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The Year of Our Lord 1976

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May to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May81.4RetiredCarlo BandiniBishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.4AppointedSennen CorràBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
74.7AppointedBoleslaw FilipiakTitular Bishop of PlestiaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
53.6AppointedPietro GiachettiBishop of Pinerolo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
74.1AppointedAugusto GianfranceschiBishop of Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
45.8Ordained BishopAndré Ilunga KasebaBishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
63.4Ordained BishopAlejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Tigisi in MauretaniaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
76.8RetiredGiovanni Battista PiasentiniBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
40.5Ordained BishopClaudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I.Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, ParaguayAuxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
2 May34.0Ordained BishopGilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean AubryBishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
46.1Ordained BishopPhilippe Fanoko Kossi KpodzroBishop of Atakpamé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
51.5InstalledRobert LebelBishop of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
54.5Ordained BishopOtmar MäderBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
45.6Ordained BishopLuciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Turris in ProconsulariArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 May29.3Ordained PriestGabriel Chang Bong-hunPriest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)Bishop
41.5Ordained BishopOscar V. CruzTitular Bishop of MartiranoArchbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
30.2Ordained PriestWilliam D'Souza, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Patna, India
52.6AppointedJoseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.6AppointedJoseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of VallipositaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
56.0AppointedRobert Francis GarnerAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0AppointedRobert Francis GarnerTitular Bishop of BleraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
74.9RetiredWalter Philip KellenbergBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USABishop Emeritus
58.2AppointedEdward KisielApostolic Administrator of Białystok, PolandBishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
58.2AppointedEdward KisielTitular Bishop of LimataBishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
88.7DiedFrédéric Edouard Camille LamyArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
49.1AppointedDominic Anthony MarconiAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.1AppointedDominic Anthony MarconiTitular Bishop of BureAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
51.4AppointedJohn Raymond McGannBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USABishop Emeritus
4 May49.3AppointedFrancis Thomas HurleyArchbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USAArchbishop Emeritus
39.8Ordained BishopLuis Morales ReyesTitular Bishop of BurcaArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
5 May77.6RetiredFrancisco do Borja Pereira do AmaralBishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
48.5SucceededJosé Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
26.7Ordained PriestHenry D'SouzaPriest of Mangalore, IndiaBishop of Bellary, India
76.5RetiredAlain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. †Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, BrazilBishop Emeritus
48.2SucceededCelso Pereira de Almeida, O.P.Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
7 May37.6DiedAntonio Buenafe, S.V.D. †Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
9 May28.0Ordained PriestJohn Atcherley DewPriest of Wellington, New ZealandArchbishop
26.0Ordained PriestGheorghi Ivanov JovcevPriest of Sofia e Plovdiv, BulgariaBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
11 May76.2DiedHeinrich BaakenAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
64.6AppointedMario CagnaApostolic Nuncio to AustriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
13 May56.8AppointedAngelo FeliciApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
14 May74.7Ordained BishopBoleslaw FilipiakTitular Bishop of PlestiaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
45.1AppointedMathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil
46.0AppointedJosé da Silva ChavesBishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
15 May54.7SucceededLouis Antoine Marie BoffetBishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), FranceBishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestJames Patrick GreenPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAApostolic Nuncio to South Africa
62.7ResignedGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Titular Archbishop of BavagalianaArchbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
65.3ResignedCyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément TourelBishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), FranceBishop Emeritus
25.6Ordained PriestThomas Gerard WenskiPriest of Miami, Florida, USABishop of Orlando, Florida, USA
25.5Ordained PriestJohn Charles WesterPriest of San Francisco, California, USABishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
16 May75.8DiedJean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
25.7Ordained PriestDenis TheurillatPriest of Basel, SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop
44.0Ordained BishopAloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi ZwaneBishop of Manzini, Swaziland
17 May69.0DiedFrançois Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 May53.8AppointedAthanasios AbadirTitular Bishop of AppiaBishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
53.8AppointedAthanasios AbadirAuxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptBishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
19 May46.0AppointedWilliam Dermott Molloy McDermottAuxiliary Bishop of Huancavélica, PeruBishop Emeritus
46.0AppointedWilliam Dermott Molloy McDermottTitular Bishop of Thucca in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru
20 May55.2AppointedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
55.2AppointedAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of MetaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
21 May47.1AppointedMichael Bunluen MansapBishop of Ubon Ratchathani, ThailandBishop Emeritus
64.2ResignedLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S. M. †Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus
74.7DiedImre SzabóAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, HungaryApostolic Administrator
22 May26.4Ordained PriestJohn Bosco Panya KritcharoenPriest of Ratchaburi, ThailandBishop
26.0Ordained PriestGeorge Leo ThomasPriest of Seattle, Washington, USABishop of Helena, Montana, USA
25.0Ordained PriestRobert Francis VasaPriest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USABishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
23 May52.3Ordained BishopMichael MurphyTitular Bishop of SilaBishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
24 May64.3AppointedJuan Carlos AramburuCardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei FiorentiniCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
64.3Elevated to CardinalJuan Carlos AramburuCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
72.9AppointedCorrado BafileCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in PorticoCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
72.9Elevated to CardinalCorrado BafileCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
49.0AppointedJoseph Banchong AribargBishop of Nakhon Sawan, ThailandBishop Emeritus
49.5AppointedWilliam Wakefield BaumCardinal-Priest of S. Croce in via FlaminiaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
49.5Elevated to CardinalWilliam Wakefield BaumCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
69.5AppointedOctavio Antonio Beras RojasCardinal-Priest of S. SistoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
69.5Elevated to CardinalOctavio Antonio Beras RojasCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
53.2ResignedClaude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. †Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, ThailandBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kerema, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
42.3AppointedAlfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia
61.5AppointedReginald John DelargeyCardinal-Priest of Immacolata al TiburtinoCardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
61.5Elevated to CardinalReginald John DelargeyCardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
46.9AppointedJames Leonard DoyleBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
59.4AppointedDominic Ignatius EkandemCardinal-Priest of S. MarcelloCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
59.4Elevated to CardinalDominic Ignatius EkandemCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
74.7AppointedBoleslaw FilipiakCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
74.7Elevated to CardinalBoleslaw FilipiakCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
54.3AppointedGeorge Avis FulcherAuxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USABishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
54.3AppointedGeorge Avis FulcherTitular Bishop of MorosbisdusBishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
53.2AppointedGeorge Basil Hume, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
53.2Elevated to CardinalGeorge Basil Hume, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
55.5ResignedMichel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. †Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, ThailandBishop Emeritus
66.2AppointedLászló LékaiCardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’ItaliaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
66.2Elevated to CardinalLászló LékaiCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
51.6AppointedAloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in MontorioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.6Elevated to CardinalAloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.6AppointedEmmanuel Kiwanuka NsubugaCardinal-Priest of S. Maria NuovaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
61.6Elevated to CardinalEmmanuel Kiwanuka NsubugaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
51.5AppointedJohn Aloysius O'MaraBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
48.9AppointedStanley Joseph OttAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USABishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
48.9AppointedStanley Joseph OttTitular Bishop of NicivesBishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
59.8AppointedLawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di MariaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
59.8Elevated to CardinalLawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
55.5AppointedEduardo Francisco PironioCardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e DamianoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
55.5Elevated to CardinalEduardo Francisco PironioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
54.7AppointedVictor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
54.7Elevated to CardinalVictor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
70.0AppointedAlexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph RenardCardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
66.0AppointedOpilio RossiCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte TestaccioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
66.0Elevated to CardinalOpilio RossiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
73.3AppointedJoseph SchröfferCardinal-Deacon of S. SabaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
73.3Elevated to CardinalJoseph SchröfferCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
73.3ResignedJoseph SchröfferSecretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and UniversitiesCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
69.0AppointedGiuseppe Maria SensiCardinal-Deacon of S. Biagio e Carlo ai CatinariCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
69.0Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe Maria SensiCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
47.7AppointedJaime Lachica SinCardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai MontiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
47.7Elevated to CardinalJaime Lachica SinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
69.8AppointedDino StaffaCardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
55.3AppointedHyacinthe ThiandoumCardinal-Priest of S. Maria del PopoloCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
55.3Elevated to CardinalHyacinthe ThiandoumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
76.9Elevated to CardinalFrantišek TomášekIn PectoreCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.5Elevated to CardinalJoseph Marie Trinh-nhu-KhuêCardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
69.2ResignedAntoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Medan, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
46.6AppointedVincenzo ZarriAuxiliary Bishop of Bologna, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
46.6AppointedVincenzo ZarriTitular Bishop of LuniBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
25 May72.9AppointedCorrado BafilePrefect of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
27 May46.3Ordained BishopAloysius Matthew AmbrozicTitular Bishop of ValabriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
38.8Ordained BishopHieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of CapraArchbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
28 May72.7DiedArturo Mery BeckdorfBishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
68.9DiedMichael FoylanBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
29 May55.5AppointedEduardo Francisco PironioPrefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular InstitutesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
24.9Ordained PriestStefan RegmuntPriest of Wrocław {Breslavia}, PolandBishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
30 May26.5Ordained PriestEugenijus BartulisPriestBishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania
26.7Ordained PriestAleksander KaszkiewiczPriestBishop of Grodno, Belarus
31 May41.2AppointedFrancis Folorunsho Clement AlongeBishop of Ondo, Nigeria
44.2ResignedAugusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.Bishop of Tete, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
49.2AppointedAthanase Bala, C.S.Sp.Coadjutor Bishop of Bafia, CameroonBishop Emeritus
49.2AppointedAthanase Bala, C.S.Sp.Titular Bishop of GegiBishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon
43.9AppointedPatrick Fani ChakaipaArchbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
45.7AppointedMathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E.Bishop of Nalgonda, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
47.7AppointedPeter Chung Hoan TingArchbishop of Kuching, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus
71.9DiedAlfonso Espino y SilvaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
46.4AppointedGiuseppe FerraioliTitular Archbishop of VolturnumOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
68.9ResignedWilliam Richard Field, S.M.A. †Bishop of Ondo, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedSimon Michael Fung Kui HeongBishop of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaBishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
57.3AppointedAnthony Denis Galvin, M.H.M. †Bishop of Miri, Malaysia
37.4AppointedBernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Quelimane, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedJúlio Duarte LangaBishop of Xai-Xai, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
42.3AppointedPaulo Mandlate, S.S.S.Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
70.7ResignedFrancis William Markall, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus
59.7ResignedFélix Niza RibeiroBishop of João Belo, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
72.1AppointedVictor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of RusubbicariVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
72.1AppointedVictor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of KuwaitVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Jun50.2AppointedRafael Bello RuizBishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
50.0Ordained BishopLuigi BommaritoTitular Bishop of VannidaArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
75.6RetiredJosé del Pilar Quezada ValdézBishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
2 Jun52.8Ordained BishopLeo Morris ClarkeBishop of Maitland, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
3 Jun59.4ResignedEdwin Bernard BroderickBishop of Albany, New York, USABishop Emeritus
59.8AppointedJuan Nicolasora NilmarBishop of Kalibo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
5 Jun25.7Ordained PriestSamuel Joseph AquilaPriest of Denver, Colorado, USABishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
29.2Ordained PriestGuillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz MondragónPriest of México, Federal DistrictBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
24.8Ordained PriestTomasz PetaPriestArchbishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
6 Jun24.9Ordained PriestCharles Daniel BalvoPriest of New York, New York, USAApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
51.5Ordained BishopSennen CorràBishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
25.5Ordained PriestTomáš GalisPriest of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaBishop of Žilina, Slovakia
23.0Ordained PriestJán OroschPriest of Trnava, SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop of Trnava, Slovakia
26.0Ordained PriestVictor Sánchez EspinosaPriest of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
23.7Ordained PriestMilan Šašik, C.M.Priest of Congregation of the MissionApostolic Administrator of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine
22.9Ordained PriestŠtefan SečkaPriest of Spiš, SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop
7 Jun57.4Ordained BishopHeinrich MachensTitular Bishop of BidaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
8 Jun64.1Ordained BishopLászló TóthTitular Bishop of BaiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
9 Jun83.2RetiredPaolo BabiniBishop of Forli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
63.8SucceededGiovanni ProniBishop of Forli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
11 Jun26.4Ordained DeaconJoaquim Justino CarreiraDeacon of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.8AppointedBartolomé Carrasco BriseñoArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
46.6AppointedEugeen LaridonAuxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
46.6AppointedEugeen LaridonTitular Bishop of ThigesAuxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
60.9Ordained BishopMichael Joseph MurphyTitular Bishop of ArindelaBishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
49.7Ordained BishopGilbert Ignatius SheldonTitular Bishop of TaparuraBishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
12 Jun26.7Ordained PriestPedro José ContiPriestBishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
24.5Ordained PriestVincenzo Di MauroPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalySecretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
54.0AppointedFederico O. Escaler, S.J.Prelate of Kidapawan, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
54.0AppointedFederico O. Escaler, S.J.Titular Bishop of Girus TarasiiPrelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
76.4AppointedGérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †Bishop of Cotabato, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
25.8Ordained PriestCarlos VerzelettiPriestBishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil
13 Jun51.4Ordained BishopGabriel Dwatuka WagiBishop of Rumbek, SudanBishop Emeritus
26.9Ordained PriestMusie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Emdeber, Ethiopia
26.2Ordained PriestClément-Joseph HannouchePriest of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), EgyptBishop
25.5Ordained PriestNoël TreanorPriest of Clogher, IrelandBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
14 Jun46.5AppointedGiuseppe FerraioliApostolic Pro-Nuncio to GhanaOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
55.6AppointedEdward Thomas HughesAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
55.6AppointedEdward Thomas HughesTitular Bishop of SegiaBishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
16 Jun80.4ResignedJohannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Apisa MaiusBishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
18 Jun56.3AppointedMichele CecchiniApostolic Pro-Nuncio to YugoslaviaApostolic Nuncio to Austria
82.3DiedBernard Patrick WallBishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
19 Jun25.7Ordained PriestBalázs BábelPriestArchbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
26.4Ordained PriestTimothy Michael DolanPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USAArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
20 Jun35.3Ordained BishopJuan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.Titular Bishop of Marazanae RegiaeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
28.5Ordained PriestJosé Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
21 Jun55.2SucceededCleto BellucciArchbishop of Fermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
22 Jun49.7AppointedJacques Louis Léon DelaporteAuxiliary Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
49.7AppointedJacques Louis Léon DelaporteTitular Bishop of DianaArchbishop of Cambrai, France
24 Jun51.6InstalledJohn Raymond McGannBishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USABishop Emeritus
43.5Ordained BishopEmílio PignoliBishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.8Ordained PriestJoão Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
25 Jun56.5Ordained BishopAloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.7Ordained BishopJoseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of VallipositaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
56.2Ordained BishopRobert Francis GarnerTitular Bishop of BleraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
49.3Ordained BishopDominic Anthony MarconiTitular Bishop of BureAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
48.6AppointedJohn Nicholas WurmAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
48.6AppointedJohn Nicholas WurmTitular Bishop of PlestiaBishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
26 Jun26.5Ordained PriestLeonard Paul BlairPriest of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA
56.9DiedAntonio Alfredo BrascaBishop of Rafaela, Argentina
24.5Ordained PriestJesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil
26.1Ordained PriestRaymond DumaisPriestBishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
27.2Ordained PriestJosef KajnekPriest of Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicAuxiliary Bishop
25.8Ordained PriestVáclav MalyPriest of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicAuxiliary Bishop
27 Jun29.9Ordained PriestVojtech CikrlePriest of Brno, Czech RepublicBishop
46.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe FerraioliTitular Archbishop of VolturnumOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
25.9Ordained PriestThomas Edward GullicksonPriest of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USAApostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
58.3Ordained BishopEdward KisielTitular Bishop of LimataBishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
28.1Ordained PriestJean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Saint-Claude, France
28 Jun52.9AppointedThomas Victor DolinayAuxiliary Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USAArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
52.9AppointedThomas Victor DolinayTitular Bishop of ThyatiraArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
47.0Ordained BishopJames Leonard DoyleBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
75.6RetiredThomas Joseph RileyAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedJoseph Elias TawilArchbishop (Personal Title) of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USAEparch Emeritus
29 Jun50.3InstalledRafael Bello RuizBishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
53.8Ordained BishopPietro GiachettiBishop of Pinerolo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.4Ordained BishopAntonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of MetaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
51.6Ordained BishopJohn Aloysius O'MaraBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
49.0Ordained BishopStanley Joseph OttTitular Bishop of NicivesBishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
24.0Ordained PriestAlois SchwarzPriest of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaBishop of Gurk, Austria
46.7Ordained BishopVincenzo ZarriTitular Bishop of LuniBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
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