The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 75.0 Retired Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo † Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Succeeded Darío Castrillón Hoyos Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

74.8 Retired Giuseppe Dell'Omo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Died Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. † Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

44.8 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Bishop Emeritus

44.8 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

61.5 Succeeded Giuseppe Moizo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

2 Jul 66.0 Died Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia

3 Jul 26.5 Ordained Priest Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Priest of Valencia, Spain Bishop of Alcalá de Henares, Spain

70.8 Appointed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.A.M. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

41.4 Appointed Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines

79.5 Retired Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia † Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

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

59.2 Appointed Juvenal Porcayo Uribe † Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

4 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

46.2 Ordained Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru

28.0 Ordained Priest Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

5 Jul 28.7 Ordained Priest Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop

7 Jul 44.8 Appointed Victor Herman Balke Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Louis Abel Caillouet † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Resigned Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Menefessi Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

26.8 Ordained Priest Antony Pappusamy Priest Bishop of Dindigul, India

8 Jul 36.1 Appointed Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

43.9 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali

45.6 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.6 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Menefessi Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

76.4 Resigned Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya † Bishop of Kyoto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Installed Francis Thomas Hurley Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

72.4 Died Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

47.2 Appointed Johannes Kapp Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed Johannes Kapp Titular Bishop of Melzi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

95.2 Died James Michael Liston † Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

66.2 Resigned Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka Bishop of Kyoto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

10 Jul 82.3 Resigned Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia

59.8 Resigned Winnibald Joseph Menezes † Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Jul 82.9 Died François Charrière † Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

26.3 Ordained Priest Felix Genn Priest of Trier, Germany Bishop of Essen, Germany

24.2 Ordained Priest Edgardo Sarabia Juanich Priest of Palawan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines

27.0 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

26.7 Ordained Priest James Anthony Tamayo Priest of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

12 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Banchong Aribarg Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Died Edmondo Quaglia Martínez † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

13 Jul 47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Titular Bishop of Benda Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

Appointed Jean Romary † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

Appointed Jean Romary † Titular Bishop of Acelum Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France

14 Jul 47.1 Installed James Leonard Doyle † Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

40.8 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

49.8 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

15 Jul 52.2 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

52.2 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

16 Jul 27.0 Ordained Priest Bernardo Álvarez Afonso Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain Bishop

72.2 Ordained Bishop Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait

18 Jul 54.5 Ordained Bishop George Avis Fulcher † Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

26.7 Ordained Priest Arlindo Gomes Furtado Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde

19 Jul 48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Titular Bishop of Balecium Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.7 Appointed José Goncalves Heleno Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.5 Appointed Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

36.6 Appointed Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

25.7 Ordained Priest Antal Spányi Priest of Esztergom, Hungary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

20 Jul 60.7 Ordained Bishop Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Equizetum Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

27.4 Ordained Priest Francisco Robles Ortega Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

21 Jul 49.2 Appointed Eamon Casey Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Ordained Bishop Edward Thomas Hughes Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

23 Jul 72.3 Died Bl. Vasil Hopko † Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia

80.0 Died Henry Joseph O’Brien † Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

56.4 Resigned René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

24 Jul 62.9 Died Julius August Döpfner † Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

25 Jul 47.4 Ordained Bishop Nestor Assogba Bishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

31.2 Ordained Priest John Martin Darko Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Bishop

46.7 Ordained Bishop Eugeen Laridon † Titular Bishop of Thiges Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

86.6 Resigned John Peter Leonard, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Izirzada Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

26 Jul 49.0 Appointed James Clifford Timlin Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed James Clifford Timlin Titular Bishop of Gunugus Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

27 Jul 73.7 Resigned Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

28 Jul 72.0 Resigned Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

30 Jul 70.5 Resigned Josef Schneider † Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

31 Jul 54.1 Ordained Bishop Federico O. Escaler, S.J. Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines

1 Aug 37.0 Ordained Priest Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda

2 Aug 85.7 Died Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

25.7 Professed Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil

5 Aug 53.0 Died Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti † Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

70.9 Died Luigi Oldani † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

6 Aug 75.6 Resigned Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Bahanna Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin

84.2 Died Andreas Rohracher † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

7 Aug 48.5 Appointed Jorge Novak, S.V.D. † Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

30.7 Ordained Priest Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

8 Aug 28.3 Ordained Priest Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

9 Aug 79.5 Resigned Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Buffada Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

82.2 Resigned Dominic Senyemon Fukahori † Titular Bishop of Crepedula Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan

10 Aug 62.3 Resigned Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Titular Bishop of Volsinium Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Resigned Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Resigned Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

11 Aug 80.1 Resigned Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

86.0 Died Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro † Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador

12 Aug 47.4 Ordained Bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

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

47.1 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru Prelate Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru

13 Aug 71.3 Resigned Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Elephantaris in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

14 Aug 25.2 Ordained Priest Armando Larios Jiménez Priest Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

15 Aug 26.2 Ordained Priest Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich Priest Bishop of Puno, Peru

30.1 Ordained Priest Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua

27.2 Ordained Priest José Nambi Priest Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola

28.9 Ordained Priest Jean Ntagwarara Priest Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi

24.5 Ordained Priest Reinaldo del Prette Lissot Priest of Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

28.8 Ordained Priest Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

17 Aug 75.8 Retired Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. † Prelate of Chota, Peru Prelate Emeritus

58.0 Installed Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño † Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus

48.7 Ordained Bishop John Nicholas Wurm † Titular Bishop of Plestia Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

18 Aug 78.4 Died Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

21 Aug 26.4 Ordained Priest Jose Serofia Palma Priest of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop of Palo, Philippines

64.9 Died Ricardo Rösch † Bishop of Concordia, Argentina

59.6 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

22 Aug 50.2 Appointed Kevin McNamara † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

24 Aug 49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

62.6 Appointed William Edward McManus † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

74.4 Resigned Leo Aloysius Pursley † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 44.3 Ordained Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Christopher Alan Saunders Priest of Broome, Australia Bishop

29 Aug 28.7 Ordained Priest Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

30 Aug 59.8 Appointed William Michael Cosgrove † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 86.5 Retired Giuseppe Battaglia † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Succeeded Marino Bergonzini † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

44.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hubert Hart Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	75.0	Retired	Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo †	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Succeeded	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
74.8	Retired	Giuseppe Dell'Omo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Died	Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
44.8	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart	Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop Emeritus
44.8	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
61.5	Succeeded	Giuseppe Moizo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
2 Jul	66.0	Died	Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
3 Jul	26.5	Ordained Priest	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Bishop of Alcalá de Henares, Spain
70.8	Appointed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.A.M. †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
41.4	Appointed	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines
79.5	Retired	Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Died	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
59.2	Appointed	Juvenal Porcayo Uribe †	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
4 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F.	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
46.2	Ordained Bishop	William Dermott Molloy McDermott	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru
28.0	Ordained Priest	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
5 Jul	28.7	Ordained Priest	Pius Mlungisi Dlungwana	Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop
7 Jul	44.8	Appointed	Victor Herman Balke	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Louis Abel Caillouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Resigned	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
26.8	Ordained Priest	Antony Pappusamy	Priest	Bishop of Dindigul, India
8 Jul	36.1	Appointed	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
43.9	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali
45.6	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.6	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Menefessi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
76.4	Resigned	Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya †	Bishop of Kyoto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Installed	Francis Thomas Hurley	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
72.4	Died	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
47.2	Appointed	Johannes Kapp	Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	Johannes Kapp	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
95.2	Died	James Michael Liston †	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
66.2	Resigned	Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka	Bishop of Kyoto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jul	82.3	Resigned	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
59.8	Resigned	Winnibald Joseph Menezes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Jul	82.9	Died	François Charrière †	Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
26.3	Ordained Priest	Felix Genn	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Essen, Germany
24.2	Ordained Priest	Edgardo Sarabia Juanich	Priest of Palawan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
27.0	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
26.7	Ordained Priest	James Anthony Tamayo	Priest of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
12 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Banchong Aribarg	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Died	Edmondo Quaglia Martínez †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
13 Jul	47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Titular Bishop of Benda	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France
14 Jul	47.1	Installed	James Leonard Doyle †	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
40.8	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
49.8	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
15 Jul	52.2	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
52.2	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
16 Jul	27.0	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Álvarez Afonso	Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop
72.2	Ordained Bishop	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
18 Jul	54.5	Ordained Bishop	George Avis Fulcher †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
26.7	Ordained Priest	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Bishop of Mindelo, Cape Verde
19 Jul	48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.7	Appointed	José Goncalves Heleno	Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
36.6	Appointed	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
25.7	Ordained Priest	Antal Spányi	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
20 Jul	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
27.4	Ordained Priest	Francisco Robles Ortega	Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
21 Jul	49.2	Appointed	Eamon Casey	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Thomas Hughes	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
23 Jul	72.3	Died	Bl. Vasil Hopko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
80.0	Died	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
56.4	Resigned	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Jul	62.9	Died	Julius August Döpfner †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 Jul	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Nestor Assogba	Bishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
31.2	Ordained Priest	John Martin Darko	Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Bishop
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Eugeen Laridon †	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
86.6	Resigned	John Peter Leonard, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
26 Jul	49.0	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin	Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Jul	73.7	Resigned	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
28 Jul	72.0	Resigned	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
30 Jul	70.5	Resigned	Josef Schneider †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jul	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Federico O. Escaler, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
1 Aug	37.0	Ordained Priest	Alexis Habiyambere, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda
2 Aug	85.7	Died	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
25.7	Professed	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
5 Aug	53.0	Died	Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti †	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
70.9	Died	Luigi Oldani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
6 Aug	75.6	Resigned	Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
84.2	Died	Andreas Rohracher †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
7 Aug	48.5	Appointed	Jorge Novak, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
30.7	Ordained Priest	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
8 Aug	28.3	Ordained Priest	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
9 Aug	79.5	Resigned	Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Buffada	Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
82.2	Resigned	Dominic Senyemon Fukahori †	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
10 Aug	62.3	Resigned	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Titular Bishop of Volsinium	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Resigned	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Resigned	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
11 Aug	80.1	Resigned	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
86.0	Died	Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro †	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
12 Aug	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael Bunluen Mansap	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Died	José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru
13 Aug	71.3	Resigned	Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaris in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
14 Aug	25.2	Ordained Priest	Armando Larios Jiménez	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
15 Aug	26.2	Ordained Priest	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich	Priest	Bishop of Puno, Peru
30.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
27.2	Ordained Priest	José Nambi	Priest	Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
28.9	Ordained Priest	Jean Ntagwarara	Priest	Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi
24.5	Ordained Priest	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Archbishop
28.8	Ordained Priest	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
17 Aug	75.8	Retired	Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
58.0	Installed	Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño †	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus
48.7	Ordained Bishop	John Nicholas Wurm †	Titular Bishop of Plestia	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
18 Aug	78.4	Died	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
21 Aug	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jose Serofia Palma	Priest of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
64.9	Died	Ricardo Rösch †	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
59.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
22 Aug	50.2	Appointed	Kevin McNamara †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
24 Aug	49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
62.6	Appointed	William Edward McManus †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
74.4	Resigned	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B.	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Christopher Alan Saunders	Priest of Broome, Australia	Bishop
29 Aug	28.7	Ordained Priest	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug	59.8	Appointed	William Michael Cosgrove †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	86.5	Retired	Giuseppe Battaglia †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Succeeded	Marino Bergonzini †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hubert Hart	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

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