	Priest of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
25.2	Ordained Priest	Armando Franco †	Priest	Bishop of Oria, Italy
23.4	Ordained Priest	Silvano Piovanelli	Priest of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Ródenas García †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
30.0	Ordained Priest	Franz Žak †	Priest of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jul		Born	Lorenzo Loppa	Segni	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
15 Jul		Born	Dorylas Moreau	Kamouraska	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
	Born	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.	East Chicago, IN, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua
16 Jul		Born	Alfonso Cortés Contreras	La Luz	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	Born	Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri	Ciudad de Guatemala	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Leonard Joseph Raymond †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Archbishop of Nagpur, India
19 Jul	63.7	Died	Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
23.8	Ordained Priest	Américo Henriques †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Lisboa, Angola
51.4	Appointed	Michael Keller †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
93.1	Appointed	Leonida Medina †	Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae	Bishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
93.1	Retired	Leonida Medina †	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Succeeded	Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
20 Jul	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira †	Titular Bishop of Arycanda	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.3	Ordained Priest	Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa
25.4	Ordained Priest	Hilarion Capucci, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
	Born	Cosme Hoàng Van Dat, S.J.	Xuan Lai	Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam
26.6	Ordained Priest	Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Georges Xenopulos, S.J. †	Bishop of Syros e Milos, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
22.8	Ordained Priest	Florentino Zabalza Iturri, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
21 Jul	26.4	Ordained Priest	Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên †	Priest of Other	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam
95.0	Died	Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
22 Jul		Born	Claude Champagne, O.M.I.	Lachine	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
24 Jul	39.0	Appointed	Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
25 Jul	63.5	Ordained Bishop	George Laurence Craven †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Kazimirs Dulbinskis †	Titular Bishop of Gerara	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Francis Joseph Grimshaw †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
28.1	Ordained Priest	Wenceslas Kalibushi †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
32.4	Ordained Priest	Jérôme Razafindrazaka †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
35.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan C. Sison †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
55.2	Appointed	Peters Strods †	Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja, Latvia	Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Peters Strods †	Titular Bishop of Stadia	Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia
58.3	Ordained Bishop	Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Gibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Jul	46.7	Appointed	Bl. Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P. †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
45.6	Succeeded	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
40.9	Appointed	Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop
40.9	Appointed	Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen †	Titular Bishop of Birtha	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
42.9	Appointed	Georges Léon Pelletier †	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul		Born	Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante	Nkonya-Abenkro	Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana
33.6	Ordained Priest	Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
25.1	Ordained Priest	Dante Carlos Sandrelli †	Priest of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Formosa, Argentina
23.2	Ordained Priest	Settimio Todisco	Priest of Brindisi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
28 Jul	71.4	Died	Jean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka
30 Jul	83.1	Died	André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Vinh, Viêt Nam
31 Jul		Born	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo	Nandihizana	Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
79.9	Died	Adriano Smets †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Iran
1 Aug	69.4	Died	Alessandro Macchi †	Bishop of Como, Italy
46.8	Installed	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	Born	Romano Rossi	Montevarchi	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
2 Aug	49.0	Appointed	Roman Richard Atkielski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
49.0	Appointed	Roman Richard Atkielski †	Titular Bishop of Stobi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
47.0	Appointed	Louis Abel Caillouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	Louis Abel Caillouet †	Titular Bishop of Setea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
42.1	Appointed	Hugh Aloysius Donohoe †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
42.1	Appointed	Hugh Aloysius Donohoe †	Titular Bishop of Taium	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
43.1	Appointed	Alfonso Espino y Silva †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
19.7	Professed	Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
46.3	Appointed	John Alexander Matheson †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
47.5	Appointed	James Aloysius McNulty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
47.5	Appointed	James Aloysius McNulty †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
43.5	Appointed	Hubert Michael Newell †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Hubert Michael Newell †	Titular Bishop of Zapara	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
3 Aug	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Aurelio del Pino Gómez †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
38.6	Ordained Bishop	Zdzislaw Golinski †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria	Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
63.2	Resigned	Theodos (Peter) Schall, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe, South Africa	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
4 Aug	62.6	Died	Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic
5 Aug	89.0	Died	Victor Roelens, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	Manolo Alarcon de los Santos	Basud	Bishop of Virac, Philippines
6 Aug	79.5	Died	Eugène Curien †	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
8 Aug		Born	Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo	Urrao	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia
9 Aug	45.2	Appointed	Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
45.2	Appointed	Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier †	Titular Bishop of Byblus	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
52.4	Appointed	Alexandros Scandar †	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
43.5	Appointed	Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sais	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
10 Aug	59.4	Appointed	Marco II Khouzam †	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
22.5	Ordained Priest	Mario Miglietta †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
24.4	Ordained Priest	Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †	Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras	Bishop Emeritus of Hwange, Zimbabwe
11 Aug	40.9	Appointed	Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sweden	Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
40.9	Appointed	Knut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
15 Aug	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Charles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hlouch †	Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
16 Aug	73.5	Died	Ramón Font y Farrés, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
49.4	Succeeded	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Aug	24.8	Ordained Priest	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
18 Aug		Born	Kevin John Patrick McDonald	Stoke-on-Trent	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
20 Aug	52.7	Appointed	Joseph Maximilian Mueller †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Joseph Maximilian Mueller †	Titular Bishop of Sinda	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
22 Aug	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Capitolias	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
23 Aug	45.0	Appointed	Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Aprus	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
45.0	Appointed	Arthur Hughes, M. Afr. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
24 Aug		Born	Ronald William Gainer	Pottsville, PA	Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
64.9	Ordained Bishop	Marco Sigala †	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
25 Aug	54.7	Appointed	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
39.0	Appointed	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop
39.0	Appointed	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
28 Aug	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Roman Richard Atkielski †	Titular Bishop of Stobi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
29 Aug	23.8	Ordained Priest	Franco Brambilla †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
30 Aug	63.5	Appointed	Emilio Botero González †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
69.7	Died	Mario Giardini, B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
31 Aug	29.0	Ordained Priest	Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
29.6	Ordained Priest	Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Parlais	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
27.8	Ordained Priest	Charles Msakila †	Priest of Karema, Tanzania	Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania

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