The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jun 57.5 Appointed Vittorio Cecchi † Auxiliary Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

57.5 Appointed Vittorio Cecchi † Titular Bishop of Usinaza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

55.0 Appointed Costanzo Micci † Bishop of Fano, Italy

55.0 Appointed Costanzo Micci † Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy Bishop of Fano, Italy

2 Jun Born Justin Ain Soongie Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea

27.5 Ordained Priest Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. † Priest of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

27.5 Ordained Priest Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania

59.6 Appointed Carlo Martini † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

77.9 Died John Edward Petit † Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

72.5 Resigned Costantino Stella † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

3 Jun 47.8 Ordained Bishop Francisco Alvarez Martínez † Bishop of Tarazona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

44.3 Ordained Bishop Michael Michai Kitbunchu Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

38.3 Ordained Priest Thomas Kwaku Mensah † Priest of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

5 Jun Born Jean Michaël Durhône Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius

Born Aloysius Fondong Abangalo Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon

6 Jun 55.1 Appointed Mario Pio Gaspari † Titular Archbishop of Numida Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

55.1 Appointed Mario Pio Gaspari † Apostolic Delegate to México Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

55.4 Ordained Bishop José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. † Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

58.1 Appointed Bruno Torpigliani † Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines Apostolic Nuncio

7 Jun 24.3 Ordained Deacon Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. Deacon of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria

8 Jun 46.8 Ordained Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong † Bishop of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia Bishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia

Born Philippe Médard Guiougou Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

26.5 Ordained Priest Daniel Juelfs † Priest of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Administrator

53.5 Appointed Antonio Mazza † Titular Bishop of Velia Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy

Born Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M. Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania

9 Jun 25.3 Ordained Priest Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

26.8 Ordained Priest Michael Felix Czerny, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

23.6 Ordained Priest Stanisław Gądecki Priest of Gniezno, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

25.0 Ordained Priest Salvador Giménez Valls Priest of Valencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain

23.3 Ordained Priest Dušan Spiridion Špiner Priest of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia Priest of Bratislava, Slovakia

10 Jun 25.7 Ordained Priest Antonio González Sánchez Priest of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México

24.3 Ordained Priest John McAreavey Priest of Dromore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

28.1 Ordained Priest Felipe Padilla Cardona Priest of León, Guanajuato, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

12 Jun 40.6 Appointed José Maria Maimone, S.A.C. Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Died Paulo José Tavares † Bishop of Macau, China

14 Jun 50.1 Appointed Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Arena Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia

45.2 Appointed Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

45.2 Appointed Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Castulo Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

43.1 Appointed Albano Bortoletto Cavallin † Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

43.1 Appointed Albano Bortoletto Cavallin † Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

55.6 Appointed José Joaquim Gonçalves † Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Lorium Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

57.0 Appointed Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

35.0 Appointed Patrick Iteka † Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania

50.8 Installed Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. † Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

15 Jun 26.1 Ordained Priest Richard John Garcia † Priest of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

65.4 Resigned Pierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. † Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

16 Jun 33.5 Ordained Deacon Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny Deacon of Paris, France Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France

26.2 Ordained Priest Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey

46.1 Appointed Joseph Pallikaparampil Auxiliary Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Joseph Pallikaparampil Titular Bishop of Abydus Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India

17 Jun 52.7 Installed José Guerra Campos † Bishop of Cuenca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Ordained Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Valliposita Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

20 Jun 24.7 Ordained Priest Gerardo Melgar Viciosa Priest of Palencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

61.4 Appointed Emanuele Romano † Auxiliary Bishop of Monreale, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

61.4 Appointed Emanuele Romano † Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

21 Jun 78.2 Died Joseph Guffens, S.J. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

68.8 Appointed Hovhannes Koyounian † Ordinary of Greece (Armenian) Ordinary Emeritus

22 Jun 59.6 Appointed Edward John Herrmann † Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

23 Jun 24.7 Ordained Priest Jan Baxant Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia

26.3 Ordained Priest Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau Priest of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus of Annecy, France

28.1 Ordained Priest Guerrino Riccardo Brusati † Priest of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

24.8 Ordained Priest Jan Bosco Graubner Priest of Olomouc, Czechia Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

29.6 Ordained Priest Karel Herbst, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

29.5 Ordained Priest John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

24 Jun 30.9 Ordained Priest Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesù

28.7 Ordained Deacon Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger Deacon of Lille, France Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

58.2 Ordained Bishop Hervé-Maria Le Cléac’h, SS.CC. † Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

26.5 Ordained Priest Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, I.C.P.B. Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

25.0 Ordained Deacon Christian Philippe Pierre Robert Nourrichard Deacon of Rouen, France Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France

25.7 Ordained Deacon Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin Deacon of Angers, France Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France

27.7 Ordained Priest Valentin Pozaić, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia

51.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † Bishop of Cahors, France Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

25 Jun 36.5 Appointed Nikólaos Foskolos Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece Archbishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

26 Jun 27.4 Ordained Priest Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

25.7 Ordained Priest Mariano Manzana Priest of Trento, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

27 Jun 29.5 Ordained Deacon Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. Deacon of Order of Friars Preachers Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

52.7 Died Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf † Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

28 Jun 25.9 Ordained Priest Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria

23.7 Ordained Priest Giovanni Paolo Benotto Priest of Pisa, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Died Jean-Ernest Ménard † Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France

29 Jun 41.0 Ordained Bishop George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. † Bishop of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Lorenzo Antonetti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

45.2 Ordained Bishop Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Castulo Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

28.4 Ordained Priest Valério Breda, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

49.1 Ordained Bishop Filippo Franceschi † Titular Bishop of Silli Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

55.2 Ordained Bishop Mario Pio Gaspari † Titular Archbishop of Numida Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

24.7 Ordained Priest Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz Priest of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

57.0 Ordained Bishop Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Lorium Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

27.6 Ordained Priest Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

35.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu Titular Bishop of Mascula Bishop Emeritus of Ho, Ghana

40.7 Ordained Bishop José Maria Maimone, S.A.C. Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.5 Ordained Bishop Antonio Mazza † Titular Bishop of Velia Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy

51.3 Ordained Bishop François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

32.0 Ordained Priest Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

59.5 Ordained Bishop Appasinghe Paul Perera † Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

71.2 Died Jan Vos, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia

43.4 Ordained Bishop Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski † Titular Bishop of Hospita Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łomża, Poland

30 Jun 25.0 Ordained Priest Luigi Bonazzi Priest of Bergamo, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

31.0 Ordained Priest Henri Coudray, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad

80.7 Retired Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) † Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.5 Ordained Bishop James Kwadwo Owusu † Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

46.7 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

46.7 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroun Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

46.7 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Delegate to Equatorial Guinea Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

70.0 Died Bl. Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, C.Ss.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jun	57.5	Appointed	Vittorio Cecchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
57.5	Appointed	Vittorio Cecchi †	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Costanzo Micci †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Costanzo Micci †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Fano, Italy
2 Jun		Born	Justin Ain Soongie		Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
27.5	Ordained Priest	Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. †	Priest of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
27.5	Ordained Priest	Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr.	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania
59.6	Appointed	Carlo Martini †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
77.9	Died	John Edward Petit †	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
72.5	Resigned	Costantino Stella †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Jun	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Alvarez Martínez †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
44.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
38.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas Kwaku Mensah †	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Jun		Born	Jean Michaël Durhône		Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
	Born	Aloysius Fondong Abangalo		Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon
6 Jun	55.1	Appointed	Mario Pio Gaspari †	Titular Archbishop of Numida	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
55.1	Appointed	Mario Pio Gaspari †	Apostolic Delegate to México	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
55.4	Ordained Bishop	José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
58.1	Appointed	Bruno Torpigliani †	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio
7 Jun	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Deacon of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
8 Jun	46.8	Ordained Bishop	James Chan Soon Cheong †	Bishop of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia	Bishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
	Born	Philippe Médard Guiougou		Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
26.5	Ordained Priest	Daniel Juelfs †	Priest of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Administrator
53.5	Appointed	Antonio Mazza †	Titular Bishop of Velia	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
	Born	Linas (Genadijus) Vodopjanovas, O.F.M.		Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
9 Jun	25.3	Ordained Priest	Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.	Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
26.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Felix Czerny, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
23.6	Ordained Priest	Stanisław Gądecki	Priest of Gniezno, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
25.0	Ordained Priest	Salvador Giménez Valls	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
23.3	Ordained Priest	Dušan Spiridion Špiner	Priest of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia	Priest of Bratislava, Slovakia
10 Jun	25.7	Ordained Priest	Antonio González Sánchez	Priest of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
24.3	Ordained Priest	John McAreavey	Priest of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
28.1	Ordained Priest	Felipe Padilla Cardona	Priest of León, Guanajuato, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
12 Jun	40.6	Appointed	José Maria Maimone, S.A.C.	Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Died	Paulo José Tavares †	Bishop of Macau, China
14 Jun	50.1	Appointed	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
45.2	Appointed	Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
45.2	Appointed	Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Castulo	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
43.1	Appointed	Albano Bortoletto Cavallin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
43.1	Appointed	Albano Bortoletto Cavallin †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
55.6	Appointed	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Lorium	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
57.0	Appointed	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
35.0	Appointed	Patrick Iteka †	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
50.8	Installed	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jun	26.1	Ordained Priest	Richard John Garcia †	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
65.4	Resigned	Pierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jun	33.5	Ordained Deacon	Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny	Deacon of Paris, France	Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France
26.2	Ordained Priest	Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey
46.1	Appointed	Joseph Pallikaparampil	Auxiliary Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Joseph Pallikaparampil	Titular Bishop of Abydus	Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India
17 Jun	52.7	Installed	José Guerra Campos †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
20 Jun	24.7	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Melgar Viciosa	Priest of Palencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
61.4	Appointed	Emanuele Romano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Monreale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
61.4	Appointed	Emanuele Romano †	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
21 Jun	78.2	Died	Joseph Guffens, S.J. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
68.8	Appointed	Hovhannes Koyounian †	Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)	Ordinary Emeritus
22 Jun	59.6	Appointed	Edward John Herrmann †	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jun	24.7	Ordained Priest	Jan Baxant	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia
26.3	Ordained Priest	Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau	Priest of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus of Annecy, France
28.1	Ordained Priest	Guerrino Riccardo Brusati †	Priest of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.8	Ordained Priest	Jan Bosco Graubner	Priest of Olomouc, Czechia	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
29.6	Ordained Priest	Karel Herbst, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
29.5	Ordained Priest	John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
24 Jun	30.9	Ordained Priest	Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesù
28.7	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger	Deacon of Lille, France	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Hervé-Maria Le Cléac’h, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
26.5	Ordained Priest	Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
25.0	Ordained Deacon	Christian Philippe Pierre Robert Nourrichard	Deacon of Rouen, France	Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
25.7	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin	Deacon of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
27.7	Ordained Priest	Valentin Pozaić, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
25 Jun	36.5	Appointed	Nikólaos Foskolos	Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jun	27.4	Ordained Priest	Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
25.7	Ordained Priest	Mariano Manzana	Priest of Trento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
27 Jun	29.5	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Deacon of Order of Friars Preachers	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
52.7	Died	Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
28 Jun	25.9	Ordained Priest	Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
23.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Paolo Benotto	Priest of Pisa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Died	Jean-Ernest Ménard †	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
29 Jun	41.0	Ordained Bishop	George Marian Anathil, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Castulo	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
28.4	Ordained Priest	Valério Breda, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Franceschi †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Mario Pio Gaspari †	Titular Archbishop of Numida	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
24.7	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz	Priest of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Lorium	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
27.6	Ordained Priest	Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
35.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu	Titular Bishop of Mascula	Bishop Emeritus of Ho, Ghana
40.7	Ordained Bishop	José Maria Maimone, S.A.C.	Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Mazza †	Titular Bishop of Velia	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
51.3	Ordained Bishop	François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
32.0	Ordained Priest	Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Appasinghe Paul Perera †	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
71.2	Died	Jan Vos, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
43.4	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Józef Zawistowski †	Titular Bishop of Hospita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łomża, Poland
30 Jun	25.0	Ordained Priest	Luigi Bonazzi	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
31.0	Ordained Priest	Henri Coudray, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad
80.7	Retired	Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) †	Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.5	Ordained Bishop	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana
46.7	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
46.7	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroun	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
46.7	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Delegate to Equatorial Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
70.0	Died	Bl. Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, C.Ss.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

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